How Did I Get Here?

Quote of the Day: “Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.”

Waaaa, my girl parts ache…

I am sorry to be the one to tell you this but it finally came to full bloom.

Yes, I must announce that Sir Phil has accomplished his ultimate goal of transgender evolution and will not, in fact, be participating in the annual Wild Wild West Trail Marathon this year.

But this is not the first time this has happened. If you recall back in 2002, estrogen took over and Sir Phil was noticeably absent from the festivities.

Let me catch up those of you that might be slightly confused.

Back in 2000, I was at a drunk-fest disguised as a poker game when one of the other drunk Marines suggested that since we were all such good friends, we should all run a marathon together. Never mind that half of us had never run a marathon and the one he was suggesting just happened to be the 7th most difficult TRAIL marathon in the country.

Well, not only did the four of us agree and actually complete this travesty of logic, we came back the next year and ran it again.

Then we made a pact that no matter where our travels take us, we would try to meet up each year and do this. Here are the up-to-date results of participation:

Sir Norquist: 2000, 2001
Sir Bashman: 2000, 2001, 2002
Sir Phil: 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007
Me: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007

I have already signed up for the 2008 and am more than a little depressed that in 2009, I will be in Saudi Arabia and the streak will end.

But that is not the topic here. The topic is Sir Phil and the fact that he sends me an email informing me that he took a topple from his bike and broke his clavicle. And for some reason this is a viable excuse to miss the race?

Are you kidding me?

Let me throw out the name Felix Pie who only missed a couple of professional baseball games due to a “twisted testicle.”

And you call yourself a man.

Far be it for me to pass judgment but I think someone needs to man up and do the do.

He didn’t give me the details so that leaves me to picture anything I want. I’m going with this:

Or any of these:

Or this:

Maybe this:

I could definitely see him doing this:

Likely one of these:

Free Advice for Today: “When asked to play the piano, do it without complaining or making excuses.”