walking in circles

Last night was the Phillipsburg Relay for Life at high school stadium. Basically you do lap after lap after lap. The first year I did 50. Last year we did 12 (3 miles). This year we also did 12.

This year's theme was Pirates of the Cure-ibbean. Groan.

When we arrived about 3:30 there was a swinging band playing. They were very good. I have no idea who they were, but they put the swing in swing music. There were also hula hoops, scavenger hunts, and men in drag begging for money. But nothing they can do makes it less mind-numbingly dull.

To count laps, you bought a necklace and each time you past the start you grab a bead. Lydia was smart and did her miles by color. I used all the colors and had to count...a lot.

 Of all the Relays — and there are a lot of them—we do this one because our friend Beth is on the organizing committee.She won an award for fund-raising. One of her jobs last night was selling cupcakes. They were yummy.

Before walking, I took Adonis for his walk. Afterwards, I was going to take him for another, but he wanted to go home!