The MS Runner

I just feel like rambling today mainly because I’m not running and sometimes you gotta ramble.

Technology today is so fascinating. It seems like every day there is something new going on. When I was growing up (okay, well I’ve never officially grew up) there wasn’t much in the way of new technology. The personal computer was an old clunky boat anchor, but it did the job. Now you have laptops as thin as the Olsen twins. You buy one and 6 months later it’s obsolete and $200 cheaper. It’s taken me awhile to even get up to speed on blogging. Most of the time I forget about it. Now there are so many ways to connect with friends and relatives and I know I’m not even aware of half the ways. That being said, what the heck is a Twitter anyway? I had a few friends in high school that I called twits, but I’m guessing this is something else. And of course you’re a nobody unless you have a Facebook or MySpace page. And now that I’ve mastered the the DVD player for my TV, they come out with TV DVR (or something), and Blue Ray. As my VCR still flashes 12:00, I wonder why I would even bother with that stuff. You could spend most of your life on your computer or in front of your TV.

I really admire some people that I’ve come across on this blogging adventure. How they can come up with the things that they come up with is beyond me. Usually my posts are 1 or 2 paragraphs, but some of these bloggers write an essay, and one of the best ones that I’ve come across is Corey and her blog See Corey Run. Awhile ago she was battling a bad flu bug and it was a struggle for her to get back into running. Now she is running, doing a half million push ups, has a new job….and it goes on. Check her out because she is one inspiring person.

Another great site to go to is from Kristen at Run Faster . She always has great tips and information about running, and I look forward to checking out her site to see what’s new.

I missed the Georgetown to Idaho Springs half marathon yesterday. I was really looking forward to running that until I got injured. Oh well. If I can get back on track with my knee, I’m hoping to do the Boulder Backroads Half Marathon. I would only do it as a training run though because it’s about 6 weeks away and I will be nowhere near in good shape to run this as a race.

One last thing before I go off conquering new adventures. Football has officially started and with it my hopes and dreams that I will live to see the day that The Detroit Lions make it to the Super Bowl.

I would make it so that a quarterback cannot spike the ball to stop the clock.  Why is that not intentional grounding?  The rule is if you are in the area between the tackles, you must throw it in the near vicinity of a receiver.  Enforce the damn rule!

If a player is catching the ball in the end zone, he must have 2 feet inbounds or it is not a touchdown.  But, if you are running it in, you don’t have to have any feet in the end zone.  All you need to do is make sure that any part of the ball “crosses the plane”.  So a player that is 6 foot tall can fall forward from the 2 yard line and before he hits the ground can strech his arm out over the plane.  Ridiculous.

Change the overtime rules.  It should not be sudden death.  In most cases, the team that wins the coin toss and gets the ball first usually wins.  Except the old man last night threw a freaking interception!  They should make it like the college game.  Give them the ball on the 20 yard line and try and score.  Then the other team gets the ball and they try and score.  If you have ever seen a college or even a high school overtime game, it is exciting.

Make the coach wear a football uniform.  Hey they do it in baseball, why not football?  I wouldn’t want basketball coaches wearing uniforms though.  There’s not too many coaches that I want to see in a tank top and shorts.  Except for maybe Nancy Lieberman.