Mascara Part Deux

Of course the Mac mascara is the one I like. So now I have to buy a bunch of it, because it is being discontinued.


New Goal:

I will be walking the 3 day, 60 mile fundraising walk in September or October (just haven't decided where). That means I have 7 or 8 months to train, because as my always encouraging mother asks, don't you have to be in shape to do that?

Mascara

I'm always on the hunt for the perfect mascara. It has to be at least water resistant (because my eyes water a tad when I put the contacts in) but preferably waterproof (especially if I'm on vacation and snorkeling). It can't clump or flake. Lancome is an ok standby, but it tends to flake, so I get frustrated and start searching again. The list of absolutely nots include anything Clinique, the Big Bad stuff from Benefits, Fresh, Sue Devitt, Estee Lauder, Red Earth, Smashbox and Bobbie Brown. Some funky stuff called Bourjois Pump up the Volume will do in a pinch, but it smudges. So......today I bought some MAC Loud Lash. We'll see how that works. It probably will, because after she sold it to me, the little makeup lady told me it was being discontinued (but they have tons of it left). So if I like it, I better go back and by a bunch (like Elaine and her sponges [remember Seinfeld?])

Par

The namesake of El Tigre Club de Golf



One of my annual, unspoken goals is to par at least one hole during the year. It wasn't looking so good this year, but..........one last game was to be played while on vacation last week. Being the master golfer that I am, I did it, and not just on any old hole, but the par 3 #6 hole at El Tigre Club de Golf in Nuevo Vallarta, Mexico. The hole is on an island (seen here, the green is just in front of the house), so there is a huge potential to lose many balls, which is what our partners, Joe and Adele, did. (By the way, Joe had played at every port on the cruise, and both Joe and Adele appeared to have been playing the game for many years and doing quite well at it). So, just 10 days before the end of the year, goal accomplished. I believe that deserves a toast. Slainte!

Tootsie-cicles

My toes are cold.



Damn.

Leadville 100

I haven't been on the bike in a while, no reason except sloth, but today I've been reading coverage of the Leadville 100. It's providing a little motivation to get back in the saddle. The Leadville 100 is a mountain bike race of 100 miles- 50 miles out and 50 miles back. It's also known as the 'race across the sky'. The halfway point is the top of a mountain, about 12,000ft above sea level. Floyd Landis rode it this year and finished second - at a record time of 7 hours and 30 seconds - not bad for a guy whose hip was replaced less than a year ago. If he can do that, shouldn't I be able to get my ass out there and pedal a few miles around the block? I also read somewhere that he said "you can always do 1 more" (paraphrasing there) - even more inspiration, right. So, as the late Freddie Mercury sang, get on your bikes and ride......

Of course, it's much more entertaining to *watch* boys in spandex.


Oh, golfing returns Tuesday with the annual Foundation scramble. I just hope the beavers leave our balls alone this time.

Go Vino

Alexandre Vinokourov is currently kicking some cycling butt during his time trial this morning (TdF - it's July, remember). HIs overall standing was a mere 8 minutes and some odd seconds behind the overall leader. And as we all know from last year's tour and Floyd Landis' amazing stage 17 comeback, you can't count anyone out. How can you not root for Vino - he's got like 60 stitches in his knees and elbows and some nasty road rash on his well toned backside.

Angry sharks.....

Apparently, I'm a wealth of creativity tonight. In reality, I could never be as creative as the bossy sister, who chooses to mock my fitness goals by referring to me as Lance. Oh, wait, that's not creativity. That's the shame speaking. Losing every game of yahtzee has that effect on bossy, rule-following first-borns. Or perhaps it was just the sneezing fit.

I decided today, while riding, that I need some good bicycle riding music. Jimmy Buffett doesn't really do it, unless I want to replace the water in my bottle with Landshark beer and stop for a nap midway through the ride. Which sounds okay to me, but I'll never reach Lance status that way. Evanescence was okay, but the Weezer (ha..I typed geezer and had to correct it) song was better at helping me keep the pace. So I need more music that rawks, baby. You can gift me your suggestions through itunes.

today's numbers
miles biked: 1.6
golf holes played: 0
yahtzee games won: 2