Running of the Bulls 2006 - runner's point of view

weeeee! run, run run!!!

why does rrreealllly silly man,man,man,man behavior make me grin? that bull is crazy! those men are crazy! did you see that dude get totally stomped? one of these days, i really want to be there and do that.......

adrenalin rush. i think that's what it is all about. it could be riding the big top in las vegas, zip lining down a south africa mountain, running the bulls, changing careers midway through...that "dear God, why am i doing this" sick feeling. i feel for my brother riding his own change of life roller coaster. he's cresting that top of the hill climb, peaking over and thinking, oh man. and then things are gonna start zooming.

when boy1 was very little, i used to read to him, "oh the places you will go" by dr. seuss. i enjoyed that book as much as he did. i liked the candid way in which the seuss-meister handled rough spots that occur in life. like coming down from a lurch, the waiting place, being alone, playing useless games against yourself and then getting yourself unstuck—the man was spot-on.

so i salute you, morgan, as you scream by me in your personal rollercoaster with your hair on fire. i'm really proud of you. you're in my top 20 people that i know. you've done well in getting here and i bet i'll be posting the same sentiments 20 years from now:

So be sure when you step.
Step with care and great tact
and remember that Life's
a Great Balancing Act.

Just never forget to be dexterous and deft.
And never mix up your right foot with your left.

And will you succeed?
Yes! You will, indeed!
(98 and 3 / 4 percent guaranteed.)
KID, YOU'LL MOVE MOUNTAINS!
—Oh The Places You'll Go by Dr. Seuss