I received this from a long time friend and longer time Steelers fan:

 

Subject: Pittsburgh Friends
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS vs. OTHER FRIENDS
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>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Never ask for food.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Are the reason you have no food.
>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Bring a bottle of wine to your
> party.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Bring enough Imperial and Iron City
> for everybody, make the pierogies & stay to clean up and sleep it off
> afterwards.
>
>
>
> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Will come to your house warming
> party.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Will help you move in and move out
> and party both times.
>
>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Will watch sports with you.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Will take off of work for a week to
> drive to a Steeler away game with you.
>
>
>
> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Call your parents Mr. and Mrs.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Call your parents Mom and Dad.
>
>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Bail you out of jail and tell you
> what you did was wrong.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Would be sitting next to you saying,
> Damn...we messed up again!
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>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Have never seen you cry.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Either make you cry or will cry with
> you.
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Borrow your stuff for a few days
> then give it back.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Keep your stuff so long they forget
> it's yours, but are willing to loan it back to you anytime.
>
>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Know a few things about you.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Could write a book with direct quotes
> from you.
>
>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Will leave you behind if that's
> what the crowd is doing.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Will kick the whole crowd's ass who
> left you.
>
>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Would knock on your door
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Walk right in and say, "I'm home!"
>
>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Will take your drink away when
> they think you've had enough.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Will look at you stumbling all over
> the place and say, "If you don't want to drink the rest of that, can I
> have it?"
>
>
>
> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Will talk shit with people who
> talk shit about you.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Will knock the shit out of them!
>
>
>
> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Are for a while.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Are for life.
>
>
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> OTHER FRIENDS..................... Will ignore this.
>
> PITTSBURGH FRIENDS............ Will send it on to more Pittsburgh
> friends.

 

 

God damn they're having a shitty season, but no matter what, I LOVE THEM STEELERS!!!!!!

 

Actually, it's upon him, isn't it?

 

My husband leaves again for his second tour in Afghanistan in just over 48 hours. For right now, this moment, we're both ok. I'll probably be overcome with sadness after writing this, but I can cry in the shower, right?

 

His laundry is hanging all over the house, air drying. It'll be 5 months before I have to see all his clothes out like this again. We put his motorcycle in storage today. It'll be 5 months before I get to ride with him again. I could write a million things about today that will not be shared with him for 5 months, but I think everyone gets the idea. J is leaving, and will be gone for 5 months.

 

To answer some questions: No, it doesn't get easier with each deployment. Yes, it pisses me off.  Yes, I have a good support group here. I don't know how our son will handle this one. Yes, I'm scared. Yes, I support my husband staying in. No, I don't agree with the current state of affairs in the military.

 

I don't think I have anything else to add here. 

yahoo searches that yielded my space:

 

BAREFOOT+REDHEAD+DRIVING+WITH+WINDOWS+ROLLED+DOWN

 

BAREFOOT+REDHEAD+GAGGED

 

I've been the first redhead, but anyone who knows me know I won't be gagged. I'll say what needs to be said, do what needs to be done.

 

Ok, no, wait....once I gagged when I was changing my son's diaper.

Before I started training to run a marathon, the longest distance I had ever attempted was when I ran the Army Ten Miler back in 1990. Now, 10 miles is considered our short weekend mileage.  I ran 18 miles this past Saturday. Ran it in 4 hours 8 minutes, my group leader said that was about 13.7 minute miles on average.

 

I am SO pleased with my training. I remember thinking "18 MILES????? RUNNING?????? Who are those insane people????" And now, look at me. I'm one of those insane people.

 

It was a little cold, and misty for the better part of the run, making the combination of wet and cold and running perhaps not the ideal 18 mile condition. But I can't control the weather, so we ran.  It's October, weather is changing, temperatures dropping, so I just have to get some warmer running togs, and i should be fine for the rest of my training.

 

Based on my performance on Saturday, I'm estimating a marathon time of just over 6 hours.

 

And then I have a 5 hour goal to meet for my second marathon, huh! Look at me....planning a second marathon before I've even run the first. I must still be enjoying my runner's high. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAH

 

more again later....

 

 

18 miles, 4:08

145 lbs

32 day to 45

I got nothing else blog-worthy....So I'll post my last statistic.

 

Much homework to do, so little time......

 

more again later.