Running, Health, Crime

Today's sunrise was absolutely stupendous! The cloud colors defy description, and it was already in the low 50s (with no wind) when I walked, so I did not need a sweater or jacket... it was great. It was even warm enough to keep the window wide open over night. The kits have run out and about and are now sitting inside, sunning, even though the patio door is open. Jim had a wonderful time at the Boston Marathon - he and Kathy went to all the associated dinners and presentations and had a blast. Jim returned with his Boston Marathon T-shirt, a jacket commemorating his part in the 113th running, and a poster of him running, with his name printed on it. Kathy said he smiled so much that his face hurt from grinning.

My friend Jane Reller has taken a turn for the worse in her fight with pancreatic cancer. She has been doing exceptionally well - considering her initial diagnosis was in March of last year. This month her body has finally given way to the invader - since her kidney function is so low, the MDs won't treat her with anymore chemo or radiation therapy - and her body keeps building up excess fluid in her abdominal cavity: so far over 7 liters of fluid have been removed in two ops.
She is now at home with hospice care, and with her husband Michael, dogs Kohlbi and Nikki, and cats Abby, Shadow, Boris, and Natasha. She told Michael that she knows she'll be crossing the Rainbow Bridge soon, and knows that her previous companions will be waiting with tails wagging. I have told them both that I'm ready, willing, and able to anything they ask of me...

Our small area seems to have been hit with a mini-crime wave - someone "tagged" 28 RTD buses with graffiti while they were parked overnight at their garage; a man was stabbed by another man near the Central Park band shell here yesterday afternoon; and a young man in Longmont was stabbed to death by two females (aged 18 & 20) for "hitting on" the hostess of a party... On a happier note, Rex (the tortured Shiba Inu) had gone to a foster family and will probably be adopted within the week - and the folks that have Lucy and Pepper (that I pet-sit for) have new baby chicks. (I really had to laugh - their daughter said the chicks are cool, except when they poop on you and "then it's like being at the Grand Canyon WITH NO RECEPTION!"
- The caps belong to Rachel, not me...) I'll be taking care of Pepper, Lucy and the chicks at the end of May.... 82 is expected today, with a high in the mid-40s on the weekend - Typical Colorado! Have a great rest of the week!