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Apparently I’m going through a skulls phase

And a Día de los Muertos Mariachi phase:

Times dos:

And a single-parent-ghost-family phase:

Do not be afraid.

THREE-DAY WEEKEND!

I hope I don't slip up and accidentally go to work on Monday.

Downtown July 4 coolness

Accouterments of patriotism

The race is over

The cones have been picked up. The road in front of the house is quiet again. And the smart runners are probably all showered and taking naps by now.

I didn’t run the July 4 8K today for the first time in ever because my stupid five-week migraine prevented me from training

And it was soul-suckingly humid this morning, so I didn’t think it would be a good idea to try and power through it. But Facebook made a point of reminding me of a bygone day of 8K running and personal besting (8:32 pace!) and 32-inch waisting. So there’s that.

The festival jubilations of Brexit 1776 are nigh upon us ...

Happy Syttende Mai!

[break it down: sytten = seventeen, de = of, Mai = May]

As I'm sure the endless media coverage has made you thoroughly aware, today is Norwegian Constitution Day--celebrating the 1814 Constituent Assembly at Eidsvold where we signed our new Constitution and began our quest for independence after 400 years under the oppressive reign of the (not so great, it would seem) Danes. (We joined into an unholy union on this day with Sweden and didn't gain our full independence until 1905, but that's a whole different fjord to climb.)

So anyway, I thank all of you for wearing red and blue today to help me honor my heritage. There's leftover Christmas lutefisk in the freezer. Help yourself!

Three Easter pies can become infinity Easter pies with enough mirrors