MOVIE NITE

HOOD TO COAST

     Saw a great movie tonight. "Hood to Coast" As a former runner I was really wanting to see this movie. It is  a movie about the Hood to Coast relay race in Oregon. The race is 197 miles long and has 36 stages. Each team consists of 12 members. There are 1000 teams in the race. What an amazing logistical undertaking for the organizers of this event. The movie focused on 4 of the teams in the the race, none of which was an elite team. That made  the movie much more interesting and entertaining. There were a number of great stories within these three teams. It never felt like it was a long movie. It moved really quickly due to the many stories that were told in the movie. From the 60+ year old lady who literally died on the course the year before, to the team who thought that they should drink more beer than they train. Makes me wish I had found a way to do this race back in the mid nineties when I was doing a race every weekend.

TRAFFIC SIGNALS

     Has anyone else seen the new cross walk signals. When the "Walk" sign comes up there are two blues eyes that shift back and forth to tell you to make sure that you look both directions before you cross the street. Do we really need to be told to look for moving cars before we cross a street. How dumb are we?

SCHOOL ZONES

   That goes for school zones also. Well, not all school zones. Just the ones in front of high schools and colleges. If you are above the age of 16 and you are not smart enough to look for moving vehicles you get what you deserve. Why should I have to slow down.  Think of it a "Darwin" experience. Only the smart survive. It would definitely raise the I.Q. of this country.