Entries Tagged as 'Commentary'

Sunday, May 4th, 2008

Look daddy…dirt!

This morning my sister-in-law ran a leg of the Flying Pig Marathon. I was on duty as “Cool Aunt Bri” helping my brother round up his kids so that they could see mommy after the race.
As I was pulling 2 nearly 3 year-old twins in their red wagon past The Banks, I heard a [...]

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

The tipsy toilet

It was windy today. How windy you ask?
Windy enough to knock a pre-marathon portapotty near The Banks right off it’s base.

Talk about an unlucky start.

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008

Pig debris litters The Banks

On a stroll along the magical construction barrier today, two things were clear.

Marathoners drink a lot of bottled water.
There aren’t enough recycling bins and trash cans along the route.

If there was any doubt about who left all these bottles, this bit of fruity evidence ought to be proof enough.

Friday, May 2nd, 2008

The Banks week 3 haiku

Vast dirt covered lot
crawling with machines and men
we anticipate.

Monday, April 28th, 2008

I’ll Be Spiderman’s Uncle

Wow, it’s been brought to my attention that Spiderman doesn’t have an Uncle, Peter Parker does (thanks Michael). Sorry for those of you who didn’t know that Spiderman and Peter Parker were the same person, I hope this doesn’t change your outlook on life.
I’ll see if I can come up with more super hero [...]

Friday, April 25th, 2008

“Sorry, come back in a few years”

This week, while we were out walking on the Ohio Riverfront near the Suspension Bridge, we were asked by two women whether there was anywhere they could get a drink nearby and outdoors.
We pondered for a few minutes and showed them on the TANK Southbank Shuttle map they were carrying which nearby neighborhoods were good [...]