I’m in the midst of packing for my Outer Banks vacation and giving myself a pedicure … but I had to take a break to jot down a few things!

(OK, waiting for that first coat of nail polish to dry.)

Tomorrow evening is my company’s mid-year meeting, and afterwards we’re going on a three-hour boat cruise. They always open a tab at a bar in town once we’re off the boat, so it’s going to be a late night.

Saturday morning, we’re hitting the road! We’ll only have dial-up Internet access from the beach house, so I may not have the patience to post much. We’ll see!

Anyway, a couple of thoughts before I go …

• The other day I was driving, and noticed a single yellow flip-flop in the middle of the road. It was somewhat near a crosswalk, so it is understandable how someone might lose a flip-flop while sprinting to cross before the light changes.

  But how do you explain the black pump I’ve been driving by daily by the highway off ramp? Or the sneaker that inevitably appears every so often alongside any highway?

(Second coat done!)

• I’ve had this race shirt for a couple years. It’s not from our running club, but it’s a nearby county and I’ve been running it since 2005.

  It’s heavy cotton, so it is not a good running shirt, but I wear it often for yard work or pajamas.

  Anyway, it wasn’t until I was folding laundry this week (and comparing it to the 2006 shirt) that I realized this woman is running without pants!

  (Kind of unrelated … but, there is a guy who runs through Annapolis early mornings in a Speedo!)

All right, my feet should be good to go now! (well, after I scrape all the extra polish off my toes!)

See you from the beach!