OK, this week's update is chockful of excellent info. I am happy to announce that the fundraising is going very well. We recently surpassed our 20% goal towards $35K and have enough money to pay for the physical memorial. The larger portion of the memorial's budget is to provide travel costs for the families of Adam Hoke, Brett Banks and Sean Krueger to travel to Sitka this August for the 6017 memorial dedication. If you have gone to the CG Foundation 6017 website and donated, thank you.
Pretty good week of workouts, I swam twice and ran on Wednesday and Saturday. It is becoming easier to get through the first mile while running and I don't hallucinate until I am usually an hour and fifteen minutes into the workouts, so I think I'm right on track for the big run. Also, I have had a couple of questions from the thousands (yes, thousands) of Interweb viewers about the exact date of the 6017 Memorial Pledge Run. I have decided to keep this information secret until my hour long web-based announcement podcast-I've titled it, THE DECISION because that seemed to work out really well for LaBron James. I will make a video announcement about the exact date later this week-if it is bothering you so much not to know, I will be happy to tell you via email or text (if you know the number to the batphone) only after I have proof that you have donated a minimum of $25 to the 6017 memorial (MacGregor, you may tell 20 people, York's you may tell four people). That's right, I'm like Mary Kate Danaher, I've got a mercenary little heart, but it is for a good cause.
I said I would provide an in-depth description of my Emergency Action Plan for my run up the Gavin Hill and Harbor Mountain trails. This would have addressed the specialized equipment I would be carrying when making the run. That was my intent, until I found out, like today, literally, that I will also have to worry about possible avalanches. How AWESOME is this?! Avalanches! Isn't Alaska sweet!? Seriously, I have to change my pants...it would not surprise me in the least if I find out that I also have to prepare for the Taliban during the last half mile of the run because they have decided that Baranof Island needs Shiria Law (probably did not spell that correctly, if there any imams reading this, please do not put a fatwa on my head, I meant this last sentence with the greatest respect). So long story longer, I have had to incorporate a couple other items into the Emergency Action Plan and it's not ready for a full description. However if you tune in to the planned hourlong podcast, THE DECISION, you will see the EAP in full-I'm kidding, I just made that last part up.
Finally, a couple of words about living in Alaska. It has been one of the best experiences of my life, and if you have the opportunity, I highly recommend it. Why? For many reasons, but one of the them was graphically illustrated by a Sitka Sentinel police blotter entry on April 27th. In the immortal words of Dave Barry, I am not making this up:
11:58AM A caller reported his wallet and medications had been stolen, although he may have given them to a relative for safekeeping.
How cool is this town? Anyway, if you have gotten this far I am sorry for having taken those moments away from your life, but hopefully you will hit the link for the CG Foundation in the upper right of the page. Next week, we'll go over possible parley opportunities created by the memorial run, the probability of a nanometer thick layer of cosmic grease that covers the hands of children aged 5-11 worldwide and an explanation for why I am undergoing waterboarding training. Stay classy San Diego.
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