Saturday, April 18, 2009

"Oh the Humanity"

Way too many people in way too small a space! I can tolerate crowds outside well enough but when they are packed indoors, fighting for space it drives me crazy. Of course if the cause is significant enough I need to make the effort.




And I'm talking about Colbys cause of climbing the tower not the cause of the WWF. I tell you that if the future of our planet depends on their ability to organize anything then the planet is in big trouble.

But what a gratifying day for him and for his family. He did the entire 1776 steps in exactly 30 minutes. As you can see he is very proud. I see endurance athletics in hs future....Oh and yes, Claudette did it too but it wasn't a workout for her. She still had to run when we got home.

Training today amounted to a 38 km ride in nasty winds. Swim and longer run and weights tomorrow, before my sabbatical to Mexico. Unfortunately I still need to work a little as well.

I wish to dedicate day 213 to Brendan Keenoy who holds the CN Tower climb record of 7 minutes and 52 seconds....wow!

Question?....without looking it up, what event is linked to the expression I used for my title?

“Lone eagles, soaring in the clouds, fly with silent, peaceful poise, while turkeys, in their earth-bound crowds, fill the atmosphere with noise."---William Arthur Ward

"The only certainty about following the crowd is that you will all get there together."---Mychal Wynn

love
peter

1 comment:

John Rooyakkers said...

That's an easy one. The crash and burning of the Hindenburg. I think it was in the late 1930's.
Old John