A lot of my friends in Hermosillo had either followed my Ironman journey or heard about it from someone who had. As a result I had so many people, say so many nice things to me over the last few days, that I was starting to feel a little sheepish about it. Never the less I admit that it also felt pretty good being the centre of attention because of my efforts. Whenever I would run into someone else I would almost expect a comment. At some point this afternoon I met a lady in the cafeteria who I have known from my very first day in Mexico. She gave me the customary mexican kiss on the cheek, told me it was nice to see me, pointed right at the crest on my shirt which looked like this,
and said, "Thats a good car, Subaru".
I think she likes me just because I'm me, and that's probably much more importnat than liking me because I did an Ironman.
Richard you can't spell in English let alone Spanish (it's Dos Equis...2 X's) but I love you like a brother anyway!
...so on compliments...
"The greatest compliment that was ever paid me was when one asked me what I thought, and attended to my answer."---Henry David Thoreau
"The highest compliment that you can pay me is to say that I work hard every day, that I never dog it."---Wayne Gretzky
love
peter
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