Rock 'n' Roll in Washington D.C.

Last weekend we flew to Washington D.C to visit Poodle.

(Oh yeah, and run 13.1 miles with 30,000 of my closest friends)

First stop was the "Expo" where we justified our paying $100 per person to run 26.2/13.1 miles by stashing away free samples of Gu Chomps, Power bars, and packs of Gu.

Maintaining tradition, we took pictures of the clothing we were to wear the next day. 

(although I changed my mind and wore something else)

 The weather prediction was temperatures in the 30's and rain throughout the race.  Luckily, they were wrong.  Although the temperatures were brisk, (in the 30-40 range) and we stood in the cold for 2 hours waiting for the race to start, there was little to no rain.  Perfect weather for a great race.

Dad brought his Garmin, as did Poodle.  They both clocked the race as 27 miles for the marathon and 13.5 for the half.

Which makes Poodle's 3 hr 55 min even MORE impressive!

Note the great quality (ignoring the alignment) of the only photo I didn't have to pay for.

The quality of the others that I paid $79.00 to download was abysmal.

After the race we ate gobbled up calories at some great restaurants in D. C. and enjoyed being with Poodle!

Thanks for a great weekend!

At the office

Good news:  I finally got an I-pad to use when I see patients.  I can access the patient's file and check the previous weight, prescriptions and notes.

Bad news:  I'm not quite proficient, as noted in a recent conversation with a young patient (6 yr old)

Me:  "Let me check and see what antibiotic I prescribed for you at your last visit."

Patient:  (after watching me fumble with the i-pad for several minutes)  "You're not very good at that."

Me:  "Nope, I'm sure not."

Patient:  "Want me to help?"

Me:  "I'd better do it myself."

Patient: " Well that's going to take a long time.

I think I need practice.