Lori, Lisa (her sister) and 3,781 runners ran the 30th Richmond Marathon on November 10th. Lori and Lisa finished the 26.2 mile run with a chip time of 4:01:48 (h:mm:sec). They both had a great time and we (Mom, Dad, Tim (Lisa's husband) and Rob) enjoyed cheering them on. This was Lori's fifth marathon.

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Lori's Marathon Medal

On November 3, Lori ran the 23rd Annual Maritime Classic 10k Run on Bald Head Island. She came in first place in her age group and second place over all. Her time was 47:19 (mm:sec), or 7:37 per mile. Great job Lori!!

My good friends Cindy (Cindo) and George (Willo) Popajohn visited NYC last weekend. While there, they went to the NBC store and brought me back a surprise....a Dwight Schrute bobblehead.

So, here he sits on my desk at work, bossing me around and explaining the best times to plant and harvest beets. I dig this bobblehead. Thanks again Cindo and Willo!!

Here are a few "blonde" jokes. I thought these were funny...funny enough for the site. Complaints can be sent to Nelson or Emmie.

Joke 1 (from Lori):

A guy took his blonde girlfriend to her first football game. They had great seats right behind their team's bench. After the game, he asked her how she liked the experience. "Oh, I really liked it," she replied, "especially the tight pants and all the big muscles, but I just couldn't understand why they were killing each other over 25 cents."

Dumbfounded, her date asked, "What do you mean?"

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Army tests James Bond style tank that is 'invisible'
Daily Mail Newspaper - October 30, 2007

New technology that can make tanks invisible has been unveiled by the Ministry of Defence.

In secret trials last week, the Army said it had made a vehicle completely disappear and predicted that an invisible tank would be ready for service by 2012.

The new technology uses cameras and projectors to beam images of the surrounding landscape onto a tank.

The result is that anyone looking in the direction of the vehicle only sees what is beyond it and not the tank itself.

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Today is Lori's birthday. Below is a picture of Lori's b-day cake from her boss. The flowers are handcrafted and edible. She turned 25 today.

Happy Birthday!!

"The Simpsons" Movie is finally here! We are so excited, and yes, we will definitely see it this weekend.

We, like so many people, are huge Simpsons fans. Below is a picture from a Simpsons Halloween party we hosted a couple of years ago. Rob went as Mr. Burns and Lori as Otto. We had beer and donuts as snack food, played some funs games and had a great time.