MLK

It's Martin Luther King Day! For Hawaii, that means another parade. Only this time, it was weird. Usually the parades feature the Hawaiian Royalty, high schools, the armed forces, etc. This time, it was more like a liberal march. One of my Chiefs was telling me that last year it was almost inappropriate for the Navy Band to be involved. They marched because they were ordered to, but there were floats calling for the impeachment of Bush, wagons supporting GLBT groups, and just a whole bunch of other things that aren't affiliated with the military. Accordingly, they usually hate us.
Anyway, this year wasn't too bad, but it still had a weird feel to it, like no one belonged there. They still had GBLT stuff, but there were some inspirational floats that out numbered them. The best part: representatives of the Hawaiian Republican Party marched behind the band, cheering and hollering the whole time. They were awesome! It was heart warming to see them amongst all the other crap. And their composure was something to behold: at the start, there was a pitiful obese woman with a rainbow group who was screaming O-BA-MA in their faces. They didn't even dignify her with a response! And throughout the parade there were some chastising locals here and there, and again, the Republicans held to their standard of only responding to those with an IQ above 14.

Ran 5 miles yesterday. Felt pretty good. The shins didn't hurt as bad as they have been, so that made it much more enjoyable. Last week I could understand why people hate running. I was miserable. The Hawaii winter is awesome...60s and 70s. Very nice! Pretty even splits: 7:24, 7:40, 7:46, 7:36, 8:14. Finished up with 100 super situps.

Hope ya'll have a good week!