Answering a Comment, And Runners? Self Important?

dear all,

I ran the Cowtown 1/2 today. It took place in Fort Worth, TX. I try to have a good attitude during the runs -- which can at times be hard.
Call me silly, but it dawned on me that runners are kind of self-important. We run out of our own free will. Then, after two and a half, or three hours (or however long it takes you) of everyone telling us how great we are, and saying, "good job! keep it up!" we think we deserve free soup, ice cream, burritos, pasta, and other things!

I received a comment after the last blog. Inquiring about the documentaries mentioned in the previous blog.

Dear Driveways Essex,
Thank you!!!
I don't believe the documentaries can be watched online.
Since they are kind of low budget, I'm not sure of details of their upcoming releases. What I can think of is to keep checking the links to the movie sites, which were included in the last blog, AND to lobby your theater, and ask if they will show them.
If I hear anything else about Swingman, I'll let you guys know.
Here is the link for the Thin Line Film Festival, in Denton, TX.

On that note, THE END.
Alice (north dallas homegirl)

Don't forget it's Black History Month. I watched a documentary about Whitney Young Jr. If you want to learn about black history, you can start by learning about him.

Hey Bathrobe: I'll Meet You In The Driveway. And 3 Documentaries It Would Be Shameful Not To See

Since it is likely that only .001 percent of this blog will be read, I'll make it easy for you:

I saw someone in their bathrobe the other day. In front of their house, in the morning. The man was walking back into his house, when I saw him, including the flip-flops.
Technically, there is nothing wrong with this.
However, in actuality, I could not help thinking: what was happening outside of his house, to make him go outside in his bathrobe??

Here are 3 documentaries I highly recommend you do not miss. All were screened recently at a documentary film festival in Denton, TX.
Eleanore And The Timekeeper. This is about a 91-year-old mother and her mentally challenged son. Gosh I just hope I make it to 91.

Bat City USA. It discusses the work of biologist Merlin Tuttle. I've heard of the bats and the Congress Avenue bridge (in Austin, TX), but never seen them. Sounds batty to me. Watch the trailer here.

Dinner At The No-Go's. The filmmakers ignored those silly travel advisories, and ate dinner with the locals.

And of course, please also see Swingman.

The End.
Thank you for reading!

Alice
or, North Dallas Homegirl