This has been my week for getting picked. First I get called to Jury Duty and am randomly selected to go through voir dire… albeit I was NOT selected to be a juror, the attorneys assured those of us not picked that we shouldn’t feel bad about this. Done and done.
But today I opened my email to discover this delightful note:
The St George Marathon is a famous downhill course where many participants go hoping to secure their Boston Qualifying time. It was my longshot goal for the fall which is only slightly less important as, I don’t know if I mentioned this, but I just recently qualified for Boston. Still, it’s a race I’ve long wanted to do as I’ve heard a lot of positive things about the organization, scenery, and experience. Plus, ya know, they started in 1977 and this is their 40th running… it feels like the right time to do this.
I’ve already scrambled to book flights and hotels as apparently they sell out VERY quickly once the lottery results are announced. Sure enough, I was booking by 10 AM and already several cheaper hotel options were unavailable… even my usual murder hotel level pics. The best option appears to be to fly into Las Vegas and make the 2-hour drive out to St George where I’ll stay in what is billed as a vacation spot onto itself. Check out the Coronado Inn and Suites website home page:
Is that a bobcat? Mountain lion? Cougar? What’s the difference?
Ya know, there’s worse ways to spend a weekend… LEAVING Las Vegas behind as soon as one lands is probably the BEST way to see Las Vegas.
**NOTE: When you google “what’s the difference between a bobcat, mountain lion and a cougar?” you get this:
Mountain lion, puma, cougar, panther—this cat is known by more names than just about any other mammal! But no matter what you call it, it’s still the same cat, Puma concolor, the largest of the small cat species. — San Diego Zoo Animals
Bobcat (Lynx rufus) Bobcats, also known as wildcats, are much smaller than mountain lions and have shorter tails. — National Park Service