resilience

yesterday i sat mesmerized while lance won his seventh tdf--this from a man who the doctors wrote off after he was diagnosed. his victory came at the tail end of a weekend where another one of our neighbors died of cancer. although it didn't come as a surprise, because she'd been on hospice for a few weeks, i'm still amazed that only a couple of months ago she was fine. anyway, i'm starting to think we live in a cancer cluster! thank goodness for my favorite reality distractions--books and tv. i'm now in the process of clearing out the dvr so i can have room for all my shows while we're away. the cats have been extra cute lately. for some reason, they usually pull out all their charms right before we leave. i'm caught up with work right now, so i won't even have to take any with me. can't wait!