Madly running, phenomenon and winner

- In one of their golf cart runs, my sister managed to photograph her dog Moby, who had captured an unfortunate iguana. Not a good thing for the iguana, but what a photo! Sis took the picture while Moby was running mad laps around and around the cart.

- This article in the Atlantic online that grabbed me with the headline "Running Under the Influence." The event is a worldwide phenomenon - a running club in Tokyo sponsors the event, called the Beer Mile relay, in which one must chug a beer without dripping and then run a mile. And then they didn't drive, but went to have snacks. :)

- Congratulations to Hardy Wallace, local wine connoisseur, who won the most votes in a contest to become the social media spokesperson for the Murphy-Goode winery in Sonoma Valley, California. Hardy will make $10,000 per month for the next six months to promote the winery using social media. His exuberant video submission got him his dream job. Go Hardy!

Special holiday, chocolate and yum

- Today is, of course, Friday the 13th, but also National Open Your Umbrella Inside Day. The link has other "zany" holidays. I totally missed National Napping Day on March 2.

- Listening to the BBC news at lunchtime and hearing that a doctor in Scotland has proposed taxing chocolate since he thinks it contributes to obesity and has lost its status as a special treat. So hearing that made me think I needed a special treat and stopped to buy chocolate. I wouldn't have thought of it otherwise.

- A fun dinner with friend Leisa at a favorite Thai restaurant where the Basil Spring Rolls were freshly made and served with yummy peanut sauce.