Not today, either...

First of all--no baby yet.

We had a great time last night at the gathering of Sudbury triathlon athletes -- I can't say "triathletes" because apparently you're not a triathlete until you've actually completed one, and there are a number of us who are simply in training to compete in a triathlon (or duathlon, in my case) this summer.

The event began with a training session: biking or running. As my bike is currently in bad shape (can't shift out of the second chainring, with a flat tire to top it off), I opted for the run. Tracey (the host of the event), Andrea, Richard, and I trotted off and had a good conversation. I eventually found out that Richard works at the Sudbury Neutrino Observatory, and he had actually hired Tim (who Lynn and I met at the Earth Day information / awareness event just last weekend)[1 _smallworld>].

After the training session came the payoff: tons and tons of food. Craig (Tracey's man) was a barbecuing machine, masterfully handling burgers, sausages, steaks, pork tenderloin, hot dogs, and portobello mushrooms to serve up to the masses. To complement all of the meat (and our modest vegetarian offering) there were many bowls of salad... however, lest you be fooled into thinking that this was a disgustingly healthy spread[2 _vegetarians], there was no shortage of snackfood: chips, dip, and beernuts a-plenty.

All in all, a great time, and a reminder to the usually dominant solitude-seeking side of myself that hanging out with large groups of people can be fun. You just have to hang out with the right people

1. *Sung to the tune of "It's a Small World After All"* small
2. *Vegetarians, of course, may differ about the healthiness of meat. Before entering into a debate on either the health or ethics of meat, please note that Lynn and I brought the portobellos as our burnt offering. I am such a fungi!* meat