Riverbend bum

Had a good weekend, plenty of holiday happenings which made it extremely busy for Lisa and I.  Especially since two of them were at our house!!  Despite all this craziness I managed to run every day on the weekend and get 6 runs in for the week and almost 40 miles.  Exactly what I wanted to do. 

I keep meeting the Riverbend Bum(homeless guy) too!!  It's actually quite hilarious as I think he recognizes me now and we play this game where one of us says somthing witty directed at the other.  Since it's usually a quick meeting ie. he's on his mountain bike, or we're running/walking opposite directions and one of us is the first to spot the other, so there's not much time to say much, you gotta be quick on the draw!!  One of the first meetings/Witty remarks was in summer when he rode up behind Lisa and I walking.  He burnt me really bad, I was actually a little miffed by this.  I just happened to be either scratching my butt or pulling the underwear out of my crack?  He yells as he rides by somthing like "Stop scratching your ass!!"  So from that point it was on!!!  Almost every time we meet, which is really often, who ever gets the first word in gets the upper hand.

I'm actually looking forward to the next time as I'm gonna get him good!!  This last week it was kind of a chain reaction.  Wednesday on that epic run with Curtis I see him trudging along the trail along the river with an accustic guitar.  It was weird, but I managed to spot him first so the moment we were in ear shot range I shout out, "Play a song, play a song!!"  ha ha damn I yelled too early as he got in somthing like, "Nawwww you guys don't have time"  touche Curtis and I make time!!  So this weekend Saturday I'm at the gym running on the treadmill, the treadmills are facing the windows.  Guess who walks by on the sidewalk along the strip mall.  My buddy and he has this big grin on his face, he knows he has me where he wants me.  He chuckles and gestures for me to come run outside.  Aughhhhh well I wasn't moving and he stayed there for me to gather my response.  So I point at my watch and mouth the words, "No time, no time!!"  He continued grinning from ear to ear so I try to explain that I will join him outside tomorrow!  Anyways that was the latest installment.  For the record I did run outside the next day, but didn't see him.  Next time I will get his name, wish I could also get a picture and put him up on my blog.  I've seen him everywhere in the Riverbend area, even at the public library.  Once I even saw him with a rake or somthing attacked to the frame of his bike so I know he must do some odd work for people?  Also thought of bringing him something for Christmas, I think I know where he sleeps.  Anyways till next time Mr. Riverbend bum there will be pay back!!

DP