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<\/a><\/p>\nUgh. I hate sparkling water. The only carbonated beverage I want contains a selection from this word set: coca, cola, Coke, diet, zero (and when in International territories) light.<\/p>\n
I would’ve thought “original” meant, ya know, still. God didn’t carbonate the spring waters ya know? The only bubbles there were from rapids.<\/p>\n
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FB ONE: PREVIOUSLY POSTED ON FACEBOOK<\/p>\n
Walking to the\u00a0start from my murder hostel, I passed this restaurant:<\/p>\n
Does the ValhallaGrillen have gyros? \u00a0You’re Viking right they do!<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n FB TWO: PREVIOUSLY POSTED ON FACEBOOK<\/p>\n We could be looking at another Altamonte. Look at these ruffian hells angels working security… and they’re giving them as many juice boxes as they want. Madness!<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n FB THREE:\u00a0PREVIOUSLY POSTED ON FACEBOOK<\/p>\n This is as close as I got to Lisabeth Salander here in Sweden: The Runner with the, um, Phillie Phanatic’s Bastard Child Tattoo.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n TWO* – The ABBA Connection<\/p>\n I know, I know \u00a0 I’m really stretching the ten (or thirteen) photos thing by posting THREE at number two, which really is number five. \u00a0But it’s the new math… and sometimes you need context for photos to unlock added layers of understanding.<\/p>\n ABBA of course is unarguably the greatest musical export from Sweden (sorry,\u00a0Johan Helmich Roman, AKA\u00a0the Swedish Handel). \u00a0As a result, I don’t know if the Manma Mia! banners are advertising a local production or if they’re up all the time. \u00a0But given my on-the-run shots, this quote seemed worth shooting.<\/p>\n I caught this couple snogging outside ABBA The Museum… you can bet I’ll be visiting that tomorrow. \u00a0Sadly, they\u00a0passed me by, all those great romances… And here’s an Italian restaurant with either pizza tacos or pizza AND tacos. \u00a0I’m not sure if it’s called O’ Mamma Mia as an ode to Italian cuisine or ABBA. \u00a0Let’s say both. ***<\/p>\n THREE – Photobombed outside the Royal Palace<\/p>\n Some words transcend languages. \u00a0I didn’t need a babel fish to understand folks from various nationalities saying, “Oh! \u00a0Selfie!” \u00a0I don’t know if\u00a0“photobomb” is the same sort of cognate… is cognate the right term here? \u00a0It’s not that the word shares etymological roots. \u00a0It’s just the same the world over. \u00a0Maybe “universal” is a better descriptor. \u00a0In any case:<\/p>\n <\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n FOUR – A Bridge Too Far?<\/p>\n The race organizers billed it as\u00a0a two-loop course but it was really more a corkscrew; only maybe ten miles got repeated and the rest involved\u00a0spokes and lollipops to get the mileage. \u00a0The non-loop two loops course threw me for, well, a loop.<\/p>\n Even though in my normal private life I tend to have a profane vocabulary that far too easily escapes, for public space and social media I try and maintain a PG-13 level of cursing.<\/p>\n Having said that, when one of the segments we did repeat involved a bridge, well, I appreciated the signs held by spectators on that second loop.<\/p>\n Loop One:<\/p>\n Loop Two:<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n FIVE – I Loved You in PAYBACK (1999)<\/p>\n For one brief delirious moment, I thought I passed Mel Gibson. \u00a0Then I thought maybe it was Kris Kristofferson. \u00a0Somebody recently told me a celeb sighting only counts if two people can verify it. \u00a0Here are two photos – is that then confirmation? \u00a0Regardless, in\u00a0the closing miles, Mel Kristofferson blew past me.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n SIX – Bananas!<\/p>\n THAT is a Swedish Banana… or as the say in Sweden, a svenska banan.<\/i><\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n SEVEN – Players in a Bubble<\/p>\n In the Royal Park, this was happening. I have rarely been so tempted to say to hell with the race and jump off the course.<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n EIGHT – A Clown and Two Swedes<\/p>\n We ran right\u00a0past Gr\u00f6na Lund, a Swedish theme park. Amongst the crowd support, these two. My squeaky-Clown is much better than my Swedish, so I was\u00a0able to click-click a photo … or seven. It was on “burst” thus answering the age old question “when does eight equal seven (or in this case a three best of seven?)”:<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n NINE – The Finish at the 1912 Olympic Stadium<\/p>\n As I mentioned yesterday, this stadium is home to more track and field world records than any other venue. \u00a0I did not get a world record … or even a personal record. \u00a0But I did all right. \u00a0The most important thing though is that since I DIDN’T shoot up with ReddiWip, and I was slower than last week’s PR WITH ReddiWip, I think we can conclusively move the speed benefits from RW from “theory” into “law.”<\/p>\n What? \u00a0That’s not how science works you say? \u00a0It’s how MY science works. \u00a0I guess we just have alternative laws and perspectives…<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n TEN – A Hot Dog’s Tail… er, Tale<\/p>\n Amongst the post run foods? \u00a0Complimentary hot dogs complete with a couple of condiment options. \u00a0I don’t eat hot dogs very often. \u00a0Does anyone know — is this a thing now? \u00a0We “milk” our condiments onto the dogs? \u00a0I guess it’s an innovation but it kinda creeped me out.<\/p>\n Also, what the heck is a French hot dog? \u00a0Is it wrapped in a crepe? \u00a0Is it only made from cows’ tongues?<\/p>\n ***<\/p>\n So there’s the Ten… or however many it wound up being.<\/p>\n Tomorrow – Swedish Meatballs or Bust!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I’ve been struggling with how to start this post. 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