Run Dad Run, Battle Creek and, more importantly, Arcadia Brewing Co. 21 June 2007
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A couple of weekends ago, Dad Windu ran in a local 5K race as part of his company’s wellness and promotional programs.
This is pretty unusual, considering that – unlike my friend Qui-Gon Jinn who likes to run and run and run and run some more – he hates to run. HATES to run. But it helps keep him healthy and he gets to be a team player, so everyone wins. Since they start these things so blasted early (9 a.m. on a Saturday morning people?), Padawan Learner wasn’t out of bed yet when Dad Windu left so we didn’t think PL Boy and I would be there to see it. But as luck would have it – or perhaps it was just poor planning – The Boy forgot to turn off his alarm clock and it woke him just a few minutes after Dad Windu left. It took a bit of hustling to get both of us dressed, quick breakfasts eaten and drive over to the start/finish line, but we got there just in time to hear the start and see a wall of people race by.
After staking out a spot on the curb, the first runners started to come by around 14 minutes later. Now, I don’t know about you, but I can’t even imagine being able to move that fast, for three miles, without mechanical gears somehow involved. A wee bit later, Dad Windu came by and PL, as is his habit, jumped in and ran along to finish with him. It may be hard to identify him among the others, but he’s the one in long pants and a long sleeve shirt – in a race – on a hot June morning.
After returning home, we got a call from our friend Mr. Sunday Morning Doughnut Buddy inviting us along on a mini-trip to Battle Creek for the Cereal Festival. Well, as it turns out, they actually hold this “Breakfast Cereal Festival” in the morning, starting around breakfast time, and not around 1 p.m. which is when we got there. His dear wife Mrs. Sunday Morning Doughnut Buddy suggested we head over to the Leila Arboretum to see the children’s garden. Well, that sounded nice, but before any further discussion could be made, Mr. SMDB said, “Ya know, Arcadia Brewing Company is right.over.there…” So there was really nothing else we could do but go in for a pint before heading off to the Children’s Garden.
Jango & Boba Fett, Mr. & Mrs. SMDB, PL and me
After trying out the Witsun (Mrs & I), the Cocoa Loco and the London Porter (the he-folk), and a round of soft drinks for the under-aged members of our group, we headed over to the Children’s Garden. Only to find out that it was closed for a wedding – a most unfortunately dressed wedding, by the way. We had already seen at least two other wedding parties out in the general gardens so, realizing that Battle Creek was apparently closed to our ilk, we headed back home. At least it was a beautiful day for a car ride.
