Newell, Cook, Koos, Zimmerman, Dehlin, Williams, Arritola, Stephen & I did a short presentation for the 4th, 5th & 6th graders at Weller Elementary School yesterday. We showed a video Newell made about cross country ski racing and did a Q&A. About 90 kids in the school are part of the Ski Club which is pretty amazing. It's cool to be in a community where so many people know about and appreciate cross country skiing.

It's equally sunny today but I didn't have any energy for anything more than a short walk-- no handstands. Which means that I'm either getting sick or starting a bout of post-season depression. Judging by the number of tissues in the waste basket and the appeal of zicam I'm probably following my roommates down the sick path.

I fell into my own world of literature for the past couple days, ignored most of my teammates & assorted duties, and read "Reading Lolita in Tehran" by Azar Nafisi. I couldn't easily drag myself away from it. I would recommend it if you miss your college lit. classes. Of course, I'd probably love any book that referenced Nabokov in the title so maybe I'm biased. It's also going to be a richer read if you've read some of the following: Nabokov (Lolita, Pnin, Invitation to a beheading), Fitzgerald (The Great Gatsby), James (Ambassadors, Daisy Miller, Washington Square), and Jane Austen. I've never read any of Henry James's books but you can bet that I'm about to.

Saturday, March 29th is Earth HOUR and from 8-9pm tonight in your local time zone is going to be a no power hour. So Liz Stephen & Leif Zimmerman & I will be not using electricity during that hour. So feel free to join us and also turn off your lights and whatnot then. See EarthHour.org for more information.