The actual story, which is really delightful all around, for those who care:

The actual story, which is really really delightful all around, for those who care:

The actual story, which is really really delightful all around, for those who care:

If my SO gave a kiss of support to a 55year old marathoner who started running at age 50 after surviving cancer who came up to him and asked, I’d be delightfully proud of him even if he slipped in a little tongue, go figure.

Because i had heard this story and knew that there were no consent issues involved (verbal consent was obtained prior to kissing, according to all parties involved), I expected way more to be made of the antiquated notion that this guy’s wife would be jealous, because the tone of this post....

i agree its a weird thing....i will high five little kids during races but that’s about it. Adults, show your support with funny signs, i don’t need to touch you to feel the support.

Both parties reported that it was a very much consensual, inconsequential gesture of support, and the third party (god are we really so antiquated to assume that a woman would be jealous over a peck of support?) agreed. Kissing a stranger without consent-yes that is crappy. It is also, by all reports, not remotely…

By all reports, the marathoner ran up, asked for, and first got verbal consent from a willing kissee and they did several do-overs to get a good pic for posterity. I’m inclined to believe all 3 parties involved when they say it was no big deal, because for reals, it sounds like no big deal.

By all reports from all parties, the runner approached a stranger, got verbal consent from him, and they apparently redid the peck 3 times for a good photo.

Miserable rain this year for the race but the Wellesley ladies killed it with signage, the “Kiss me I got so wet for you” kept me going for at least 5k!

Yesssssss. Her head is saying, ‘Get my shawl, Geoffrey, the stone garden wall I’m leaning on to brood is chilled from the rain” and the dress says, “Another crumpet with lavender honey, don’t mind if i do!” Which is to say, both hat and dress are AWESOME but they are not on the same team.

I have a unwavering soft spot for Greenwood entirely based on the Sweet Hereafter- he was so so very good in such a heartbreaker movie- but yeah, Joan, seriously, you deserve so much more than that dude!

Yep, I’m dead sure that was a modest proposal to shame leatherface* there. (*Sorry Bruce Greenwood, you’re a lovely actor and i know its for character but ya looked like a purse)

Uglycried my way through breaking up with my first love (vague sense of loss, i had it) to nightswimming. Can still sing it by heart 20yrs later. Never even liked REM.

If you have the ability to roll on the floor, access to a strong fan and have ever seen contestants on ANTM pose, i feel as though ALL of theses moves are firmly in your grasp. You can do it!

This! Most larger cities have weekly 'indie' papers or magazines that are full of best-of lists, neighbourhood guides, where to get x, or similar articles. I always peek at those online before we travel, and find it infinitely more useful than wading through the fetid swamp of inane ramblings from aggrieved lunatics,…

I always research the food situation when we travel (eating is top 3 in importance for me on any trip after wandering around and cool historical/architectural stuff) and have never used Yelp. I do it before we go though, and browse chowhound, eater (for US), urbanspoon and, most useful IMO, local city…

Already made reservations for post-Boston marathon celebration (hopefully) dinner-woohoo!

True, which is is exactly why every woman over 30 (under too if they have any cardiac risk factors, a cardiac-sounding story or make my triage spidey senses tingle) with a presenting complaint between chin and umbilicus gets an ECG and troponin at initial workup- this is standard no-brainer ER practice.