Been a week of fixes, week of discovery & only FOUR work days – this weekend, Nashville.

Saturday marathon, Friday flight to Tennessee – travelling: me & my parasite, tagalong coming no extra charge.  EUS at Good Samaritan (endoscopic ultrasound) diagnosed the cause of my pancreatitis.  Appears I brought back more than a marathon medal from Brazil last April.  PEPE.  That’s what Sis nicknamed me ‘alien baby’.  Hot humid São Paulo.  Bottled water everywhere I go, ‘cept when marathoning.  Straight from the petri dish, drank cup after cup of parasitic agua.  Aid Station water.  ICK!  Easy enough to cure, 60 days of pills.  Will be Tuesday before my pharmacy can fill the script.  Notta lotta folks needing Brazilian bug killer in Louisville Colorado.  LOL>

Afternoon touchdown in Music City.  Sis & husband in from St. Louis, Stephen flew from Boston – we’re ALL running tomorrow.  Missed the family Hermitage tour (I was the only late arrival), still PLENTY of time for Nashville’s Country Music Hall of Fame.

Willie, Waylon & Reba.  Elvis, Dolly, Minnie, Emmylou.  One name recognition, ALL hillbilly icons.  Distinct vocals, soul-touching songwriters.  LOVE LOVED.  Well done Nashville 👏

Early nite.  Bridge-walked over Nashville’s Cumberland River, BBQ-dined on wild honky-tonking Broadway.  City more reminiscent of New Orleans than Sunday morning chapel.  LIVE music every diner door – a wave of vibration, sea of SOUND.  This is Music City!

AirBnB downtown digs, GREAT location.  Retreated early, marathon morn comes fast.  EXCITED – got Sis to keep me company tomorrow.  26 miles of chit-chat ready; God help her.  How-dee! 🙂