Saturday morning, my wife and I were lucky enough to be at the 20th Annual Tonganoxie Library Run. Of course, my wife ran. Of course, I didn't. They had their biggest turn-out ever on an absolutely perfect morning. It is all about raising money to keep their great library going strong. Thank you and congratulations to all the volunteers and runners who worked so hard so that people like me have good stuff to read while we sit still.

One of the highlights of the morning was getting to visit with the Putthoff family: Kerry, Treasa, Connie and Harold. You've probably heard me read some of the pithy e-mails I get from Kerry. He is a very tall person...almost structurally unsound. I get the feeling that everyone in Tonganoxie knows they can call on him for a helping hand. He keeps me well-informed about all the news coming out of the "little valley between the hills," as he likes to call his hometown. His wife, Treasa, brought along their furry, four-footed family member, Buddy. He's small in stature but big in spirit. Since Treasa was carrying this pup all over, I asked if she was Tongie's answer to Paris Hilton. She said, maybe, but with no prison record. And with, I must add, brains, compassion, a thriving career etc etc etc. The patriarch of the Putthoff family, Harold, is one of those Lincolnesque figures who do the things that need to be done and Kerry's mom, Connie, is a force to be reckoned with all by herself. If it happens in Tonganoxie, Connie is probably in on it somehow. I hear from Connie, via e-mail, as well, whenever the weather doesn't allow her to hang out her laundry. They are a marvelous family and it was great to spend some time with them.

There was a Pink VW Bug sitting there waiting to be raffled off to support breast cancer research. That is just the kind of car in which our daughter, Samantha, pictures herself. I see more of Sherman Tank thing going on. But, whatever the case, it does lead me into tomorrow's little blogianna. Yes. There's another driver in our house. Buckle up.