The Pink Puffer Do--Rag Report

The emergence of mole-recruited spies, late-comers, tag-alongs, one-timers and two-timers has led to speculation among Pink Puffers that the team doesn't have enough Do-Rags for all its "members."

The Do-Rag, as etymologist Kristen Pippi Rayner would explain, started off as a way to cover up your pincurl pins when you absolutely had to leave the house while your hair was drying. That old expression "I just washed my hair and I can't do a thing with it" actually had some meaning back in the day. Or as Bette Davis put it in 1932 in The Cabin in the Cotton, "I'd like to kiss ya but I just washed my hair!" Thanks to BeepBeep for buying those.

The problem with having only 15 Do-Rags first surfaced Saturday when it appeared, with everyone running in pairs, that Serendipity's ranks may be an even number. "I thought you were odd," said Spy Jen Helen Schaefer, who did not qualify for, or want, a Pink Do-Rag to go with her Contenders' faux-flag-colors, but who is considering accepting a Rose Quartz in exchange for throwing a martini party. (Background: Helen's Bloody Mary was a bit too spicy -- or was it spiked? Mua-ha-ha! -- and before she could stop herself, she said she would throw such a party if ANY Puffer beat ANY Contender, and in a loud and resounding chorus, the masses sang out, "HOTFOOT!" and Ms. Schaefer began planning her party.)

The odd-even issue and pairing off of runners Saturday did provide a helpful snapshot of who's who on Serendipity. So here's who's flying the colors. Additions and corrections should be sent to Chief Eagle Foot or just put in the comment section below.

Angie Hotfoot Wiersma and Loren Duckfoot Wise again led the pack. In a surprising surge, the Dynamic Duo of Laurie The Zeester Ziech and Mary Her Seester McCormick crushed the 10-miler Saturday. Mary Beep Beep Vajgrt and Matt Lucky Harmelink showed a lot of leadership around the water stops. Kristen Pippi Rayner took on Christina Hitch Hitchcock as a temporary, part-time, substitute fill-in for Tammy Tam Tam Mills, whose fate with Serendipity is expected to be up for a vote this week. The Serendipity Supper Club, also known as Phyllis Lead Foot Florian and Shani Granite Foot Iuni, were looking exceptionally strong this week. Kirsten ColorGirl Brames and Bini Bini Stephen were pounding out a steady pace throughout. The Spice Girls -- Melanie Cinnamon Disbro and Jamie Saffron Ekkens -- were late starters, strong finishers.

The value of having Ayron Lowis spy on Lilliputians has been debated because by all accounts the Lilliputians are in complete disarray and there's some question if Rob Lillie, seen running alone Saturday, is even aware he's a coach, or if he is, whether he knows what a coach is. In any event, Ayron isn't eligible to wear a Do-Rag because of her spy duties.

Meanwhile, word on the street is that Kristina Terry is on injured reserve, Tim Walton is on sick leave, and Deb Bosma is Absent Without Leave (AWOL). The odd-even question won't be answered until the votes are in on Tam Tam, who is citing "excellent behavior in prior camps" as the rationale for not booting her. Time will tell, Tam Tam. Time will tell.