I haven't watched their show this season out of protest, but I did visit E! Online late last night to find out what their “surprise announcement” was. Splitsville. Divorcetown. It's too bad. But, based upon the wise words of my dad's wife, not surprising.

You see, shortly before Monstro and I were married, Donna shared with us her #1 tip for keeping a marriage together.

“Don't ever renew your vows,” she told us. “Everyone I ever knew who renewed their vows got divorced shortly thereafter.”

When Jon and Kate went to Hawaii last season and renewed their vows on their ninth wedding annviersary, a frisson of foreshadowing crept along my spine. I was hoping they'd beat Donna's odds.

No va, amigo.

So, let this be a lesson to you: don't renew your vows. Oh, and don't have a million kids and then have a TV show about it. And don't be an insufferable shrew or an irresponsible prick. All of the above will send you the way of Jon Minus Kate.

Yes, Jon and Kate are going to make an announcement on their show tomorrow night. We all know what it is. They're pregnant! Duh.

To my beloved Monstro, aka BEST DAD EVER, and all the other dads and dads-to-be out there, today and everyday, amen.

My shins hurt from my foolish run yesterday (ALWAYS stretch before running, doofus), so I walked *really fast* around the track five times. It hurt more than my mile-and-a-quarter run the other day. Maybe I'm still recovering.

It was raining like eff today, all day, but I wanted to run, so I stopped at the track on my way to get Lex and ran a fast 200, a slow 100, and a quick 100, all without stopping. Yeah, just once around the track, but at a speedy pace. Made my left shin hurt, at least. 🙂

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