We’ll get to the MAC (Morning After Commentary, for those who have asked…) on the RAAAAAACE in a minute. First, I wanted to thank everyone who made the signing yesterday at Turn the Page Bookstore in Boonsboro MD totally INSANE! 300 readers came out for the signing - the 1-3pm signing time stretched out to past 5:30. Cah-razy! But your support is so appreciated! I hope you all had a good time and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

Okay, so, on Amazing Race, the Globetrotters are still having a great time. (They should have named their gnome the Harlem Gnometrotter…) Flight Time scored a great birthday with a first place finish for their team. Hard not enjoy a team who never quibbles and always has a great time.

Megan and Cheyne…sure, she whined. A lot. She can be annoying. A lot. And yes, he was the Bestest Boyfriend Evah…you know, after she did the extreme drop ride and (was the only woman who) unrolled a million heavy hay bales because he was being passive aggressive and playing “I can’t hear you” for most of the leg. So, I’m glad they have each other. Saves the rest of us.

Erika and Brian - still enjoying this team. Sure, she can be a princess, but she does at least own that. She is supportive of her man, as he is of her. I still think they make a really good couple and a good pair of racers.

Sam and Dan - you know, I essentially haven’t liked this team since Leg One. But tonight, Sam screaming at Dan for most of the haybale challenge made me realize something. It’s Sam I can’t stand. Dan, for the most part, seems to just, ahem, roll along. I’m glad Sam, finally, realized he was being an ass. Also glad Brian was instrumental in getting him to realize his obnoxiousness.

Pinky and the Brain - aka Matt & Gary: Love these guys the way I love the Globetrotters. Good racers, good team work, and nice to see some honest respect and love happening between father and son. They seem to be having the time of their lives. And I was happy to see Matt’s respect for his father continue to grow as he watched him continue to shove those heavy bales around long after the other teams had checked in to the pitstop. So I was exceedingly happy, could have, in fact, only been happier if this had been the Zev Elim leg, to find out that it was a non-elimination game and they’re still in the race! Yay!

So, while the brothers, or one of them anyway, are close to being on my last nerve and I could do without them winning, pretty much the rest of the field, at least, has proven to be good racers and decent to their partners. It will be an entertaining and enjoyable run to the finish this season!

And now? Time to announce this week’s Free Stuff Friday contest! Send an email to donna@donnakauffman.com with “I totally want this” in the subject line. I’ll draw a name from the entry pile and announce the winner right here on Friday. Winning Blog Babe gets a signed book of his/her choice from my website bookshelf, mailed right to their door. So…what are you waiting for? Enter already.

Then? DISH! Who’s your favorite team left racing? Who needs to go home next? Who wants a gnome for their garden? Or to send to Kevin on Top Chef?

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