As I start writing this post I am sitting at the doctor's office for my annual physical. we always try to bring the family in every year for the physicals. It is a good annual tradition, and since the insurance -- which we are paying for (well, we and the company I work for) -- … Continue reading Healthcare: The Annual Physical
Fitness Update: Triathlon
Last week was the start of intense heat in our area. Monday's run -- 8 miles -- was done early morning at 70 degrees with a 92 percent humidity. It was good practice for the hot temperatures for yesterday's "Father's Day" triathlon for the Kansas City Corporate Challenge. But I'll get to that in just … Continue reading Fitness Update: Triathlon
#100: O Come All Ye Faithful
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) My one disappointment with this song in this hymnal, is that it doesn't include the Latin verse, and I really enjoy singing the Latin. 1 O Come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant, Come ye, O come ye … Continue reading #100: O Come All Ye Faithful
Vacationing at the Pool, and other places
Today is the first day of my vacation. I'll be off work until a week from Monday. And during that time I'll spend more time with a greater variety of my coworkers that I usually do during a regular week. Why is that? Because Sunday I will be competing in the Kansas City Corporate Challenge … Continue reading Vacationing at the Pool, and other places
A Blast of the Past #52: Worlds of Fun
Today's blast comes from April 2002. Most of the pictures are from World's of Fun, but a few come from our house, and planting a garden outside. One particular picture is the boy riding the wheeled donkey that I had when I was a child. That was a great memory.
Father’s Day: Triathlon Ho!
The coming weekend in review is going to be the coming week in review, all focused on the Kansas City Corporate Challenge. Sunday morning is the Triathlon/Duathlon at Shawnee Mission Park. This will be my second time. Should have been my third time, but 2014 got canceled for thunder storms. The triathlon is 500 Meter … Continue reading Father’s Day: Triathlon Ho!
#99: Angels, from the Realms of Glory
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Angels, from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o'er all the earth; Ye who sang creatino's story, Now proclaim Messiah's birth: REFRAIN Come and worship, Come and worship, Worship Christ, the newborn King. 2 Shepherds, in the … Continue reading #99: Angels, from the Realms of Glory
To frame something isn’t always bad
In books and movies and TV shows, when someone has been framed, it is usually a bad thing. Someone makes the context look bad for someone when it really isn't. But in real life, framing is actually very important. It makes a big difference. That is why so many people trying to apply vastly different … Continue reading To frame something isn’t always bad
Fitness Update: too much at once
Last week hasn't been the most intense week for my fitness efforts. I mean, I slept in two of my days that I usually get up and do something -- just because my greatest deficit was sleep, and eventually you just have to take it if you want to stay fit. I did do a … Continue reading Fitness Update: too much at once
#98: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) The following carol was written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow during a dark moment in his life during the civil war.The original had seven verses, two no longer sung that decry the south for breaking the peace. The words … Continue reading #98: I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day
