Once again I set a new daily record with my Misfit Shine. Running longer distances really racks up the points. Last week I ran a 10-mile loop on Friday, followed by a small bike ride to the community center for one of two weekly swims that I did this week. While running last week I … Continue reading Fitness Update: continuing record-setting
Birthday Chronicle — # 50
Today's post is a birthday chronicle -- of my 50th birthday. I will be sharing events and ways that I celebrated the day, along with reminisces from the 50 years past. Talking with mom yesterday, she noted that my 50th birthday was a Sunday, and that I was also born around 10 a.m. on a … Continue reading Birthday Chronicle — # 50
Native Dress vs. Western Dress
This post is based on eclectic observation and little research, so people with greater knowledge and observation are encouraged to explain and comment on how my observations are incorrect, and why these false impressions, if false indeed they are, , permeate themselves within our culture. The observations I am talking about are those for clothing … Continue reading Native Dress vs. Western Dress
A Blast of the Past #45: Penguin Park
The summer of 2001 we enjoyed a couple of parks: Worlds of Fun and Penguin Park. Today we take a look at one of the outings at Penguin Park. These pictures come as scans from actual prints, some of which had odd exposures and color bands.
Weekend Events: AUMC book sale
Thursday -- time for another forward look at the weekend -- along with a backward glance at the previous weekend. Well the first event is for all those who enjoy a good read. The annual book sale of the Avondale United Methodist Church is going on from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Friday and Saturday April 29-30 … Continue reading Weekend Events: AUMC book sale
#87: Joy to the World!
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) This is a favorite Christmas Hymn, but it is really a hymn of the second, triumphal coming, not the virgin birth. Note the words carefully. 1 Joy to the world! the Lord is come! Let earth receive her … Continue reading #87: Joy to the World!
Importance of the “loyal opposition”
(Note: this is a highly speculative, opinionated opinion, with a minimal amount of actual knowledge of the events in question.) The big political news of yesterday was the pact between Cruz and Kasich to try and stop Trump. All the scrolling on the TV screens I saw had Trump blasting (when doesn't he blast) Cruz … Continue reading Importance of the “loyal opposition”
Fitness Update: Extending the run
This week set another point goal for the Misfit Shine. As long as I keep increasing my training for the potential half-marathon, that day of the week sets another record. This week I went up to 8.5 miles. I continued to keep up with the same pace of 6 mph that I have set for … Continue reading Fitness Update: Extending the run
#86: Away in a Manger
(Part of a series singing through the hymnbook I grew up with: Great Hymns of the Faith) 1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head; The stars in the sky looked down where He lay, The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay. 2 … Continue reading #86: Away in a Manger
Sometimes it just takes the right motivation …
Rocky, our dog, has a fetish for bicycles. Every time he sees a bicycle he gets excited. Perhaps that is because he hopes to get to go on a run with the bicycle. We have a Walky Dog attachment for my bicycle which we picked up from The Dog Outdoors. It enables me to fully … Continue reading Sometimes it just takes the right motivation …
