“I believe that everyone else my age is an adult whereas I am merely in disguise.” ― Margaret Atwood

Trick or Treat!

Halloween in Colorado

     It isn't even November and I've scooped snow 3 times already. 6 degrees at 10am this morning, but I got it done.  Who needs a gym in Colorado! Feeling accomplished.

Good advice.....

Draw stick figures.  Sing off-key.  Write bad poems. Sew ugly clothes.  Run slowly.  Flirt clumsily.  Play video games on easy.  You do not need to be good at something to enjoy the act.  Talent is overrated.  Do things you like doing.  It is ok to suck.

“BE AFRAID, BE VERY AFRAID.” – THE FLY (1986)

    This cartoon is from 1929 and is still great.

                         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOGhAV-84iI&t=32s

“WHERE THERE IS NO IMAGINATION, THERE IS NO HORROR” – ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

History doesn't repeat itself, but it often rhymes......quote attributed to Mark Twain

     I had never heard this quote before James Comey mentioned it in a recent news interview.  What a great quote.

I felt like re-sharing this wonderful quote.

     Why does it always make me want to grow out my hair and dye it blue.

It is never too late to go quietly to our lakes, rivers, oceans, even our small streams, and say to the sea gulls, the great blue herons, the bald eagles, the salmon, that we are sorry. Brenda Peterson

     Another bigger snow storm is coming in tonight, but this morning was gorgeous. Seeing this great blue heron was magical. 

Elections are coming up....Vote

Addendum, they're still here

and have been joined by a compatriot.  Luckily, my dog hasn't noticed them. 

     I'm sorry for the poor photo quality as it was taken through my front window, but I had to capture this Mom/baby grooming moment as they enjoyed the sunshine on this chilly autumn day.

It's that time of year....

I do this!

Reminder to self for the day!

So true, and funny!

     I read this on the internet this morning and had to share.  Have a nice weekend.

“You know I’ve sat here and I’ve listened to all this, and it’s very painful. It’s very painful… As a country, we are so much better than this.”

     RIP Congressman Elijah Cummings.  You were one of the good guys.

There is nothing to fear but fear itself....and spiders.

     This 3 inch aggressive spider charged towards us.....twice.  The second time it jumped on my oblivious dog.  This photo was taken after I brushed it off of the dog and I think it was glaring at us. I've never been chased by a spider before.


PS  The Game Changers documentary is available on streaming Netflix as of today.

Amazing art!

A wonderful reminder that there are truly good people left in the world.....

I suppose you have to be a certain age to get this.....

and this.....

Another record of human endurance broken......

     Brigid Kosgei from Kenya just shattered the women's world marathon record by running 2:14:04 in Chicago this morning.  So awesome.

                                    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oS1At7YM5eo

Kipchoge....1st human to run sub 2 hour marathon.....

One hour, 59 minutes, 40 seconds.

https://www.podiumrunner.com/kipchoge-first-human-to-run-a-sub-2-hour-marathon_178715?fbclid=IwAR391fhYiXdsVFRZdT9wD4gas3xB6SHXU1wOIA0U5KylfRDUi6iOWxUqEz0

No human is limited.....Eliud Kipchoge

                                          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-XgKRJUEgQ

     Watching him finish was epic....a bit like watching man's first steps on the moon.
   
      Hoping to see Kipchoge and Bikele, the 2 best marathoners in the world, complete in the 2020 Olympics. 

Your earworm for the weekend:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0la5DBtOVNI

     It is 18 degrees and snowing out this morning. I found and put on snow pants, 2 layers of jackets, a buff, hood, warm mittens, then afterwards had to remove all and dry them out.... all for a very short walk with my dog.
     Getting myself ready for going out in winter is reminiscent of getting my kids ready to go out in winter years ago....except I can still put on my own boots.
   

Preserve the legacy

We are the rememberers, the people left behind, to keep the one who's gone from us alive in heart and mind; the people left to cherish and preserve a legacy. Yes, we are the rememberers.....and we will always be.

Here is a link to an article that resonates with me.  It is on one person's experience with love, loss, and running on.

https://trailrunnermag.com/training/love-and-loss-and-running-on.html

So exciting

     Next Saturday on 10-12-19 Eliud Kipchoge will be in Vienna trying again to break the 2 hour marathon time.  He will have to run all 26.2 miles at a faster than 4:58 time per mile. This will be an amazing feat of human endurance. The Kenyan holds the current marathon world record of 2 hours 1 minute 39 seconds.
https://www.runnersworld.com/uk/training/marathon/a29364019/kipchoge-inoes-159-challenge/


     On a related note, The Game Changers will be released on Netflix on Oct. 16.  Yay.  Can't wait to watch.

Life is better with a rescued dog

Do the best you can with what you know and have right now, and then let it go.

     Good advice.

Remember.....

Intelligent people tend to be messy, stay awake longer, and swear more

This is so reassuring!!!

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/intelligent-people-tend-to-be-messy-stay-awake-longer-and-swear-more-a7174256.html?fbclid=IwAR0eGJtm7E05GdFju9Klg0KItC3PYJeDkt2ZBQP_Emh8T8gn7rx1faVpdGA

And much too soon...chilly, gray, damp day.  Noooooo. I'm not ready.  I miss sunshine already.