Wake up.

                                             Be the change you want to see in the world

                                          Hippie Peace Freaks


And have a wonderful 3 day holiday weekend.

Change your environment

I found this thought-provoking.  Change is hard.  Change anyway.

“Obesity is the result of people responding normally to the obesogenic environment they find themselves in.”

     The above quote is from the Lancet.  It rings true.  We live in an extremely obesogenic environment.

  What we need to be saved from is an environment unlike anything any living thing has experienced in 4 billion years of evolution. 


                                         Is this our future?  Human dystopia:

      Get angry. Rebel. You don't need to mindlessly follow what media suggests or what others do, or what "people have always done."  The industrial complex is deceiving you because you are their bread and butter. They do not want you to change.  Change anyway. Do what is best for you.

http://www.weightymatters.ca/2014/08/guest-post-fitness-industrial-complex.html

Prayer of the woods

                                                                      Hippie Peace Freaks

"Forests are the lungs of our land."   Franklin Delano Roosevelt


Trees help reduce your risk of dying:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_30693.cfm

"Life is what happens while you are busy making other plans."---John Lennon

     Take a day now and then, or even just a portion of a day, to just be.  Enjoy the sunshine on your skin.

So true

                                                                                shared from Hippie Peace Freaks

     And leaving pools of drool on the floor in the kitchen!

You are

   Quote for the week, by Jac Vanek:

Drink more water.....please.

When there are droughts and we have serious water scarcity concerns, how we can justify continuing to consume animal products, which are so very wasteful of water to produce? Please remember that dairy (meaning dairy-derived milk, cream, ice cream, cheese, yogurt, etc.) is not a harmless byproduct. 

                                                                                     Vegan Street

Regrets?

     This is an oldie, but it always makes me smile.  Have a nice weekend.

                                                               Hippie Peace Freaks

"My microbiome made me do it."

     Our microbiome is made of the 100 trillion bacteria and microbes within our bodies. They outnumber our own cells 10 to one,  some estimates say 100 to one.  Now there is thought that they influence our actions. They are the puppet-masters and we are the puppets.  100 trillion microbes can be very manipulative!

http://sportsgeezer.com/2014/my-microbiome-made-me-do-it/


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/science/our-microbiome-may-be-looking-out-for-itself.html?_r=0


http://www.iflscience.com/health-and-medicine/are-your-bacteria-making-you-fat

I don't know where I'm going but I'm on my way.

     This is the answer to "what am I going to be when I grow up?", to which I still have no answer.  The key is that.it is the journey, not the destination, which is to be enjoyed.

                                                                      The Mind Unleashed


"If you don't know where you are going, any road will get you there."---Lewis Carroll

It is now undeniable!

     The days are noticeably shorter.

     The crab apples have turned red.  Soon they will fall to the ground and herds of deer will be fattening themselves with them in their preparation for the winter to come.

     The rose-hips are ripened and replace the beauty of the roses.

     Blooming autumn flowers, such as these gayfeathers, abound.

     The wild poppies are stunning.

      The mullein is taller than me.

      And, best of all, everything smells of sunshine and sage.

"Summer ends, and Autumn comes, and he who would have it otherwise would have high tide always and a full moon every night."  ----   Hal Borland

And the fawns, as seen from my kitchen window, are still cute.

Ziauddin Yousafsai, on his daughter, Malala

     If you haven't seen this Ted Talk, it will be worth your time to listen to Malala Yousafsai's Father.

                                          (email subscribers go to blog to see video)

Ida Keeling. 99, sets new running record

Wow, you go Ida Keeling.
http://www.runnersworld.com/general-interest/99-year-old-sets-100-meter-record?cid=socMOT_20140814_29742806



     Another article on just how much sitting cancels the benefits of exercise.
http://www.runnersworld.com/health/does-sitting-really-cancel-the-benefits-of-exercise


     Need $10,000?
http://perfectformuladiet.com/health/dr-milton-mills-knows-can-save-life/

Sentimental Saturday

     This is an unusual post from the Oatmeal, but I like it.  It seems appropriate after reading all the news.

                                                                                       The Oatmeal

Funny Friday, Smile and enjoy.

                                                                                     Sue Fitzmaurice, Author

       I love, love, love the expressions on this dog!

I fucking love science

GotTurmeric?

     Turmeric has been in the health news a lot lately.  Here are links to 2 cool articles about it.  The first is about the efficacy of turmeric over drugs.  The second suggests ways to add turmeric to your diet.  It inspired me to make a red lentil coconut sweet potato curry last night....one of my favorites. Yum.

http://themindunleashed.org/2014/06/science-confirms-turmeric-effective-14-drugs.html

http://www.thekitchn.com/7-ways-to-eat-drink-turmeric-198696



“Each spice has a special day to it. For turmeric it is Sunday, when light drips fat and butter-colored into the bins to be soaked up glowing, when you pray to the nine planets for love and luck.” 
― Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, The Mistress of Spices

Autumn approaches, seize the day.

     Summer is nearing its end.  There are cars at the elementary school again.  Teachers are preparing for the next term which starts Monday.  Grasshoppers abound.  The fawns are big enough to wander without their Mom, but they still have their spots.  Cute, aren't they?

Georgetown Idaho Springs half marathon 8-9-14

     Last Saturday I ran the Georgetown Idaho Springs Half with 2 friends.  It was a great day but a hard run at altitude.  The race starts at 8500 feet elevation and ends at 7500 feet.  It follows I 70 and Clear Creek down.  It became difficult for me at mile 11.
     I finished in 2:46:01......12.67 min/mile.  My 10k split was 1:17.  I need to work on that.

37 degrees at 6 AM at Georgetown Lake at 6 AM

Two friends and I pre-race

At the start

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                                                              RIP Robin Williams

Are you enjoying the full moon?

                                                                   Wild Woman Sisterhood

Good news for cows and people.

http://www.mfablog.org/2014/07/mooove-over-cows-milk.html

Isn't it amazing how much stuff we get done the day before vacation?---Zig Ziglar

     I'm vacationing and will be off-grid so no blogs for a while. Have a great first week of August,

     Today is my birthday.  Forget your age......I always do.

     Woo Hoo!  An entire week of celebration with family.  It's my birthday/vacation....my birth-ation, my vaca-day?

                                                                 Hippie Peace Freaks

     
"How old would you be if you didn't know how old you are?"----Satchel Paige

Powerful

             So do Good Times.................

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