Looking together in the same direction.
Sea otters hold hands while they sleep so they don't drift apart.
Sunday, July 31, 2016
Saturday, July 30, 2016
Props to the people who.....
Substitute the word "people" for the word "runners."
In my virtual Amerithon, I just reached Mammoth ski resort. Next stop---Death Valley in 134 miles.
Eating to starve cancer and obesity
Friday, July 29, 2016
“The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don’t have any.” – Alice Walker
A day for thoughts of power...
Thursday, July 28, 2016
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Tuesday, July 26, 2016
Monday, July 25, 2016
Lifestyle Medicine
Below is the link to an interesting article about an emergency physician who changed her practice to Lifestyle Medicine. It is becoming more common. I was interested to learn of the formation of the American College of Lifestyle Medicine in 2004, which is an off-shoot of the American College of Preventive Medicine. It is nice to learn of professional medical organizations trying to fix America's broken health.
http://www.mdnews.com/news/2016_07/nourish-health-with-food-for-life-nutrition-and-lifestyle-medicine.aspx
Sunday, July 24, 2016
Next Amerithon badge earned
I am now entering Yosemite National Park on my virtual run/walk across the country. I have such a long way to go.
I attended a fund-raiser for the Morrison Natural History Museum last night. It was a viewing of the newest Ice Age movie, number 5, which was just okay, probably wonderful if you have small kids. But before the showing, there was a 40 minute talk by 2 nationally recognized paleontologists about ice age mammals, particularly about the real stories of the animated versions of the mammals in the movie. The speakers were Robert T Bakker and Matthew Mossbrucker. They had a Q&A session after their talk, and also stayed and answered questions after the movie. They had several fossils and life-size casts available for a hands-on experience.
Dr. Bakker is a major proponent of the theory that dinosaurs were warm-blooded. He also was an adviser on the original Jurassic Park movie. He is the Curator of Paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. I've read his novel, "Raptor Red," which is told from the point of view of a female Utahraptor. (I do prefer my history lessons in novel form).
Dr. Mossbrucker is the Curator at the Morrison Museum.
My neighbors, who own the Dinosaur Hotel, are both on the board of the Morrison Natural History Museum, and their 2 teenage kids are really into all things dinosaur/reptile and volunteer there. It was a wonderful event. Sometime I will have to check out the Museum.
I attended a fund-raiser for the Morrison Natural History Museum last night. It was a viewing of the newest Ice Age movie, number 5, which was just okay, probably wonderful if you have small kids. But before the showing, there was a 40 minute talk by 2 nationally recognized paleontologists about ice age mammals, particularly about the real stories of the animated versions of the mammals in the movie. The speakers were Robert T Bakker and Matthew Mossbrucker. They had a Q&A session after their talk, and also stayed and answered questions after the movie. They had several fossils and life-size casts available for a hands-on experience.
Dr. Bakker is a major proponent of the theory that dinosaurs were warm-blooded. He also was an adviser on the original Jurassic Park movie. He is the Curator of Paleontology at the Houston Museum of Natural Science. I've read his novel, "Raptor Red," which is told from the point of view of a female Utahraptor. (I do prefer my history lessons in novel form).
Dr. Mossbrucker is the Curator at the Morrison Museum.
My neighbors, who own the Dinosaur Hotel, are both on the board of the Morrison Natural History Museum, and their 2 teenage kids are really into all things dinosaur/reptile and volunteer there. It was a wonderful event. Sometime I will have to check out the Museum.
Saturday, July 23, 2016
Friday, July 22, 2016
Thursday, July 21, 2016
These are the days that must happen to you
I saw the quote, "These are the days that must happen to you," the other day. It struck a chord with me and I had to look up its source. It is from "Song of the Open Road" by Walt Whitman.
Listen! I will be honest with you.
I do not offer the old smooth prizes, but offer rough new prizes.
These are the days that must happen to you:
You shall not heap up what is called riches,
You shall scatter with lavish hand all that you earn or achieve.
However sweet the laid-up stores,
However convenient the dwellings,
You shall not remain there.
However sheltered the port,
And however calm the waters,
You shall not anchor there.
However welcome the hospitality that welcomes you
You are permitted to receive it but a little while.
I do not offer the old smooth prizes, but offer rough new prizes.
These are the days that must happen to you:
You shall not heap up what is called riches,
You shall scatter with lavish hand all that you earn or achieve.
However sweet the laid-up stores,
However convenient the dwellings,
You shall not remain there.
However sheltered the port,
And however calm the waters,
You shall not anchor there.
However welcome the hospitality that welcomes you
You are permitted to receive it but a little while.
Afoot and lighthearted, take to the open road,
Healthy, free, the world before you,
The long brown path before you, leading wherever
you choose.
Say only to one another:
Camerado, I give you my hand!
I give you my love, more precious than money,
I give you myself before preaching or law:
Will you give me yourself?
Will you come travel with me?
Shall we stick by each other as long as we live?
Healthy, free, the world before you,
The long brown path before you, leading wherever
you choose.
Say only to one another:
Camerado, I give you my hand!
I give you my love, more precious than money,
I give you myself before preaching or law:
Will you give me yourself?
Will you come travel with me?
Shall we stick by each other as long as we live?
— Walt Whitman
Personally, I am taking a break from running much this week and avoiding that open road. I had walked my dog in the open space park nearby and got multiple deerfly bites which have become infected, so I am taking it easy and trying to heal the many blisters and areas of cellulitis before they spread. These are the days that must happen to me, requiring me to stay indoors and regain that health.
Personally, I am taking a break from running much this week and avoiding that open road. I had walked my dog in the open space park nearby and got multiple deerfly bites which have become infected, so I am taking it easy and trying to heal the many blisters and areas of cellulitis before they spread. These are the days that must happen to me, requiring me to stay indoors and regain that health.
Monday, July 18, 2016
Sunday, July 17, 2016
17th annual #Donor Dash---Done Vida
It was a beautiful but very warm morning at Washington Park for a fun run/walk. Support organ donation, please.
1198 out of 4731 overall. 18 out of 202 age group F60-64. It was a fun run, not a race. Walked for a half mile with a friend I happened to meet.
Dogs were allowed in the race, and one of them howled along with the National Anthem causing more than a few chuckles plus a giant cheer by the crowd at the end.
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| Who knew there are pelicans in Colorado? |
1198 out of 4731 overall. 18 out of 202 age group F60-64. It was a fun run, not a race. Walked for a half mile with a friend I happened to meet.
Dogs were allowed in the race, and one of them howled along with the National Anthem causing more than a few chuckles plus a giant cheer by the crowd at the end.
Saturday, July 16, 2016
Friday, July 15, 2016
I'm past Oakland in Oakdale California now
This is the badge I earned yesterday on my virtual Amerithon challenge crossing the United States. I'm doing more walking, less running, due to some iliotibial band issues. Due to the heat, I'm doing a lot on the treadmill watching Netflix re-runs.
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Monday, July 11, 2016
Sunday, July 10, 2016
The Amerithon virtual challenge
I am doing the Amerithon Challenge, a virtual challenge to cross the USA in 1 year. I can walk, run, swim, rollerblade, bike, elliptical, hike, snowshoe, ski or crawl the 3521 miles. Here is the fantastic medal. The finishers charm is to be received after I've completed the challenge. There is a map of the virtual route and milestone badges I will be earning. Proceeds go to Team Red, White, and Blue. The challenge started this past Monday, July 4. I am just past the San Francisco Bay Bridge.
I won't be increasing my running, but will start adding and tallying walking. I was going to mow the entire yard and check the mileage on my GPS today, but only got the front yard done as it was 90 degrees and much too hot. My front yard is small....only 0.2 miles accomplished from that.
If I can't keep up with the mileage by running and walking, I may add biking to the mix.
Wish me luck on my virtual journey.
(PS mowing the entire yard, only 0.6 miles, sure seems like longer).
Friday, July 8, 2016
For What Its Worth, 1967
This song from 1967 by Buffalo Springfield is so appropriate today. Right on.
Thursday, July 7, 2016
Wednesday, July 6, 2016
I love, love, love a good parade!
I have always loved a good parade. When we lived in Naperville, IL they had the best Memorial Day parades I have ever seen. We went to watch the marching bands to see Ben, and the orchestra float to see Kate, but there were local campaigners, military floats, Veterans, masses of children on big wheels, antique vehicles, boy and girl scouts, a men's business group marching with business attire and carrying briefcases. You name it, it was there. Naperville is a good-sized city.
Stanton, Nebraska, my small hometown, has a fantastic July 4th parade and celebration. It represents small-town Americana at its very best. They didn't do this when I lived there 46 years ago. I was a member of the marching band back then, so I think I would have remembered.
Now over the 4th there is the parade, a morning poker run/walk, a flag-raising ceremony at the VFW club, a craft show, bake sale, cake walk, dodgeball tournament, softball games, food tents, pancake breakfast, the swimming pool and Heritage Museum are open, and the day ends with a wonderful fireworks display. I'm sure I have even forgotten some other activities.
I want to talk about the parade. I was in Stanton this past weekend visiting family. The road trip went great and I had a wonderful time. The days went much too fast.
Not long before the parade start, the planners were still desperate to find out-of-staters to be parade float judges. I assume they were looking for objectivity which is why they wanted people from out-of-state, or maybe it is because we would soon be long gone and wouldn't have to deal with complaints about our judging. A young woman from Minnesota named Darby and I were who they tracked down. Everybody in a small town knows everybody else, and knows who have out-of-town visitors they can tap.
I/we had no idea what we were doing but it was a blast. We had to pick the best motorcycle from the couple of dozen of Legion Cycles. They were amazing! There were classic Harleys and even a restored Indian. Not knowing anything about motorcycles, though, we went with the most patriotic.
Then we had to pick the top 3 parade entries.....there were floats, antique tractors, old cars and trucks, all the town's emergency and fire equipment, a semi-tractor and trailer, a bit of everything. We knew nothing about old tractors/cars/trucks, so again went with the most patriotic.
We got to ride in the parade in the back of a Mustang convertible following the '69 Corvette convertible carrying the parade Grand Marshal. My sis-in-law Jeanette is a friend of the owner of the Mustang and drove it in the parade, so my nephews, Gunnar and Gatlin, got to ride with us and throw out candy to the the parade-watchers. What a blast!
The Stanton Marching band performed, too. I love marching bands. I still find the half-time show to be the best part of football games. (I know, all you you Husker fans are groaning to hear this, but knowing me, know that this is true.)
The population of Stanton, Nebraska is 1500. Whoever wasn't in the parade was there watching. What a wonderful community event.
All that was lacking was a loud-speaker blaring Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA." Then it would have been perfect.
“Living in a small town...is like living in a large family of rather uncongenial relations. Sometimes it’s fun, and sometimes it’s perfectly awful, but it’s always good for you. People in large towns are like only-children.”
― Joyce Dennys, Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945
Stanton, Nebraska, my small hometown, has a fantastic July 4th parade and celebration. It represents small-town Americana at its very best. They didn't do this when I lived there 46 years ago. I was a member of the marching band back then, so I think I would have remembered.
Now over the 4th there is the parade, a morning poker run/walk, a flag-raising ceremony at the VFW club, a craft show, bake sale, cake walk, dodgeball tournament, softball games, food tents, pancake breakfast, the swimming pool and Heritage Museum are open, and the day ends with a wonderful fireworks display. I'm sure I have even forgotten some other activities.
I want to talk about the parade. I was in Stanton this past weekend visiting family. The road trip went great and I had a wonderful time. The days went much too fast.
Not long before the parade start, the planners were still desperate to find out-of-staters to be parade float judges. I assume they were looking for objectivity which is why they wanted people from out-of-state, or maybe it is because we would soon be long gone and wouldn't have to deal with complaints about our judging. A young woman from Minnesota named Darby and I were who they tracked down. Everybody in a small town knows everybody else, and knows who have out-of-town visitors they can tap.
I/we had no idea what we were doing but it was a blast. We had to pick the best motorcycle from the couple of dozen of Legion Cycles. They were amazing! There were classic Harleys and even a restored Indian. Not knowing anything about motorcycles, though, we went with the most patriotic.
Then we had to pick the top 3 parade entries.....there were floats, antique tractors, old cars and trucks, all the town's emergency and fire equipment, a semi-tractor and trailer, a bit of everything. We knew nothing about old tractors/cars/trucks, so again went with the most patriotic.
We got to ride in the parade in the back of a Mustang convertible following the '69 Corvette convertible carrying the parade Grand Marshal. My sis-in-law Jeanette is a friend of the owner of the Mustang and drove it in the parade, so my nephews, Gunnar and Gatlin, got to ride with us and throw out candy to the the parade-watchers. What a blast!
The Stanton Marching band performed, too. I love marching bands. I still find the half-time show to be the best part of football games. (I know, all you you Husker fans are groaning to hear this, but knowing me, know that this is true.)
The population of Stanton, Nebraska is 1500. Whoever wasn't in the parade was there watching. What a wonderful community event.
All that was lacking was a loud-speaker blaring Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA." Then it would have been perfect.
If you're not in the parade, you watch the parade. That's life.
“Living in a small town...is like living in a large family of rather uncongenial relations. Sometimes it’s fun, and sometimes it’s perfectly awful, but it’s always good for you. People in large towns are like only-children.”
― Joyce Dennys, Henrietta Sees It Through: More News from the Home Front 1942-1945
Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Friday, July 1, 2016
Happy Holiday weekend everyone.
I'm getting all packed up. Lawn is mowed. Dog will be going to kennel. It is Road Trip time.
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