Bluetooth wireless, where it got its name and logo....fascinating

Blå, Blå: Have you ever heard of Harald "Blåtand" Gormsson? No? Don't be so sure. You may not know that old Harald once ruled modern-day Denmark and Norway back in the AD 900s, but you might recognize his nickname. "Blåtand" is Danish for "Bluetooth." Gormsson earned his nickname with his dead tooth, which was a very dark blue and grayish color. This apparently stood out even by Viking beauty standards, and so Gormsson became "Blåtand" to his pals.

Can you hear me now? So how did Blåtand end up lending his name to wireless communications technology? Back in the mid-90s, the Intel Corporation was working on short-range radio technology. So were two other companies: Sweden's Ericsson and Finland's Nokia. The three decided to team up to push the technology forward and establish a single wireless communications standard. Meeting in 1996, representatives from the three companies decided on a code name for their project. Kardash was Intel's representative, and he arrived with a diplomatic suggestion: "Bluetooth."

Coming together: Kardash and Intel picked "Bluetooth" for a reason. "King Harald Bluetooth," Kardash wrote in a contemporary blog post, "was famous for uniting Scandanavia." Working with two Scandinavian companies did the same thing for short-range wireless communication. And though it was supposed to just be a temporary code name, "Bluetooth" is still with us today. Oh, and that weird "B" that is used as Bluetooth's logo? That's our buddy Blåtand's initials written in ancient Danish runes.
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(am dog walk, 2.5 mi, year to date walking 272.8,  pm jog 3.2 mi, year to date 817.1)

(am dog walk 2.4, year to date 270.3; pm jog 1.1 year to date 813.9)

Some days and weeks you have to let other people do the worrying for a while

( walk 2.5 mi w dog in am, jog 5.1 mi treadmill in pm, walk year to date 267.9, run year to date 812.8)

(Run 1.6, run total 807.7.  Walk 1.5, walk total 265.4)

(run on treadmill 3.5 miles, run year to date 806.1,  walk dog in am 2.8 miles, walk year to date 263.9)

(2.2 mi. Saturday. 1.2 mi streaksaver Sunday,  total walk miles still 261.1, total run miles 801.1)

     Going on a road trip with my daughter so will be gone for a few days.  Mask packed.  Have a good weekend folks.
     (early am treadmill 3.1, dog walk 1.5 miles, got it done)

A follow up to the last entry......

Make your life the best story in the world

(Walk with dog in AM, beautiful morning, 3.5 miles.   PM treadmill run 3.1 miles.  Total run miles year to date 794.6, total walk miles year to date 259.6)

     (Jog with dog 7.5 miles, run year to date total 791.5; walk 1 mile, walk year to date 256.1)

Smile for the day

(Very hot day.  Walked 4.1 miles, jogged 1.2 miles on Treadmill.  Total run miles for the year=784, total walk miles for the year 255.1)

The Weight, a beautiful blast from the past I had to share

                                             https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ph1GU1qQ1zQ



(Jogged with dog 6.3 miles slowly in the heat, plus walked 1 mile. Total run miles=782.8, total walked miles 251)

#Coloradotrailchallenge

     I'm doing a virtual challenge this summer to keep motivated to move.  The challenge is to run/walk/hike or bike 486 miles, the distance of the Colorado Trail, in 90 days.  I'm 2 weeks in and have earned 3 cool badges, above.  14 days of 90 done.  So far the motivation is working for me.

     (today 6.23 miles jogged with my dog, 1 mile walked to warm up and cool down, total run miles  year to date=776.5, walk miles year to date 250)


Oops 2 more badges arrived late. 😀

Drawing hope

                                      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4PRvrKUQDg

(Run 3.2 for year total 770.3, walk 2 for year total 249)

(PM TM run 3.2 mi, AM walk w dog 3.3 miles.  Run total 767.1. walk total 247.)

Mileage update.....ran 4.7 on treadmill/year total 763.9.  Walked dog 1.6, year to date total 243.7.

It's hard to explain puns to kleptomaniacs because they always take things literally.

     Well, I thought it was worth sharing...LOL.

FYI
I'm probably not going to reach my goal of running 2020 miles in 2020, (fingers crossed that I will), but I do track my walking miles and will mention them here.  So far in 2020 I've run 759.2 miles and walked 242.1 (1001.3 total).  I'll make the distance that way.

This gets me every time.

It's a privilege to learn about racism instead of experiencing it your whole life.

“No man has the right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training. It is a shame for a man to grow old without seeing the beauty and strength of which his body is capable.” ― Socrates

     Being as healthy as possible is even more important right now.

I got your six.....

     I hadn't heard of David Clark, the ultrarunner and best selling author, until after he died 10 days ago due to complications from back surgery.  His is an amazing story, and I can't wait for our library to reopen again someday to read his 3 books.
     Here is a link to one of his YouTube videos....I got your  six: a father and son fight cancer together.
It can be your motivation for this week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24_e5WqZOC8