image: echrblog.blogspot.comI recently admitted something to myself, which naturally means I need to share it with you... I've got a bit of a pre-running ritual. I won't divulge all the personal details, yet, but, basically it includes a lot of peeing, preparing my iProduct (music and running app) double knotting my laces, moisturizing... It is … Continue reading Personal Inventory
Category: musings
Verb – that’s what’s happening
I'm a person of action. If something needs to get done, I do it. If you say "can't," I'll say "can." When projecting into the future, I don't want to hear "would," because I'm already thinking "will." Are you with me? In case you're not, this is what I'm talking about:I get my thing in … Continue reading Verb – that’s what’s happening
How do you negotiate a mountain?
image gatetrails.comHere. You fill in the blank, as if you were me: Today while I was _________ , I got to thinking about __________. Seriously, I'm getting predictable. Anyway, this afternoon, I ran the back nine at Albany Muni Capital Hills, which has some monstrous hills, and I was mulling over how one gets to … Continue reading How do you negotiate a mountain?
Dreadmill Blues
image: benjamuna.files.wordpress.comWhen I first began running after my shoulder surgery, it was winter and I made use of the treadmill at the gym. I really had no complaints about the experience. I could listen to music, watched muted Home and Garden television and people watch - all at the same time without tripping. I was … Continue reading Dreadmill Blues
Doing new math
image from: http://www.valdosta.eduI was working on homework with my youngest son the other night. He's in first grade and we were doing math. I encountered a problem that absolutely boggled me for at least 90 seconds. No, really. It was a simple addition question, but the method my son is being taught is very different … Continue reading Doing new math
We All Fall Down
image from: hachettebookgroup.comI have a dark fascination with addiction. I don't understand it, but I know that it is real and accept that it is a part of our society. It's everywhere. Of course, for every drug addict there is an ever widening circle of the people impacted by the drug addict and their actions. … Continue reading We All Fall Down
The half life of neglect
According to Wikipedia Half Life is defined as the period of time it takes for the amount of a substance undergoing decay to decrease by half. It's radioactive decay. I'm not really a science girl - I appreciate the nurturing it takes for something to grow and I know that my health has been directly … Continue reading The half life of neglect
