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This weeks question is inspired by my 40 pound pregnancy gain and a new awesome web site I want to tell you about.
First let me vent about this gain. Ok, I'm pregnant. That's been established BUT that doesn't totally silence all the silly voices in my head or the negative body image talk that's plagued me from childhood. Regardless, my body is changing and I need to deal. It is what it is and I must embrace and accept. After all, it's my BODY! There's no escaping it. This is the only one I have!
In all honesty, I have never dressed my size. As a teenager I hid a very average body in baggy clothes. In college I gained so much weight those baggy clothes were all too tight. By the time I was in my 20s I hated clothes shopping with a passion and spent a lot of time crying in my closet as nothing felt comfortable or fit correctly.
If ONLY I accepted and dressed for my size! I would have looked better and felt better. There is no doubt about it.
I'm going through a bit of this now. Pregnancy is slightly different but the concept is the same. I pass the on the tailored maternity dress pants my Sister-in-law was nice enough to hand down in favor of baggy sweats. I glance at the cute pregnancy sweaters my Mother-In-Law bought me, yet I end up wearing the biggest, sloppiest t-shirts I own.
When will I learn that by taking pride in myself and what I wear spills over into everything from my mood to what I eat?
It really does.
It's easy for me to say, "Buy clothes that fit!" it will help! But the reality is sometimes we just don't have the cash. It's not cheap to replace a complete wardrobe.
The Great Clothing Exchange is a new website by LeavingFatville that can help. Clothing swaps are a great way to help the transition ad get a few pieces to start to to build confidence. As with anything, embracing your size and dressing appropriate for it will not happen overnight. It's a process. A journey and I'm curious where you are on it.
Do you dress for your size?
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http://www.danispies.com Dani
Being preggo this second time around has been a lot tougher for me than the first. There are so many days when I want to just skip the shower, blow dry and make up (and do!) only to remember taking care of myself and taking pride in my appearance completely effects the rest of my day and everything I do – including what I choose to eat!! As for wearing clothes my size, I am probably starting to border wearing clothes that are to small because I SO don't want to go buy anything for new when I'm only going to be needing it for another three months! Plus it's not so fun to shop when you can;t try in the clothes you would really want – LOL! We're almost there girl… you sooner than me. Looking forward to the post baby journey;)
well, i'm not pregnant, but yes and no. i feel mega self-conscious in pretty dresses (but i do enjoy getting dressed up for fancy occasions) and almost anything besides a tee shirt and jeans/cotton skirt. i wear cardigans and fleeces all the time. i'm used to wearing some 'layers' … i think they take attention away from my body (which sounds a little crazy, given that i do not possess the body of a supermodel. but hey). i'm also always cold, so i guess my layering serves a purpose. i guess i wear my size, but tastefully… i don't do low-cut shirts anymore. boob glances make me uncomfortable, lol.
I was pregnant twice and I can totally relate to your feelings 100%. I know you are an intelligent lady who will work through the extra weight and bloating with ease as soon as the baby is born without much time passage at all. I also know that you appreciate the miracle that having a child will be. So I will tell you what kept me going when I felt this way (which was often!) #1) Do go out and buy a few inexpensive but fitting comfortable maternity clothes regardless of price from time to time. It matters how you feel, even if it is temporary. and #2) Remind yourself of that FANTASTIC feeling you will have right after the baby is born. It is out of this world. And that is what you are doing all this for.
I totally get what you are going through but if anyone can bounce back with ease and a little healthy lifestyling afterwards, it's you. : ) I hope that helps.
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No experience with pregnancy, but have some experience with weight loss (and regain). It took a long time for my mind to catch up with the loss, but once it did, I bought all new clothes. But when the regain happened, I had given away all my 'fat' clothes. I fought buying anything new for a long time, until I had nothing to wear. At least this time, I have an entire wardrobe for the way (weigh?) down.
Only recently have I started dressing for my size. It's not that I dressed for a different size before, I just didn't know what would look good. But then I had a few successes and I've built on that. I know that I like the way I look in skinny jeans (I know they say you "shouldn't" wear skinny jeans if you aren't skinny, to which I say "pfft"! I like the way I look in them WAY better than the wide-leg ones that are supposed to "flatter" my shape.") and blazers, tops and dresses with cinched waists, short skirts with tights, etc. So it's been lovely to get to dress for my size recently.
But that doesn't mean the desire to "wait until I'm skinny" has gone away. In the last week my jeans (I usually only have 1 pair at a time) wore out at the crotch because of my thighs rubbing together. I have another pair of the same jeans in one size lower that I'm probably 8 pounds from fitting into. The thought of spending the money now to buy an in-between pair is dreadful. But my fiance and I had a long talk about it and he reminded me how much better I feel when I have clothes that fit, so we're going jeans shopping tomorrow. Sure, it'll suck a bit to spend the $60 or $70, but part of my weight loss success is feeling good at my current size and not feeling like I have to go on a juice fast or something equally drastic just so I'll have a pair of pants I feel good in.
http://newleafeats.wordpress.com Michelle @ Turning Over a New Leaf
I try to dress my size as much as I can, which is why I'm gradually trying to rid my wardrobe of all those free tshirts I collected in college. I still haven't replaced all my wardrobe since losing 35 lbs. It's definitely expensive, and I've picked up things here and there at cute resale shops and clothing exchanges, but I certainly don't have a full wardrobe yet.
This is just me, but I look forward to clothes shopping while pregnant! I see so many more affordable cute maternity clothes than in the non-prego sizes! At least where I shop. ;)
I am one of those weird women who loves to wear dresses, however, the top of my body is not proportionate to the bottom. Actually, it's just the girls that aren't proportionate to the rest of the body. My chest is 2-3 sizes bigger than the rest of me. In fact, I lost about 30 lbs. a few years ago, but didn't lose any size in my chest and gradually gained the weight back simply because I couldn't find anything that looked right with a waist and hips that should wear a M and a chest that needed an XL or bigger. I couldn't (and still can't) afford to have everything tailored to fit me, so I feel like I am sort of stuck. To top it off, I am only 5'2″, so petite sizes fit me better in the sleeves, but make it even more difficult to find something that doesn't pull at the chest, even with minimizer bras.
http://www.healthytwists.com Hallie
The other day, I was complaining that I hate all my clothes (I do this a lot). I said "nothing I have fits, everything is too big or too small" and my fiancé goes, "well, you're always either gaining weight or losing weight." I NEVER thought of myself as a yo-yo'er until that moment and it was a huge lightbulb. I constantly fall prey to the "I can't buy clothes til I lose weight" and therefore, I wear clothes that don't fit and I wear them into the ground.
I am really, really hoping I can drop these 15 lbs I've been fighting for years and KEEP it off…but in the meantime I bought a pair of pants that fit me now (hello, not 8 or 12…but TEN!) and they are AMAZING and I feel so good when I wear them. Except they need to be hemmed but that's another story for another day…
http://makingmesses.com Jen @Making Messes
I do now. But I can relate to the preggo blah feeling after weightloss. And when I was a size 16, I just looked for anything that didn't say 16. Covered myself with a belief that I was in some holding cell. That I'd live my life and wear beautiful clothes at a later date when I got it all together. Sound familiar? It's just not being present. Now I make an effort to get dressed everyday. Granted, I am thinner, but it's really a change in my mindset. Act your way into feeling. You, today, ate worth the effort.
http://www.tugboatphotography.blogspot.com Tara
I am currently at my heaviest weight (heavy sigh, uber depressing) but many people don't know it, because i am actually buying clothes that fit me and compliment my body style, where the last time I was close to this weight (I am 5 lbs heavier than I was at my previous heaviest) I wasn't wearing jeans that fit, or shirts, and they were either too tight or too baggy, I don't feel as bad about myself as I did back then. I still really want to lose the weight and am really sad that I am at my heaviest again, but dressing better helps.
Just think of how many people you'll inspire AGAIN when you go back to your pre-pregnancy weight.
http://kindlifeofleah.blogspot.com Leah
I'm learning to dress for my size, too!
I've lost 68 pounds in the last year and a half, and I'm still planning to lose about 15 more. Oh, and I'm on a strict budget.
I can't believe it took me this long to just go to Goodwill. Seriously, that store is great for transition clothes! I went a couple of weekends ago and got a whole new wardrobe for less than $100. (several shirts, a few pairs of work pants, plus a few pairs of jeans).
I'll go again when I lose another size.
I am waiting to spend money on full-priced items until I get to my goal size, which is a 10. :-)
http://lauralovinglife.com Laura of Lauralovinglife
As my budget permits, I buy new clothes that fit me well. My most recent purchase (with Xmas gift card) was 2 tight-fitting sweaters and a size 14 pants! My first size 14 since… college?
However, sometimes I like to get into clothes that my body just swims in, usually at home, or on very yucky days (like if I have a cold). I have a pair of lounge pants that is probably 6 sizes too big for me. They're flannel. I put those puppies on, cinch the drawstring, and I am ready to relaxify.
I think having some clothes that are way too big really helps me deal with the "my body is so much smaller" feeling that sometimes overwhelms me. It's not easy to face the world without the jacket of fat that used to buffer you from it.
I'm not at the weight I want to be, but I definitely dress for my size and it makes all the difference in the world. I make sure that everything fits properly, and if that means a larger number on the clothing tag, that's ok. There's nothing worse than being self-conscious about your body AND ill-fitting clothing! Plus clothing that's too tight creates bigger bumps and rolls, andclothing that's too big creates the illusion of extra mass that just isn't there.
I have to say that the most essential piece of clothing to get at the right size is a bra. Seriously. Especially if you're well-endowed (I am a "specialty" size) having the girls up and lifted make your stomack look smaller, and bras that are too small create spillage (back and front) that makes you look lumpier than you are.
People can't see the tag of your clothing – they can see you!! I asked a lady at a clothing store, when I asked for a size, say "You're not that size. I dress bodies for a living. You're two sizes smaller than that. No way you're that size". I absolutely was that size, I guess I just didn't look like it. I have to presume it was because my clothes, that fit, made me look smaller.
http://www.blogtolose.com/profile/Dani Dani
I dress for my size, but 9 times out of 10 I'll opt for a top that is sort of tailored and made to wear untucked versus a clingy stretch type top. I'm just really self consious of the spare tire and "muffin top".
http://lovinlosing.com Carolyn @ Lovin' Losing
I actually never had much of a problem dressing for my size. I find that just as wearing clothes that are too tight can make me feel "fat," so can wearing clothes that aree too baggy. Right now I'm between sizes in some of my clothes and the ones that are getting baggy make me feel sloppy and uncomfortable.
When I was in college and at the time my heaviest I dressed in horrible over sized shirts and pants. Now I'm heavier yet I think I look better because I dress better. Having said that I think plus size clothes are horribly made! Most are like large bags that are unflattering and dreadful! I wish someone would really make nice plus size clothes, that fit well!
Having said all that I have to admit that while pregnant I did not feel fat. In fact even 8 months pregnant with my stomach sticking out I felt great. It was the only time in my life that I did not feel fat. It was wondeful!
I definitely dress for my size…and I feel so much better than when I didn't….when I tried to cover up that nonexistent fat roll with a baggy shirt and stretch pants. And…I definitely look better! I totally understand the money dilemma, but have you considered checking out your local thrift stores and consignment shops? You could buy more than just a few pieces that fit you and not have to spend a whole lot of money. Just a suggestion! It will all be "new to you", anyway! Good luck, Roni…and thanks for continuing to share with and inspire all of us!
Take advantage of your curvy shape right now! Normally a size 14, I am now 12 weeks post-delivery and I would do anything to have back that taut pregnancy tummy that filled out my tops and dresses so nicely. I know that it is easier said than done, but you are normally so good at embracing your body for what it can do and I know you can do it this time as well.
As for dressing your size, I work in an environment where I must make a good first impression so no sloppy clothes allowed. And even though I am so far from my goal weight, it's laughable, I still feel pretty most days because I have made the effort to be the best me, to look the best I can look. I am horrified that I recently ordered size 16 and 18 suits but right now that is what size I am and I still need to look good until I get myself back down to my steady 14. I do spend big bucks on a few great suits and nice comfortable heels to make my legs look better but I mix in a lot from Old Navy and Target with fun cheap jewelery and scarves. And I'm a big believer of "fake it 'til you make it." Making yourself look your best and then throwing on a big smile can do wonders for your self esteem.
http://honeyishrunkthegretchen.com Gretchen @ Honey, I Shrunk the Gretchen!
It took me a long time to realize that even if you're not at the size you would ideally like to be at, your own confidence and will skyrocket as long as you feel beautiful in the clothes that you're wearing. So yes, it is more expensive to shop at the size you're at, especially if you're planning on losing weight or (like being pregnant) not at the size you're normally at. As someone who's lost 45 pounds so far but still needs to lose more, I struggle with not wanting to buy clothes now because I know I will shrink out of them, but being unable to wear a lot of my old clothing because I've already shrunk! It's a hard line to walk. I compromise by buying items that I really love in the size that I am now, but not rehauling my whole wardrobe every time I drop a few lbs.
A couple years ago at work I overheard one of my co-workers (who was about my size), say that she always buys small or extra small shirts at Gap. I thought "WHAT"? to myself, because I never even tried those on – I went straight to mediums and larges. Well, the next time I went to Gap I tried on a small. And holy crap it FIT. That was an eye-opener – I always viewed myself larger than I was.
Just like the scale is just a number, the size of my pants is just a number…it doesn't define me. I'm at one of my highest weights yet but I went out & bought clothes that looked good on me. I put all my efforts into ignoring the size and focusing on the fit. Clothes that fit make you look a whole lot better. And I felt better!
http://www.thedietbookjunkie.com Angela (the diet book junkie)
yes, i definitely dress for my size. when my clothes fit, i FEEL better. and that's half the battle right there!
Ana Myre
Love the post, I still deal with dressing my size, I went from 18 to a 8 and I was really hard to learn to dress my new body because I will wear things that when I was big never fit good but now day do. I think is a learning process, I still think I'm a 18 size instead of a 8!!! Gotta change my thinking!!!
I am 3 weeks post pregnant and still learning to deal with my body. Ive lost all but 5 lbs, with about 25 lbs gain. I am 5'7″ and about 165-170 pre pregnancy. I will say I have struggled my entire life, much like you. After becoming pregnant, I LOVED MY BODY!! I finally had an " excuse" to look " fat." ( in my eyes) I rocked every cute new trend and look out there, and learned how to dress and accentuate my " bump" and I have to tell you, my confidence was amazing. I was suppose to be "big" so if my " ass" looked " big" in my skinny jeans and boots, welp, it's supposed to. That was the best feeling ever and i am hoping to carry that mentality into my post pregnant world…. i hope you can too. Enjoy that BUMP!!
http://www.fishface.com Fish Face
Yes, I dress for my size. But of late, I've been working out and eating much better. I can now almost wear a smaller size. I'll wear this one set of smaller sized clothes once in a while to help remind myself what the goal is. To loose weight and get healthy!
http://teambojo.blogspot.com/ carrie
yes…and when i was losing weight, i had a lot of clothes altered…sometimes that's cheaper than buying new as you're transitioning sizes.
Roni, I know this is an old post and I did not have time to read through all of the replies as I am @ work and getting my in my 'Roni's weigh' fix for the day- lol. I was wondering- what is your opinion on keeping 'fat' clothes. I have only lost about 15 lbs at this point- my goal is 40- I could definitely stand to drop a size but am so conflicted. If I keep them maybe I am setting myself up to fail?!? UGH! Probably not the big deal I am making out of it…. but I was just wondering what your 'take' is. :) thanks!
http://ronisweigh.com roni
A few months after I reached goal I decided it was time to donate my old clothes. Honestly I wore them probably longer than I should not because I was setting myself up to fail but because I couldn't afford a new wardrobe! I'd start swapping items slowly. If you are going about this the right way you won't fail. It's not about a short term fix but a permanent lifestyle change.. right?? ;)
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"Organization Shall Set You Free"
That was on an episode of Good Eats I watched awhile ago I love that show. But I digress back to what I was saying. My big thing for 2011 is going to be organization. I am so tired of not knowing where stuff I need it especially with my knitting. You have no idea how many place I keep finding yarn (well actually since some if not all of you are knitters/crocheters then you do know) in the oddest places around here thankfully nothing in the fridge or freezer yet so I need to fix this before that happens.
With that being said I want to introduce you to my newest way to get organized
I plan on buying the 3 cube & nine cube cabinets (after taxes). Those 2 cabinets plus this one will contain everything knitting related. I want it all in one place. I plan on getting a bunch of Rubbermaid totes to get the closets around here taking care of too.
On the bookcase next to the cabinet you can see my 2 Green Bay Packers glasses I need to get some for the New England Patriots & Seahawks when I got the Packers they were out of the other 2 teams. You can also see the ridiculous collection of phone books seriously we got all those this year alone.
Who needs that many phone books ???
On the second shelf is a Winnie The Pooh Puzzle that I got a couple of Christmases ago. I am a huge Winnie the Pooh fan. The reason the puzzle isn't together is because of this.
Its not so much the 1000 pieces that are the problem its the fact that it is Photomosaic which according to about.com means To make the puzzles, thousands of small, colorful images are blended to create a larger picture. I hope to get it done some time next year lol. How do you organize your knitting/crocheting/crafting supplies ??
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~If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got! Mark Twain~
3 comments:
- Sara said...
Good luck organizing. I plan on doing some of the same in the coming weeks.
- pip said...
I like clear plastic containers with lids... easy to stack and you can see what's inside :)
- Dee said...
Yarn is in the cedar chest. Cross stitch patterns are in one Rubbermaid tote and fabric/notions are in another one.
All my sewing supplies are in a traditional sewing box.
I'm still trying to figure out the floss issue. I'm switching from those little cardboard thingies to Floss Away Bags. I had the Floss Aways in a sterilite box, but you can't see the colors. So, I'm thinking of moving them to rings.
We'll see --- I think that is going to be my 2011 project. Weed out the unused floss and organize the ones that remain.
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A few days ago, a young engaged woman, Emma Smith wrote a piece on Catholic exchange called Marriage is Work. The take-away, as it came across to me and, apparently, others, was that failed marriages indicate a failure of the spouses to work, and that the primary advantage of a Catholic marriage is that Catholics do a lot of marriage prep, and that the sacramental nature of marriage gives you a sort of supernatural guarantee that, as long as you work on it, you'll have the kind of loving, faithful, happy marriage that we all want.
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Just now I was listening for a second time to the talk Jules gave yesterday morning in Steubenville on von Hildebrand's distinction between the primary "meaning of marriage", i.e. love, and the primary "end of marriage", i.e. children. (I can't think of anything I'd rather do than listen to my beloved talk about marriage.)
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Jun. 25, 2013, at 7:36am
Contra a recent National Catholic Register blog post by Pat Archbold, titled "8 Rules for Marrying my Daughter":
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What is it about our understanding of matrimony that makes the arguments for "marriage equality" seem so plausible to so many?
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But we've already downgraded "traditional" marriage to a (usually) long-term relationship between two people who "have feelings for each other."
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Dec. 2, 2012, at 1:07pm
Ideally, Christians are always ready to give an answer for their hope and faith to anyone who asks. In practice, however, we usually don't have a convincing answer until someone asks for it. That's when we first begin to reflect on our own views.
This explains the situation many of us find ourselves in today, concerning our views on marriage. We firmly believe that it is a life-long commitment between a man and a woman. But when challenged, we can't think of any persuasive arguments, and our view appears to be no more than a blind, unjust prejudice.
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Nov. 15, 2012, at 10:15am
Over at Public Discourse, Michael Hannon has a clarifying article on the debate over "same sex marriage". (Hat tip facebook friend Patrick Langrell.)
Hannon shows convincingly that the common case for SSM rests on some basic confusions—or obfuscations (my word, not his)—about the nature of marriage.
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Olson and Boies [the super-lawyers making an apparently sincere case in favor of the legalization of SSM]—and the movement in general—claim that preserving marriage as a union of man and woman is unjust discrimination. For no good reason, they assert, the "right to marry" is being denied to same-sex couples, who are just as capable of loving and committing to each other as opposite-sex …
Aug. 29, 2012, at 4:39pm
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2) Authority is not bad. It does not imply metaphysical or moral superiority. (The modernist rejection of all authority is the cause of much misery and moral confusion in the world.)
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Aug. 26, 2012, at 11:12pm
I read with interest the post "Are wives supposed to submit to their husbands?" and the ensuing and intelligent comments. I couldn't jump in at the time, as I was out of the country, but considering especially that today's readings at mass included this passage, I thought I would comment now with a new post.
Certainly, I agree with JPII that a mutual submission in Christ (Eph 5:21 "Being subject to one another, in the fear of Christ" [Douay-Rheims] or "Be subordinate to one another out of reverence for Christ" [NAB])—the passage preceding the ones about the relative roles of husband and wife (Eph 5 22-32)—is the key to interpreting the subsequent passages. Only this interpretation can do …continue reading
Aug. 8, 2012, at 12:04pm
Over at First Things, in an article on "obedient wives," Margaret Fox touches a flashpoint of mine. She refers to an association called the "Obedient Wives Club" formed last year in Malaysia.
The group argues that social problems like divorce, adultery, prostitution, and even domestic abuse could be solved if wives obeyed their husbands and exhibited the sexual prowess of a high class prostitute. In other words, men wouldn't be unfaithful, hire prostitutes, or beat their wives if they were kept happy in bed.
Of course, as a woman and a Christian, Margaret Fox is appalled. But, she finds that just because she's a Christian, she's often thought to endorse the same idea.
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Mar. 26, 2012, at 7:29pm
"We work in order to have leisure," says Aristotle. By this statement, he does not wish to undermine the importance of the workplace and of accomplishing great things there. All the practical necessities of our lives depend upon responsible people working hard to satisfy the basic needs of society: food, shelter, clothing, etc. Christianity confirms the moral relevance of such concerns by labeling them the corporal works of mercy and says that to help the widow, feed the orphan, etc., is Christianity pure and undefiled.
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Mar. 18, 2012, at 9:31am
Over at Public Discourse, David and Amber Lapp have a thought-provoking article about the decline of marriage among working class Americans.
They conducted interviews of young adults in southwestern Ohio and found reasons to be both concerned and hopeful.
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Jan. 13, 2012, at 10:24pm
Further Reflections after 35th Wedding Anniversary. When I first read Von Hildebrand's Transformation in Christ at age 21, I was immediately struck by the title of Chapter 12: "Holy Patience." The beauty and appropriateness of the conjunction of those two words have stayed with me ever since. Von Hildebrand unfolds in the chapter that impatience is a form of self-indulgence and is rooted in an illegitimate claim to sovereignty of the self. Patience, on the other hand, is opposed to all petulance and quarrelsomeness; it is also opposed to fickleness and inconstancy—e.g., if a task or goal seems to require commitment over a long period of time. True patience recognizes the sovereignty …continue reading
Jan. 8, 2012, at 6:13pm
Fidelity, faithfulness, constancy—these words imply an entire worldview or personal orientation toward reality. In classical times, such words also implied strength and virtue, something to be celebrated. In modern times, unfortunately, fidelity is sometimes ridiculed, as if fruitlessly binding me to a reality which is no more, e.g., in Engelbert Humperdinck's '60's pop hit Release Me, wherein the crooner, pining for a divorce, sings "to waste our lives would be a sin, so release me and let me love again."
However, Gabriel Marcel, in his chapter on "Obedience and Fidelity" in Homo Viator, as well is in a separate article on "Creative Fidelity" from the book of the same name, points out …continue reading
Jan. 5, 2012, at 1:09pm
A few weeks ago, before the Christmas break, Katie put up a post about the personalist emphases in Dietrich Bonhoeffer's famous wedding sermon. Now that the break is over and some peace has returned to our home, I would like to draw attention to another great thought in that sermon, which has to do with the liberating and strengthening objectivity of marriage.
Nowadays marriage is frequently thought of simply as a mutual promise between two persons, a promise made in public (often before God) and confirmed in law. As such it is the outgrowth and natural fulfillment of a deep I-Thou relation between a man and a woman. It is the deliberate ratification, one might say, of that relation. And …continue reading
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Jules is currently reading a magisterial biography of the great German Lutheran pastor, theologian and martyr, Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Knowing that I'm ever on the lookout for illuminating quotations about love and marriage, this morning he sent me a link to Bonhoeffer's Wedding Sermon, written for a young couple from a prison cell in 1943.
Its personalist emphases are striking and powerful. Note how the following passage identifies freedom, responsibility and self-determination (lived out in a dynamic moral sphere of possibilities and risks) as hallmarks of human dignity:
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With the 'Yes' that they have said to each other, they have by their free choice given a new direction to their lives; …


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I just got word this morning from a co-worker that HP has announced it will buy LeftHand Networks for about $360 million. The official HP news release can be found here on the HP web site.
It will be interesting to see how HP integrates the LeftHand offerings into their existing storage product lines—the All-in-One (AiO), Modular Smart Array (MSA), and Enterprise Virtual Array (EVA) product lines. Based on HP's news release, it looks like they envision the LeftHand products fitting in between the AiO/MSA at the low end and the EVA at the high end.
With the purchase of EqualLogic by Dell and today's acquisition of LeftHand by HP, it looks like all the small iSCSI-focused startups are getting acquired by system vendors. Does this signal a trend?
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I view this as a good move by HP. HP already provided hardware for Lefthand Networks, so why not purchase the software and integrate it into their business? Our company enjoys it because we are a primary HP shop and just installed our first Lefthand Networks SAN.
It was only a matter of time before this happened; HP is in desperate need of a solid iSCSI and NAS offerings. Their "bolt on" qlogic gateway for the EVA is very weak as is their entire support for iSCSI at every level of storage offering.
I think it would be interesting to see them do something with this software as it relates to the EVA. Indeed, if HP were smart they would figure out a way to offer a holistic FC, iSCSI, NAS offering with a single interface on the EVA controllers. This would give them a way to compete against the NetApps and EMC's of the world at the mid-tier.
read that it explains LeftHand's products in common terms. That makes the acquisition much easier to understand
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Thursday 17 May 2001
1. "Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ" (I Cor 1,3). It is special for me to greet you with these words of the Apostle Paul. I greet and thank Cardinal Camillo Ruini, your President, for his address to me and in particular for the birthday wishes, together with the other Italian Cardinals, the Vice-Presidents and the new General Secretary.
On this happy occasion of your general Assembly, I wish to express to you, and through you to the entire Italian Ecclesial Community, my sincere gratitude for the exceptional contribution you made to the successful outcome of the Great Jubilee of the Year 2000, which was an extraordinary season of grace for the whole Church. I especially intend to thank you for the generous efforts for the 15th World Youth Day: more than two million young people, of whom a large number were Italian, came to Rome in those unforgettable days, a testimony of how lively the faith is and of how deeply ecclesial belonging is felt among the new generations. The young people from other nations, they too arriving in huge numbers, experienced the capacity of the Italian Dioceses for hospitality nourished by love.
Brothers in the Episcopate, I thank God with you for the spiritual and pastoral dynamism that characterizes the Church in Italy, for the witness of fidelity and apostolic zeal offered by priests, who are so close to the individuals and families entrusted to their pastoral care, for the generosity with which many men and women religious live their specific vocation in contemplation, in evangelization, in education, in service to the sick and the marginalized. And how can we forget those Christian lay people, often gathered in associations and movements, who are developing a growing awareness of their baptismal vocation, taking on their own share of responsibility for the edification of the Church? With constant effort they strive to give life to authentic Christian families and to offer a convincing witness at work and pursuing studies, in social, economic and political activities.
However, the tendency to live "as if God did not exist" is widespread also in Italy, and is often emphasized and disseminated by the media, with serious risks for personal and collective moral formation. It is part of the Pastor's mission to teach right doctrine clearly in matters of faith and morals and to sustain and encourage all those initiatives which can be held out as a valid alternative to these tendencies. You know, Brothers in the Episcopate, that the Pope is at your side in the witness you bear to the truth and to the love of Christ. He is at your side in your efforts to foster and spread a Christian-inspired culture and lifestyle, also through the mass media.
3. The Pope shares with you an affectionate concern for the common good of this beloved nation that, after having passed through a decade of strong contrasts and changes, needs stability and concord to be able to express its great potential in the best way.
The commitment to the family is inseparable from the commitment to protecting human life, from conception to its natural end. Today, with the development of biotechnology, the frontiers are widening, which requires our watchful presence and courageous proposals for the truth about man. Brothers in the Episcopate, the accusations made to us today of defending positions already outdated are destined, sooner or later, to give way to the recognition that the Church has known how to look ahead and discern, in the light of Christ's Gospel, what is indispensable to true human progress.
Then it is impossible to build the common good without an outlook of concrete solidarity, primarily expressed in developing new job possibilities, especially in those geographical areas, mostly in the South, that are still heavily afflicted by the evil of unemployment. Faced with ever more acute situations of poverty, which involve many families who were previously able to lead a normal life, our ecclesial communities are called to be directly involved, while pressing for more diligent and concrete attention from public institutions. This applies in particular to that difficult but dutiful work of welcoming immigrants, for which many outstanding testimonies are offered by Christian volunteer organizations.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO determined the extent to which Higher Education Act title IV funds finance proprietary school training in fields with insufficient job demand, focusing on: (1) title IV money spent to train proprietary school students for occupations with a surplus of trained individuals; (2) ways government-sponsored training programs use labor market information to target training funds toward fields with promising employment outcomes; and (3) the merits of using labor market information to target training funds.
GAO noted that: (1) the federal government spends millions of student financial aid dollars to train students for occupations that already have a surplus of workers; (2) for fiscal year 1995, $273 million in title IV funds subsidized over 112,000 proprietary school students to train in fields with projected labor supply surpluses in the 12 states GAO reviewed; (3) in some cases, proprietary school students received training in occupations with projected labor supply surpluses in several states; (4) for example, 28,000 proprietary school students were trained in electrical/electronic technology in seven states that each had a labor supply surplus; (5) several major federal job training programs restrict training to fields with favorable job demand projections; (6) the Job Training Partnership Act Program, the largest federal employment training program, specifies that participants may train only for occupations of which sufficient job demand exists; (7) in addition, the federal Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act requires that state plans describe how training funds will be used for occupations with available or projected job openings; (8) also, until recent welfare legislation passed on responsibility to states under block grants, the federal Job Opportunities and Basic Skills program had similar requirements that compelled welfare agencies to work with private industry councils to ensure that programs provided training for jobs likely to become available in an area; (9) although government officials did not support using labor market data to regulate title IV participation, they and experts GAO interviewed advocated providing prospective students of occupation-specific training programs access to labor supply and demand projections; (10) in agreeing that such information would help these students make more informed training decisions, these interviewees also noted the need to supplement the data with other labor market information, such as training-related placement and wage rates of recent program graduates; (11) using labor market projections provides a rational basis for making training investment decisions, which was a noted advantage; and (12) as a disadvantage, the interviewees cautioned that such data are inherently imprecise.
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Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: This recommendation was not addressed in the Higher Education Amendments sent to conference. The requestor does not anticipate introducing legislation time to implement the recommendation.
Matter: The Congress should expand the Student Right-to-Know Act to require proprietary schools to report recent graduates' training-related job placement rates. The act currently requires all title IV-eligible schools to report student completion rates but not graduates' employment experiences. Such information would help prospective students understand the usefulness of recent graduates' occupational training programs.
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Status: Closed - Implemented
Comments: The Department of Education included provisions implementing this recommendation in a reauthorization proposal submitted to Congress. Education believes that, without legislative authority, it cannot act further to implement this recommendation.
Recommendation: The Secretary of Education should identify and take appropriate action to ensure that prospective proprietary school students have access to employment and earnings projections relevant to their chosen training field and local area.
Agency Affected: Department of Education
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Mariah the Mama? Not so fast, baby-bump watchers! Mariah Carey's rep has told US Weekly that Mrs. Nick Cannon is "not pregnant", despite all the buzz about a recent photo of the Grammy winner.
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Carey shared the same sentiment when she stopped by to visit with Larry King on his show in November 2009. "I cannot do the having-a-child thing halfway," she said. "I wouldn't be just like, 'Oh, I'm having a child, yay! Let me get a nanny so I can give her the baby. Take the kid.' That doesn't work me. I don't believe in that."
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The buzz is that Tom Cruise wants Katie Holmes to focus on being a wife and a mother
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He gets crazier and I get madder when I read Toms comments. If her wants someone out of the spotlight then stop marrying actresses!! I mean what does he expect. He creates the media circus with PDA's and then wonders why there are cameras in his face. He asked for it and poor young Katie is caught in the vortex of Tom and is over her head. I hope he family is there for her when this falls apart.
You know, how come stuff like this can't happen to Paris Hilton??
I love it how HE'S made all these decisions. How it's HIS child. HE'S decided she's giving up her career. What happened, did those scientology freaks rip out her mouth? It really sounds more and more like she was brainwashed. Him saying she's "tucked away" somewhere just sounds so controlling and psychotic. He's going out all over town, but she is forced to stay home. The more I hear about him, the more I hate him. I can't even watch any of his movies anymore without getting disgusted by him. I guess their baby's birth is going to coincide with his Mission Impossible 3 opening. I love how every part of their relationship happens around the same time as their movie openings.
As I recall Holmes is actually quite a bit taller than MrC. – as the photo shows.
But it you check the source pic – he's taller than her. You got to wonder about a guy who still carries around an orange crate to stand on for posed pix. ( or are his heels in his purse?)
In this picture she looks like she's been tucked away in a basement.
She looks horrible in this picture. Like she's been in a basement for days.
I bet his basement is like that movie "The People Under the Stairs"
…the parents would keep having more and more kids and each time they disobeyed them, they were punished based on what they did wrong and forced to live in the basement.
I bet he cut her tongue out all together!
In the source picture she looks as though she has finally realized that she has sold her soul to the devil. Poor child. I feel downright sorry for her.
He doesn't want her to turn into another Nicole. Does he mean talented, mature, independent….or more respected and successful than her husband? I think this who thing is a sham and he is going to take the kid away when he gets a chance. I don't feel sorry for Katie. She's with him for the same reasons girls from my generation would be. He was probably up on her wall when she was a kid, "Tiger Beat" posters on her bathroom mirror. Star struck is not a reason to get together with someone. Pair of Douches anyone?
This is all starting to seem like the Scientologist version of Rosemary's Baby. "He chose you, honey! From all the women in the world to be the mother of his only living son!" Creepy.
Binky, I almost just shit when I read your comment. Bwa ha ha ha…..Oh, he WISHES he was 5'9″.
#10, you are so right!! That's too funny.
Regarding that source pic… EWWW, WHY OH WHY does she/he not take care of that cold sore/fungus on her upper lip!
I 100% agree that he is an egomaniacal freak, but please consider the source – "Life and Style Weekly"? That's even lower than US Weekly – kind of like the bugly sister to "In Touch" – and only $1.99 to boot! If you want real journalism, go to the source – like Fox News!! That's where you can bow at the altar of King George as he performs a national jihad on those of us who don't dwell in the top 2 percent of the tax bracket!! yeah this has nothing to do with Tom Cruise – except wouldn't it be nice if he could "tuck away" this entire administration? And when they're all done giving birth to their human animal hybrids, he and Xenu could send them all away to a barely inhabitable planet where no one can EVER make more than minimum wage. Now that's Progress!!
The next logical step is for Tom to start talking in third person. That'll be fun. "Only Tom Cruise knows what's good for Katie Holmes. Tom Cruise wants Katie Holmes to get a boy cut and start wearing Levi 501′s"
My new screenplay:
(Office setting, secretary with reading glasses on staring at a computer)
-Phone rings-
"Good Morning, Tom Cruise's Office"
-Caller speaks-
"May I speak to Tom please?"
"Sure, one second." (presses intercom) "Mr. Cruise, OJ Simpson on line 1."
The End.
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How sorry can you feel for Katie Holmes? She's an adult. People are acting like she's been hypnotized or brainwashed. It's more likely she wanted access to all the things she tought a marriage to Tom Cruise could get her. If the deal turns out worse than she first imagined, well — whose fault is that?
In the meantime, I intend to enjoy witnessing the public meltdown of Tom Cruise. I called it many years ago and the world should know by now that if SuperSpence predicts a Hollywood disaster, you better listen up.
Hey Cindy Adams would name names, but she said right before these two hooked up that a major star was auditioning people to be his girlfriend and then wife, the girl got 10 million and he got at least 5 years of a relationship and a child. Gee, she probably wasn't talking about Tom and Kaite though, could have been lots of people. But that being said, why shouldn't he call it "My Child" He paid for it. (Grin)
Ugh. The more I read about this uptight prick, the more he disgusts me. And she disgusts me, too…why the hell can't she stand up for herself?
Oh, right, the Scientology thing. Which apparently stole not only Katie's soul, but her ability to speak.
Who in the hell does he think he is? This is not the 1800′s. Men can no longer go around telling women what they can and cannot do. Although, if Katie allows this type of behavior and lets Tom treat her this way. Then she only has herself to blame when she has had enough of his controlling ways.
Darn, now why can't I find me a man like that?
Men can sure tell women what to do. I do it all the time.
If she ain't listening, she ain't sticking around.
But in Tom's case, it's not about the leadership and trust issue. It's about his needs and his baby and his control.
Little different.
In that above posted picture link of Katie and Tom, look at their body language. His arm around the top of her shoulder…hand around the side of neck. The way they're standing / posturing and how their bodies are spaced. The facial expressions. That's not a real relationship, that's more like friends / business deal.
Tom didn't want another Nicole – Nicole wouldn't convert to Scientology, didn't want to raise the kids as Scient. He wants a Stepford wife who agrees with all his beliefs, converts to his religion, obeys without question, is submissive, pops out babies, and the whole nine yards. And hey, he's rich enough to buy it. And she agreed to it. What can we say? Whatever works for them. She gets money and security and can finally be "TOM CRUISE'S WIFE!", he gets a public beard and friendship companion who's completely under his 100% control. Everybody wins! :P
I'm not saying the aforementioned Cindy Adams take on this whole relationship is true, but it certainly would explain the pregnancy-before-marriage aspect. He wanted to be sure she could "perform." What if she couldn't have gotten pregnant? Then he'd give her a parting gift (a second DVD collection of his movies, perhaps)? Does she get more money if it's a boy? If she has two? What if it were twins – does she get to keep one?
If this is a sham marriage backed by lots of $$$, Katie Holmes should have held out for at least $100 million.
After all, in return for the $$$, during 5 long years she's required to:
1. give birth to Tom's child (Human? time will tell.)
2. use the term "amazing man" whenever she refers to Tom
3. sport a large, ugly lip sore
4. wear flats and stoop a lot
5. walk down the street with her underwear and belly in full view to prove she really is pregnant
And now she's being "tucked away" in a basement in chains until the "baby" is born–so the doctors can make sure she is completely silent during childbirth.
Whew! Surely the lip sore thing alone is worth $100 million. I think she needs to renegotiate. Seriously.
Hey! In the picture that was linked in Comment #7. Look, She is Taller than Tom, yet in that pic it's been staged for her to look SHORTER!!! Got he is pathetic!
Re: The MSN picture – I'm just wondering what the hell is going on with her lip…look at the size of that sore!
I have to say Superficial's post and the the ones thereafter have been some of the funniest I've read on here.
Unfortunately I have nothing witty or funny to say as I'm too busy being disgusted by the cretin that is Tom Cruise, the one man ticket to hell. Whoever questioned whether this baby would be human has it spot on for me cus surely Tom's got a deal going on with someone downstairs right…?
Awwwww, come now, folks… What's wrong with a traditional marriage? It's not like your mamas had life any different and nobody ate YOU as an infant (sadly) now did they?
This whole story reminds of "Silence of the Lambs" when Clarice was searching for James "Buffalo Bill" Gumb. He had that girl tied-up in that hole in his house. He tucked in his shit, wearing make-up and human skin from the people he killed while staring in the mirror saying, "Do you want to fuck me?" I'm sexy don't cha think?" While the helpless girl is just waiting to be his next victim.
Totally the scenario with "TomKat."
I just saw the picture from the link that #5 and #6 provided. She looks like she is being held for ransom. The way Tom has a tight grip on her shoulder and muttering on one side of his mouth, "Smile and look pretty." That is no cold sore on her lip, that is a mark that Tom left when he back-handed saying, "Get back in your hole bitch! The baby isn't due yet!"
Hm …interesting , but how come everybody forgot that in the 90′s Cruis had a low sperm count problem and him and Nicole Kidman couldn't have kids? It was plastered all over tv "o poor Tom" LOL LOL LOL then all of a sudden he knocks this girl up. Very Strange.
I think if I were her the minute I heard "Women cannot make noise during delivery of the baby" and "You cannot speak to the child for 7 days after it is born" I would have been running as fast as possible out the door.
I agree with you, #31. I invision her in a hole in the basement "It rubs the lotion on or it gets the hose again." HAHAHA!!!
She DID have a mind of her own until he got ahold of her. Now she's pathetic. And it's her own fault. I htink she got caught up in the whole "Tom Cruise's wife" thing. Not realizing Tom was crazy.
Tom Cruise is a complete waste of space.
Katie Holmes is going to need some intense psychiatry after this is all over… presuming he didn't make her sign her soul away and she's stuck with him for the rest of his life.
"Tucked away" for a while?
The obvious reason is that she has already had "his child"…thereby proving the whole $10 million for a kid contract.
Giving birth now shows they fertilized her last April, before they even "came out" as a couple. He wouldn't have risked all that media hype if he hadn't known there was already a bun in the oven.
I started to Hate Tom Cruise a little after Top Gun and definitely during "A Few Good Men" aka "A Few Good Head Shots." He and Demi Moore sharing a screen made me want to puke. Then you add Kiefer Sutherland and Gack Nicholson being the only character he knows how to be, himself. But my point is I hate Tom Cruise and now I know why. His inflated ego finally exploded and leaked the evil within and now we are left with Satan, the Overactor. Watch, he's going to try to run for office and his opponent will Ben Affleck. Fucking Tom Cruise and his big-assed tombstone teeth.
Wanna bet she dies during childbirth? Any takers…?
Anyway, I think Katie Holmes could make 10 million dollars over the period of 5 years herself, without Tom's help, don't you think?
Pretty sure any good actress could.. oh wait.
this is so fucking creepy.
Her parents and the FBI need to team up and rescue this girl…if they did for Elian Gonzalez than God help it, they can do it for Katie.
Or better yet..
I'll turn the Bat-signal on.
Nobody can be that dumb to let this go on forever- can they, Katie?
She already has a connection to him with the kid, but I only hope she gets tired of this possessiveness and kicks Tom to the curb.
Looks like Cruise is wishing to go into history as a new Jesus-type figure, thus the ego. Ha Ha Ha the prophet of new religion or some nonesence like that.And the hate for psych , please he is clearly in denial of some serious mental illness. The men should be banned and forgotten! Better yet, locked up in a mental facility forever! Save all those poor dump people that actually eat up all his propoganda crap.
And yes Katie looks like she's been kidnepped.
Tom's claims that his recent meeting with Robert Blake was research for a future "Baretta project" sound suspicious…especially after his claims that his meetings with OJ were research for his future starring role in the "The OJ Simpson Story."
When Tom and Nicole were divorcing, all he would say is, "Nic knows why". Clearly, it was because she dared to think for herself. Makes me wonder if her doing The Stepford Wives (specially updated with a gay couple-Tom!) was a private fuck you to him.
does anyone remember the smurfs and their evil nemesis, gargamel?
well, this whole scenario reeks of when gargamel kept the girl smurf in his castle, away from all the other smurfs.
but in this case, it's a smurf doing evil.
Tom the smurf. Katie (or "Kate") the dumb smurf with hair. And a blob of herpes that just won't quit.
In a f'ed up way – they actually make Britney and K-Fed seem normal. White trash is funny, but this is just plain scary.
Did anybody read "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood, or see the movie? Katie just needs to put on a red dress and veil, and after she has given birth they will pass her on to Lance Armstrong to see if she can miraculously produce his baby.
I agree with all of you, the more i hear about this NUTTER the more I hate him! He obviously has a deep seeded complex about his inadeqacies (sp) cos hes such a short arse bloke and prob has a tiny willy! He needs to get a life and stop controlling her! If he needs to PAY people to get with him, how sad is he!? Nicole has done so much more since breaking up with that loser!!
Its getting to a point where i would possibly say i like KFed more than Tom cruise!
So funny…all she dreamed about her whole life was marrying Tom Cruise, now she's got her dream come true!! She looks miserable in that MSN picture – but yet, he's still got that evil little grin on his face….yeah, this is the beginning of the end but the stupid bitch went and got knocked up and now she is stuck with that fuck-wad forever!!! HAHAHAHAHA!!!
I'm sure she thought this was going to be a good thing for her personally and professionally. She may still believe that. However, I think in a few years, when she has time to look back on this period in her life, she'll realize how bizarre this whole situation was and regret her role in it.


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Wednesday, August 20 - Sunday August 24, 2014
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Wednesday, August 20 - August 24, 2014
Breck Bike Week: Join Our Community of Cyclists from novice pedalers to pro riders there is something for all levels of bikers!
One of "Breck's" best kept secrets is its expansive backcountry trail network – an interconnected system that can be accessed from anywhere in town within two minutes and leading to hundreds of miles of riding across Summit County. Recently named a gold-level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists, Breckenridge introduces visitors to pedal paradise during the annual Breck Bike Week.
Centered around Colorado's professional road bike race, the US Pro Challenge, Breck Bike Week will include high-end bike demos, led group rides, trail building, lectures, clinics, free bike tunes, kids' races and more. The bonus is that most Breck Bike Week activities are FREE and open to everyone. In addition, this week will showcase the town's history as well as shopping, dining, lodging, other unique activities and temperate summer weather.
Breckenridge is a unique mountain resort in comparison to its neighbors in that it is an authentic historic mining town full of full-time outdoorsy residents who want nothing more than to introduce visitors to the bike paths, trails and roads that make up their backyard bike playground. Breck Bike Week will do just that. In addition, Breck is surrounded by a trail network the width and breadth of which is unsurpassed in North America, a resource the community is very committed to protect and preserve…while still enjoying it to its fullest. While here, cyclists are invited to give back to the trails through trail building workshops. Breck Bike Week is a feast for cyclists of all types and truly communicates the town's passion for biking.
August 20 – 24, 2014
WEDNESDAY, August 20
THURSDAY, August 21
FRIDAY, August 22
SATURDAY, August 23
SUNDAY, August 24
CHUMBA USA Mountain Bike Ride: 11:00 a.m. – Local Breck mountain bike and adventure racer Kate Zander will be leading out a mountain bike ride on Sunday morning at 11 a.m. sponsored by mountain trail bike company CHUMBA USA. Starting at the CHUMBA USA Tent at the Breck Bike Week Expo in the Blue River Plaza you will ride on a moderate pace and fun ride around the Epic trails of Breckenridge. Good fitness and bike handling skills required.
*All events are subject to change. For more information on the Breck Bike Week, Like us on Facebook, call 970-668-8900 or visit the Breck Bike Week Concierge at the Expo on Main St.
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The Poker Ride, sponsored by Carvers Bike shop, is a essential part of Breck Bike Week. This all-for-fun group mountain bike ride is a 20 year old tradition that encompasses everything about the Breckenridge bike culture and benefits the Summit Fat Tire Society. Of course we'll have 'The Go Fish Ride' for kids as well. So saddle up and bring your friends and family down to Blue River Plaza for this cycling celebration!
Here's how it works:
Get registered. The event is $20 ($25 day of) and a portion of the proceeds go to SFTS. Kids 10 and under are Free
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- at Carvers on 203 N Main St. Breckenridge or
- at the Blue River Plaza from 8am - 10am the Day of the event
Adults can ride the 10 or 20 mile marked course which features local single track in and around the town of Breck. Kids will start by pedaling the bike path and have the option to try a dirt trail, 1-2 mile round trip. Route maps and scorecards will be provided when you check-in and sign your waiver. *note - Riders are encouraged to dress up, get rowdy and have fun while on course.
Four well marked checkpoints will be stocked with Cilf Bars and water for riders. Stop here to fuel up and select a playing card (this is the Poker part of the the Poker Ride).
Collect your 5th and final playing card at Kenosha Steakhouse at 1:00 and assemble your poker hand. Entry gets you a free beer, some light apps and a raffle ticket with a chance to win prizes. Kids play a hand of Go Fish and all will receive a gift bag and chance to win gift certs from Peak-a-BooToys (make live link). Of course the top prize of the day will go to the rider with the BEST poker hand!
We'll have kids races, guided rides, skills clinics, free bike maintenance, The Poker RIde and of course the Stage 5 ProChallenge finish (and more!) so there is no where else you should be Aug 20-24th! Stay in town at one of Wyndham Resort's family of properties and enjoy all of the festivities. Discounts up 25% of available for Bike Week Participants. Click here and learn more.
Dates Available: 08/19/2014 through 08/25/2013