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Want to try some really, really old cheese? They do say things like wine and cheese get better with age, but I'm still not too share on the cheese front.
Wisconsin cheesemaker Hook's Cheese Co. debuted their 20 year old cheese this past Friday, and it's not cheap. More precisely, its $209 a pound. How insane is that. So would it cost me $30 bucks just to get a tiny piece to sample the taste? A pound of cheddar isn't very much cheese after all.
Most of the 450-pound supply was taken up from pre-orders, but there are about 20 pounds left sold out quickly at the store when the cheese made its debut.
Why so expensive? Because they had to look after such a large amount of cheese for so long, when they could have sold it as a 10 or 12 year aged cheese. And there's a lot of risk involved in that--something could have gone wrong and the whole batch would have been lost.
Believe or not that's not the oldest cheese in Wisconsin history, though: In 2012, the owner of a cheese shop in Oconto, Wisconsin discovered a 40-year-old block of cheddar cheese in his walk-in cooler, along with 28 and 35 year old blocks. They tasted like they had "character."
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From my little trip to Dodge City a couple of weeks ago. :)
The statue is called El Capitan. Not sure if you can read the sign. "The statue commemorates the Texas longhorn that gave Dodge City it's place in history as "The Queen of Cowtowns." The longhorns are descendents of Spanish cattle brought to Mexico in the 16th century. Between 1875 and 1886 over 4 million head were driven up the trail to the Sante Fe Rail Head in Dodge City."
Pretty amazing to think of that many cattle passing through Dodge in those days. I can see why the cowboys cut loose and raised heck when they arrived at the end of the trail.
Found a room at the local Best Western on 14th and Wyatt Earp. :)
It was ok.......the door led to a little balcony.
My favorite thing about the room was probably the pillows. I love pillows. lol
Right across from the Coors plant. :)
Checked out Casey's Cowtown for supper the first night... I really wanted to find a good steak. Figured being in the middle of beef country, I'd be able to find a nice fresh thick hunka beef.
snapped a pic of a wagon at the Cowtown...
They had prime rib so I gave it a try...came with corn, twice baked tatoe and a salad.
It wasn't the wonderful meal I had hoped to get. lol Don't mean to complain but the corn was canned and the potato was not from this world. The meat was just ok.
Next day I toured the town. :) Hit Boot Hill first.
Boot Hill is pretty much a museum. During the summer there are shows, gunfights and I believe stagecoach rides. It was pretty deserted while I was there, the wind was soooo cold.
I started at one end of the boardwalk and worked my way through the sites...you can tour the place without going outside. The stores are connected, which was great!
It was actually very interesting. Lots of history preserved in those buildings.
Hit the saloon first. Since it was December, there was no one there but the piano player. He sounded awesome! :)
the bar...
Their gun collection was impressive...
Lawmen of the past...
Chalkley Beeson and Hamilton Bell...
and more famous ones... James Masterson
And Wyatt Berry Stapp Earp...
Photo at the top on the far left side... Sheriff George T Hinkle, grandfather of Greyrooster who so kindly left a comment on this post (below). Thanks again for the info, wish the photo would have been bigger!!
another old wagon...
snapped a pic of this Thresher's cook shack..
Rolf in Germany, if you see this, you need to build one of these too. :)
One statue in downtown Dodge was interesting to me.
Good old Wyatt Earp....... swinging around, ready to pull his gun...
What I didn't realize at the time, a friend had made the statue. Mary Spurgeon from Oklahoma. She was an amazing woman, a true pioneer and cowgirl. I was privileged to know her.
Hit the casino that night, still looking for a good steak. :)
Found an ok ribeye, came with a baked tatoe. No salad or veggie, just meat and tatoe. You can buy a salad but I knew I'd be lucky to finish the steak and tatoe (which I didn't).
I'm not a gambler. Just haven't been around it enough to get an interest. So... I tried a few penny and quarter machines to see what it was all about. The casino was pretty packed and you could tell that some of the regulars had their favorite machines. I guess that's why they stood behind me hovering while I played. lol I lucked out and came out with $60. more than I started with. I'm still not "hooked" but had a good time.
Ihop the next morning...
Steak tips. (still searching for that perfect steak I guess lol)
Lastly was the Sante Fe Trail...
There are many wagon tracks in the area, this little section has been fenced off so people can check them out close up. There is a path worn beside the wagon ruts where people walk the trail. I guess they want to be a part of the history...experience a small taste of what pioneers experienced so long ago.
Close up of a wagon rut...
Lastly.... my favorite meal of all time.
Found a vietnamese cafe that served the most excellent food!!! It wasn't the beef steak I was looking for but it was a pork steak. Who woulda thunk it. :)
The Saigon Cafe...
I enjoyed seeing Dodge, it has been years since I've been there. Boot Hill was pretty interesting. My favorite was the Sante Fe Trail. Something about standing out on that hill, feeling the wind blow on my face... looking out as far as the eye could see. Made me "think" about the brave men and women who crossed the land in search of a good life.
It was an amazing feeling. (yeah, I'm a sap).
Next thought. I'm going to stick to cooking my own steaks. lol

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Fellow Hubbers, This is for YOU! (Part 5)
A friend will strengthen you with his prayers, bless you with his love and encourage you with his hope.
People are connected at the heart. It doesn't matter what you do or who you are or where you live. There are no barriers, no boundaries for we are destined to become friends.
My heart says thank you once again...
J oshua Zerbini, the name of this cute sweet lad
O r you should call him J, I'm sure he will love
S incere, talented hubber and one of the best friends I had
H ope this little note of thanks will make you glad.
R uby is literally "Always Exploring"
U can always find her reading and commenting
B ig thank you to you from the start
Y ou will always be in my heart.
J ust when you thought you know Julie DeNeen
U might want to stop by her hubs to begin
L ovely lady, with works astounding
I want to thank you for everything
E xceptional hubs worth reading.
L esley, you are my dear Movie Master
E xtraordinary woman and a nature lover
S top by her site dear readers
L et us tour around on the endless horizon together
E xplore other marvelous places, nature and even wildflowers
Y ou don't have to worry, because there is always "Movie Master".
G haelach is one of my new friends here
H op by his hubs if you have time to spare
A very talented person with so much to share
E xcellent writings you can find there
L et me say thank you for all to hear
A nd when you need laughter
C are to visit his lair
H ave fun and feel free to share.
A nn1Az2 is her very unique HP name
N o wonder I'm drawn to her just the same
N o wonder I like her when she came.
K enneth Avery, I'm so pleased to meet you
E very hub he made I want to follow
N ew ideas and thoughts I would glad to know
N ow please let me thank you
E xtra special message on this poem I blow
T o let hubland know
H ow grateful I am to know someone like you!
And for all those whose name did not appear
I sincerely give my thanks as well,
You're all worthy of mention here.
© 2012 Mycee. All Rights Reserved.
I still enjoyed reading this engaging tribute like I did in your previous equally engaging tribute hubs! Well-done!
Thanks for SHARING. Beautiful & Awesome. Voted up
I flew back here to tell unknown spy thanks again and I do appreciate her writing and friendship as well as lovedoctor and some more. Its my followers that make me want to write hubs. If they smile, laugh or feel good if only for a moment, I can sleep at night.
God bless you ALL!
I've read several of your tributes to the hubbers and they are really good. Voted up creative and awesome! From this list, I follow Kenneth and Josh. I'm still a newbie in this community. thanks for sharing.
Hello back at ya, unknown spy,
I admire your talent and appreciate your friendship and following so much. I pray that I never take either for granted. MY FOLLOWERS are the BEST!
Hello, at 10:14 p.m., CDST, June 28 . . .unknown spy,
Wow, what a mind you have! I couldn't design this many parts of one subject, hubbers, if my life depended on it. Thank YOU kindly for what you said about me. Although I strive to NOT be thought of as egotistical, I just had to read Part 5, as you suggested. And I extend to you again, My Personal Thanks. God bless you my friend. The feeling is mutual.
Hey M, I published a hub today that I think will have you rolling on the ground with laughter! :)
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I love how you are making these hubs as tributes to your fellow hubbers! Voting up!
Now it's my turn to blush! I just call em as I see em, Spy. Thank you for your kind words, but it's your work that brings forth the truth in my comments. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!
Dear M,
I loved this 5th thank you to the new group of hubbers, and I am going to look at their hubs now that I know of them....thanks to you. I may not have seen their work if I hadn't read this hub....Thanks so much.
God bless you,
Yes M isn't brave so kind and sweet! She has a big heart! I am so glad I met her on hubpages. She has all ready been a huge support and encouragement to me!
Thanks M! And you are great writer yourself able to relate to those around you with your writing, keep up the great work!
Yes brave, we are definitely becoming stronger! :) And thanks for all your kind words brave, they mean a lot to me, and I am sure to everyone else as well! :)
Spy, is it my imagination or is our group of followers becoming stronger in their writings? I know I've not contributed much of late, as I have a personal thing in my life I must attend to before having the time to post, but I swear, I feel our group becoming stronger because of the support we give each other! I see the tides turning in attitude, self-awareness and the resultant strength to make positive changes. And it seems our group has become more motivated to write, write, write! I love it!
Although I've been following you for several months, I've seen you blossom into an explosion of awesome creativity, Spy! I've seen the same in Josh, our newest newbie of the family. Even billybuc is exploding with inspiration and compulsion to contribute to HP, with all else he has going on in his career!
Your hubs just get better and better, Spy. I'm glad to see the faith in yourself and the strength you are showing in overcoming your sadness and regret. Remember, regrets are merely lessons learned and stepping stones to solidifying what we want for ourselves with no turning back.
You are amazing and beautiful. I attribute our HP family to helping us all see our potential and to having faith and support to move forward and reach for the stars! I know it's working for me. What a family we have here!
Thanks M and you are welcome anytime! :)
Yes M and snow, I am speechless! :) This was an awesome tribute M, it was too kind of you to mention me along with all the hubber in all five parts of this series! It means a lot to me and a great encouragement to persevere and keep writing, to know that I have so many loyal friends here on HubPages! Thanks M!
Lol! Josh is speechless.
TT just saw your Comment haha :)
Once again, very thoughtful and creative Unknown Spy. This shows that you have a beautiful soul and it is truly part of the meaning of life. Wonderful idea and friend. Hope you have a great weekend and take care!
Voted up and awesome. Another great tribute to wonderful hubbers. Will check out the ones I don't know. Love your creative poems.
I noticed that J was mysteriously quiet about his comment...hhmmmm.... :) You are a fantastic and truly talented poet, Spy. Loved this as much as I love all of your poetry. :) Voted up and everything. :) And thank you for highlighting some great talent. :)
Your creativity is awesome, it pours out with every hub like the never ending spring of life.
I am still amazed at your ability to list names then write such beautiful words. I am more than honored to be mentioned. Thank you. I follow many of your mentioned recipients and i enjoy their stories/poetry/recipes. You are sweet to do this my friend. Blessings to you..
You are always wonderful, we love you too:)
as always - thank you
well done unknown spy....great tribute to your followers...we thank you for the length you have gone with this project....have a great week-end..
Thank you so much, us. I appreciate the vote of confidence. It makes me want to continue writing. I am honored to be on your list! Voted up and awesome.
My poem is so beautiful, you are very kind thank you so much!
I love the poem for always exploring - the words describe her perfectly!
Some of these people I don't know, I will certainly look them up!
Thank you again, best wishes Lesley
Thanks so much M for the tribute, I really appreciate it! I agree with Bill, some of these people I am not following, so thanks for the recommendation! Voted up, and awesome!
wow.. just.. wow =)
There are a couple here I don't follow; I'll change that based on your recommendation. Great job my dear!
This is such a beautiful tribute to great writers!
So many wonderful writers and so little time!
Your heart is getting so enormous pretty soon it won't fit on the site!
Such a wonderful person you are and just as talented.
Wow, an excellent tribute to your fellow hubbers :) Love it! Voted up and shared!!!!
I'm speechless. Aside from the gift of poetry (which I do NOT have) and you most certainly do, you mentioned me?! I'm honored and so grateful. Thank you. :) writers are always being rejected by publishers, and this is why I love the community- great read, great heart! Voted up! And shared :)
Hi M.
I along with all your friends appreciate and love this tribute you are making to your fan club.
Your words and photo's are so fitting.
Take care and have a nice weekend.
LOL Ghaelach
hello Spy. why's my name arent on the list? LOL!!!
Nice tribute!
Hi M. another great hub written for your fellow hubbers,well done !
hmmmm I smell sumthin fishey here ,,,,for J ?.....love is in the air.... LOL
aminin !.......hahahaha...... that's a secret word that only Lot knows :)
You've got it again spy ! I am so proud to be your BFF here in HP !
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He is married, and has two children. I know my mum would be disgusted if she knew what was going on, but I trust him; he told me from the start he's married, and he didn't have to. He isn't happy with his wife and is only staying because of the kids.
He told me that he loves me, and when they are older in a few years he will leave and we can be together. But, for the time being we must keep this all a secret. I can understand this and am happy to wait.
I don't have a problem with the age gap. He makes me feel a million times better about myself than I have ever felt before.
Boys of my age only seem to like skinny, funny girls and I've never felt that any of them would be interested in me. As I've never been asked, out I must be right.
So, all in all, I'm as happy as I can be, but the problem is that my best friend (who knows about it all) says that this is what men always say and that he may keep me hanging on and not leave in the end.
Nobody can know as well as me as they don't know him, but I've started worrying a bit and would like to know what somebody else who doesn't know me thinks.
My thoughts:
Oh Sarah, this is a bit of a pickle! You are clearly very young, and have fallen into the trap of comparing yourself unfavourably to other girls of your age. This happens all the time, and for a older person like me its really... well, annoying actually!
You must understand that nobody – even the really skinny funny cool girls you see - feel that amazing about themselves.
They may appear to, but if you were to climb into their head you would witness all sorts of insecurities, and realise the sort of arrogance they show the outside world is just a front. You mustn't for one moment believe anything else.
Youth is wonderful in it's own way, bringing all the things that older people have long forgotten, like energy, enthusiasm, and an almost blind belief, without a hint of cynicism.
The downside of this of course, (and there always is one), is that you kids can be so tormented by things imagined and untrue, that get in your way when you should just be enjoying all you have
So, having said that, now onto you and this man. I don't know him personally, so it would be wrong of me to say what I'm thinking, but as I'm pretty angry at the moment I'm going to say it anyway:
Any decent man married man would not be having an affair with a clearly vulnerable young girl. No matter what the circumstances are – it's wrong!
How dare he ask you to put your life on hold indefinitely, while he secretly carries on being unfaithful to his wife?
Of course he makes you feel amazing, he's older and knows all the tricks and just what to say. What he is not saying, however, is the only decent thing he could, which is "You are fabulous, and far too young to be wasting your life on an older man who can offer you nothing" OR "I am going to tell my wife exactly what's going on – RIGHT NOW – and because everything will then be out in the open – we can begin our life together!"
Listen sweetie, I'm not going to bang on, you've got my drift I should imagine.
Your friend is entirely right in warning you, and I'm so glad you've listened to the nagging voice in your head. Please put a stop to this 'affair' right now.
The world is full of amazing people and just because you haven't met 'Mr Right' right now, doesn't mean he doesn't exist. It's just means it's not the right time, and you have to go out and make your mark on the world first. There are a million incredible ways of doing this, so just get on with being young, free, and wonderful!
Much love and good luck.
Don't forget, send me your questions for a Mummy Felstead Q&A via email or on Twitter @mummyfelstead or on my Facebook page.
Lots of love,
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Roumelight, a company that specializes in creating unique illuminating concepts, added to its offerings with a lighted bookshelf that's inspired by the architecture of San Francisco's most iconic bridge.
In order to construct it, Roumelight crafted pillars from steel so that the shelf could easily hold a great weight of books. These are held up by a black steel surface that's supported by the red pillars, giving it the look of a road. Complementing all of this are moody red lights that illuminate the area beneath the shelf -- making the iconic bridge standout tremendously in one's home.
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Rarely open to the public, The House of Livia on the Palatine Hill - the house that belonged to Augustus' wife in 1st century b.C. with beautiful ancient frescoes - will open its doors to visitors. The Temple of Romulus in the Forum, a pagan temple that was turned into a church with an original huge bronze door, is also open and free to enjoy. This is something not to be missed!
FREE guided tours are available in English and combined with a brief theatrical show inside these two incredibly evocative locations.
There's a number you can call to book: (0039) 06 3996 7700
Or you can go there directly - the meeting point is at the Roman Forum ticket office at 10am, 11am, 12 and 1pm.
Hope you enjoy it! (And if you do visit, please let me know your feedback)
All best
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"I cannot say thank you enough!!"
Williamsport, MarylandAugust 26,2017
My 15 year old daughter has been talking about learning to surf for as long as I can remember so for her birthday this was it. We made a reservation with Brian, planned a trip to OC and one very nervous mom handed her child to Graham. Wow, these very professional, kind, and patient gentlemen went above and beyond to make her dream come true and my nerves disappeared! I cannot say thank you enough!! If you are on the fence for yourself or your child.. worry no more, these are your knights on surf boards!
"Had A Blast!"
Suzanne L.
MarylandAugust 15,2017
Thank you so much for giving Delaney her 1st surfing lesson!! She had a blast!! She said that was better than our family trip to Riviera Maya, Mexico this summer ( a whole lot cheaper too!!) Anyway, just wanted to thank you both. We will definitely be calling to schedule another lesson as soon as we get back down!
"First-ever surf lesson"
Sarah G.
Arlington, VirginiaNovember 10,2014
My boyfriend and I took our first-ever surf lesson with Brian this past weekend and it was awesome! He was a really great instructor: he's obviously really knowledgeable, but he's also really encouraging, and makes you feel comfortable from your very first try standing up. Before even getting in the water , he gave us safety tips about the ocean in general that definitely made me feel less nervous. His way of teaching makes it really easy to surf basic waves – both of us stood up on every single wave, despite our lack of experience. Brian gave us both a great deal of individual attention and instruction, and left us with many tips to prepare us for trying surfing on our own. We tried surfing on our own in the afternoon, and it was much harder without Brian there to help us choose and time the waves.
I highly recommend getting a lesson from him regardless your age or skill level! He's great at teaching the basics, knows a ton about the advanced techniques, and can show anyone a grand ole time out there. I'm even going to take my dad (60) to Brian for a lesson next time he's in town because he literally makes it seem that easy.
"Lesson over Memorial Day"
Jessica D.
Gaithersburg, MarylandJune 01,2015
I took a lesson over the Memorial Day weekend with Justin and had a great experience. I had been surfing as a kid but probably haven't been out in something like 20 years. I was able to make a reservation the same day and everyone was really friendly and helpful from start to finish.
Justin is a great instructor– after some basics, we got in the water and he had me standing up on my very first wave. (Wipe out techniques are really important, too!) He has a great eye for picking waves and timing everything and made the entire experience really enjoyable. He helped me get to a point where I wasn't just standing up on a board, but staying up for a good ride.
When I get back out to Ocean City next time, I'm definitely going to give these guys a call again– I'd love to spend more time riding waves with some expert help!
If you're thinking about taking surf lessons for whatever reason, check these guys out– you won't regret it.
"Highlight of my vacation"
Jess R
Fenwick Island, DelawareSeptember 09,2014
Hands down the best thing I did on vacation. These guys are the real deal. The made it so easy and fun. I can't speak high enough about it.
"A day at the winter-ish beach"
MarylandApril 01,2015
I wanted to take a lesson to practice surfing and to get the experience of a winter surf session. Brian was extremely responsive when I contacted his surf school and gave honest and helpful insight into picking a good day to go in terms of the conditions and the weather. He was up front and clear about pricing and what he hoped to accomplish and work on at the lesson. I was a bit intimidated by the cold (40 degree water) but he had the right wetsuit for me and a great board to practice surfing and work on specific things, which enabled me to avoid spending much time falling off or getting hit by waves so that i could maximize my time in the water by staying warm. He had lots of great insights and advice and surfing in the cold water totally exceeded my expectations and I intend to go do it again!
"Highlight of our Vacatiom"
Aberdeen, MarylandApril 02,2015
What a great lesson! A definite must do while your in Ocean City. We had an early morning lesson with Brian for my 11 year old daughter whom was born with a physical disability. The neurologist told us she may never learn to walk. But that wasn't so much the case for her. Her determination has proved all of her doctors wrong and this summer with your gentle teaching and help and she fell in love with SURFING. Her smile and confidence carried her through the rest of our vacation. Thank you for opening Wave Riding Surf School and being such an AWESOME human being. Can't wait to see ya during Summer 2015.
"Yes you can surf in OC!"
Stephanie S
Annapolis, MarylandOctober 19,2014
My husband and I took a lesson with Brian a few weeks ago. I had been "surfing" in California and have taken lessons in Hawaii twice and have never got it down. As a Maryland native who has been visiting Ocean City since birth, I never considered our waves surfable. During our lesson with Brian I spent more time actually riding waves (in Ocean City!) and having fun than I did in either Hawaii or California, two places renown for their surfing. Brian's instruction was superb. I could tell from the beginning he was simply passionate for wave riding and showing others just how fun it is. He really breaks it down, makes you feel comfortable, and he taught us in a way that we could continue to improve and enjoy surfing even after the lesson was over. My Hawaiian surf lesson experiences can't even come close to being this good! I will definitely recommend the Wave Riding School to anyone I know who wants to give surfing in OC a try, I know they will not be disappointed!


text: Sanders Wins Michigan It was a tight race in a key state By Newser Editors, Newser Staff Posted Mar 8, 2016 8:02 PM CST Updated Mar 8, 2016 10:52 PM CST 131 comments Comments Bernie Sanders greets supporters after speaking at a campaign rally Monday in Dearborn, Mich. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall) View 2 more images (Newser) – The biggest prize of the night was Michigan, and it ended up being a tight finish between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders. With more than 99% of results in, CNN and NBC are projecting Sanders as the winner with 50% of the vote to Clinton's 48%. Both candidates campaigned aggressively in the state, which has 130 delegates up for grabs. One factor in Sanders' strong showing might be what Nate Cohn of the New York Times calls the "most surprising" stat out of exit polls: Clinton was "beating Sanders by 32 points among black voters in Michigan, which would be her weakest showing of the season by a wide margin." Sanders was hoping for an upset to make the case that he's more of a national candidate, given that Clinton has racked up so many wins in the South, notes Politico. Clinton, on the other hand, had been hoping for a decisive victory to "close the door" on Sanders' candidacy, it adds. Either way, neither candidate will get a huge net gain in delegates, which will be divided proportionately. (Trump won Michigan on the GOP side, and he and Clinton won earlier in Mississippi.) View 2 more images My Take on This Story Report a story error Show results without voting | 8% Hilarious 17% Intriguing 3% Depressing 67% Brilliant 1% Scary 5% Ridiculous


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Mesothelium and Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a cancer that is specific to a particular type of tissue. This tissue is called "mesothelium."
Mesothelium is not an organ (like liver, kidneys or heart) but more a protective tissue that surrounds or lines body cavities. One type that you may have heard of is the pericardium. This is the sheath of tissue that surrounds and protects the heart and major arteries.
Oddly, one that is not often named is the pleura. This is the membranous tissue that surrounds the lungs in the thoracic cavity. It is odd that it is not mentioned in the context of mesothelioma as the pleura is the tissue most often associated with the disease.
Two other mesthelium are the peritoneum and mesentery. These two membranes are located in the abdominal cavity where they suspend segments of the small intestine from the rear of the abdomen.
There is one final mesothelium tissue which is present in human reproductive areas, but this is almost never the site of cancer.
What the Tissue Does
Because the human body is "riddled" with cavities it is important that organs within these cavities have structural support and a means of sliding past other organs without injury. The heart and lungs do not simply float in the thoracic cavity, they are suspended there with connective tissue. These organs also need to move around, in a limited range of motion, in the thoracic cavity without causing damage or being damaged as they move around other organs. The mesothelium helps in this as it is both tough and slippery.
Cell Structure of Mesothelium
Mesothelial cells are flat and typically comprise a single layer of cellular tissue.
The cells are both flattened in cross section and joined to each other in a regular "cobblestone" pattern. The cells also feature tiny filaments and pockets that retain fluids. These fluids aid the body's ability to allow organs to slide past one another without undo friction and harm.
Mesothelium tissues have a number of important functions all related to its cellular structure:
- to separate and support the organs
- to provide a white-blood cell permeable barrier
- to aid in allowing organs to slide past one another without injury
In other words this tissue plays a supporting role in organ location and separation along with providing structural support to those organs around various locations in the body.
Mesothelioma is cancerous growth of mesotheliumic tissue.
Most often this form of cancer affects the pleura mesothelium in the chest cavity, but it can also affect the pericardium and the abdominal cavity.
Because it does not directly affect the lungs it is not a lung cancer. Rather it is a cancer that affects the connective/protective tissue of the chest cavity by causing uncontrolled replication in the cells that make up the protective tissue. Those tissues can also experience morphed growth in that they replicate normally, but with abnormal structure.
Smoking does not cause mesothelioma, but once the disease has taken hold smoking exacerbates its symptoms.
The direct result of this uncontrolled or morphed growth is an increase in the amount of lubricating fluid produced by the mesothelium. This fluid, in turn, presses in upon the lungs causing shortness of breath. Over time a buildup of this fluid or of the mesothelium itself can interfere with lung function.
Mesothelioma is quite dangerous as it can indirectly affect the lungs to the point that they case to function.
Mesothelioma is also very difficult to treat.
Symptoms include shortness of breath and weight loss. Less common symptoms include chest pain, fatigue, abdominal pain, bowel function problems, and even jaundice.
Because the two primary symptoms are more often associated with lung cancer or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), mesothelioma can only be determined by biopsy of the connective tissue which requires a thoracoscopy where a tissue sample can be procured.
Once the sample is taken it must be examined under a microscope for an accurate diagnosis.
Chest X-Rays and C.T. scans are not accurate in determining mesothelioma, but can be used as a guide to full diagnosis via biopsy.
Though not all mesothelioma is caused by asbestos exposure this far and away the most common factor. Inhalation of silicon dust has also been implicated along with exposure to radiation.
Types of Mesothelioma
Roughly seventy-four percent of cases are pleural (chest) mesothelioma with fifteen to twenty percent peritoneum (abdomen), and between five and seven percent in the pericardium.
A variety of treatment options are available including surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. No single therapy is particularly successful so treatment typically involves a combination of therapies. Pleural mesothelioma is easier to treat and those patients will enjoy a longer survival rate than those with abdominal or pericardia mesothelioma.
To date no single therapy is particularly successful so, for example, surgery has a very poor success rate with an average survival of just less than one year. Radiation therapy alone has an even less encouraging survival rate.
However surgery and radiation therapy combined can provide survival rates of five years or better. Unfortunately there is not a great deal of data on this combination treatment as of yet.
Despite its ubiquitous presence in the public lexicon, mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer. For that reason less is known about it than, say, lung or brain cancer.
Chemotherapy has the best prognosis with survival rates ranging from ten months and up. When combined with surgery survival rates improve slightly.
Survival Rates and Age
Survival rates in the young are much better than with an older patient, but this is not so much a factor of age as one of additional disease.
A younger victim has a better prognosis simply because he or she is less likely to have other contributing conditions such as diabetes, reduced liver or kidney function, hypertension (high blood pressure) or heart disease.
However, because the disease resulting from asbestos exposure can take as long as forty years to develop, cases of mesothelioma in the young are exceedingly rare.
A positive outlook is a contributing factor to a good survival rate. Apparently not allowing the disease to "win" can drastically increase the survival rate.
Survival Rates in Years
Although advanced (stage 4) mesothelioma is typically given a survival rate of just less than a year (ten to eleven months) there are exceptions.
Australian Paul Kraus has had the disease since 1997 and continues to survive while routinely rejecting traditional therapies. Others have survived the disease well past the ten year mark. There are also two elderly women who display mesothelioma remission.
Survival Rates and the Future
As little as one year ago the mean survival rate of mesothelioma was four to eighteen months. However, survival rates continue to climb as more and more is learned about both the disease and how to treat it.
Over time this trend is almost certain to continue.
Wrapping Up
Despite the fact that most of us hear about this disease on an almost daily basis it is actually quite rare.
Fewer than three thousand cases per year are diagnosed in the United States. This means that the likelihood of being diagnosed with mesothelioma is less than one thousandth of one percent.
This is both good and bad news. The rarity of the disease means it is highly unlikely that you or someone you know will contract it. But it also means that research for cure and prevention will be difficult due to its rarity.
Keep Heart
Perhaps the best defense for this disease seems to be to keep a positive attitude and to take good care of yourself. Paul Krause uses a regimen of sound diet and vitamin therapy.
Research has shown that patients with this disease fare much better if they take good care of themselves by staying physically fit by eating healthily.
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This question ran through my head as I was playing Persona 4 last night, and I couldn't help but wonder whether video games use choice as an excuse for inadequate storytelling. For those unfamiliar with Persona 4, it's a JPRG set in a rural town, where you play as a character who has many different choices when it comes to the various aspects of the game, such as time management, gameplay abilities, and resource management.
One of the primary parts of the game is gaining social links with your party members, and requires, as you might imagine, the player to interact with the members of your group to increase your relationships. By becoming closer to your party members, these social links level up and benefit certain parts of the gameplay.
At first, this really intrigued me, and although it's a very well-run mechanic, the more and more I have continued on with the game, the shallower it becomes from a narrative perspective.
On paper, it should work flawlessly, but the issue lies in the fact that all of your party members (at least the ones I have met) are so damn likeable. To the point where I don't even feel an inclination to be anything other than the most kind, caring, and thoughtful individual the world has ever seen.
While that may make me feel better as a person, and offers exceptional escapism, it doesn't make it a good story. There's nothing realistic about it at all, causing almost no conflict in the interactions I have with the other characters.
While the characters are different, with distinct personalities and personal conflict, because that conflict doesn't really affect you in any negative way, the choices seem to be there just to have a choice, not to make the story more compelling in this part of the game.
Mass Effect and other BioWare games are in a similar situation here, because they hold many similarities in terms of getting to know your squad mates. I will admit, however, that BioWare tends to make these choices centered more around the narrative of their games, because they actually hold weight.
...when first playingMass Effect...I was completely taken aback by how significant some of the decisions were...
To be honest, when first playing Mass Effect (the first BioWare game I played) I was completely taken aback by how significant some of the decisions were, whether it be as drastic as choosing one party member to be killed versus another, or having to choose which squad member I wanted to romanticize, these decisions actually added depth towards the narrative rather than just putting it in the game to have it there.
Heavy Rain and The Walking Dead, also come to mind in this aspect, because once again the choices you make actually impact the narrative in concrete. Both of these games have decisions that will actually eliminate characters all together. Heavy Rain takes it a step further, as each protagonist you play can be killed at certain points of the game, and with over 20 different endings, this might be the closest a game has to showing that choice can make for better storytelling.
Yet, I hold my reservations in saying that Heavy Rain is a distinct example of a game beating out a linear-driven story, and to that I ask: Do certain choices in a game provide for a better/worse narrative?
This is where it starts to get weird because it's a pretty abstract and subjective inquiry, but I suppose the best way to answer this question would be with some hypotheticals.
Would The Last of Us be better if you had to choose how to talk with Ellie?
For instance, would The Last of Us be better if you had to choose how to talk with Ellie? Or even taking it so far as to choose what ending you wanted?
Similarly, would a game like Hotline Miami's story become less meaningful if you had the choice of being able to get through missions without killing anyone?
These questions could be applied to any number of games that provide a linear story development, and while people may gripe about them because they don't provide the choice that other games do, I would argue, based on my experience, that they present the best opportunity for optimal storytelling within games.
Granted, there is choice within most of these games, but they are less noticeable because, usually, they are only applicable to certain gameplay elements.
When I play games, I make ideal decisions rather than compelling ones.
Notice that I said "based on my experience," because I've noticed that when I play games with choices affecting the narrative I make ideal decisions rather than compelling ones.
Maybe it's the fact that I'm self-conscious of what I would really do if I were in that position and want to feel better about myself, or the fact that it's really impossible to act how I actually would in real life because there isn't any major harm that can be done to me, but nevertheless I think a lot of these stories with choice could be a lot more interesting if it were a character tailor-made for that game, in turn making the narrative the best it can possibly be.
Going back to the hypotheticals, I know for a fact that if I were making decisions for Joel in The Last of Us, it wouldn't be nearly as interesting of a story, because simply put, I'm not him. I don't share the same motives, the same views on the world, or have all of the traits that made him such a good fit for that narrative.
This further expands on the argument presented earlier, and shows that it might be simply impossible to tap into the best possible story in a game when the player is in charge of making the decisions. So to answer the initial question, I would say yes, choice does inhibit games from telling the best story for that game.
Does that make choice driven games any less valuable? No, because that's not what they're there for, they're there to promote an experience that cannot be matched by any other medium today.
It's the feeling of seeing your choices make a direct effect on the narrative that makes the user so emotionally attached to decision-driven games and their stories.
That's what makes them so appealing, It doesn't matter that choice prevents games from telling the best stories, because they tell the story that the player wants to tell.because even though they don't tell better stories than linear games, they don't need to because the ones they tell are some of the most personal you can find in any medium.
From that perspective, it doesn't matter that choice prevents games from telling the best stories, because they tell the story that the player wants to tell (to a degree).
In that way, I find myself feeling spoiled, because video games are the only medium where you can find such a variety of ways to tell a narrative.
If anything that shows how strong of a case video games makes for its storytelling ability, not because they can match ones found in books and film (let's be real here, they're miles ahead of video games at this point), but because of the variety in which they can be told within video games.
In the end, just like everything else in the creative world, it comes down to what you or I like, and while it's fun to analyze and categorize these types of things, all that really matters is that we enjoy what we engage in.
What do you think? I know this is a crazy idea, and I know that you have some too. Share those down in the comments below.


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Being a local government web manager with severely limited and diminishing resources I'm always looking for ways to save money and generally do things better. A recent report in the Grauniad about the UK government switching to open source software was obviously a real eye catcher.
It's beginning to happen at work (a shire county) with FileZilla, Firefox and The GIMP appearing on our desktops, but we are wedded to MS Office and there have been no signs of it being replaced by open source alternatives. A move by the UK central government to Open/Libre Office would certainly get the attention of local government. Interesting.
I've used open source extensively on my personal computers for quite some time and even contribute a bit as a beta tester and documentation writer to a few projects in the spirit of contributing something back. Despite the leeching aspect of the cost cutting reasoning behind switching to open source, I was genuinely and pleasantly surprised to read this piece and immediately went in search of greater detail.
The Grauniad piece has many quotes but no source links (and roughly 750 comments of the "yay, stuff it to M$" and "open source is unreliable crap" variety). Not helpful if you want to know how the switch is to be achieved. Worryingly though there are no quotes supporting the headline about switching to open source software; the more accurate quote in the subhead concerns "plans to standardise on open formats" which is entirely different.
I've traced the source of all this to a speech by Francis Maude to Sprint14 at the end of January. Sure enough there is no mention of booting out MS for Open/Libre Office, rather a well-reasoned section about "Open standards for document formats" and even a specific statement that "It's not about banning any one product". All sensible stuff and really about making sure our documents can be read by anything, not locked in to one company. If we then choose to use MS Office because that's the best value, fine.
The Grauniad should force whichever sub-ed came up with the "switching from MS Office" slanted headline to write his resignation in [open source] LATEX on [proprietary] Windows Notepad.
But what else did Maude say? Splat-the-Rat!
I read Maude's entire speech before posting these comments and something else he covered in the "Exemplars" section was the drive to cut down on the plethora of government web sites. In my job I can sympathise with his "splat-the-rat" comment about sites popping up faster than you can decommission them. I saw an email yesterday which mentioned two more we've spawned; I've also had four conversations in the past two months about new sites and seen one launched in world record time promoting a local initiative. Infuriating if you are trying to fell trees so your users can see the wood.
With all the cuts in budgets you would expect the default position on new web sites, which are a continuing expenditure and demand staff time to maintain, would be to keep them to a minimum. Unless it fulfils one of three criteria it should never get off the ground.
- it allows 24/7 transactions for the consumer which are more convenient for them and cheaper for us
- it provides some vital information not easily discovered via Google*
- it pays for itself by supplying services users are prepared to pay for
So how did one of the sites I mentioned above get commissioned? Proudly displayed in the footer among the logos: "Funded by The Department for […]". And where is the Df[…] website? The rat has been splatted and is to be found at www.gov.uk.
It happens too frequently. Some central government initiative sprays funding around and local government uses it to create what are effectively vanity publishing web sites. Scrutinise this Mr Osborne if you want to make some "efficiency savings".
The phenomenon has to stop. Initiatives like sustainable transport, public health, recycling/waste reduction and consumer protection have the majority of their content in common, with some aspects which are local. For example, advice on measles is the same whether you are in Norwich or Northumberland; all that is local are the locations of pharmacies or medical centres. Why should every local health authority produce web pages giving the same advice? Can't we all get our respective acts together to co-ordinate single resources on nationwide sites which include location aware components to display anything that might be specific to a locale.
This is not a new concept. I've re-blogged Richard Copley's recent post on this subject although he restricts himself to just a local www.gov.uk.
So over to Francis Maude, Eric Pickles and all those local authority politicians and officers whose vanity gets in the way of co-operating because they can't agree how to share funding and refuse to sacrifice their identity and use national sites.
* Other search engines are available


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The SPOT Satellite GPS Messenger provides a vital line of communication with friends and family when you want it, and emergency assistance when you need it. Using 100% satellite technology, SPOT works virtually anywhere in the world, even where cell phones dont all with the push of a button.
- Choose your Track Rate: New upgraded tracking options, Unlimited and Extreme Tracking, allow you to choose the rate at which your tracking messages are sent – every 2 ½ , 5, 10, 30 or 60 minutes.
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When you enter the room, it's filled with people of all ages strumming away on guitars. In the middle of the group is a raised wooden box, used as a sort of stage, filled with dancers. They're drumming with their feet while they dance. The energy of the room is intoxicating. And you're immediately drawn in.
Fandango is a musical event that has no audience, only participants. Young and old who have never played this music (called son jarocho) are being taught by the more experienced musicians and dancers.
You pick up a guitar (a jarana — pronounced "ha-rah-nah") and stand in the back. A man in front of you turns around, and shows you a note to play. With his nod of encouragement, you give it a try. And this simple note, played over and over on the beat become part of the rise and swell of the music.
In Veracruz, Mexico, where this art form originated, people would come from all over the countryside for a Fandango. To celebrate a birthday, an engagement, or just because.
KEXP Documentaries asked Fandango musician Ramon Gutierrez Hernandez from the band Son de Madera why he plays this traditional music. He said,
"This music is the umbilical cord that ties generations of my family together. My grandmother is a hundred years old and she's about to die. That's just the reality of things. And this is my connection to her. This is her voice continuing forward through me. And my children will then take this, and will love this music the way that I love them."
This year, the University of Washington School of Music celebrates this community art form by having one of Fandango's most famous bands, Son de Madera, in residence here in Seattle for workshops and classes. Despite its humble beginnings in the countryside, Fandango is an advanced way for a community to come together. And you can join in right here the Emerald city all through the next year. For more information, please visit the Seattle Fandango Project.
KEXP Documentaries are produced by Michele Myers. You can hear all our archived KEXP Documentaries, including: American Sabor, The Heart of Soul, Stories of Bob Dylan and Music Revolutionaries in the on-demand section of kexp.org.


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The prime mover of The Ruby Suns, Ryan McPhun has literally traveled around the world to arrive at Fight Softly, the band's 2nd album for Sub Pop, and 3rd overall. McPhun possesses (or is possessed by…) a voracious musical mind and this new album is the kind of head-spinning combination of big-picture vision and sumptuous detail that only comes from an artist with an urgent need to express all the stuff he's seen. And you can dance to it! Fight Softly veers from the path set by its predecessor, the 2008 release Sea Lion. Thematically, it's not as wide-eyed or lighthearted, picking apart the relationships faced as we pass through the world—-with our surroundings, each other, ourselves. Sonically, it remains as beat-centric, though these beats are deliciously artificial—-stretched and compacted and distorted beyond recognition. Melodies are scuzzy and digital, no guitars strummed or basses plucked. McPhun's soulful upper-register croon, swallowed into the mix, replaces group chants and full-throated singalongs. Rather than an album of clearly-drawn influences, Fight Softly is a unique, inscrutable synthesis, more itself than anything else.
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The NFL announced on Thursday the dates for the three NFL games in London next season.
The Lions will play the Atlanta Falcons on Oct. 26 at Wembley Stadium. It had been announced previously that the Lions would be the road team in London, but a specific date had not been set.
This means the Lions bye week will be Nov. 2, a good time about midway through the season.
Because it's a road game, the Lions will still play eight games at Ford Field in 2014.
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Crash cost Vikram Swift class title in J.K.Tyre racingOctober 5th, 2008 - 8:36 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 5 (IANS) A spectacular crash saw Saran Vikram being docked of his championship points and thus forfeiting his title in the LGB Swift class in the sixth and concluding round of the 11th J.K. Tyre Racing Championship here Sunday.Vikram, driving for Team WSRF with Leela, clinched the championship going into the final round, but in a moment of madness, he weaved his way into the path of his main rival Karthik Shankar (Team TVS Girling) within 50 metres of the start of the race, leading to a massive collision at the MMST track.
As both cars spun across the track, the vehicles behind them, all travelling at full throttle, smashed into them. One of the cars was airborne and fortunately did not flip into the barriers and the spectators.
The race was red-flagged amidst utter commotion as the drivers involved in the incident, none of whom was injured, openly accused Vikram of reckless driving.
Worse followed when one of the mechanics came under the recovery truck's "boom". He was rushed to the medical centre at the track before being shifted to a nearby hospital with a spinal injury.
Speaking to IANS, Vikram said he weaved across the track to defend his line and that Shankar, forced to put two wheels on the grass, lost control.
"His car came into contact with mine and as we locked, we spun across. I had already won the championship and so there was no reason for me to take him out," he said.
Shankar said: "Yesterday, Saran openly told me that he would take me out and he did precisely that."
The Stewards, following an enquiry, decided to strip Vikram of his championship points leaving Shankar as the champion in the Swift class, but strangely, there was no official announcement to this effect.
Vikram started the next race, but retired with mechanical problems while the experienced Rayomand Banajee won comfortably.
Meanwhile, Gaurav Dalal of Team Red Rooster Racing took the title in the Formula Rolon class after a third place finish in the overnight held-over race from the third round.
However, Dalal failed to fnish on the podium in the two sixth round races that were also run over the weekend with young Akhil Kushlani dominating with a second and first place finishes.
The results:
Formula Rolon (8 laps): Race 1 - 1. Sarosh Hataria 14mins, 36:203secs; 2. Akhil Kushlani 14:43:753; 3. Rayomand Banajee 14:50:930. Race 2 - 1. Kushlani 14:38:714; 2. Hataria 14:39:594; 3. Anand Prasad 14:55:816.
Round 3 - Race 2 - 1. Kushlani 14:43:271; 2. Banajee 14:50:436; 3. Gaurav Dalal 14:53:537.
Formula Swift (8 laps): Race 1 - 1. Kartik Shankar 15:35:960; 2. Saran Vikram 15:40:085; 3. Prithveen Rajan 15:48:944. Race 2 - 1. Rayomand Banajee 16:01:183; 2. Prtihveen Rajan 16:04:850; 3. Akhil Devarag 16:05:869.
Non-championship races:
Super Bikes - 600 cc (8 laps): Race 1 -1. Praveen Keerthi 15:48:184; 2. Gopinandhan 16:09:029; 3. Kathi Venkataraman 16:09:238. Race 2 - 1. Keerthi 15:32:850; 2. Kathi Venkataraman 16:06:339; 3. Gopinandhan 16:19:997.
1000 cc (8 laps): Race 1 - 1. Alok Sashidhar 15:49:507; 2. Mazhar Ahmed 16:45:638; 3. Sanjay 16:46:667. Race 2 - 1. Sashidhar 15:47:768; 2. Ahmed 16:19:730 3. Deepak Murali 16:58:354.
Saloon cars - Race 1 (6 laps): Race 1 - 1. Radha Selvaraj 12:29:565; 2. Vidyaprakash 12:31:673; 3. Sailesh 12:43:509. Race 2 (8 laps): 1. Vidyaprakash 16:51:600; 2. B Vijayakumar 17:02:608; 3. Siddharth Kishore 17:03:129.
Race Star Cars - Race 1 (6 laps): 1. Mazdayar Vatcha 14:00:554; 2. Deepak Chinnappa 14:08:284; 3. M.S.Ravindra 14:15:009. Race 2 (8 laps): 1. Vatcha 18:43:342; 2.Chinnappa 18:49:816; 3. Ravindra 18:50:276.


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Cambodia's most popular seaside area with foreign and domestic tourists, Ochheuteal
Beach, will be completely overhauled and redesigned beginning in 2008, top municipal
and tourism officials said on August 3.
Judging by renderings obtained by the Post, the new Ochheuteal area is one of sidewalks,
car parks and concrete palm-lined promenades - a far cry from the laid back, populist
playground that exists today.
According to Sihanoukville Municipality Governor Say Hak, the city has decided to
redevelop Ochheuteal to comply with proper infrastructure standards. Hak said all
38 bar and restaurant owners along the beach had agreed to move their operations
to higher ground to facilitate construction efforts, including the introduction of
public bathrooms.
"At the moment we do not have proper bathroom or toilets," Hak said. "We
will make the new sewage system flow the waste water away from the beach in order
to avoid bad water flowing into the sea."
Som Chenda, Sihanoukville tourism director, voiced concern about increased beach
pollution as a result of overuse, negligence and enterprising food vendors.
"I'm worried that in the near future the beach will be damaged and the water
will be polluted," Chenda said. "Our beach is not clean as good as in standard,
so we have to develop." Chenda said that if the vendors and the tourists do
not help to hygiene the beaches sooner or later the beach will be destroyed.
"They do not understand about the environmental pollution, they are thinking
only about their income,"
Hak said Ochheuteal beach development plan may be a precedent. If it is successful,
similar improvements will be implemented on other Sihanoukville beaches. At the moment,
the authority is negotiating with a local private company to develop the car parks,
sewage systems and public restrooms.
"I'm concerned about the possible destruction of the beach. If this happens
it will mean that many people will lose their source of income," he added.
An employee at a beachside café, speaking on condition of anonymity, said
the rubbish and the waste on the beach was not caused by businesses but by beach
vendors hawking cakes, seafood and fruit.
"The mobile beach vendors never help to clean the beaches," he said. "They
are throwing garbage everywhere on the sand." He said as he has observed that
foreign tourists are more understanding about the environment than Cambodian tourists.
According to Hak the number of tourists both foreign and domestic visiting Sihanoukvill
is expected to increase.
A recent survey titled "Top Ten Asian Beaches" conducted by an Australian
newspaper the Sunday Times, found that Ochheuteal ranked eighth in the entire continent.
The article praised Ochheuteal for its "long stretch of white sand beach, lined
with pine trees," and said the area was "popular with Cambodians and travelers


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I've been working at improving my personal biomechanics for many years. Those of you who have been around me for the last couple of decades might know that my left knee started acting up in the early 90s [probably talking to me long before that ] finally locking up in the mid-90s and STILL I managed to ignore it.
Now, no one would call getting rear-ended on the freeway good-fortune, yet in hind sight it most certainly was: it lead me to chiropractor and a physical therapist, neither of which i'd ever seen before in life. During these encounters I came understand what was going on with some of my muscles and my knee. Oh yes, and I was introduced to a homeopathic arnica gel concoction [a great thing to know about].
I'd studied pilates earlier in life and after the accident I took it up once again with a vengance. It worked wonders for me. My knee started working again. I told everyone how to fix their physical problems through core conditioning! I certified. I taught others so my friends could be left in peace (well, once my student teaching hours were completed). Skip down the road (well I could almost skip) a decade and while a well-conditioned core is a really good thing to have, I had to study Alignment/Restorative Exercise to get my knee back to a place where I can skip down the road [and I can]. I've been at the alignment thing for a little more than a year.
While I am pretty physical and do a lot of stuff, I am also pretty lazy. It's precisely because I'm lazy that I love both my alignment practice and core conditioning: because once you're on board with these concepts, life in general becomes easier and makes it possible to really enjoy all the rest of the time I'm alive in this body.
Life's better when your body works. Can I get an amen? No one likes doing the "100s" (well I don't know anyone who does). And the first time one stretches muscle that's been ignored for longer than overnight, a uniformly pleasant experience it's not :o) In a relatively short period of time (my 500-hr. pilates certification took longer) I have come a long way toward being completely happy in my body and I'm in my sixties. I'm not perfect and I don't even care how much farther I have to go, I'm so happy. OK. I'll shut up already about how happy I am.
Life's been trying lately. I've lost my Mother recently. Other stuff. And I realize that I deal with my emotional issues energetically [in my body]. A month ago I walked all the time. Lately I fit this activity in if I can manage to push this immobilization out of the way. It's as if I have been possessed by evil spirits who keep me playing sudoku for hours on end (I know, I could be eating ice cream, too). Calf stretching? Who has time? All this to say: when you find yourself in times of trouble, how do you react? (as I type this I realize I could be walking instead of typing)
I'm back. Ordinarily I'd edit this out of a blog BUT THIS IS THE WHOLE POINT of what I'm saying (and maybe just to myself). We're meant to move. When you're not busy moving around, maintaining the goldilocks length of your muscles, they're tightening up, getting pulled out of alignment, gravity is deforming you, and it's not as much fun to be in one's skin. (if you had a standing workstation right now you could be aligned and even stretching your calves while reading). And maybe you are but even if you aren't, thanks for reading. :o) Think about the happiest times of your life, and I'll bet they're when you were doing cool stuff. It's hard to sit still in enthusiasm.
And so we all go through stuff that bums us out. I seem like a cool customer (I was raised in NYC where it's good to put on a united front) but when the going gets tough, my digestion slows way down, and my tight places get tighter. Where are your tight places? Are you into your 2nd hour gazing into a lighted screen? Maybe it's time for a stroll. At the very least, time to stand and stretch. There. That feels better, no?
Life is sweeter when I'm able to be aware and in touch with myself in life's largest terms. I go for a walk by the water's edge (SF Bay nearby) and I become aware of my place in this present earthly configuration. Breathing's bigger and easier. Oh, yes. Body: temple of the soul? The nearer I get to the goldilocks place, the more sense that makes.
So how's your temple today? Ribcage mobilizing as you breathe? Calves got that long look and easy feeling? The goldilocks thing all starts from the soles of your feet and works its way up. Think I'll take a little walk. Check the mail and my reciprocal arm swing. :o) For the time being, I'm using any excuse.
And if you don't know anything about the aforementioned goldilocks thing, alignment, or restorative exercise (but would like to have more fun in your body) there is a bunch of great information available @ alignedandwell.com and a lot of great instruction available @ bodywisdomstudio.net. Come on over to Point Richmond for a class, or ask me to locate a REx practitioner near you.


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