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I'm so looking forward to running in the Cleveland Marathon in May. In anticipation, I wore my favorite CLE Marathon shirt today on my long run. :)
It was a pretty warm run out there, but glad to have those 15 miles in the books.
I'm so looking forward to running in the Cleveland Marathon in May. In anticipation, I wore my favorite CLE Marathon shirt today on my long run. :)
It was a pretty warm run out there, but glad to have those 15 miles in the books.
Sorry for the total lack of before photos. I really didn't know how much that I was going to document this process. Here's a picture of my lovely bride with the carpeting in place.
There are a bunch of videos below showing the process. They're all about a minute each so they shouldn't be too boring. :) If you just want to see the finished look, you can go to the last 2 videos.
Since I had several days off for Christmas vacation, I decided to tackle the job of putting down Stained Concrete in the Family Room & Kitchen. Ursula has been wanting this to be done for a long time.
I've been researching this project over the last couple of months. I watched several YouTube videos, read a lot of blogs, and checked a lot of products. I settled on the QuikRete product line. The steps seemed simple and I really liked how their topcoat is white when you apply it.
I blogged about the Spyder Scraper blades in a previous post. Here's a continuation of the progress after using the blades. In retrospect, the blades are great in during a small area. They're also great if you only want to get the linoleum up and then get the glue up by other means. The reciprocating saw had a tendency to kick back on me when I had a bad angle or something. I had a nice bloody knuckle to show for it. You can see it in the videos.
Finally got the linoleum up off the floor. We were hoping to put the stain down on Christmas night before going over to the sister-in-law's for dinner. Unfortunately, the stainer that I had was broken and we'd have to wait for the next morning when Lowe's would be open. BONUS video: check out Briana at the end of the video showing off her Christmas gift from her boyfriend.
Below is the video of when we just applied the QuikRete Etching Stain. I'm nervous of how it's going to turn out.
Applying the top coat…
Pretty cool to see the different stages of applying the top coat: before, during, & a little after.
The above video is the finished look filmed at night.
Day view of the finished look. We're so glad to finally be moving back in. It wasn't really that bad being without TV. Ursula and I went OLD school on Hulu watching 21 Jump Street. It was fun watching Johnny Depp in his early days and all of the hairstyles and clothes. :)
I will post another blog soon with some tips and tricks that I learned along the way.
I cannot wait for May! I'm going home to see family… I'm going home to see Cleveland… I'm going home to the Cleveland Marathon… I'm going home to my Marathon PR!
A bit excited is an understatement! I have so many fond memories of my Marathon race in Cleveland in 2010 that I cannot wait to get back there. There's something great about running a large race where you're familiar with the city and you have family to cheer you on. Hopefully I can talk my sisters, mom, dad & stepmom to come out. It was so awesome seeing them all during and at the end of the race.
This year I was actually asked to blog about my experiences in training for and running in the Cleveland Marathon. I'm very honored to be asked to blog about my Cleveland Experience! It's so cool to do this as I'll be one of the few bloggers probably to be training without much snow. :) I actually enjoy running in snow, however, we only get a couple of days of snow in the Dallas, TX area.
I've got my price alerts set for airfare from Dallas to Cleveland. I'll be staying at my running sister's house… that is if she'll let me. :) I think I better ask before May gets here.
Again, it's so crazy about all of the awesome memories in my head about this race. Out of the 6 marathons that I've completed this is the one that I felt that I ran very well. I want that feeling again. I'm confident that I can repeat and ultimately hit that Sub 4 hour goal!
I've nailed down the bigger races that I'll be racing in the Spring. With Cairo running, it's a different challenge now, since the price of racing is doubled.
I've decided that I want to run 2 full marathons in the Spring like I did last year.
I'll be running the usual DRC monthly races as we can. I love getting to see all of my friends at those races. Also, since Cairo is a member, the race experience is free!
Nothing too crazy on the list. Looking forward to everyone of these races for so many different reasons.
When people find out that I'm a marathon runner, they think that I probably don't see my family much. When I got into running I always wanted to make sure that there was still a balance in all of my life. A balance between God, Family, Work, and other stuff, such as running. When my daughter was in soccer, my long runs were scheduled around her soccer games. As well, I usually run my weekday runs early in the morning before anyone gets up.
All that to say… that yes, I'm a Marathon Runner, but better yet, I'm a Dad who Runs! I follow a lot of inspiring runners and active people. One of them that I follow is Dan over at Cubicle Dad Runs. He has been profiling dads that run for quite awhile. I got to share my story of being a Dad Who Runs on his blog. Check it out! Also, if you're on Twitter, follow him. He'll be in the Lone Star state in February for the Austin Marathon.
Ursula and I have been wanting Stained Concrete floors in the house for quite a long time. I've been researching the process for a good while. It looks pretty straight forward, but the prep of the concrete is the most time intensive.
The hardest part of the prep work is removing the linoleum tile. It's a total pain, but I'm getting into a rhythm and figuring out easier ways to do it.
Here's a link to the scraper that I mentioned in the video: http://www.spyderproducts.com/spyder-scraper/. Make sure to get the 2" and not the others. I made the mistake of getting the 3 pack which had the 2", 4", & 6" scrapers. The 6" scraper is useless on removing the tile. In this case, bigger is not better.
I'll post pictures and videos as I make progress.
I not only shared this video with my daughter's boyfriend, but had both of my teenagers watch it. There are so many messages in this short video that can change a young person's life for the better if they just listen.
Here's the email that I sent to my daughter's boyfriend.
There are certain things that I wish that I heard at a younger age. As well, I might've heard it, but I wasn't listening. Today it's so much easier to check out these type of messages and negative messages. I'm not sending this to you because I don't think you've heard this type of message before, but am sending it to you because I wish someone would have sent it to me. Be open to the message and what it means. Watch and listen to it a couple of times.
My daughter probably won't be happy that I'm blogging about this, but the message of this video is too powerful and impactful that I HAVE to share it!
This is one of my favorite comments on the video…
I wish I understood Christ's love when I was that young. I'm an old man now, but it's taken all these years to understand the message.
Despite the rain, wind, & cold, I enjoyed this marathon. What made it so great was all of my family being there along with so many friends! Thanks to Ursula and Briana for supporting both Cairo and I. This race was special as well since Cairo was out there running his second half marathon.
Before the Race
Posing with work friends from work. Super proud of Brandon as he ran his first marathon. Chris PR'ed his 5th half marathon! Cairo knocked out his 2nd half.
We got to the race super early with Chris. We decided with the rain and 25,000 runners, we'd rather sit in the parking lot than on the highway. It was cool to not be rushed before the race. We were able to find the short bathroom line and then made our trash bag rain gear.
Thanks to Felix for starting the race with Cairo. Felix was running the half so he and Cairo started off together.
I was very excited for this race. I trained hard and earnestly stayed on track to be able to hit Sub 4 hours. Yes, the weather looked to be crappy, but I still had my sights on getting there in less than 4 hours.
During the Race
The truly best part of the race was seeing running friends along the course. It's always so cool to hear your name yelled. Whenever, I see someone I know, I run over to them a give them a hug or a high five. It's just too cool to see them. A huge thanks to my biggest cheerleader: Corina. She was my first running Twitter friend. I didn't see her at first, but heard her yell for me after I past her. I ran back to her and hugged it out. I was feeling good at that point with it only be at mile 8.
To the left is a picture of me when I saw her. I'm pretty darn drenched, but in great spirits at this point.
It was great to see Ursula & Briana before the Marathon/Half Marathon split. We agreed to only meet there since Cairo would be finishing the Half and it would be a pain to get back out on the course.
The rain was hit & miss for awhile. It was pretty tolerable until I hit White Rock Lake. At that point the wind really kicked up. I really love the White Rock Marathon since I know the route so well. I know what's coming and I know when it's going to be rough.
It was great to see Corina again at mile 21 with the Dollies! One of my running friends is actually a Dollie. I had some fun with them and got back going.
I felt really good until I got to mile 22. I just kept telling myself to get past mile 22 and then it's downhill from there. It just seemed that it was getting colder & colder and my legs were feeling incredibly shot. They felt jarring with every running step.
I tried repeating my mantra over and over of "Push Through", but it just wasn't happening. At that point, I was at the point of run/walking to the end.
As I got to about mile 25, I saw an angel running toward me. The angel was Susan from my running group of the Frisco Running Club. After running the Half Marathon she was out there encouraging others on their finish.
She was so encouraging and understanding. She encouraged me to run some and told me that we weren't too few away from the finish. Once she got me close to the finish, she sent me off on my own. I cannot thank her enough! Below is a picture of her running me in.
The Finish
Above is my exhausted self after running the marathon. It was super cool to see my boss, Scott there at the finish. He has come to see me run the White Rock Marathon for the last 3 years.
The cold weather really got to me after I met up with my family and Frisco Running Club friends. I was shaking uncontrollably. I got out of my wet clothes and was aided by some Baylor medical peeps.
I'm learning that it's not all about the numbers, but I still learn a lot from them. I finished in 4:19:57. I missed my big goal of Sub 4 hours and barely missed my PR by a minute. I did set a course PR by 20 minutes. I know that I'm capable of a Sub 4 hour marathon and cannot wait to go for it again.
In less than 5 days I'll be running my 6th marathon… CRAZY GOOD! I'm excited for this one! I feel like I've trained pretty well and kept my eating under check. Now it's time to fill my head with POSITIVE thoughts. There's the physical part of running and then the mental part. The mental part will come in at about 20/22 miles where negative thoughts will try to creep in. You've got to have a game plan to squelch them!
So… this blog post is really for… filling up positive vibes!
Write it down
I'll be writing positive things on my arms so that when I get stupid later in the race, I can look down and repeat what's on my arm. These are short, simple things that will mean a lot when I need them. Here's some of the things that may or may not be written on my arm…
I've done this in previous marathons and it really helped. Here's a link to all kinds of Running Mantras. Find one or two for yourself.
Push Through
When training, I pushed through! I did this because I wanted to get stronger, but also to use the positive mental recollection of pushing through when I didn't want to. This training season was the first time that I did track workouts. There were several times that I didn't feel like I could do that last lap, but I pushed through! It was such a victory when I did push through. I'm going to be leaning on those positive mental pictures.
3 Races… 3 PRs… shooting for a 4th
While training with the Frisco Running Club, I've gotten faster and stronger! If you live near Frisco, come join us! Below are my 3 most recent races… all 3 are PRs. Not, by a few seconds, but by minutes. :)
My favorite way of keeping up with all my previous race results is AthLinks. This website collects all of the race results and gives you some cool stats. The great part… it's free!
Yep, shooting for a 4th PR here. I have no doubt that I'm going to hit it unless something crazy happens. My current PR is 4:18. I'm going to beat that and then smash it as I want to get under 4 hours.
I constantly visualize what it's going to be like crossing that finish line completing my goal. It's such an awesome vision that I want to keep running to it.
I'm also excited that my son, Cairo will be running his second Half Marathon. It's wild to think that he'll be out there on his own out of my sight. Usually, when we run together, he's next to me or out in front of me where I can see him. He'll be finishing way ahead of at my half way point. He's going to have such a great time. He's stronger than he realizes!
If this is your 1st or 21st marathon, I believe it's important to arm yourself with positive thoughts to beat down the ugly ones. The ugly ones will be there… get ready to beat the crap out of them!
OK… as many know, I 'm super proud of my son for knocking out his first Half Marathon. Yes, I'm proud of his time, but most of all, I'm proud of him for sticking to the training plan. It was rough for this teenager to get up for the early morning workouts which start at 5:30am. But he did it and can see that commitment pays off. This is a life lesson that some of us don't learn until it's too late.
He's come such a long way! When we first started on his base mileage, he was barely holding a 10:30 minute/mile pace for 3 miles. While running those 3 miles he needed 2-3 breaks. From there to running a Half Marathon with no breaks at a 8:15 minute/mile pace. He finished the Half Marathon in 1:47:42! That's crazy cool!
I'm bummed that he didn't place for his age group. He came in 4th. Yes, I know, we should be happy with him finishing his first Half Marathon. It's just that I knew that he had a chance. Below are the standings from his age group. As you can see, there just aren't that many teenagers running Half Marathons.
A Little Race Recap
Before the race, I warned Cairo about the hills in the neighborhoods and the last big hill would be the spillway after mile 8. I told him that we'd start at a steady pace of 8:30 or so. I was running faster than that and he was definitely running faster. We were really caught up in the start of the race, but we were feeling good. After the second mile, he was about 20 yards ahead of me. I didn't actually catch back up to him until we got the hills in the neighborhood. While running behind him, it was so cool to see him interacting with the crowds. He was pumping his fist and giving a YEAH when he heard someone yell out Frisco for his shirt.
I was doing pretty well holding onto the 8:15 pace, but the hills were really beating me down. After the spillway, I was just willing myself to finish this race to completion. I knew that I was ahead of a PR time and could not let up. It became a countdown to the finish… only a 5K to go… only 17 minutes to go… only 4 times around the track to go… only a 400m to go, and then sprint it out for the finish.
Cairo and I ran together until the end when we had about a quarter mile to go. Cairo started his big kick at that point. I was definitely not ready to kick that early. It was great to see him stretch it out at the end. He finished 20 seconds sooner than I did.
I was determined to PR this race. It was not a matter of IF, but HOW FAR below my Half Marathon PR of 1:49:52 that I would go. My mind has shifted from IF to HOW FAR after reading a fellow runner's post on one of her recent races. You can follow her on Twitter. She's definitely worth the follow… great inspirational & motivational posts!
During some races at the very end, I'll do some math and figure out if I stay on a certain pace that I'll get a certain time. I didn't do this, I just wanted to give it all that I had and finish strong. When I saw the clock it was past 1:48. I sprinted to the finish so that I could be below 1:48:30. I was really surprised to see the actual time was 1:48:04. So close to being below 1:48. The last time that I PR'ed the Half, I didn't think that I'd be able to beat that time. This time, I know that I can get faster and beat it.
I was pretty emotional at the end of the race. Seeing my son kill his first Half Marathon! Seeing him go from barely holding onto a 9:30 pace for a 4 mile race to scorching a 8:15 pace for a Half Marathon! Seeing the huge smile on my son's face after he welcomed me to the finish line! Thinking of all of the mornings that I drug him out of bed! Setting a solid PR for myself at this challenging Half Marathon by almost 2 minutes!
Our embrace after the finish was so worth all of the training! These experiences are never really experienced by just sitting on the couch. You've got to push yourself to have them.
I love the knock out picture above that we had when we finished the race. It was definitely fun clowning around after we finished.
Thanks to my wife, Ursula for coming out and supporting Cairo and I. It was a huge boost to see her at the finish.
It was also great to see work running peeps… Chris, Brandon, and Brandon's family. It was great to catch up with my other running friends… Felix, Michelle, Stacy, Mark O., and so many others.
Over the last few months several of our company employees trained to run for our designated charity: Girls on the Run. At our company meeting on Friday, I got to share this video from our race a few weeks ago.
It was so awesome to see everyone achieve their goals. The look on their faces as many finished their first 5K or Half Marathon was priceless!
Today marks 21 years that I've been married to Ursula. I totally thank God for what He has down for us over the last 21 years. Of course, it's not always been easy. But, then again, I'm not the easiest guy to get a long with! :)
Above is a video of snippets from our wedding 21 years ago. Some observations about the video:
It was great watching the old video and reliving such a huge day in my life. The wedding is such a blur!
I'm so glad that Ursula said yes 21 years ago. I cannot imagine life without her – she is my comfort!
I really think it's up to us, Dads, to create special memories for our kids. We have the choice to create these moments on purpose. If we don't, then we leave it up to chance of what our kids remember of their childhood.
Lately, I've been converting all of the old video tape home movies to digital – DVD's and all. It's been fun reminiscing about year's past.
I came along a video of me giving the kids Piggy Rides. No, not your traditional piggy rides, but a Mark Lindsley Piggy Ride! Let me give you a little history of the piggy rides. When my family and I went to Six Flags back in 1998, through my carnival skills, I won a big old stuffed animal pig. The kids would have it in their rooms and wouldn't do much with it.
Being the crazy dad that I was, I came up with a new way to give Piggy Rides by using the stuffed animal pig. I would place the kiddos on the pig and fly them around the house. They had a blast and I got worn out. :)
Above is some footage from the infamous Mark Lindsley Piggy Rides back in May of 1999.
Dads – get creative and make special moments for your kids. My kids still talk about Piggy Rides in their teenage years.
Super proud of Cairo again. He placed in 2nd in his 4th race! We ran in the Dallas Running Club 15K Loop Race on Saturday. This is the longest race that he has participated in. I wanted him to run a longer race before his half marathon so that he would so how it would be. I wanted him to know that he couldn't run full speed the whole time as he might do in a 5K.
I planned on the same type of race plan as the previous 2 weekends when I ran Half Marathons. Start at a 9:00 min/mile pace and then gradually speed up from there. I figured that was something that both Cairo and I could handle.
The weather was great finally! Temps started in the high 50s and warmed up just a little bit from there. I definitely felt better than the previous weeks and was motoring at a quicker pace. I kept checking with Cairo to make sure that he was doing well. He was definitely keeping up & doing very well. I'm crazy happy with my splits below. I love October already and it's beautiful cool morning temps! It was great running down at White Rock Lake… it's been awhile! Great to see DRC friends and a familiar course.
Cairo finished the race in 1:18:27 which put him in 2nd place for 15-19 year olds. Check out the results here. I broke my personal record (PR) by almost 3 minutes with a time of 1:17:45. I landed in 13th out of 43 men in my age group (40-44). I did finish a slightly a head of Cairo as the spillway hill kind of wore him down a bit. We stayed together just about the entire race except for the last mile.
Cairo has progressed so well! He has come from barely able to run 3 miles at a 10:30 min/mile pace and needing to take 2-3 rest breaks… to where he's at now… running a 15K (9.3 miles) at a 8:26 pace. That's such a huge improvement from not running at all in February to now. So cool!
Thanks to Ursula and Cairo's friend, Baylee for rooting us on. It was great to have a cheering section at the Start and Finish line.
I'm really looking forward to Sunday, November 6th when Cairo tackles his first Half Marathon at the DRC Half!
About 5 years ago, I had the opportunity to travel to Minneapolis for business. While there, I visited the veteran's memorial and found my grandfather's grave site. He was my father's father. I don't recall ever meeting him. As I understand from my dad, he wasn't really into my dad's life or into ours. My dad didn't have too many stories to tell about my grandfather or what he was like. Maybe it's by choice or maybe it was because he left early in my dad's life. Anyhow, I've just found it sad that I cannot find a single picture, article, or anything about my grandfather. All I could find was his tombstone.
Yes, I know it'll be different in the Facebook, blogging, & tweeting era that we're living in now. However, I think we need to take it upon ourselves to leave no question in our families' lives who we are and what our loved ones mean to us.
A book that has set me on a path to making sure that my family knows what I mean to them is Letters From Dad by Greg Vaughn. The subtitle to the book is How to Leave a Legacy of Faith, Hope, and Love for Your Family. Like I said, there should be no question left and this book really does lay that out. It discussed the simple notes to the last messages that you'd like to give.
There are some simple ways that this can be done. The book's primary method is writing letters to your loved ones in the present and to given when you pass. This seems a bit on the sad side, but wouldn't you want to know that you've said everything that you wanted and they know how you really felt?
There are additional ways that your family can know how you feel about your love for them. Of course, tell them often and verbalize it. But, as well, sing their praises in public. One way that I did this is through Twitter, Facebook, and my blog. I know these methods are not for everyone, but it works for me. Below are some additional methods.
As you can see, I've saved these letters and notes. They mean so much to me to capture who my dad is and something that I'd passed down to my children. I've also saved notes and letters that my kids have given me.
So, after all of this to say… I urge you to proactively take steps to let your family know how much you love them through the appropriate methods listed above. I love my family, and my friends and I don't want there to be any doubt.
This was a very fun and rewarding half marathon. The greatest part of it was being able to see so many first time runners tackle a half marathon. As mentioned previously, my company had a Charity Challenge in which we raise money for a worthy charity. We chose Girls on the Run for the great things that they do for empowering girls. It was fitting that we chose to run in the Heels and Hills and Him Half Marathon as it's primary purpose is to provide a positive race experience for women. It's not too late to give… please, please consider donating to this worthy cause as I'm behind in making my goal.
Seeing how I ran a half marathon the previous week, I pretty much knew where I was at conditioning wise. I pretty much went after the race with the same type of plan as last week's race. Start at 9:00 miles and then gradually increase pace. I felt really good in this race except for the heat. The good thing about this race is that I knew the course very well and knew what to expect from it especially since it was an out and back.
It was great being able to cheer on the newbie runners from my work as I was coming back. I cheered for them and slapped some high fives.
You probably noticed that subject has a lot of H's in it… well, I'll add another one - Heat! It was a pretty darn hot half marathon. The temp started out in the mid 70s and just went up from there. The funny thing was the day before and day after were much better candidates for race days.
I finished at about the same time as the previous week, but about 30 seconds faster with a time of 1:53:27. I was very happy with that time. I could have pushed it more, but it felt so great not feeling so spent after the race.
After the race, I met up with a running friend, Michelle K, and we decided to go meet up with the newbie runners to be a part of their finish. That was such a rewarding experience! Pictured to the right is Brandon and Nick (newbie runner) hamming it up for the camera. It was so cool to see them finish! We were walking for awhile and I told Nick to hold some in the reserves for the finish line… you've got to run through the Finish Line no matter what! I worked the crowd up for them and they crossed with a lot of cheers.
It was also great to be a part of the other newbie runners finish as well. There are several stories of these fearless champions overcoming some crazy obstacles to conquer this half marathon challenge.
I still remember what it was like to go from "there's no way that I'd ever run a Half Marathon" to "Oh my God, I just ran a Half Marathon!"
Above is a video of the start of the Half Marathon. You can see me at :41 seconds in the middle. FYI – I'm not crazy about the singlet that was provided by our company. My guns are really meant to be concealed weapons! As shown in the picture on the right. My farmer's tan just doesn't work too well.
In all, we had 20 coworkers running in the races which included the 1 mile fun run, 5K, 10K, and the Half Marathon. Monday morning was buzzing with race stories and soreness. :)
If you ever get a chance to pace someone on their first race, do it! As well, circling back and helping others is so crazy cool to be a part of their experience. It's not just all about your race time!
I'm late with posting this recap about the Plano Balloon Festival Half Marathon, but felt the need to still post it.
I'm pretty darn happy with my race today. I planned to see how things went after running the first mile or two at a 9 minute pace. After that, I'd evaluate how things would go from there. I felt good, but there wasn't going to be a PR today. The conditions were just too humid and there were a bit more hills than I needed.
Running tip: If you're a lone ranger and only train on your own… don't! Find a running club, group, or a couple of peeps that run at your pace. I've found my new running family in the Frisco Running Club. Besides the training that I've received, the encouragement is awesome! It was so cool to be high-fiving team members on the out & back portions of the course. It also just feels great being part of something bigger where everyone wants you to succeed.
I finished in 1:53:58 which is 4 minutes off my PR, but I'm tremendously happy with my time. The humidity was pretty stifling. Is it October, yet?
The course was definitely challenging, however doable! There were a bit more hills than your average half marathon. I liked the race being in Plano as it was closer to home, but definitely different than the usual Dallas race. I would definitely run this race again.
This was the first race in quite a long time that I felt like I was going to pass out at the end of the race. At the last mile, my fingers were all tingling… not cool! When I ended, I was a hobbling mess. Hamlin helped me sit down and get some fluids in me. I felt much better after awhile.
I did want to stop and walk for awhile at miles 10, 11, 12… You get the point… the hills were just wreaking havoc on me. However, I pushed through. I felt very triumphant after not giving up on the hill at mile 11. I can now use this victory in future races to push through the pain and accomplish what the negative voices in my head say that I cannot. I can!
Like I mentioned the humidity was crazy, unfortunately for whatever other weather reasons, the hot air balloons did not launch. I was looking forward to seeing them overheard while we raced around Plano. However, the cool thing was that at a few locations around the course they had the balloon baskets out there. When you ran buy, they lit up the flames and you could feel the heat from the street.
I'll be posting the race recap for the Heels and Hills and Him Half Marathon much sooner. :)
It's been a full month since Cairo and I joined the Frisco Running Club's training program. Prior to joining, Cairo and I worked on building up his base miles. I pretty much kept him at a comfortable pace and didn't really work him on any speed or hills. We worked our way up to 6 miles.
Over the last month with the FRC, we've worked everything… speed, hills, distance, stretching, foam rolling, you name it.
The cool thing is that Cairo is finding his speed and being encouraged to be the runner that he can be. I took him to a certain point and now the coaches at the FRC are taking him further. It's awesome to see him progressing so well. It's a challenge in waking him up for those early morning runs… but, hey, he's a teenager!
On July 2nd, we ran a 5K in The Colony and we finished at 29:56. It was his first actual 5K. We ran it at his pace. I ran it with him to encourage and get him there.
On Labor Day, we ran the Labor of Love 5K in McKinney.
During the training, I could tell that he was getting stronger and more sure of himself. I told him that he was to run his own race. Listen to his body and knock out whatever time he felt comfortable with.
At the start, we were together and rocked a 8:07 mile for the first mile. I was hoping to hold that pace so that I could get close to a PR, but the hills were going to do me in. Pretty much after the first mile is when Cairo left me. If I had any breath, I'd cheer him on. I pretty much could see him until about the last half mile and then he probably turned it up a notch.
He finished in a time of 24:59 for a pace of 8:03/mile. That's crazy awesome! He beat his previous 5K PR by 5 minutes and 1:35 per mile.
It was so cool to see him get 2nd in his age group. Nothing like getting some hardware for his efforts. Yep, I'm a super proud papa! I'm a competitive kind of guy, but I'd rather see him pass me at every race. He can do it!
As most know, I've been running for about 3 and 1/2 years. I've been loving the healthier lifestyle. Running for me really came about from one person… my sister, Denise. She encouraged me that I could get off the couch and run and… have fun! Well, it's time to give back.
My company, Active Network, has a Charity Challenge program where we raise money for a worthy cause. We chose the charity of Girls on the Run to encourage girls of all ages that they can do whatever they desire. Nothing like supporting a program that got me into running.
The objective of Girls on the Run is to educate and empower girls at an early age in order to prevent the display of at-risk activities in the future. At risk activities include substance/alcohol use, eating disorders, early onset of sexual activity, sedentary lifestyle, depression, suicide attempts and confrontations with the juvenile justice system.
I'm not crazy about asking for money since I know people are strapped during these crazy times, but any little amount will help tremendously. $5, $10, $25… you get the point. :) You can donate to this cause in my name at http://bit.ly/RunMarkRun.
I really believe in this program and am looking forward to running in honor of it on Sunday, September 25th at a race that celebrates women racing – Heels & Hills & Him Half Marathon.
Thanks for your support!
I always like to think up things that I can do with my kids to hopefully create memorable moments for them. It could be something as simple as an adventurous walk or hike, acting goofy at your expense, running a race with your son, or clothes shopping with your daughter. However, there are times that I have days scripted out just to get things done!
Cairo and I were out and about on Saturday doing manly things… getting tires for the car and other nonsense. On our way to a restaurant that I had a Groupon for, Cairo saw a sign for Dallas Lamborghini. He said that he wanted to go there after we ate. I just laughed it off and said no. I couldn't really imagine going there thinking that we didn't really have any business going in there. He kept on bringing it up so I decided to give in. What's the worse that could happen?
We went there and they were super nice as I explained that we couldn't afford the cigarette lighter and just wanted to look around. They even answered some of our stupid questions. We had a lot of fun just lookin'.
When we got back home, Cairo said how much he enjoyed hanging out. Would he have said that if we didn't get to check out the cars? I don't know, but knowing that he had fun made the decision to do his impromptu fun all the better.
All this to say… don't knee jerk a "No" when they ask to do something that you wouldn't normally do. It was fun and it meant something to him – which means something to me!
A few months back, I talked my running friend, Felix into running the El Scorcho 25K with me. I kept hearing how much of a fun race and partying atmosphere that it was. I guess I forgot to look at the name of the race or the month that it falls in… July! Yes, it was a hot one, but what an experience!
El Scorcho is a 25K & 50K race that took place at midnight on Saturday night/Sunday morning at Trinity Park in Fort Worth. Being contained in the park, you actually run a 5K lap five times for the 25K and 10 times for the 50K. Being 3.1 miles, it's actually not as monotonous as you'd think.
Felix and I stated together, but toward the end of the first loop he was going at a quicker pace than what I wanted to go with. Things were going well until after the second loop. My mind and body were starting to tell me that they didn't want to be here. Bed or a late night move sounded so much better!
After finishing the second loop, my Garmin decided to be funny by asking me the question, "Are you indoors now?" Are you serious!?! I was like, fine, I don't need you anyway! I got rid of the Garmin and the glow stick bracelets at the second break. I was mad at both of them! :)
After the 3rd lap, it was funny to hear that the 25K Winner just crossed the finish line. In the time that it took me to run 9.3 miles, he ran 15.5 miles. I know it's about me running against me, but it was pretty darn funny!
Briana, my daughter, was a superstar! Her maternal instincts kicked in as she took care of me during the race. Re-fueling me, encouraging me, cheering on others! She was really into it. I loved it! Thanks Briana!
The last couple of laps had me running to each water stop and walking threw them. Back to running after I enjoyed the water. The volunteers were awesome! It takes a lot of love for the sport to be out there volunteering during the middle of the night.
Felix did an awesome job on his first 25K with consistent splits. He is such a great friend. He walked back to the last water stop looking for me. After getting my water and walking a little bit, he ran me back in with encouragement. Thanks Felix!
The bad thing about running a race and then going straight to bed is being so darn hydrated. I knew that I had to be hydrated to run this crazy race and one trip to the restroom doesn't take care of getting back to normal. I was pretty much woken up hourly to empty that bladder – uggghh! I really wanted some good sleep!
One of the best things about running is the friends that you make. It was awesome to see so many running friends. Here's a picture of Felix and I with Corina. She's been recuperating and will be back out running soon, but came out to cheer everyone on. It was so awesome to have her there. It was also great to see Mark O., Michelle & Erik. Libby, Julie, Marci, Jerry, Melvin, Kyle, Amanda, and so many others!
It was a tough race, but I'm glad that I experienced it! A think a 50K is in my future, but highly doubt that it'd be in July in Texas!
So, I'm just getting the strength back in my legs from running the El Scorcho 25K race some 17 hours to find out that Denise, my sister ROCKED a 50K up in Ohio. She is truly an inspiration! Here's her race report…
Yes, the race is over
Totally mixed feelings about it. It was a very tough race. The first half felt pretty good but I felt the heat getting to me pretty early on. I tried to incorporate some walk breaks to say cool. I got dizzy and took a couple of falls. Nothing serious just a banged up knee. I clocked in at 3:39:29 with a 14:08 pace. Seriously thought I could not go on and wanted to quit. But off I go....I would get some good moments and would feel great and start to run. But the heat.Wow. It was hot! When I saw Libby the second time around at the aid station, she filled up my water bottles and gave me some pretzels, she had asked if I needed anything else. I remember my reply "I need a ride"... and off I go. Yikes, not gonna make it. Have to make it. Will I make it? Not sure but I was about 2 miles out when I saw Gary. Told him I was not good at which point I found a log and sat down on it thinking if I could just take a minute. Well, that is all it took. Blah, there I sat with my head between my legs with people passing me. I recognized some of those shoes. Those were the people I had passed early on. What to do? Wanna quit.No, I wont quit. I will not end it this way. But I can't get up. Gary is being so kind and supportive letting me know I am almost there. Only 2 miles. I can do this. Have to. I finished in 8:52:09 an avg pace of 17:08. It took me 5:12:40 to finish the second half. But I did it. I finished! It was an ugly run but I did it and finished:)
Meanwhile last week Gary did his first 5k. Yes, Gary. Finished in 43 minutes. I believe he is going to do the Muddy Paws 2 mile trail walk/run next weekend.
Yes life is full of surprises.
I was going to provide a race report for my 25K, but it pales in comparison to the heroics of Denise's 50K. Super proud of her!
I'll definitely post a race report for El Scorcho, but will till tomorrow to post it. It was definitely an EXPERIENCE!
I'm in an awesome men's Life Group (small group) that meets weekly on Thursdays. It's one of the best things that I've done to become a better man of God. Part of the meeting is where we get to share something on our heart for 20 minutes. It's affectionately called a Soap Box. In preparation, I though it would be best to write it out and then present it.
First of all, what are our priorities? In our Life Group, we have lined them up as 1) God, 2) Spouse, 3) Family, and then everything else will fall in line. I'm going to focus on the second priority of your spouse.
Part of what I 'm going to present is something that I blogged about already... the study of your spouse – in my case, Ursulaology. I really cannot believe that I actually blogged on this topic nearly 4 years ago, but I feel that I need to get it back out there. Read that blog post… it's a goodie!
For the last couple of weeks, we discussed the book by Gary Chapman called the Five Love Languages. This was a huge intro and lead in for my Soap Box. My Soap Box is all about
It goes without saying, my wife and I are definitely not perfect. We don't have the perfect marriage. You can just ask my kids to find out. We have a lot of work to do continue toward having an awesome marriage.
Borrowing from the Five Love Language Soap Box, one of the Five Love Languages was Quality Time. Have you ever been to a restaurant and paid attention to the people around you? You will find four types of people around you.
When our family went out for lunch together on Father's Day, I noticed this in action, but with a twist. I saw a young couple and they were both on the iPhones not even paying attention to the person in front of them. It used to be that couples would just sit there not saying anything, but now they busy themselves with social media or other real life relationship zappers.
When you date your wife and take her to dinner, use those 30 to 60 minutes of time to give each other your undivided attention and talk this love language. This one can be hard for guys to speak to their wives if they feel the need to provide everything for their family.
I urge anyone that just sits there and stares in space or finds themselves playing Words with Friends or on Facebook when out to dinner with their spouse, to invest in a book. The book is called We're Finally Alone – Now What Do We Do? by Gary Johnson. No, you don't have to be empty nesters to enjoy this book. "We're Finally Alone" is referring to the time at the restaurant or the quiet time that you have reserved for your spouse.
The book is geared to spark conversations that are meaningful and will enrich your marriage and family. Is it a novel, a self help book, with real world examples to shape up your life? No and no. It's a book with 575 questions that are meant for couples to think about themselves, their families, and their relationship with Christ. No, they're not all deep & heavy, beat down questions. :) They are actually split up into 5 different levels.
Another way that you can use the book is by topic. The book has an index of topics that are split up by the following:
A key to this book is open and honest communications. Each person must be ready to listen and to be heard.
You might ask, why in the world would I want to buy a book with just a list of questions. I truly believe that this book can evoke thoughts and conversations that need to be discussed. There is so much growth that can be realized by the use of this book.
I feel so strong about this book that I gave it to each member of my life group.
Will this book and the conversations that come from it be totally natural? No, not at all. I believe wholeheartedly that you must totally rely on His power and not ours. It's so much easier to talk about the weather than about real issues. When it comes down to it, when we act on our own, we will take the easy route, the non-confrontational, the now-growing conversations. This is especially true after a long day and we just want to slow life down. However, when we do this, I think we miss the priorities that we lined up in the second paragraph: 1) God, 2) Spouse, 3) Family. We're giving too much to everything else and not to God and our spouse.
A great friend of mine is pushing me to get out of my comfort zone. To grow like I've never grown before. This book is one of those things that I need to do with my wife to encourage growth. I truly hope that you look into getting this book. You can find a used copy for about $4 or a new copy on Amazon.com for $12.
Simon Cowell's show X Factor was in town so we snagged some free tickets and checked it out. It was more fun than I thought it would be. I thought it would be a bunch of waiting, but the show did a great job of keeping the audience involved and entertained while we were waiting for the actual show to begin.
It was very cool to see how the show was produced and everything that went into it. Of course, a bunch of people yelled, "I love you, Paula!" A few people yelled for Simon as well.
There were about 10 contestants that auditioned and only a couple that were truly standouts.
Everyone had a great time! We cannot wait to see the show in the fall to see if we actually remember the performances. :)
What seems to be the first thing that we do when trouble pops up into our lives? We stress, we worry, we think of all of the worst case scenarios… we don't trust in Him!
On Saturday, my family and I were in Gladewater (East Texas) enjoying Ursula's family reunion. We had a lot of fun, but I'll be focusing on an incident that happened. After breakfast, we were on our way to set up games & activities at the Gladewater High School where the fun times were going to happen. On the way there, after accelerating above 30mph, the engine light went on in the PT Cruiser. The car did not want to stay above 30mph and it got all herky-jerky as if it was going to stall. Crazy!
My head was filled with thoughts of… "oh no, I'm going to have to shell out some big bucks for a dealer or mechanic to fix the car!", "It's Saturday, we're going to be stuck here until Monday as we won't be able to find a mechanic!", "Why didn't the car break down in Frisco!?!", "Did I change the oil every 3,000 miles?" and on and on.
We limped along to the high school so that we could set up for the activities. As we're setting things up, I'm praying and just plainly talking to God. I felt a calmness that the problem was going to work out. The biggest thing is that I stopped worrying about what could happen and focused now on resolving the problem.
With the help of a cousin of Ursula's, we went to an auto parts store and had them pull up the engine code. It pointed to a specific bad part – a Camshaft Position Sensor. Yes, I learned about something that I didn't really care about or at least until now. We found out that this $35 part could be easily replaced by 2 bolts. There wasn't a guarantee that this would fix the problem as it could be a circuitry problem.
Lo and behold, we replaced the part, drove it around and it was fixed! It made the entire trip back to the Dallas area without incident. Praise God! Was all of the worrying that Ursula and I did productive? Ummm… no! I like how Jesus put it in Luke 12:25: "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to your life?" I want to give my problems and burdens to God sooner. It's so much easier when He takes care of them then when I do.
Ever since Cairo expressed an interest to run a Half Marathon in the fall we've been training. Pretty much, we've just been building base miles. He's up to 3-4 miles comfortably. Saturday, we finally tested his wheels and got him into a race. We ran the Dallas Running Club June Bloomin' 4 Mile Race down at White Rock Lake in Dallas. Why a 4 mile race instead of a 5K? We were signed up for a 5K earlier, but school commitments held us back from running it together.
The Wednesday before the race was the first time that he ran 4 miles without stopping. It took a bit of prodding and encouragement to get him through it, but he did it. He ran that in 40 minutes.
We had a lot of build up to the race and what to expect. Stay on the right, don't worry about others passing us, run our own race, break the distance down into smaller units, hydrate days before the race, etc. It was great to pass on what others have taught me.
Before the race, I figured that he'd have a time between 39 & 40 minutes. He totally blew me away with his time of 38:13! I wanted him to start out slow, but I think he was caught up in the excitement of the start of the race. I was thinking that we should be closer to 10:00 minutes for the first mile to start out slower. I had to slow him down over the first 2 miles as I wanted to conserve his energy for the hill at the spillway. He powered pretty well through the hill and recovered a bit afterward. He seemed to loose some steam, but surprised me with his last mile. Below are his split times:
He was so happy after crossing the finish line. It was great to experience it with him. Check out the picture above… love the smile on his face. Usually he doesn't have a smile that big. I love that smile!
Funny thing that he said after the race, "This 4 miles was a lot longer than the one in Frisco!" He admitted that he wanted to stop, but I'm so glad and I'm sure that he is, that he powered through.
We had fun seeing DRC friends! It was fun hearing Roger yell to Cairo at the end, "Cairo, beat your dad!" I love it!
I give God all the glory for providing Cairo the ability to run through his asthma and allergies. His allergies were trying to act up before the race, but subsided. :)
When you really don't want to do something it's so easy to come up with excuses not to do it. My daughter, Briana, has been wanting the whole family to go roller skating for a very long. It's been so long that I actually got her a Groupon coupon back during Christmas. There were always excuses until we finally went a couple of days ago.
As some might know, my IT Band (hip) has been acting up from running. When Cairo and I went running on Monday night within seconds of running it flared up again. It was like my hip was being stabbed with a knife for each step I took.
Of course, when we got back home from running, Briana reminds us that tomorrow is our scheduled roller skating night. She is so excited as she has been wanting to go forever.
Internally I really didn't want to go, but God gave me the strength and I believe relieved some of the pain to allow me to go. I wanted to make excuses to not go, but I was urged to go because I knew that it would make Briana happy.
You can tell by the picture that she had a great time. She had that same beautiful smile on her face throughout the whole time that we roller skated. I'm glad that I didn't give into an excuse and went. The time blessed her and blessed the whole family.
I'm not saying this to lift me up for doing this, but want to urge parents to push through their pain, their angst, their discomfort to do things with their children that they just don't want to do, don't feel that they can do, or are just too tired or lazy to do. Seems a bit harsh to say, but as I'm losing the amount of time with my teenage children, I'm realizing that I need to spend as much time with them as possible.
Eliminate the excuses even if it hurts!
Yes, I placed 2nd in my Age Group in the 5K that I ran this weekend. But, the best part of this weekend was running with my 15 year old son, Cairo! As mentioned, after the Cowtown Marathon, he said that he wanted to run in a Half Marathon.
I asked him why he wanted to run and he said that it was cool to see all of those people cheering for the runners. He wants to experience that! That's what got me hooked as well. It's very cool to have people cheering for you to finish.
So Sunday afternoon, we want on our first training run. Run 5 minutes, walk 2-3 minutes, run 5 minutes. etc. In total we ran 2.5 miles and walked .5 miles. He did well! We talked some throughout. I stressed that it's not about speed now, but building a base of miles that you're comfortable with.
We haven't scheduled a 5K race yet, but I'm sure that it'll probably be next 4-6 weeks. I cannot wait. He was surprised that I said that I'd run with him throughout the race. He thought I'd be shooting for another PR. With him in the race, it's all about him!
I pray that his allergies and asthma hold up and allow him to run. I cannot wait to be a part of this journey with him.

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125 years ago, the Christian and Missionary Alliance, had a remarkable presence in the urban core of Toronto. Their leaders "tramped the lanes and alleys (sometimes in the dead of night), feeding the poor, praying over the sick, comforting the sad, counseling the frustrated, and encouraging the unfortunate . . . They established the Toronto Mission Union in 1884 which, at its zenith, operated five mission halls, a senior citizens home, a convalescent home and Toronto's first home nursing service. . . In Bethany Home, people in material, physical and spiritual distress were ministered to at no cost. . . . Bethany Workingman's Home housed, fed and preached the gospel to ninety men each night." All this and much more flowed out of two or three congregations. Excerpts taken from Lindsay Reynolds, Footprints (89, 214,290, 330, 332)
Collapse – By 1920, the young church's strong beginning in the urban core fell into ruin. Historians talk of a broken gentlemen's agreement but there were also issues of expropriated properties, lack of leadership development and work focused on outside mission at the expense of the church members. Downtown buildings once dedicated to God were given to other purposes, outreaches were gone, congregations were scattered. The Alliance eventually relocated and developed a very effective and long lasting ministry in the suburbs and all across Canada. But downtown, there was nothing left.
The Rebuilding – In 1992, as a new church planted out of First Alliance Church, Stephen and Annette Ford held public meetings in homes and schools downtown. The suburban church was reaching back into the urban core. In 1994, Pastor Bill and Donna Dyck became the leaders of Toronto Alliance Church and have been ever since. In 2002, Toronto Alliance Church rented its own 4000 sq. ft. space at 602 Queen Street (at Bathurst). Ministries in the community and among the needy flourished. Strategic partnerships with other churches and missions developed because the work was large. More staff joined – raising their own support. Increasingly, TAC grew steadily as a church of the community with members from the downtown and surrounding area.
TAC now seeks to rebuild what once was for the Alliance in the early 1900's. Permanence in the heart of the city, though difficult, is critical to our mission.
Today – The church draws about 150 people on Sundays – fairly young and diverse in make-up. Community Night (Saturday evenings) draws another 150 people from off the street – many of whom call TAC their own. Others connect with us through various off site outreaches in the community.
Ministry staff include full-time pastors almost all of them raising their support, a number of interns, and some significantly committed volunteers.
With God's help TAC seeks to be a healthy, worshipping body of believers that is near to the broken, enfolding them into our community life and restoring them to God. We believe passionately that our church, though imperfect, is God's vehicle for bringing wholeness to the downtown core of Toronto.


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Hello my friends.
I am smiling :)
My `Nature`s Journey` is finished.
I had to keep going as this was not to be a UFO.
I pegged my finished quilt to the side of the deck.
There was a bit of a breeze.
I am so pleased with the red and teal colours in this quilt.
Turned quilt around to show quilting at it`s best.
More machine quilting in this quilt than
my last so that shows my progress there. :)
I made a heart label as hearts in applique.
Thankyou to Chookyblue and Susan for SAL.
Thankyou Anni Downs for this delightful pattern.
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Things have been quiet model wise this week, barely touched a model in fact though I have glued one of the Ogryn dogs to a base and spent a frustrating couple of hours sorting through bits trying to work out how to do the Artillery crew figures.
Today though I finally got round to putting some bits on eBay - I mentioned them on here some time ago but only now been able to free up the time (I always list stuff on a Sunday and of late Sundays have been busy). I also had an issue of a lack of boxes, without those I couldn't post them so the auctions had to wait.
So if you are interested you can find the auctions here.
Up for auction now are:
Atlas Recovery Vehicle by Forge World with lots of bits added.
Trojan Support Vehicle - converted from a Chimera by me
Unbuilt Leman Russ
Built Chimera
Medusa conversion kit from Forge World.
Painted Hades Assault Drill by Forge World.
Talking of eBay I have just bought a Hell Talon, missing some bits but then I already had plans for what I was going to do with it...
Hopefully in a day or two I will be able to do a proper update involving models being built. Cross your fingers.


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Last weekend's cheer-up-Tuesy charm offensive delivered its grand finale on Sunday evening. Stop me if I sound too boastful, but I was very happy with how this turned out – for an amateur cook, it's always exciting when a recipe really works, and there are few cooks more amateur than me…
Prepare your fish-cake mixture 2-3 hours before you plan to cook them (they take a little under half an hour to bake). To make enough fish-cakes for four people you will need:
900g maris piper potatoes
900f salmon fillets
900f salmon fillets
Juice of 1 lemon
4tbsp mayonnaise
pinch of cayenne pepper
large pinch of chilli powder (more if you like spiciness)
2 tbsp of chopped herbs (I used flat flat-leaf parsley, but tarragon or basil will work just as well
2 tbsp chilli oil.
2 tbsp chilli oil.
Peel the potatoes, chop them into quarters and boil them. Once boiled to softness, drain away the water, and return to heat for a couple of minutes to dry them out. Then mash 'em. With a masher.
While the spuds are boiling, put your salmon and half the lemon juice into a pan with a pint of cold water. Bring it just to the boil and leave to stand in the water for a few minutes. It'll cook just enough in the remaining heat. Then drain the salmon, peel off the skin and flake it. It's good not to mash it up too much – the fish-cakes are delicious if you can still feel the "meatiness" of the fish (you don't want them to be too smooth).
Mix the salmon with the mashed potatoes and add the spices and herbs, the lemon juice and the mayonnaise. Mix well and season with salt and pepper.
Now make your fish-cakes on a non-stick baking tray. I lined my tray with non-stick baking paper, which worked a treat. If you're good with your hands, you can pat the mixture into eight thick cakes (maybe 2cm deep). If you have a large round biscuit/cookie cutter, you can use that to get them into a nice shape. I used a non-stick heart-shaped fried egg shaper, meaning that my cakes looked like this:
Not too shabby. Put your tray of fish-cakes in the fridge for a couple of hours. This will firm them up ready to be baked. Once they're ready, drizzle the chilli oil on top and bake at 200 degrees centigrade or until they go brown and a bit crispy on the outside. I served these with mangetout and baby corn and a little rocket. You can serve them with whatever you like. Nobody's checking.


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After looking through so many posts, talking about Jawbone Up Bracelet, or some called Fitness band, you may want to have one yourself. When I came to know about this product, to be frank, I was totally amazed by it.
I always wanted to track my fitness, in terms of calories burned, as well as sleep. I had hard time sleeping at night, maybe due to the stress I had. I was always thinking about things I had not done, and when I was in bed at night, I tended to plan the next day.
When I was sleeping, I would wake up frequently in the middle of the night, and had to go back to my sleep again and again. It was not healthy and I needed to track it.
What I do
I purchased Jawbone Up Bracelet immediately. Yes, that's it! Simple. I did not have second thoughts about buying it. The price was steep, but totally worth it. Remember, you are wearing a computer on your wrist 24 by 7, and it will collect every single bit of data about you.
Remember the post I had talked about checking what you were doing through your Lifeline Screen. It was so fantastic! You could see your daily activities, including your sleep right from this screen. What can you do about it? Everything ... from monitoring your steps and sleep to changing your lifestyle.
Ever since I started wearing Up bracelet, I was more health conscious. I kept reminding myself not to eat unhealthy food, and I set timer at 7pm to force myself to go for a run. Unknowingly, I started to keep fit.
Who Is Suitable For Jawbone Up
Everyone. Be it young or old. I'm in mid 30s right now, and after reading 4 hour body by Tim Ferriss, I want to have a strong, healthy body. I do not want to wait until I am in late 70s to have aching everywhere. I do not want to suffer from any illness. I want to live to 120. That's my personal goal. And in order to achieve that, I have to start early.
Am I late? It's never too late to exercise and keep fit. Even if you are in your 50s, 60s, or 70s, you can CHOOSE to start working out, sweat and prolong your life. It's even better if you are younger. Do not exercise for the sake of exercise. Read and understand why you do it. Study the type of food your body will appreciate and avoid those oily, unhealthy junk food.
So Where To Buy Jawbone Up
To me, the most convenient place to purchase Jawbone Up is online. Rather than squeezing with other people in the shop, you can take your own sweet time. Remember to follow the steps to measure your wrist before ordering one, as it comes with 3 different sizes.
So if you want to get one too, you can buy Jawbone Up from Amazon. It's the most reliable marketplace on Earth. Order it today and have it deliver right to your doorstep within 2 days!
So what about you? Where do you buy your Jawbone Up bracelet from? Let me know in the comments below.
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The summer is not yet over because I can still feel the heat here in Manila. My face is sweating like a pig at least not my UA (that's yucky). We went in Manila Ocean Park a while ago, if not for my nephew (Gabriel Dominic) I don't want to go here. Don't get me wrong, I love fish and other aquatic animals but I already foresee what will happen next – chasing Gabriel all day. There's no traffic that's why my mom and I approached the place in no time. My nephew loves fish, he's happy whenever we watch "Finding Nemo" every night. Take note every night. This is my most watch movie ever! As in ever! Playing over and over again when the movie comes to its end, Gabriel says "one more!" We will watch it together because he has this habit of sitting on my lap immediately before I start to go out of our room. If ever I run, he will cry and I don't want him to cry. From the time when I arrived here in our home from Singapore, it's been 21 days now since we started watching Finding Nemo. By this time can you imagine how we memorized every sequence of this movie? J
We bought the package "Deep Sea Rush 5" with attractions: Oceanarium, Sea Lion Show, Marine Life Habitat, Musical Fountain Show and Jellies Exhibit. The ticket is at sale price of Php550.
This day, Gabriel met Nemo and other aquatic animals. We decided not to watch the Sea Lion Show, not to go in Marine Life Habitat and Musical Fountain Show because of excessive heat and Gabriel is a brat; Mom and I don't have enough energy to stop Gabriel's tantrums.
It's a fun and exciting day indeed minus the brattiness of my nephew but its ok; we still enjoyed our mini tour. I know Gabriel will remember the little fish named Nemo he saw in the tank.
Here are some of our pictures:
Here are some of our pictures:
|My Mom and Gabriel
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Utilizing her body movements, Heather Hansen creates breathtaking, large scale charcoal paintings. In 2012 she began experimenting with kinetic drawing and has been searching for ways to combine her passion for visual art and dance. The idea for the series 'Emptied Gestures' was sparked on a trip to the beach. Whilst dancing on the beach she noticed that the lines carved in the sand by her turns had an interesting quality. She explains her work as follows: 'Emptied Gestures is an experiment in kinetic drawing. In this series, I am searching for ways to download my movement directly onto paper, emptying gestures from one form to another and creating something new in the process.'Heather Hansen's combination of choreographed performance art and charcoal drawing can be witnessed in her six-minute video "Emptied Gestures," a demonstration of what she calls "kinetic drawing."
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Harper-Flaherty Budget Earns Very High Marks from CEOs and Business Leaders
Top Marks for Customs Tariff Simplifications, Ethics Monitoring of Charities, and New RESP Flexibility Panel Favours Even Lower Debt-to-GDP Ratio
Harper Program – Part II (Economy)
CEOs and Business Leaders Embrace Almost All Conservatives' Programs for the Economy, Especially on Canada-U.S. Border Issues, But Are Divided on Loans to New Canadians for Skills Development
Harper Program – Part I (Crime, Parliament, Family Tax Cuts)
CEOs and Business Leaders Embrace Conservatives' Crime, Tax, and Parliamentary Reform Programs But Are Divided on Health Transfers to Provinces
Wild Card—Possibly the Most Bizarre, Unstable, Upside-Down Election since Confederation
Volatile NDP Support Could Rise to 36% or Fall to 20% in Next 36 Hours Depending on Voters' Mood and the NDP Machine;
Conservatives Could Actually Benefit from an NDP Faltering;
Liberals Have Still More to Fear from the NDP;
Faltering Bloc's Main Hope Is Regaining NDP Voters
First of Two Reports
Large Conservative Majority
Harper's Leadership Advantage Corners Campaign Momentum
New Layton Charisma in Quebec
Second of Two Reports
CBC's "Vote Compass" Election Tool and Controversies
The CBC Election Tool Transforms a Slight Conservative Lead among Website Visitors to an Overwhelming Liberal Majority
Most Canadians and Most Visitors to the CBC "Vote Compass" Site Wrongly Believe that COMPAS Research Is Involved Because of the Similarity of Names and Graphic Marks
Healthcare - The C.D. Howe Report on Rising Healthcare Costs and the Growing Majority Support for Medical Freedom among Members of the CEO Panel
Federal Election and Canadian Business: Harper Trounces All Other Party Leaders; Economy and Spending/Taxation Top Issue; Trust - May Places 2nd, Ignatieff 4th
Serious Confusion between COMPAS Research and CBC's COMPASS Election Tool
Flaherty Aces Budget: CEO Panelists Embrace Tariff Simplification, Monitoring of Charities' Tax Receipting, Debt-to-GDP Ratio, Removal of Medical Expense Ceiling, GIS Increases to Seniors
Business Panel Backs John Manley's Open Letter to Ontario Minister of Finance:
Near Consensus That Provincial Debtor Governments Are in Serious Situations;
Interest Rates and Soaring Health Costs - Major Risks
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Thursday, October 2, 2008
Witches not just for Halloween
Her clothing was made using antique fabrics from an 1800's mourning dress combined with other vintage fabrics and trims. Her black cat "spider" is sculpted in polymer clay
Hattie is free standing..except when she is flying on her broom!
Hattie Henbane's favorite stew...
Lips of frog and first morn's dew...
Add 7 rays of Moonshine and heat by the sun,
Boil and Bubble till it looks done.
Stir it twice, than cook it some more,
Remove your shoes at the front door,
Pull up a chair...
Then let down your hair...
3 times slap your knees, and if you don't like it...
Call out for Chinese!
Dark Blessings, Gail
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- The Whimsical Goblin said...
She's Great! Her little cat is adorable too.
- October 3, 2008 at 7:46 AM
- Gufobardo said...
oooohhhh..I love your faces, but tell me about the oil paints...are they the artist's paints? and the oil on the prosculpt?
- October 3, 2008 at 2:44 PM
- alimaky_woodedwoods said...
that face is to DIE for....cheeeeekbones!
- October 3, 2008 at 2:48 PM
- Amy Short said...
She is faaaaabulous. I love her feet! Where in the world did you find a 180os mourning dress. Too cool!
- October 4, 2008 at 3:09 PM
- Ulla said...
OHHHHHHHHH, You've joined Bloglandia, and I didn't even know! WELCOME! I adore Hattie, and her delightful spell! I'm adding you to my list, so I won't miss out on your special blend of magic!
- October 5, 2008 at 6:22 PM
- Johanna Parker said...
I love Halloween too Gail :) After you left a note on my blog the other day, I thought I would stop in to see yours..... Your work is very magical!... Love the witches, the ghosties and the faeries..... Beautiful work!
~ Johanna
- October 5, 2008 at 6:28 PM


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A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over, their spells dissolve, and the people, recovering their true sight, restore their government to its true principles. It is true that in the meantime we are suffering deeply in spirit, and incurring the horrors of a war and long oppressions of enormous public debt. If the game runs sometimes against us at home we must have patience till luck turns, and then we shall have an opportunity of winning back the principles we have lost, for this is a game where principles are at stake. — Thomas Jefferson, cited all over the Internet —Patience and the Reign of Witches (1798)
Have you seen this quotation popping up all over the Internet?
I thought I'd look it up, and here's the sentence that immediately precedes the selected passage:
They are circumscribed within such narrow limits, & their population so full, that their numbers will ever be the minority, and they are marked, like the Jews, with such a peculiarity of character as to constitute from that circumstance the natural division of our parties. A little patience, and we shall see the reign of witches pass over…
Jefferson is speaking of a particular political faction — the Federalists — that won votes from the people by choosing General Washington as their candidate. If more people knew about the casual anti-semitism immediately preceding the popular passage, I wonder if this quote would be so useful right now for liberals seeking consolation over the US election results.
Of course, Jefferson was writing in a very different world than ours. Still, how ironic to see on so many liberal websites this passage from a slave-owning anti-semite who was writing it to defend the Republican Party.
That statement is factually correct, but very misleading. Just doing a little Michael Moore on ya to see if you're paying attention.
Jefferson did own slaves. I'm not an expert on Jefferson's relationship to Jews, but I gather that he, as a product of his time, was probably no more anti-semitic than the rest of his society, and quite possibly much less. He wrote in an age before society at large began to frown on language that needlessly highlights racial differences. But it's a stretch to fault this statement with any excessive hatred — he was just reaching for a metaphor that had power in his time and age, and the metaphor of the Jews as outsiders, while not exactly a sensitive choice when judged by today's standards, fit the bill.
As for Jefferson as Republican — he was calling for patience, counseling that secession was not the answer, and affirming his belief that the nation would eventually return from the "anti-republicans" into the hands of republicans, because, as he put it, "The body of our countrymen is substantially republican through every part of the Union."
Language is a funny thing… a fact can be accurate, but terribly misleading without proper context.
Jefferson was writing in defense of a party that was at that time called "republican," (as opposed to the "federalist" alternative). It shared the name, but little else, with the modern Republican party. The GOP wouldn't form until the middle of the following century. (Ironically, it formed in part as a response to Democrats who not only wanted to secede, but did — chiefly over the slavery issue).
Jefferson was undoubtedly a brilliant man, but history is always much more complex than a quotation or slogan repeated like a mantra.
Since I've criticized what I see as a shallow rhetorical response to the election (seeking consolation in a misapplied, out-of-context quotation), I'll link to another that I found more rhetorically interesting: "An Open Letter to Unhappy Democrats."


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I've seen multiple questions about diets and such.
Ladies. Stop focusing on the diet and focus more one the working out and eating healthy.
Diets in my opinion are more for the over weight.
You ladies are not. over. weight.
You say your this tall and weigh this much.
How much you weigh doesn't matter.
Try how much muscle mass you have.
How much fat is really on your body if you think of it.
Muscle weighs more than fat so screw the scale.
Look in the mirror.
Flex your muscles.
How much fat is REALLY there?
I'm seriously begging. Don't think about dieting. at all. Don't worry about it.
Work out.
Do yoga.
Eat healthy foods.
Don't diet.


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Anyway, economist Willem Buiter of Maverecon breaks down some of the details of Geithner's Public Private Partnership Investment Program ("PPIP") (H/T Yves). He makes a lot of points, many of them very detailed, and not all of which I agree with at a policy level. Nevertheless, he explains some of the larger points of what Geithner's plan calls for, and who it really helps . . . and hurts. A few highlights:
The present and previous administrations have not helped themselves by failing to realise that it is possible to saving banking - the activities, that is, lending, deposit-taking and borrowing - without saving the existing banks. If they did realise this, they failed to act on the realisation.
The US Treasury is putting at most $100 bn into the PPIP pot. "Using $75 to $100 billion in TARP capital and capital from private investors, the Public-Private Investment Program will generate $500 billion in purchasing power to buy legacy assets - with the potential to expand to $1 trillion over time." The programme is hoped to do up to $1000 bn worth of toxic and bad legacy asset purchases. Hope is good. Cash is better. Where is the remaining $900 bn going to come from?
The answer is loans or loan guarantees from the FDIC and the Federal Reserve and co-investment with private sector investors. The answer differs for the two components of the PPIP, the Legacy Loan Program and the Legacy Securities Program. I will take them in turn.
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The total amount of money put at risk by the private investor [under the legacy loan program example of $84] is $ 6, the private equity investment. The Treasury would also be on the hook for $6, its 5o% share of the total equity investment. The FDIC would lend $72 or guarantee lending of that amount. That's what meant by the FDIC being "…willing to leverage the pool at a 6-to-1 debt-to-equity ratio."
First note that the public sector as a whole (Treasury plus FDIC) is at risk for $78 out of a total investment of $84. The public sector has the same upside as the private sector (through its $6 worth of equity). However, the private sector gets this upside by putting only $6 at risk, against the public sector's $84 at risk. Small wonder the stock markets loved this. If there were a stock market for taxpayer equity, it would have tanked by a commensurate amount.
It must be recognised that the FDIC is in this picture only for cosmetic, window-dressing reasons. The FDIC has no resources of its own to spend on leveraging the PPIP. It cannot raise taxes and it cannot print money. It obtains revenue from the insurance premia paid by the banks whose deposits it insures, but that is hardly a secure source of income at the moment, let alone one that can be expanded drastically, should the need arise. What little money the FDIC has is earmarked to meet future claims of depositors insured under its Deposit Insurance scheme (Congress has temporarily increased FDIC deposit insurance from $100,000 to $250,000 per depositor through December 31, 2009). The FDIC has no money to spare. Indeed, if any major deposit-taking bank were to go belly-up, the FDIC would have to rush to the Treasury for money.* * *
Under the Legacy Securities Program, the Treasury will provide equity of $100 for every $100 of private equity put in. The Treasury will also lend up to $200 for each $100 of private equity. So the Treasury puts at risk $300 to gain the same upside that the private sector will only put $100 at risk for. Nice work if you can get it (if you work in the private sector). Again, the tax payers' stock takes a hammering.
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The Legacy Securities Program further enhances the quasi-fiscal role of the [Federal Reserve], and turns the Fed even more blatantly into an off-balance sheet and off-budget special purpuse vehicle of the US Treasury. It does this by extending the scope of the Term Asset-Backed Securities Lending Facility (TALF) to legacy asset-backed securities (especially mortgage-backed securities, residential and commercial and consumer debt-backed securities). The original TALF was created to lend up to $1000 bn to private institutions willing to invest in newly originated mortgage-backed securities. The US Treasury only guarantees up to $100 bn of this proposed lending, so in the worst-case scenario, the Fed could be in the hole for $900 bn, through its exposure to private credit risk.
* * *The role of the Fed in the PPIP, through the expanded TALF, is deplorable. First, the main redeeming feature of the TALF was that it was focused on new securitisations of mortgages, in an attempt to revive the market for new securitised mortgages and through it new mortgage lending. Diverting these resources to the ex-post insurance of losses that have already been made on legacy MBS (commercial and residential) and legacy consumer debt-backed securities is a serious waste of scarce public resources.
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None of this addresses the issue of the massive private sector credit risk the Fed is taking on its balance sheet, a risk greatly enhanced by the modification of the TALF to include legacy toxic assets. Even if the short-run consequences for the monetary base of enhanced Fed operations under the TALF are sterilised, the Fed will, should it suffer major capital losses on its investments in private sector securities, have no option but to expand the monetary base to maintain its solvency, unless the US Treasury comes to its rescue. The terms of the TALF (with the US Treasury guaranteeing only 10 cents on the dollar, if the full $ 1 trillion is lent by the Fed) suggest that the US Treasury cannot and will not come to the rescue of the Fed. Monetisation of the Fed's capital losses and inflation will be the inevitable consequence of the lack of fiscal firepower of the US sovereign.
This threat of future inflation from Fed decapitalisation through losses on its portfolio of private assets is in addition to the threat of future inflation caused by doubts about the reversibility of the Fed's forthcoming purchases of Treasury securities through its quantitative easing (QE) policy. The recent Chinese comments on finding/creating a substitute for the US dollar as the international reserve currency demonstrate that concerns about the medium-term and long-term inflation consequences of the Fed's QE, its credit easing and its quasi-fiscal rescue efforts of large US banking and shadow-banking institutions, are growing.
That last point is especially important, as it explains why this is not just about "tax dollars." It's ultimately about the "hidden tax" of inflation that will destroy our wages, our savings, and our equity (if we're fortunate enough to have any of those things!). Not only are we paying now to save the banks, but we'll pay later for the privilege of having saved them.
And as to whether any of this will save the banking system, that remains to be seen. As does the larger question of whether saving the banking system will even help the economy.
Maybe I'm being overly reductionist, but as for Geithner Plan II (aka, Paulson Plan III), I ain't seeing it.


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After listening to Allen's sermon last night about Deviants in Disguise, false prophets from the Sermon on the Mount, I am painfully aware that as my blog has grown from just a place to post pictures of the kids, I have more responsibility in what I am posting on here. Here's a wonderful article that I found very helpful as well.
Here's what I'm NOT doing:
I'm not advocating you to check my blog every day. I don't post everyday anyway. It's a miracle if I can post twice a week (after all, I have 3 kids under 4 years old). Use Google Reader and check it when you can. And not to the detriment of other things.
I'm not saying I'm the final authority on anything. I'm not an expert book reviewer, crafter, cook, pastor's wife or mom. Quite the opposite, actually. I learn from so many other women, bloggers and experts on these issues and areas of life. I am so thankful for a community to learn and grow in these ways.
Here's what I am doing:
Desiring to communicate my heart to friends, family and others who are interested in our family. I don't think you are a blog-stalker if you found our blog and keep up with it. I invite whoever is interested in us and who isn't doing/thinking the above things (the NOTs) to join us as we journey through life, by God's grace.
Blogging to the glory of God. 1 Corinthians 10:31 says, "So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God." I think that includes blogging. I'd like to serve you with resources, books, quotes, any other helpful material that would be meaningful for your life. I hope it encourages you, draws you closer to God and brings glory to God.
Here's a quote from Bob Kauflin's 17-year-old daughter who started a picture blog:
"If you ever have any free time and you're wondering, "What in the world am I going to do now?" don't go to my blog. Have extended devotions, or read some good book on our Savior, or serve your family. And once you've done that, come and visit my blog."
Such wisdom in her youth! I pray these same things for you as you explore the blogosphere.
Monday, February 22, 2010
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Great post Kendra and I love the quote...wish I could have been that wise at 17 years old :)ReplyDelete
Kenners - your blog already has encouraged me in so many ways! Chris is sitting here reading Gospel Powered Parenting right now thanks to your post :)ReplyDelete
I am so glad Chris is reading that book! What a jewel it is! I can't recommend it more!
Love ya'll and so excited to see you as new parents soon!
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Saturday, February 12, 2011
A New Window
In this particular article, they were revamping a kitchen. One of the least expensive renovation tips they gave was simply to clean off the refrigerator (free!). They likened the bright, crisp whiteness to having another window in the room. Being that I am an emotional cleaner and organizer, I set straight to work. I recycled old magazine articles that "someday" I was going to try, expired coupons, old pictures that had become faded from the sun. Knowing that my sweet children would be highly offended if they did not have some sort of presence on the family fridge, I arranged their best words on the side. Other sentimental pictures and magnets with service provider phone numbers (which now, I think, I could just store on my iPhone), I placed on the other side.
Only one thing remained on the front -- money for my first grader's class picture that can only be returned on picture day. Being that this is still 5 days away, there is plenty of time for it to get lost in the sea of papers that once adorned the door.
And as much having a clean, organized, third "window" in my kitchen, as much as I loved the simplicity and whiteness of it all, my heart still ached. And so, I heard the Lord in the quiet moment of my heart:
If you were to clear everything off your life, what one thing would you choose to remain? What would be your focus? What would be the one important thing?
You, Lord. I want my answer to be You.
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Love this, Jen! And how much easier is it to focus clearly on that one thing when there's less clutter and distraction. Enjoy your new kitchen window! And what are you thinking about clearing out of your life to open up that window to God?ReplyDelete
I did this about a month ago.
But my girls just seem to want every available space that exists in this house. Right now? The fridge door is totally full again. With stuff they put there. :)
Sighs. :) I'm trying to accept this as a season.
Great post, I definitely need to declutter. Stopping by from SITS, happy Saturday!ReplyDelete
Jen, this reminds me of the time I put my house on the market just before Peter and I got married. One of the first things I did to "stage" the house was clean off my refrigerator. I go through spurts where I do this now and love that moment of exhale when everything is neat and orderly.ReplyDelete
What I most identify with, however, is the prayer.
Yes, Lord, I want my answer to be You, as well!
I love this! I hope the coming week is is full of peace!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousFebruary 12, 2011 at 8:46 PM
I need to do this too. I like to declutter so that I can better see what is really important.ReplyDelete
Doing this in my bedroom, yup, got it, get it! I took down anything that wasn't completely a sentiment between Jim and I and got rid of the rest. It makes it much more intimate and personal. So, yes, I know what you mean...ReplyDelete
I am an emotional cleaner too. I think I might clean off my fridge today :) Great post.ReplyDelete
Isn't it amazing how we think we can fix our woes by doing "things" or getting "things." The one THING we need is God.ReplyDelete
first, not sure i could clean off my fridge and freezer. i have YEARS worth of pictures and artwork....if i cleared everything off life, leaving family and one other thing? teaching? but what about church? and writing? and running? and reading? you pose a tough question, jen.ReplyDelete