December 7, 1941

-
It was 65 years ago today the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. They are having major ceremonies today out at the Arizona Memorial not only to commemorate the day but because this is the last official reunion of survivors. They are all getting up there in age and this is probably the last year many of them will be able to make the trip. The youngest of them is 82 this year. I'm going to refrain from going into a rant about the Iraq war and the parallels to WWII... You're welcome.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
The past 2 days I have just been bone tired. I've been too tired to eat dinner the last 2 nights. This happens every once in a while. I guess it's just the body saying it needs a break. So, needless to say, I haven't worked out in the past 2 days. I've decided to take tomorrow off also and to jump back in with both feet on Saturday.

I want to do a long run Saturday and I think I'm going to head over to the botanical gardens and run through there. I haven't done that in about 2 years and it used to be one of my favorite runs.

The scale this morning showed my lowest weight in the past month. I guess eating right does pay off. That really picked up my day.

Okay, the boss will be in early so I need to get my butt to work now.

Comments

Vickie said…
Good luck on your long run this weekend. Hopefully it goes as well as your run the other day. I think weighing a little less always helps you go a little faster too. At least it will be WARM when you run.
As for the war parallels, its pretty obvious they don't get it.
3:59 AM
sharon said…
You are smart to run different places like the botanical gardens. It helps to mix it up. I tend to get into a routine and do the same old route because I'm too lazy to go somewhere besides my neighborhood. I'll try to follow your example and find some pretty places to run.
3:17 PM
angelfish24 said…
Sorry to hear you real tired. Good idea to take some time off from exercise. That run sounds good through the gardens. Prob. one reason I get bored easily w/ jogging is that I do it on a indoor track. It's just kind cold right now and don't want to run outside now much but I do once in a while as there is a track across the street! Dirt one but it's boring.
Way to go on seeing the scale go down. Mine is fluctuated back and forth this week.
Know what you mean by the war parallels. I got a chance to visit Pearl Harbor years ago, really makes ya think and appreciate all that soldiers do.
Have a great week.
10:23 AM
Ross said…
The inlaws just got back from Hawaii. They've been several times and love it. Sharon's been too and loves it. Maybe I'll make it out some day. Love your blog by the way. Congrats on the weight. I gained 10 lbs on my honeymoon even with riding 300 miles and doing a tandem race and it's still sittin on my gut. Actually I gained 20 lbs but got 10 of it off. The only way that works for me is working out like a feind and starving. Wish there was a pill. Hope you have a great run in the gardens.
PS Loved your rant about California.
7:43 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

There are many ways to measure success,

-
and today I found yet another one. The Great Aloha Run this morning was just awesome. I didn't break any records, it was not my best time by far, but I think this was one of my best races ever. After getting up at 4 a.m., driving to the finish line, catching a bus to the start, standing in line for the port-a-potties(more on this later), I still found myself with over 45 mins before the race started. So I found a place to sit and people watched for 1/2 an hour - that is always fun. Finally, at 6:45 we headed out to the start. One of the things the Great Aloha Run does is they have the Sounds of Freedom. These are military units from all over the island that run in formation singing cadence the whole way. They line up on the side of the road and they have a silent start 8 minutes before the race starts. It's always a special sight to see them go. I'm a flag waving fool and when I see our military I just get all gushy. I feel so proud to live in a country where young...
Read more

Colloidal Silver

-
colloidal silver is very fine particles that are suspended in liquid, usually water. This apparently has antimicrobial properties and has been used externally to treat wounds and burns to prevent infection. Working in the lab we get lots of nasty, nasty burns. You ain't been burned till you've been burned with hot sodium hydroxide - yow momma!!!! Anyway, we always kept a jar of colloidal silver around and used it on burns. It not only helped it heal it seemed to reduce the pain. I don't know how it just did. Now, some folks think you should drink this. They say it has antibiotic properties and is fairly harmless to drink. I don't know if that's true but it sure would be nice if it was. I hate taking antibiotics for a number of reasons. It would be nice to be able to drink something and have the same thing happen. colloidal silver has also been used to keep potable water drinkable for long periods. This sounds like some pretty amazing stuff. Being the scien...
Read more

My blog is great!!!

-
Look to the left there. My blog has been rated by blogged.com as Great!!! I scored 8.5 out of 10. Woo Hoo!!! I don't normally get excited over things like this, but I'm on a mission to create great blogs and this is just a little validation. So for some reason I was incredibly busy last night and stayed up way past my bedtime. As a result I didn't get up this morning. Well, that and the fact that is was freaking cold. We are in this spring weather cycle where it is warm and beautiful during the day, and cold, cold, cold at night. Makes for good sleeping but hard getting out of bed. Fe-Lady is raising funds for a really, really good cause. Go here and help her out why don'tcha. In my humble opinion there is not enough we can do to help out our American Heroes. So go, give, it'll feel good...... That's it for now. I need to get some work done.
Read more