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fer1972: Isabelle Dalle Wow..This is awesome

Fri, 17 May 2013 14:01:22 -0400

fer1972:

Isabelle Dalle

Wow..This is awesome

Came across these guys while walking the dog. Sometimes you just...

Wed, 15 May 2013 10:42:32 -0400

Came across these guys while walking the dog. Sometimes you just need to look around to see the strange and magical wonders of nature.

Adding to my collection of bikes I come across here and there

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:56:00 -0400

Adding to my collection of bikes I come across here and there

New York - May 2013. Around -City Hall.

Tue, 07 May 2013 12:19:25 -0400

New York - May 2013. Around -City Hall.

fer1972: Stunning 3D Illustrtions by Muhammad-Ejleh Cool...

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:08:15 -0400

fer1972:

Stunning 3D Illustrtions by Muhammad-Ejleh

Cool graphics

Photo

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:11:45 -0400

Short trip to NYC Monday through Thursday! April 29 - May 2nd

Fri, 03 May 2013 17:02:00 -0400

Short trip to NYC Monday through Thursday!

April 29 - May 2nd

Warrior Dash Training continues

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 16:48:47 -0400

Ran 3 miles today….my legs are feeling it now…not sure what my time was….

Warrior Dash (WD) Training Today, I started my second week of...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:22:00 -0400

Warrior Dash (WD) Training

Today, I started my second week of training for the WD race this June 1st

Last week I did not do much. This week I will have to step up my game. I am just having a hard time finding a good routine, and I don’t want to do the same training that I did last year.

Finding my groove has been the challenge. As I was writing this, I found a more detailed working out routine. Let’s see how it goes with the exercises I picked, which I got directly from here:

http://www.warriordash.com/documents/training/WD_StrengthTraining_Casual.pdf

If you are the participating in a Warrior Dash race and need some training guidelines, here are other links that can be of help in training:

For beginners:

http://www.warriordash.com/documents/training/WD_StrengthTraining_Virgin.pdf

For more advanced:

http://www.warriordash.com/documents/training/WD_StrengthTraining_Ultimate.pdf

http://hasfit.com/workouts/sports-performance/tough-mudder-training/

(this last one seems extreme for me, but I am sure it will get you in good shape)

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is never easy. On April, 19...

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:50:34 -0400

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is never easy. On April, 19 of 1997 I lost my mother.

My little world of worries, hopes, dreams and goals came crashing down in the 10 days leading to her death — 10 long anxious and exhausting days which were spent huddled at a hospital together with my two older sisters clinging to a sliver of hope for her recovery. Anxiety over a college thesis that was going nowhere was swept away; plans to enjoy a few months visiting her in Ecuador where she had been living for the past three years, vanished; anticipated questions and conversations I had hoped to have with her, never to happen; the dream of having her present at my college graduation became nothing more than a mirage. At that moment of that April morning none of that mattered anymore.

I was empty and just dealing with the present situation. I don’t recall being angry or resentful at the cards I was dealt, but I was definitely hoping to find some type of meaning in all of it.

I can’t say I found resolution, but I did embrace a deeper appreciation for the people and the experiences in my life. I came to realize more than ever that we are on borrowed time. When I lost my father at the age of six I cloaked myself in a shield of emotional detachment and fear, and I became protective of getting close to people. My mother’s passing opened me up and dismantled the shield, making me more vulnerable but more sensible to cherish and deeply honor the everyday as well as the people that enter my life’s path.

I forget those lessons when I get caught up in the vicissitudes of life or my own ego, but I do try to live life enjoying the present and the people around me.
Now, that’s what I learned, but we all come away from the experience of losing a loved with different outlooks and personal creeds.

All that I hope at this juncture of a devastating week in our nation’s history is that hate, anger, and resentfulness are not the seeds that we plant in our hearts and minds as we move forward.

Rest in peace, mom. La bendición.

David Sedaris

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:45:00 -0400

David Sedaris:

David is hilarious. You need to listen to this.

Warrior Dash training began today. I shall be ready for June 1.

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 11:21:22 -0400

Warrior Dash training began today. I shall be ready for June 1.

Not sure what my son is building but it’s coming along....

Tue, 09 Apr 2013 11:39:19 -0400

Not sure what my son is building but it’s coming along. Any guesses?

Happy Birthday to RDJ!

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 16:31:37 -0400

Happy Birthday to RDJ!

Framed

Mon, 01 Apr 2013 12:39:50 -0400

Framed

Word!

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 12:31:06 -0400

Word!

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for...

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:04:29 -0400

“Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves” - Lincoln.

Very true. We have control of how we create our own realities,...

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:10:03 -0400

Very true. We have control of how we create our own realities, dreams. The challenge sometimes is overcoming our own limited believes, which holds us down in our own prison.

showslow: Albrecht Dürer (21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528), Study of...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:22:00 -0400

showslow:

Albrecht Dürer (21 May 1471 – 6 April 1528), Study of hands

Cool art work

Music from the underground. Sounds from the subway.

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 16:04:03 -0400

Music from the underground. Sounds from the subway.