A year ago I purchased a pair of Vibram Five Finger shoes/slipper/glove things, http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/ . Over the year I have tried to slowly train my feet and calves to run without cushioning and support. Last week I ran a total 22 miles in the five finger shoes. Today I was invited to run trails with [...]
White House holds off on releasing Osama bin Laden death photos – chicagotribune.com. No way. Why? It may inspire bin Laden supporters to lash out even more. The photos will be on the cover of every newspaper and TV news program. I don’t want my children to accidentally see the photos of someone shot in [...]
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This home-schooled student and wrestler made a classy wrestling move. Great job Joel! Iowa wrestler defaults rather than face girl – chicagotribune.com.
The United States is in trouble. All of us, not just the government. A huge deficit is a symptom of selfishness. Our nation is going into foreclosure because no one wants to make sacrifices. Politians don’t want to make the hard choices because it might end their career in politics. The people don’t want their [...]
This is not a pleasant subject, yet one that I really feel I need to share. Sinus Infections Many many people suffer from chronic sinus infections. About every couple months I would contract a sinus infection that would reduce the quality of my life. This past September I visited my doctor hoping to get a [...]
I saw a TV commercial several years ago. The commercial depicted a guy wading in the water on a beautiful sandy beach. All of a sudden, a dolphin swims up to the man and asks, “How did you find this place?” The man, looking shocked, says, “Yahoo”. The dolphin responds, “Oh, I see.” Then [...]
I stopped at Starbucks today to get my fix and waited a few extra moments at the counter than I am used to waiting. There was no hurry and I wasn’t annoyed. After a few moments a barista came over and asked me what I would like. I said, “Coffee for my mug.” The barista [...]
I’m a major geek. I just installed the iPhone app for WordPress and this is My first post away from the computer. We’ll see how it goes.