Musings and Misc. Thoughts

It's been a great summer. When I transitioned from Industry to Education 17 years ago, I underestimated the wonder of Summer Vacations! After decades of two and three weeks of vacation a year, ...

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It's been a long eight and a half months since I've posted to my blog. That's about long enough to create a baby! Or a new life. I'm beyond the new baby stage, but not beyond the new life stage. ...

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I was taking a bike ride last week with my dog, Heidi -- the German shepherd, in tow. I was a bit blue? depressed? sad? mournful? I couldn't quite find the word, but it wasn't normal. The pro...

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It's been more than a year and a half since my last blog entry, but now I'm back. So, what's changed? A bend in the road. Before the Bend Normal purposeful stress... Summer before last, ...

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Well, here it is almost four months since my last post. Time flies when you're having fun. I've been having a lot of fun: one day at a time. As I reread my last post, I'm elated that my apprehe...

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CSUF: Arboretum/trail Looking over my posts since last May, I can see that I've been on a trek towards improved fitness. I've done it a little at a time, and I'm enjoying the journey. My we...

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Bike path at CSUF The last month has found me enjoying my summer vacation. The weeks have been well balanced with rest, relaxation, interacting with grandkids (and their parents), exercise, a...

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CSUF Blooming Jasmine Trail running is my friend. It helps release the endorphins and create a calorie deficit for the day. I'm trying to make a habit of burning 500 more calories a day than...

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My daughter Joanna asked me, "So Dad, what summer projects do you have lined up?" Tennis Courts at CSUF I paused. My to-do list is very short this summer. With a 10 week summer vacation fro...

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Mom & Me: Shore House Cafe This morning I did my weekly long run, which is now 10K (6.2 miles). I've only done it twice. Last week was the first. The path I run is part footpath, part equest...

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I spy six Haans! Back in February, I embarked on a goal towards becoming a runner. My goal was to be fit enough to walk/run 30 minutes, three times a week. For the last two weeks, I'm on tar...

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HAPPY MOTHERS' DAY! Chip: Visiting me at my desk. To all who provide mothering! Not all mothering comes from biological mothers, and not all biological mothers provide good mothering. It'...

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The view from my front yard: morning. Well, it's three weeks since my last post, and I'm still running! Six days after my last post, I ran my first organized 5K -- a smallish event put on by ...

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Back on March 17th I wrote the following: My New Year's affirmation is "I choose to be in charge of my habits. I let it be easy." Fitness is nothing more than the result of habits, mostly invol...

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I know runners. Only a few of them, as they are a fairly rare breed. All but two of these runners look as fit as most of the early morning runners I see out when I drive to work. I've often envie...

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I've finished my fifth week of training/running. So far. So good. I'm still running. At this stage, that's the goal. My daughter calls this stage of a runner's life "the time of low-hanging fru...

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I am one month into a new life: a life as a runner. Granted, I'm a very beginning runner, but a runner none-the-less. So much of what you can accomplish depends on what you think you can accomp...

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Today was a furlough day. In California we are facing a state-wide budget crunch, so the state has given school districts less money. It has also given them permission to provide fewer days of in...

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Recently I posted this on FaceBook: ‎"...the difference between a runner and a jogger is a signature on a race application." (Dr. George Sheehan) Now race applications are signature-free and o...

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Toward the end of my previous blog I noted this: I'm on a new journey of fitness, discovery, and self-mastery. I'm living my dream for 2012: "I choose to be in charge of my habits. I let it be ...

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I'm in the process of building a new habit. I'm becoming a runner. I've already become one in my mind, and my day-to-day routine is now two and a half weeks into the new habit. I'm run/walkin...

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I am a self-taught handyman. No offense Dad. My dad could fix a TV (back when you had to test bulbs), but that's all I can ever remember him fixing. He could also install drape rods which he di...

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When I was about 12, I remember watching my dad shave. He must have had his wallet nearby, because I asked him, "Dad, why does your drivers' license say that you have dark brown hair?" "Because...

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I turned 58 last November. I teach math. 58 rounds to 60. Yikes! Now I'm an optimist, but I've got to say that I'm thinking that I'm getting toward the end of middle-aged. But the echoes of m...

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I was going to title this blog entry "A New Beginning," but I like the idea of commencement better. Commencement signifies "congratulations for a course successfully accomplished" and "Cheers! On...

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