tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145970432024-03-13T22:30:20.703-04:00Janet OberholtzerA journey of thousand miles begins with a single step. - ConfuciusJanet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.comBlogger397125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-10070688029318877822010-08-05T23:40:00.003-04:002010-08-05T23:42:29.834-04:00JanetOber is Here - With A New RSS Feed<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My new corner of the universe is live.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> <br />
<b><a href="http://www.janetober.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">JanetOber</span></a></b> is here — in the form of a real-live website. She's been up a few days, but she needed some finishing touches, so she was being shy, but now it's time to make the official move. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">She’s here - all shining and squeaking clean. I'm excited that she's here, but to tell you the truth, she makes me kind of nervous. But I'm taking deep breaths, so I think I'll be okay. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to the talented folks at <a href="http://www.bittersweetcreative.com/"><b>Bittersweet Creative Group</b></a><b> </b>she's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> great and her design is sharp. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>(I can say that because I didn't have anything to do with it other than tell them what colors I like and what 'feel' I want and they made it happen)</i></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I'd be honored if you visited <b><a href="http://www.janetober.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #274e13;">JanetOber.com</span></a></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</b></span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-75508959963180033892010-07-30T16:07:00.001-04:002010-07-30T16:26:36.787-04:00New website is up ....<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thanks to cool designers and programmers at <a href="http://www.bittersweetcreative.com/">Bittersweet Creative</a>, I now have a <b>new website</b>. It's at </span><a href="http://janetober.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">JanetOber</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - I'd love to have you visit me there.</span>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-86674010780178393512010-07-26T08:12:00.002-04:002010-07-26T08:13:00.881-04:00What is Woman - part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week I wrote <a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2010/07/what-is-woman.html">What is Woman - part 1</a> based on the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/newsletters/read/1882" style="color: #666666;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday Morning Memo</span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Here's is an interesting follow-up email from the oxford scholar that was quoted, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://skipmoen.com/" style="color: #225588;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Skip Moen</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></span></div><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What might be better and what might be worse in the world, if this is truth ... and <i>if</i> we lived by that truth?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-89457169120565520902010-07-19T07:46:00.005-04:002010-07-19T10:54:09.938-04:00What is Woman?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The </span><a href="https://wizardacademy.org/scripts/default.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wizard Academy</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is a cool, business school in Austin, Tx founded by Roy H. Williams. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(it has nothing to do with Harry Potter, wizard simply means wise) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> A few years ago, I attended a one-day seminar there and hope to go back for more classes. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Every Monday morning, the first thing I read is the </span><a href="http://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/newsletters/read/1882"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday Morning Memo</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> that Roy sends outs. The memo is a mixture of business/marketing advice or unique insights about what makes people do what they do or any subject that happens to capture Roy's interest. </span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here are Roy's thoughts that stemmed from a recent conversation with an oxford scholar, </span><a href="http://skipmoen.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Skip Moen</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"It is not good that the man should be alone; </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I will make him an help meet for him.”</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- God, </span></b><em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">speaking to Himself in the second chapter of Genesis according to the English translators of the good King James in 1611</span></b></em></span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This is bad enough, </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">b</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ut in later years</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“help meet for him” [help </span></b><em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">appropriate</span></b></em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> for him] became further mistranslated as “helpmate.”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Stay with me.</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> This is about to get very interesting. </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ezer kenegdo</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> are the Hebrew words translated as </span></b><em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“help meet”</span></b></em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> in 1611.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ezer</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is used 20 more times in the Old Testament and in each instance it refers to God’s own effort to rescue and sustain his people. Ezer (pronounced ay'-zer) can be translated as “power” or “strength” or “rescue.”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'Blessed are you, O Israel! Who is like you, a people saved by the LORD? He is your shield and </span></b></span><em><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ezer</span></b></span></em><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> and your glorious sword.' - Deut. 33:26</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'I lift up my eyes to the hills-where does my </span></b></span><em><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ezer</span></b></span></em><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> come from? My </span></b></span><em><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ezer</span></b></span></em><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.' - Ps. 121:1-2</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">'May the LORD answer you when you are in distress; may the name of the God of Jacob protect you. May he send you </span></b></span><em><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ezer</span></b></span></em><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">.' - Ps. 20:1-2</span></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-left: 30px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Kenegdo</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> means “facing.” It can also mean “opposite.”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thus, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a </span></b><em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">power facing</span></b></em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> him.”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I will make him a </span></b><em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">strength opposite</span></b></em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> him.”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“I will make him a </span></b><em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rescue that looks him in the face.”</span></b></em></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </i></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Each of these translations of </span></b><em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ezer kenegdo</span></b></em><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is imminently more accurate than “helpmate, helper or assistant.”</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Like I said; you will laugh, cry or ge</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">t angry.</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: left;"><b> </b></div><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If you dig deeper</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> into the history of Ezer, you’ll find that it comes from an even more ancient word, Azar, meaning “to surround.” Azar can also mean “protect, aid, succor and give material and/or nonmaterial encouragement.” Azar often refers to aid in the form of military assistance.</span></b><br />
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"Helper" and "assistant"</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> are sounding more tragic with each passing paragraph, don't you think? </span></b><br />
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Pennie </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(his wife)</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> says that you and I often live u</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">p</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> to the things we hear said about us. This is why she's deeply frustrated</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">by what she hears mothers say in front of their children. </span></b><br />
<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></b><span style="color: navy;"><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"He's such a picky eater."<br />
"She does exactly the opposite of what I say."<br />
"He always throws a tantrum when he doesn't get his way."</span></b></span></span><span style="color: navy;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"She doesn't like to take naps."</span></b></span><br />
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</span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More to the point:</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">did we make women "the weaker sex" the moment we gave them the name</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">?</span></b><br />
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</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is not the first time I've heard of a different translation of 'helpmate', but this is a more thorough one. I will be pondering this for a time. You can read the whole memo </span><a href="http://www.mondaymorningmemo.com/newsletters/read/1882"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><br />
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</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Your thoughts?</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-size: small;"><b><br />
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</span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-13357525155153179882010-07-18T13:12:00.000-04:002010-07-18T13:12:46.793-04:00Sunday Saying - Statistics<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"</span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We must keep in mind the story of </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the statistician who drowned </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">while trying to wade across a river </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">with an average depth of four feet. </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That is to say, </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">in a culture that reveres statistics, </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">we can never be sure </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">what sort of nonsense will lodge in people's heads.</span><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">" </span></strong></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><strong style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Neil Postman</span></span></b></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-77834636883153647752010-07-13T08:24:00.005-04:002010-07-13T08:29:59.956-04:00It's coming ....<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A New Website is Coming</span></b></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon and very soon, you're going to see a new site.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon and very soon, you're going to see a new site.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon and very soon, you're going to see a new site.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hallelujah, hallelujah! There's going to be a new site.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSvn30d2rvTq5SMll_DZ8cU7Vw7vaYT8jSfq15k_UMxY8tc6jIQ9Pwx3iI2J_VDLiw92m9cFNEdBKZdRBvP8G05OxvB-f32VVf21hHJiv4k4V_hMQAbyjd0lmLLGokrFT_wEOfw/s1600/website.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDSvn30d2rvTq5SMll_DZ8cU7Vw7vaYT8jSfq15k_UMxY8tc6jIQ9Pwx3iI2J_VDLiw92m9cFNEdBKZdRBvP8G05OxvB-f32VVf21hHJiv4k4V_hMQAbyjd0lmLLGokrFT_wEOfw/s320/website.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i>Draft of new site by </i><a href="http://www.bittersweetcreative.com/"><i>Bittersweet Creative</i></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No more Blogger here, there's going to be a new site.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No more crying here, there's going to be a new site.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Wordpress will be here, there's going to be a new site.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hallelujah, hallelujah! There's going to be a new site.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span> </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon and very soon, you're going to see a new site.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon and very soon, you're going to see a new site.</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon and very soon, you're going to see a new site.</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hallelujah, hallelujah! There's going to be a new site!</span></div><div style="font-family: Times; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, verdana; font-size: 11px;">With all due respect to ...</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, verdana; font-size: 11px;">Soon And Very Soon – Author Unknown </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana, arial, verdana; font-size: 11px;"><br />
Verse 1:<br />
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King.<br />
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King.<br />
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King.<br />
Hallelujah – Hallelujah – We’re going to see the King.<br />
Verse 2:<br />
No more cryin’ there, we are going to see the King.<br />
No more cryin’ there, we are going to see the King.<br />
No more cryin’ there, we are going to see the King.<br />
Hallelujah – Hallelujah – We’re going to see the King.<br />
Verse 3:<br />
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King.<br />
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King.<br />
Soon and very soon, we are going to see the King.<br />
Hallelujah – Hallelujah – We’re going to see the King.<br />
Ending:<br />
Hallelujah – Hallelujah!<br />
We’re going to see the King.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: tahoma, helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px;"><br />
</span></span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-50015242643242098252010-07-10T00:06:00.003-04:002011-12-15T10:45:49.663-05:00Sunday Saying - Walking<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">"There are some good things to be said about walking. </span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Not many, but some. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Walking takes longer, for example, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">than any other known form of locomotion except crawling. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">Life is already </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">too short to waste on speed. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">I have a friend who's always </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">in a hurry; </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">he never gets anywhere. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Walking makes </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">the world much bigger </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">and thus more interesting. </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">You have time to observe the details. </span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The utopian </span></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">technologists foresee a future </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">for us in which distance </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">is annihilated. </span><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">To be everywhere at once is to be </span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">nowhere forever, if you ask me."</span></span></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #660000; font-size: 13px;"><span style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">- Edward Abbey, </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"></em></span><br />
<div style="display: inline !important; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><em style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">The Journey Home</span></span></em><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> (1977)</span></span></span></em></span></div></div></span></span>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-71416676729936858172010-07-07T09:07:00.001-04:002010-07-07T09:12:38.633-04:00Mental Health Concerns<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px;"><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">My mom is traveling right now. Yesterday I stopped at her house to check something for her. As I was leaving, I was on the phone with her getting instructions to make sure I set the alarm system correctly when I left. </span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">After the system blinked "armed" I locked the door and walked towards my car while mom was telling me something about her travels. </span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">"Darn it," I mumbled. "I have to go back in."</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">"Why?" mom wondered. </span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">"I left my phone in your house." I said.</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></i></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Unlock the garage door. Disarm the alarm. Unlock the inside door. Look over the counter, the desk and the couch, while mom </span></span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">asks the </span></span></i></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">typical mom question,</span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">"W</span></span></span></b></i></span></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">here did you last use it?"</span></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">Five minutes later, I'm laughing hysterically as I'm relocking doors and rearming the alarm, while being worried about both my mom's and my mental health. </span></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><br />
</span></span></i></span></div><div style="font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Maybe it's the record-breaking temps we've been having ...</span></span></i></span></div><div style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</div></span></span>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-80800879981490273482010-07-04T00:07:00.006-04:002010-07-04T13:28:09.116-04:00Sunday Saying - Writing<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A man who writes a story</span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> is forced to put into it </span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">the best of his knowledge and the best of his feeling.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The discipline of the written word punishes both stupidity </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>and dishonesty. A writer lives in awe of words for they </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>can be cruel or kind, and they can change their meanings </b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>right in front of you.</b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>" </b></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: normal;">- John Steinbeck</span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-23993259817713137792010-06-27T00:25:00.004-04:002010-06-27T00:26:38.322-04:00Sunday Saying - Alive or Not?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Curiosity, especially intellectual inquisitiveness, </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>is what separates the truly alive from those </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>who are merely going through the motions." </b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">- Tom Robbins</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: small;"></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">So are you alive or going through the motions?</span><br />
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</span></div></span>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-4647602116599952742010-06-22T08:25:00.006-04:002010-06-22T10:43:32.439-04:00Memoirs I've Read<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week I read this tweet by</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Literary Agent </span><a href="http://twitter.com/RachelleGardner"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rachelle Gardner</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> "Please don't submit your memoir until you've read 20 good memoirs and 5 books on writing memoir - and learned from them."</span></b></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 20px;"></span>Since I'm writing a memoir and want to submit it soon, I started a list of all the memoirs I've read. I didn't think I read 20, but I was surprised. I'm at 30+ and still counting. </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">These are in random order and </span></i></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">some of these might only loosely fit into the memoir category. </span></span></i><br />
<ol><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Picking Dandelions by Sarah Cunningham</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Girl Meets God: A Memoir by Lauren F. Winner</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">O Me of Little Faith: True Confessions of a Spiritual Weakling by Jason Boyett</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Evolving in Monkey Town by Rachel Held Evans</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In a Single Bound: Losing My Leg, Finding Myself, and Training for Life by Sarah Reinertsen</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Angry Conversations with God: A Snarky but Authentic Spiritual Memoir by Susan E. Isaacs</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thin Places: A Memoir by Mary E. DeMuth </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith by Anne Lamott</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Middle Place by Kelly Corrigan</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace- One School at a Time by Greg Mortenson </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Left to Tell: One Woman's Story of Surviving the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Same Kind of Different as Me by Hall and Moore</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dakota: A Spiritual Geography by Kathleen Norris</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman by Joan Anderson</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Glass Castle by Jeanette Wells</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Born On A Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant by Daniel Tammet</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Three Weeks with My Brother by Nicholas Sparks and Micah Sparks</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap Between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World by Jacqueline Novogratz</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Julie and Julia: My Year of Cooking Dangerously by Julie Powell </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gifted Hands by M.D., Ben Carson</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope by Van Ryn & Cerak</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">No Such Thing as a Bad Day: A Memoir by Hamilton Jordon</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hear No Evil by Matthew Paul Turner</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert </span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here if You Need Me by Kate Braestrup</span></li>
<li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">On Writing by Stephen King</span></li>
</ol><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today Rachelle has an excellent post with </span><a href="http://cba-ramblings.blogspot.com/2010/06/resources-for-writing-memoir.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Resources for Writing Memoir</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now she's presented me with a dilemma - do I study about writing memoir today or do I actually write memoir ...</span><br />
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</span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-20038693057059146732010-06-18T08:27:00.004-04:002010-06-18T09:22:19.258-04:00Friday Fave Five<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3gtGEwbRhk3DMr0lCMWOaQLdc-wfRRGW8531asQvSCHJPyIZWYRa3i9ipTP-q7A8TQ116pdoei6XwsiEhg5PzaeJ_NlCykt-GxHB-lHCuJ7nreNWziQ4oje64F8Pk6iqRjiriQ/s1600/Friday's+fave.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS3gtGEwbRhk3DMr0lCMWOaQLdc-wfRRGW8531asQvSCHJPyIZWYRa3i9ipTP-q7A8TQ116pdoei6XwsiEhg5PzaeJ_NlCykt-GxHB-lHCuJ7nreNWziQ4oje64F8Pk6iqRjiriQ/s320/Friday's+fave.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The Five Fave things of my week. </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1. Finishing a <a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2010/06/12-sauer-12-kraut-recap.html">half-marathon</a> is definitely a favorite memory of this week - t</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">hough I hated it at times while running it. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(temps of 90+ caused the hate)</span></i></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">2. And the massage ten minutes after I finished the race was great! I was on that massage table next :) </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePaaxWzqVqa_OHne5WBtByMzID_Xoey5-7NDS4QuBB7x9xwSYVfQQV4z0jPHNAZnO5VvHx8C1mewDRcs7xKZRn7z2uWtHJg_5tNzHTBN6INLf0AVvX2PRrDCN4a9CkXtczYArXA/s1600/half+marathon+finish.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgePaaxWzqVqa_OHne5WBtByMzID_Xoey5-7NDS4QuBB7x9xwSYVfQQV4z0jPHNAZnO5VvHx8C1mewDRcs7xKZRn7z2uWtHJg_5tNzHTBN6INLf0AVvX2PRrDCN4a9CkXtczYArXA/s320/half+marathon+finish.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My training/running buddies - thanks gals!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Deb, me, Bev</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">(sorry Bev don't have any other pic of the three of us)</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">3. Receiving this book in the mail by Rachel Held Evans. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCox5axmQH-9gOcXH7LNDjPoq70zS8wuc_izheOsGwzuyVTMpa57FLkQ3YAdROIQYckwLuyQQKwjaOUWH37j5OtfZa1Q9hFacOCi_hYBd-TJHVIUEZvunaAjUyi1I0nyxZJf7aeQ/s1600/rachel+held+evans.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCox5axmQH-9gOcXH7LNDjPoq70zS8wuc_izheOsGwzuyVTMpa57FLkQ3YAdROIQYckwLuyQQKwjaOUWH37j5OtfZa1Q9hFacOCi_hYBd-TJHVIUEZvunaAjUyi1I0nyxZJf7aeQ/s200/rachel+held+evans.jpg" width="185" /></a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rachel is a friend I've met online. I look forward to the day her and I can have coffee together and talk theology. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I enjoy, learn and am challenged by her blog posts - <a href="http://rachelheldevans.com/blog">check them out for yourself</a> and then <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0310293995?ie=UTF8&tag=racheleva-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=0310293995">go order</a> her book. </span></div><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">4. All the fresh fruit and vegetables of summer - strawberries, blueberries, etc. Corn-on-the-cob is one of favorite! And it's high in iron, which I tend to be low in, so that means I <i>need</i> to eat 3 or 4 ears each time we have it. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4m-1wcef110ca9731oputccaUok5Xkv7ClNZG5O2G8C3fSCHIBHzbOgecQ9LO3V08FYQHdoxjtyX_5ukrE3Ve7AK3_hVm5L2Uzb5oC-Pj7GjWfrTgfkWrIup2P1cd_IGltkS5A/s1600/corn+on+cob.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN4m-1wcef110ca9731oputccaUok5Xkv7ClNZG5O2G8C3fSCHIBHzbOgecQ9LO3V08FYQHdoxjtyX_5ukrE3Ve7AK3_hVm5L2Uzb5oC-Pj7GjWfrTgfkWrIup2P1cd_IGltkS5A/s320/corn+on+cob.jpg" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First of the season! </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">From my favorite store <a href="http://www.cozycorner.org/">Cozy Corner</a> - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">only about 1/4 mile from my house!</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5. Though my head is buried in my writing most days, I continue to love the connection with many friends online. Thank God I was born in 'such a time as this' with the internets! One great connection is <a href="http://katdish.net/">Katdish</a> - she's funny, creative, passionate, encouraging, etc. She has a great <a href="http://katdish.net/blogroll/">blogroll</a> on her site with links to many of the other good blogs I enjoy. Expand your horizon by checking it out. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Pause for a minute and reflect on the good things in your world. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What are your five fave things of the week? </b></span></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Susanne at Living to Tell the Story hosts Friday's Fave - read her post and links for others</span></i><a href="http://susannesspace.blogspot.com/2010/06/friday-fave-five-93.html"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> here</span></i></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">.</span> </i></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-48661589468185185362010-06-17T10:17:00.006-04:002010-06-17T15:39:40.110-04:001/2 Sauer - 1/2 Kraut Recap<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ran the </span><a href="http://www.uberendurancesports.com/races.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">1/2 Sauer - 1/2 Kraut Half-Marathon</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> on Sunday. I wrote a little about it </span><a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2010/06/welcome-old-and-new-friends.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. Here's a more detailed recap. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First ... </span></i><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Justine</span></i></b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> if you read this (I hope, I hope!) how are you? It was great meeting you at the race - good job on your first half-marathon! So sorry to hear you were taken to St. Joseph's Hospital after you finished because you almost fainted. Would love to hear from you! </span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I ran the first five miles in my </span><a href="http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/indexNA.cfm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Vibram Five Fingers</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A number of runners asked me about running in them, so here's my take. I've been running in Vibrams <a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2010/02/from-stubborn-to-flexible.html">since January</a>. I was inspired to try after reading <a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2010/03/this-weeks-winning-wednesday-book-is.html">Born to Run.</a> I started slowly, only doing 1/2 mile at first. I gradually built up my mileage in them - backing off whenever my calf ached from them. Yes, calf, not calves ... I have no pain in my left calf when I run. I think some of that is because some of the nerves in my left calf have been cut, so areas of it are numb - so it might hurt, but I don't feel it. Also, I might subconsciously favor my left leg, though I've been trying not to. On the other hand (or foot) .... I have some pain in my right calf when I run. It looks 'okay' but it was also severely bruised inside. It has areas/lumps of scar tissue at a number of places. And I have a rod in my right femur because it was severely fractured, so I wonder how much that affects it.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKxh3YFvwLSSc3qtLY_7PqKXfylApod2C8ZCsM_uAPoK_X2Io6zbg6QLzifAkG2gcWh5E_QT1_LvvSvaxiowlboYoFRXFCarUS5Ggwqtyz1GuqzMeJ0_dU4oR1are5plTcDd7Zg/s1600/vibrams+legs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVKxh3YFvwLSSc3qtLY_7PqKXfylApod2C8ZCsM_uAPoK_X2Io6zbg6QLzifAkG2gcWh5E_QT1_LvvSvaxiowlboYoFRXFCarUS5Ggwqtyz1GuqzMeJ0_dU4oR1are5plTcDd7Zg/s320/vibrams+legs.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i>Cool extra bonus I've had since wearing Vibrams ... I still had a few 'sleeping' nerves on my left foot - they weren't cut when I was injured, just damaged. The top of my foot and two of my toes were still numb (6 yrs post-accident) Since running in the Vibrams, those nerves are waking up. I have tingling sensations on the areas that were previously numb. I think it's due to the fact that each of my muscles in my foot and toes has to work, they aren't protected by a shoe. Though it has been and will be painful at times, I'm thrilled that more nerves are waking up ... the more, the stronger my foot will be.</i> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Since I had only trained up to five miles in the Vibrams, I didn't trust wearing them longer at the race. My husband was meeting me at mile five with my sneakers. My feet and legs felt good in the Vibrams until about mile four. Going uphill I felt something pull in the front of my right foot. This area had been giving me some problems on my long runs, but nothing major. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></i></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At mile five, I switched to my Nike Free sneakers, which I've been running in for a few months and love them. But in the past few weeks, my right foot has been giving me some trouble. So, I put new insoles in them and made sure to have new socks - but within the first mile of putting them on, the pain I had felt in mile four increased. Darn! I tried to ignore it.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My friend and I planned to do the 13.1 miles in 8 minute running and 2 minute walking intervals. This was going great until around mile seven, I got chills, felt nausea and almost felt like I could faint. Guess temps in the high 80's with humidity of 200% was getting to me. I had no choice but to slow up and walk more. I wrote about this </span><a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2010/06/welcome-old-and-new-friends.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">here</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> and some of you gave great suggestions as to what might have been going on. Thanks!</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Along with the heat and feeling lousy, the pain in my right foot increased throughout the rest of the race - so needless to say I was asking myself why I'm doing this in the first place - <b>I could be home on the couch reading or tweeting!</b> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a headache and felt lousy for hours after the race ... and had no desire to ever run a race again. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Usually the day or two after a race, I hurt more than right after it. I was almost disappointed that my legs didn't hurt more than they did on Monday and Tuesday, which meant that I could have pushed it harder as far as my legs were concerned. But feeling lousy sapped all my energy, so it was too hard to run faster or longer. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today ... I'm feel fine, even my right foot seems to be okay and I might be</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> running a </span><a href="http://www.seriousrunning.com/62/617/Races/Third-Thirsty-Thursday-5k.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">5K</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> tonight :) </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
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</span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-64737276251728475622010-06-14T08:49:00.007-04:002010-06-14T13:27:37.083-04:00My New Best FriendI 'met' Zach last night and he's my new best friend! I know just watching a video of someone on YouTube doesn't really make them your best friend, but I'm ignoring that fact and pretending ... Zach and I are best buds.<br />
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Zach is funny, honest and determined. And I love all those traits in a person. Zach has plans to live a full life and he won't let an obstacle like Cerebral Palsy stop him. I'm drawn to his story because he's funny, honest and determined <i>(I know I said that before - I wanted to make sure you got it!)</i><br />
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I'm also drawn to his story because I had<a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2009/10/my-sister-rosene.html"> a sister Rosene</a> who lived with CP and was also determined to overcome the obstacles in her life.<br />
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And I'm drawn to his story because I've overcome <a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2009/10/story-chicago.html">a few obstacles</a> in life.<br />
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<a href="http://vimeo.com/12125218">Zach's oprah deal</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user692499">Zach Anner</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Vote for him! Go! Now! Yes, Right now! </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b></b>(I'll tell your mom if you don't!) </div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><a href="http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=video_details&response_id=5615&promo_id=1">Click and vote for him here!!</a></span></b><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Update Monday afternoon: </b></div><div style="text-align: left;">Here's a video Zach posted after he finds out that his video went viral this weekend. He loves you and the internet and wants to be in a Facebook relationship with everyone!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: left;">I don't know why Blogger can't keep this YouTube video within the boundaries I've set up. Which is another reason I'm breaking up with Blogger and getting in a relationship with a Wordpress Blog soon. I can't wait, I know Wordpress and I won't have any boundaries issues. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Watch <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bG0_rnkRiM8&feature=player_embedded">this video on YouTube</a> instead.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">And remember </span></b><a href="http://myown.oprah.com/audition/index.html?request=video_details&response_id=5615&promo_id=1"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Vote for Zach here!</span></b></a><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></b></div></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-73007949340424228842010-06-13T17:14:00.002-04:002010-06-13T22:09:57.755-04:00Welcome Old and New Friends<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">Welcome - you might be here because you were at this <a href="http://www.uberendurancesports.com/races.html">full/half marathon</a> and met me or saw this ... </div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5teTPHKQIXYbn2Ymg1Zdyoh6iKkwc8b6K2dHBpte1d4g3XNCPGXQJwoV_SttKoRoA3-989WTPZ8KCw-jUDJpgJNpxtZxqRmFpb8ormdxsql7a-8iY8A_IeCqYiMPmePm0EA_Ig/s1600/small+skort+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH5teTPHKQIXYbn2Ymg1Zdyoh6iKkwc8b6K2dHBpte1d4g3XNCPGXQJwoV_SttKoRoA3-989WTPZ8KCw-jUDJpgJNpxtZxqRmFpb8ormdxsql7a-8iY8A_IeCqYiMPmePm0EA_Ig/s320/small+skort+3.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">In a nutshell, my leg story is that I received severe injuries in an horrific accident in May, 2004. It nearly took my life and my leg. I am now writing a memoir about the past 6 years. I update this blog frequently, become my friend on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/#!/JanetOberholtzer">Facebook</a> or follow me on <a href="http://twitter.com/janetober">Twitter </a>or sign up for a RSS feed to see my updates. I will be getting a new website and blog soon (yes!) that will have a page with my story on it - for now</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2008/05/life-today.html">Click here</a> for a post about the accident/injuries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2009/10/story-chicago.html">This post</a> has some accident pictures.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><a href="http://www.mylegstory.com/2009/12/understanding-grief-blog-carnival.html">Click here</a> for a post about my emotional recovery. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;">I began running again in '08 and my local TV station did an interview/story about me - see it<a href="http://www.wgal.com/video/19063202/index.html"> here.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: justify;">This is me now, after finishing 13.1 miles (first half-marathon since being injured) actually 13.4 according to the running app on my Droid. I felt good until about mile 7. Then I started feeling lousy. With temps in the 90's, of course I was hot, but then I became chilled - yes, the chilled part is not good. Slightly nausous with chills and feeling like I could faint if I wasn't careful. I have never run in weather this hot! </div><br />
<div style="text-align: justify;">I was aiming to run 8 minutes/walk 2 minutes and finish between 2 1/2 to 3 hours. I had to modify that plan and walk more, but thankfully I was still able to finish in about 3 hours and 5 minutes. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">After drinking some gatorade and taking it easier, I felt better as I finished the race, but still not great. At Now, 5 hours after finishing, I feel okay, but have a dull headache. I will have to look over my food/rest/water/etc and try to figure out if it was something I did or didn't do. </div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: justify;">I am not sure if I drank too much and diluted the salt/electrolytes in my body and/or if I didn't drink enough - what do you think?<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ready to do 13 on the 13th!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sunday morning 8AM - the gun will sound. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One step at a time ... I will <i>(I think/hope)</i> reach the finish line!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-54905849884945071962010-06-09T14:13:00.007-04:002010-06-09T16:07:07.214-04:00Step by Step ... 13 on the 13th!<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I spent most of 2005 and 2006 in a hurricane. Yes, it was one of the longest hurricanes in history - ask any meteorologist. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I dubbed it </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hurricane Reality, </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">because I had to deal with an unwanted reality following a horrific accident. I had too much pain and too many limitations. Depression followed. One dark night I wrote my obituary. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I needed help - lots of help.</span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After gentle mentoring, intense counseling, many prayers and some repair surgeries to help decrease my pain, I began having hope again. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Reality was not what I wanted it to be, but I looked for beauty in every day - a flower, a hug, a good book, dark chocolate - <b>step by step </b>I found life worth living again.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I began going for walks. I slowly increased them - </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">step by step</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another repair surgery in 2008 gave my foot more range of motion and took away some more pain. </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal;">I was a runner pre-accident and I</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> began jogging again - </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">step by step</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> ... </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This morning I did 4.5 miles as the last training run for a </span><a href="http://www.uberendurancesports.com/races.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">half-marathon</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> (13.1 miles) I'm doing</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> this Sunday. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will run 8 minutes/walk 2 minutes and repeat till I fall across the finish line. </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">13 on the 13th! <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"> </span></span></b></div><br />
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</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Physically I think I am ready for the race. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've followed a good training schedule. The longest run of 12 miles happened 2 weeks ago - it was hard work, but I did it and felt okay afterwards. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've been eating well - </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">though there are still a few stubborn pounds clinging to me that I thought I'd have run off by now!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Mentally I think I am ready ... just hoping my mind doesn't play any stupid tricks on me in the middle of the race - like trying to tell me it hurts too much or my funky leg justifies me quitting or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can't do this or </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">something wimpy like that. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I alternate between thinking I'm ready and being anxious about how it will go. </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today though ... mostly I sit </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">(I like my recliner after a run)</span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> in awe and amazement at the way a body can recover from traumatic injuries and the way a mind, a spirit and emotions can overcome a hurricane.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My emotions have recovered, but I don't know about my mind because my sons like to tell me that I had brain damage, they just haven't told me yet ;) </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My body is not perfect, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">but it works amazing well, </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">one step at a time ...</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hurricanes can't be overcome in a day - but step by step, they can be conquered. Me doing <b>13 on the 13th</b> is evidence of that. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Any hurricanes in your life that you need to overcome - taking it one step at a time? </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><b><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">PS. If this post is formatted odd - blame Blogger, I can't seem to fix it. Can't wait for my new website with Wordpress blog!</span></i></span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-35138992593851483182010-06-06T23:07:00.016-04:002010-06-07T07:06:41.249-04:00Grieving the Loss of Eleven Smiles<div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">The oil spill </span></span><a href="http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN0322326220100603?type=marketsNews"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">(timeline)</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">in the Gulf of Mexico is a big problem. It's not good. It's devastating in so many ways. </span></span></div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
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</span> </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">There's plenty of criticism, jokes and cartoons flying everywhere. Yes, some/most/all of it might be deserved. </span><a href="http://janeto.blogspot.com/2010/06/sunday-saying-from-bp.html"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">This photo</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> is now making the rounds. </span></span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><br />
</span> </span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">In the middle of all this, there are people grieving. Eleven lives were lost on April 20th - eleven smiles that the world won't see again. </span></span></span></div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><b>Jason Anderson</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Aaron Dale Burkeen</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Donald Clark</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Stephen Curtis</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Roy Wyatt Kemp</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Karl Kleppinger</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Gordon Jones </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Blair Manuel </b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Dewey Revette</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Shane Roshto</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Adam Weise</b></div><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">My thoughts are with the families and friends grieving the loss of Jason, Aaron, Donald, Stephen, Roy, Karl, Gordon, Blair, Dewey, Shane and Adam.</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> <i>And I wonder if all the jokes, pictures, etc. </i></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;"><i>adds to their pain.</i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Here is a site where </span></span><a href="http://www.deepwaterhorizoncondolences.com/condolences.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">you can leave condolences</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> for the worker's families</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;">PS. Why is the YouTube video cut off in my post? Can't wait for my new Wordpress blog coming soon!</span></i></span><br />
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</span></span></span>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-15401449037378640422010-06-06T21:21:00.000-04:002010-06-06T21:21:44.635-04:00Sunday Saying from BP<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Glad to see that BP knows it's a good thing to be responsible for one's actions. Means the issues in the gulf should be taken care of soon. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-49285545504357648222010-06-04T22:45:00.003-04:002010-06-04T22:54:07.016-04:00Friday's Fave Five<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdY-xSvk_5k_EvYigwzTYZrvAhUjzocaBV4tOh0qPPTZ4At_JMMqtbJFqREBBlrkeaEtNZXre4wNi8r67g4JTxJy5trDVlcthNgJYhMw5CYcjIN4EM5XUVCTom9l6vs0SUVjxfw/s1600/Friday's+fave.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjdY-xSvk_5k_EvYigwzTYZrvAhUjzocaBV4tOh0qPPTZ4At_JMMqtbJFqREBBlrkeaEtNZXre4wNi8r67g4JTxJy5trDVlcthNgJYhMw5CYcjIN4EM5XUVCTom9l6vs0SUVjxfw/s320/Friday's+fave.JPG" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For Fave Friday posts from others - go to <a href="http://susannesspace.blogspot.com/2010/06/fridays-fave-five-91.html">Susanne's Site</a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's Friday (late, but still Friday) so I'm doing a Fave Friday post because it's important for my well-being to focus on the good things of life right now. My <a href="http://janeto.blogspot.com/2010/06/question-depression.html">post</a> earlier today was heavy and things like that can cause me to focus on the negative, if I'm not intentional about redirecting my thoughts. </span><br />
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</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: x-large; line-height: 18px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> 1. Being home. I love to travel and try new things ... but it's nice to be home. May has been busy. Kayaking 28 miles on Pine Creek. Attending <a href="http://janeto.blogspot.com/2010/05/book-expo-america.html">Book Expo America</a> in NYC. Meeting some of the other <a href="http://janeto.blogspot.com/2009/12/accepted-for-dream-year-yippee.html">Dream Year</a> Participants at a conference in VA Beach.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9JGgIVNBcZ8wZDgRVClzC4gRYvFtHvsbYiDea7W21km8Y0fnhDA57W4luUpeuv268R5YLwaYcJkPtUluug2vC1hoByHFeCBONdzOGL4ZZ0rOKBNTct2NCQQpxrfHbNA5gs_aTw/s1600/Dream+Year+Collage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu9JGgIVNBcZ8wZDgRVClzC4gRYvFtHvsbYiDea7W21km8Y0fnhDA57W4luUpeuv268R5YLwaYcJkPtUluug2vC1hoByHFeCBONdzOGL4ZZ0rOKBNTct2NCQQpxrfHbNA5gs_aTw/s320/Dream+Year+Collage.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;">Dream Year 2010</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> 2. A friend's grad party for her daughter where I saw some old friends. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> 3. Spontaneous night out with girlfriends to celebrate one's birthday. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; line-height: 18px;"> 4. Not dying during a twelve mile training run (run 8 minutes/walk 2 minutes, repeat again and again ...) Longest run in seven years. Getting ready for <a href="http://www.uberendurancesports.com/races.html">13 on the 13th</a>! First half-marathon since being injured.</span></span><br />
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</span></span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-34122654981888049792010-06-04T09:26:00.000-04:002010-06-04T09:26:57.666-04:00Question - Depression?<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did a few question posts earlier - <a href="http://janeto.blogspot.com/2010/01/question-ducks-and-coats.html">here</a> and <a href="http://janeto.blogspot.com/2010/01/question-good-bad-and-ugly.html">here</a>, but haven't done any for a while ... here's a question I have today.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I heard some news yesterday that made me sad. Depression just wrecked havoc on an individual, a family and a community. My heart breaks for everyone involved. </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdpPw30ck1Oa55GF6XKUyly7VdC3dkDG5px4S_kMZ6JujsJHSmuLkE3MatdWlQsWBAKGl6ajjcukuwbKC-SRJIhW3CYMgNjh-iEG6dzYRX1j_Re_kDueEOcxo37hv4YtloohMug/s1600/confusion.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpdpPw30ck1Oa55GF6XKUyly7VdC3dkDG5px4S_kMZ6JujsJHSmuLkE3MatdWlQsWBAKGl6ajjcukuwbKC-SRJIhW3CYMgNjh-iEG6dzYRX1j_Re_kDueEOcxo37hv4YtloohMug/s320/confusion.jpg" /></a></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've dealt with seasons of depression twice in my life, so I've researched it just enough to be totally confused at the confused state it can create in a mind. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There's a lot of different information as to the causes/reasons for it. And there's many different 'solutions' proposed. The one most repeated is the willingness to <a href="http://blogs.salon.com/0001772/stories/2005/05/30/depressionPartOneAdmittingYouMightHaveAProblem.html">admit you are depressed</a> and then being willing to get the help you need ... whether that is meds, counseling, lifestyle changes, <a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_1021817815">getting e</a><a href="http://content.usatoday.com/communities/greenhouse/post/2010/05/how-to-improve-mood-study-touts-green-exercise/1">xercise</a>, etc. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So the first step is admitting it, which was true for me both times, but the irony is that the very nature of depression is such that it makes it difficult to admit it. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So my question is ... since depression can create a confused, unhealthy state in one's mind - what can we do to prevent it from becoming too severe for ourselves and/or others?</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Breast cancer creates an unhealthy state in our bodies, so after a certain age women are encouraged to do examines/screenings. Maybe someone should invent a depression examine or screening that we all take after certain times. Maybe after giving birth, after </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a busy season in our life, after </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">a traumatic event or a loss, etc. </span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>If you were inventing a depression screening - what would it look like? </b></span></span></div></span></div></span>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-81865009677251128082010-06-02T08:46:00.008-04:002010-06-02T09:09:20.972-04:00National Running Day<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>National Running Day</b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - so whether you are a runner or not, it's a good day to go for a run. We all know how good exercise is for us - everything from our muscles to our organs to our brain works better if we exercise. Yes, it really does ... there's scientific research to prove it and I personally attest to that. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Running ... Because I Can Club</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Some runners of our relay teams in a local marathon</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi2_ocEzsgQrYkjvaxhVgKj8flj8-JCiY3eEz7lqV7aAjpwEG_PlRyj7pcho4hrEj_soyE2xuAln_aXeo9H8tMX_6S7hKoDAxhtE3eDE42kU1OzXVFrjoygzMH56kP3-XpOdnfw/s1600/2010+GSV+teams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYi2_ocEzsgQrYkjvaxhVgKj8flj8-JCiY3eEz7lqV7aAjpwEG_PlRyj7pcho4hrEj_soyE2xuAln_aXeo9H8tMX_6S7hKoDAxhtE3eDE42kU1OzXVFrjoygzMH56kP3-XpOdnfw/s320/2010+GSV+teams.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Me, Betty, Betsy, Linda, Katie, Kim</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Love these women! </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They know the benefits of running and/or walking.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Below are some points from the </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><a href="http://www.runningday.org/events/index.php"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;">National Running Day</span></a> </b>website. Visit their site for more good information. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I've added some personal comments in green.</span></span></div><div><br />
</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0c343d;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It's all about that first step! Running is an incredibly healthy, easy, and accessible form of exercise. Whether it’s five minutes, 15 minutes, or 45 minutes, every little bit of time spent running makes a difference in the goal to live healthy, happy, and heart strong. </span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">So stop making excuses and </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">just do it!</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"> </span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">(Thanks Nike)</span></i></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;">It’s easy to get started running with these simple guidelines.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: bold;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><strong class="purple"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Relax.</span></b></span></span></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Running is a </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">natural</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> act, like breathing or walking. Just about anyone can do it. You may wish to start by walking first, and then gradually incorporating running into your training program.</span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Yes, start with walking - that's what I did when I first ran at age 28 and then again 2 years ago when I came back to running post-accident at age 42. Run 2 mins - walk 2 mins ... repeat a few times today and each time you go out do one more set of run/walk. You can do it!</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><strong class="purple"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Think positively.</span></b></span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Don’t be discouraged. If you can get through the first several weeks of training, you will find that what seems like a big effort at the start will soon feel natural and easy to you. Within a few weeks, you will experience the joy of running down the street or along a park path. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Agree!!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"></span></span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300;"><strong class="purple" style="color: #ec008c;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Buy quality gear.</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">The only equipment you will need is comfortable exercise clothes and good running shoes. Go to a running specialty store and get advice about the right shoes for you.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> This is a debated issue with the renewed interest in barefoot running, thanks to this great book - </span></span></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307266303"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Born to Run.</span></span></b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(read it!)</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I think barefoot running is natural, but you have to slowly strengthen your feet for it. I also think it's best done on natural surfaces like trails, grass and sand. Road and sidewalk surfaces are not a natural surface, so I think shoes with some support are best when running on them. </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(though I know people that run on roads with Vibraims and it works for them)</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> I wear </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nike-Womens-WOMENS-RUNNING-JETSTREAM/dp/B0036EY9OA/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=shoes&qid=1275480922&sr=8-4"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Nike Free Shoes</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for road running and </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><a href="http://www.vibramfivefingers.com/indexNA.cfm"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Vibraim Five Fingers</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> for trails/beach. </span></span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #676767; font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 17px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; font-weight: 300; line-height: normal;"></span></span><br />
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<span class="purple"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Train with a plan.</span></b></span></span></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Choose a running/walking course that is readily accessible to you. During your first two training weeks, try to </span></span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">run two or three times per week, on alternate days.</span></span></b></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> Build up gradually. Stretch your muscles on both your running and non-running days. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Agree!</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="purple" style="color: #ec008c;"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Run at “conversation” pace.</span></b></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">If you can’t chat with your running companions, you are going too fast. If you are running alone, try singing to yourself, out loud, to make sure your effort and breathing are under control. If you can’t sing, slow down. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Apparently my lungs have issues - I still have trouble with this one. I can walk and talk, but most times I can't talk too much while running. </span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="purple"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">If your schedule allows, include cross training.</span></b></span></span></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Biking, elliptical training, and lifting light weights can help strengthen non-running muscles and prevent injury. Swimming and deep water running can also be helpful in balancing your training and avoiding injuries. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Good advice. I bike and lift light weights once a week. I don't want my upper arms flapping as I run :)</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="purple"><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #073763;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">Aim for a race.</span></b></span></span></strong></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Pick an event that’s at least six weeks in the future. An ideal distance for your first race would be 5K (3.1 miles). This is short enough so that you can truly be ready for your first effort, and long enough to give you the sense of accomplishment that will fuel your future running. Your goal should be to finish, enjoy the event, and look ahead. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is so true! </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I almost always have an event scheduled, because it'</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">s a great motivator to get myself out the door. If you are local, there's a monthly</span></span><a href="http://www.pretzelcitysports.com/5ks.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> 5k on the Third Thursday</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">(scroll down to the correct date)</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> on the Thun Trail in Reading. Great flat trail! I'm doing it June 17, July 15, Aug 19 and Sept 16. Join me!</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN3PfIEyxPLoVTHJKnIt-X17ef4Hu8xlP9umdTPrEyDMUiz968tkNT8PLHyC3U80f-l81zfz_8egoLMlWr8sS_YDL-AGlqLhxypYuWeskge2uhr1QI3EG4W16ik4cQQvtz1JCMg/s1600/2010+GSV+marathon+back+of+tee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBN3PfIEyxPLoVTHJKnIt-X17ef4Hu8xlP9umdTPrEyDMUiz968tkNT8PLHyC3U80f-l81zfz_8egoLMlWr8sS_YDL-AGlqLhxypYuWeskge2uhr1QI3EG4W16ik4cQQvtz1JCMg/s320/2010+GSV+marathon+back+of+tee.jpg" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">So why should you get moving?</span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">One of my main reasons is <b>Because I Can</b></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><i>(I've had my hair cut shorter since this was taken in Apirl)</i></span></span></b></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #38761d;">I can't answer for you, but for me ... to do anything less, would mean I'm not living my life fully alive and I think that would be dishonoring to my creator. </span></span></div></span></span></div>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-33489126541752055882010-06-01T11:46:00.002-04:002010-06-01T11:47:38.118-04:00Angry at This Story<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This story in </span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The New York Times</span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">makes me so angry ... I can hardly breathe.</span></span></span></span><br />
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</span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #333333; font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 10px; line-height: 15px;"></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 26px;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/world/asia/31flogging.html">Child Brides Escape Marriage, </a></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia, 'times new roman', times, serif; font-size: 24px; line-height: 26px;"><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/31/world/asia/31flogging.html">but Not Lashes</a> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: grey; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px;">By <a class="meta-per" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/n/rod_nordland/index.html?inline=nyt-per" style="color: #004276; text-decoration: none;" title="More Articles by Rod Nordland">ROD NORDLAND</a> and <a class="meta-per" href="http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/r/alissa_johannsen_rubin/index.html?inline=nyt-per" style="color: #004276; text-decoration: none;" title="More Articles by Alissa J. Rubin">ALISSA J. RUBIN</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><br />
</span> </span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wrBlf2JUcnrsqbdV3qviHCSK4A1aHDd-vXtFjz7FibxX9UecPRI19D4e1lRIIXGP5F58p3gon6MQ4R4qa6C3X0DtaPIa1wT9PnQHh5LOSVAZuBJikv1QhIu1_EXAhUSInhBG3g/s1600/31FLOGGING01-articleLarge.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="232" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0wrBlf2JUcnrsqbdV3qviHCSK4A1aHDd-vXtFjz7FibxX9UecPRI19D4e1lRIIXGP5F58p3gon6MQ4R4qa6C3X0DtaPIa1wT9PnQHh5LOSVAZuBJikv1QhIu1_EXAhUSInhBG3g/s400/31FLOGGING01-articleLarge.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #909090; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 11px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"> Alissa J. Rubin/The New York Times</span></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span>Janet Oberholtzerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10172668433266809905noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14597043.post-41714158352657668272010-05-30T17:19:00.005-04:002010-05-30T17:31:23.086-04:00Book Expo America<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last week I went to <a href="http://www.bookexpoamerica.com/">Book Expo America</a> in NYC with a friend <a href="http://www.journey-through-grief.com/about-me.html">Janelle Hertzler</a>. Janelle's book has recently been published and she had a book signing and a podcast interview.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It was an exciting week, though at times it was overwhelming - <i>there's so many books out there already, why should I try to publish mine? </i>But by the end of the show, I was inspired and now look forward to finishing and publishing my memoir.</span><br />
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</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Some celebrities are writers. This show had plenty of them: </span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeUfPbCV78xSEGJ-aAAe8DrmptBJirmNzACb8slemzgAk1bKNbwHr76zmLw3LtlDI95Q3OBmMM8BoJuKTKup2q1WGlXS8uUFhQtgBMcSlMgcor1YHI0I9tdj19_v1jsh6AUQqVw/s1600/barb+streisand.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmeUfPbCV78xSEGJ-aAAe8DrmptBJirmNzACb8slemzgAk1bKNbwHr76zmLw3LtlDI95Q3OBmMM8BoJuKTKup2q1WGlXS8uUFhQtgBMcSlMgcor1YHI0I9tdj19_v1jsh6AUQqVw/s320/barb+streisand.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Barbra Striesand will be a first-time published author this fall with a book about designing and decorating houses. She was interviewed by Gayle King. I was impressed with Barbra's energy and creativity. She is constantly using her creativity in something - music/film/houses/gardens and now a book. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazGoe5CRVSXBCg57RQEiCt-zQ55zneWNwGzywmH_6GV6bgiJB1r2LWAqHRuV5hQ7DX94uOSYdmGuiGghTmR0MpyIygXH88b7elGm1U2jqgW5GL3IYR4cj1ZqXkph2q0TuqbAXaQ/s1600/sarah+ferg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiazGoe5CRVSXBCg57RQEiCt-zQ55zneWNwGzywmH_6GV6bgiJB1r2LWAqHRuV5hQ7DX94uOSYdmGuiGghTmR0MpyIygXH88b7elGm1U2jqgW5GL3IYR4cj1ZqXkph2q0TuqbAXaQ/s320/sarah+ferg.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Sarah Ferguson - Duchess of York signing her children's book.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">People started standing in line at 1AM for her - I felt no need to do that, so I had a book signed by an unknown author near her that didn't have a line - hence this lousy picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKdMKN8bFDf5CsEIEjhKYucsa46h7KO4WnBtd_uWPJSQ9vKx4Zc67nwT5_7tAsWtwLJ4WSNyVmGviY3CVigUXeE2dOBf_mUZ4m8sNFD2GfZ7pGSWv_wi_WcaEq8NA4AKJKJWsrA/s1600/rick+springfield.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKdMKN8bFDf5CsEIEjhKYucsa46h7KO4WnBtd_uWPJSQ9vKx4Zc67nwT5_7tAsWtwLJ4WSNyVmGviY3CVigUXeE2dOBf_mUZ4m8sNFD2GfZ7pGSWv_wi_WcaEq8NA4AKJKJWsrA/s320/rick+springfield.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I'm now singing 'Jesse's Girl' after seeing this interview with Rick Springfield. He has a memoir coming out soon - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Late-at-Night-Rick-Springfield/dp/1439191158/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1275251243&sr=8-1">"Late, Late at Night"</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mrOSfukSwEAoUlCyKJyA2lJsmRkWvCC_McjzP2zw5jtWenrJSxiT5UGMPoaJ0FX2EZ-dJ9OkU-OqkhyphenhyphenjTbL3FR7KQPAZxGOFwOOwOVLWc9awOsVtcrSMD2Gbgznx9UEv3JzPFw/s1600/sarah+and+I.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6mrOSfukSwEAoUlCyKJyA2lJsmRkWvCC_McjzP2zw5jtWenrJSxiT5UGMPoaJ0FX2EZ-dJ9OkU-OqkhyphenhyphenjTbL3FR7KQPAZxGOFwOOwOVLWc9awOsVtcrSMD2Gbgznx9UEv3JzPFw/s320/sarah+and+I.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was my most exciting encounter - <b>Sarah Reinertsen!</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">She is a full-leg amputee that inspired me post-accident. She was the first female leg amputee in complete the Ironman in Hawaii. She was on 'The Amazing Race' in 2006. I followed her various races and triathlons and decided if she could do all that, I could at least run again. So meeting her was sweet! And I look forward to reading her memoir <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Single-Bound-Losing-Finding-Training/dp/0762751436">"In a Single Bound" </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPivmkCyQm7GrfCKzAwKVc89ohCKzv1SW3cqMfWXJr4jrfAnD7UPTC8KV9XmZS6nitLZjjzdT1ifssO3iWhwIsz8pmxgrXsciHMywzGCcwT4TNY7AbYLRMW140F0G0QC4udp0rXg/s1600/gary+vee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPivmkCyQm7GrfCKzAwKVc89ohCKzv1SW3cqMfWXJr4jrfAnD7UPTC8KV9XmZS6nitLZjjzdT1ifssO3iWhwIsz8pmxgrXsciHMywzGCcwT4TNY7AbYLRMW140F0G0QC4udp0rXg/s320/gary+vee.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Love this guy - Gary Vaynerchuk and his first book <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Crush-Time-Cash-Your-Passion/dp/0061914177/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpi_1">"Crush It."</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Somehow I missed his name on the schedule (it was huge) but about 30 minutes before he spoke I was scanning the show's twitter hashtag #bea10 and saw this: </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">@grayvee <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;">Speaking at downtown stage on the main floor at </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #0b5394;">#bea10</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"> speaking at 3pm be there or ... I'll cry :)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #996633; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="status-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; overflow-x: hidden; overflow-y: hidden; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span class="entry-content" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><a class="entry-date" href="http://twitter.com/garyvee/status/14852079719" rel="bookmark" style="color: #999999; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-decoration: none;"><span class="published timestamp" data="{time:'Thu May 27 18:34:51 +0000 2010'}" style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2:34 PM May 27th</span></a></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I went, as did many others, so he didn't cry - he was passionate as usual. I'm looking forward to his</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black; font-family: Times; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"> new book this fall: <b>"The Thank You Economy.</b>"</span> </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999; font-family: 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;"><br />
</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl12hNl-eq2FEyWR_3y8OzKqWzx0wfuK4QQd6FZpQItEVsLxdkuByPkanHpqoAjnSpF7wHeMF1CM_LY4cLRust8kkYAiPR12WmnoYmWHNj0Ooa2uUKPzNXARuHQ6KGB5N5M9-SA/s1600/tattoes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrl12hNl-eq2FEyWR_3y8OzKqWzx0wfuK4QQd6FZpQItEVsLxdkuByPkanHpqoAjnSpF7wHeMF1CM_LY4cLRust8kkYAiPR12WmnoYmWHNj0Ooa2uUKPzNXARuHQ6KGB5N5M9-SA/s320/tattoes.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">World's Most Tattooed Woman - Julia Gnuse, age 55</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuADIsaUNjnVV453CRp9M88NEgLbJks8vZ6asq0IAjRVgMncsG-9z8IcW9QPEzeHkB6BukLePmxdLDbIEts-DSS02qDBRenuSxKPCzT1q4haUPEQfZc55aFUrayIcBaPRIZoqAUQ/s1600/exhibit+floor.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuADIsaUNjnVV453CRp9M88NEgLbJks8vZ6asq0IAjRVgMncsG-9z8IcW9QPEzeHkB6BukLePmxdLDbIEts-DSS02qDBRenuSxKPCzT1q4haUPEQfZc55aFUrayIcBaPRIZoqAUQ/s320/exhibit+floor.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">This is one-tenth of the exhibitors floor - </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">yes, my ADD was in overdrive. There were many authors there that aren't celebrities (yet). I'm just as (or even more) excited to read their books. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZhz83ZIdhMP0APulQy50Om7VC-0H8P1pjFT_madDaa6xBN_IBnryFWjlDTfWugVc7x2ZQPxWOjVsqpaLR-5OaQvsYhj1_1j367LiL1-1a4ncrM81-1NMMZsMG7NIOL6AXyIn1A/s1600/books.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMZhz83ZIdhMP0APulQy50Om7VC-0H8P1pjFT_madDaa6xBN_IBnryFWjlDTfWugVc7x2ZQPxWOjVsqpaLR-5OaQvsYhj1_1j367LiL1-1a4ncrM81-1NMMZsMG7NIOL6AXyIn1A/s320/books.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">I came home with a 'few' books - for me, for my boys and some for gifts.</span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMMhcuESK2TOcmPKK78SyDRxU4I_-AhZhEo0cqVocfS7M7h_Zgz2botUSpxuwuViqQrZYlCWPYTObEHKtjpKgYYKMiY9PZ7QfOR_HIfuGj03UjduXLTzx3isDfe5flKoOU-e7LQ/s1600/memoirs.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcMMhcuESK2TOcmPKK78SyDRxU4I_-AhZhEo0cqVocfS7M7h_Zgz2botUSpxuwuViqQrZYlCWPYTObEHKtjpKgYYKMiY9PZ7QfOR_HIfuGj03UjduXLTzx3isDfe5flKoOU-e7LQ/s320/memoirs.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;">Each day I scoured the list for authors of memoirs that were signing and giving away books. These writers were always gracious and offered me good advice in my writing. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I will be reading and reviewing these books (mostly memoirs) in the weeks ahead. </span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">And now to introduce ... </span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>the most important author there!! </b></span></span></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
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</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3VQ474HZ_kKzqRndk1XHK4HFNGwMF2N-9wo3VkKa9vzH6LxMDj8h_R_0pK_ZA8nrlqJL5-HqDEOiYx1xTcbLbS1NsKye5aX2v-1t7reOzh6zhLODcUCUUvl1V_IieNG4Hr0k4g/s1600/Janelle+signing.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje3VQ474HZ_kKzqRndk1XHK4HFNGwMF2N-9wo3VkKa9vzH6LxMDj8h_R_0pK_ZA8nrlqJL5-HqDEOiYx1xTcbLbS1NsKye5aX2v-1t7reOzh6zhLODcUCUUvl1V_IieNG4Hr0k4g/s320/Janelle+signing.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;">She had people in line the whole half-hour of her signing time. Everyone loved her book, one even called it </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">the most beautiful book at the show!</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br />
</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So if you don't have a copy of </span><a href="http://www.journey-through-grief.com/seasons-of-solace.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>"Seasons of Solace"</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> - now's a good time to get it :) </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Either for yourself or a gift for someone that is dealing with a loss.</span></span></span> </span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br />
</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444; font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #444444;"><b>So if you would have been at the show - which genre of books would you have picked up? Is there one particular genre or would you have looked for books in different genres that sound/look interesting?</b></span></i> </span></span></span></b></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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