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Showing posts with label wordless Wednesdays. Show all posts
Showing posts with label wordless Wednesdays. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Wednesday, June 05, 2013
Wordless Wednesday: Resting on Ella
p.s. I am grateful for cuddles from my big boy while we waited to see his peditrician for his well visit (which ended up not being such a well visit since he started acting sick while we were there).
Wednesday, May 29, 2013
Wordless Wednesday: Backyard Fun (who needs clothes?)
p.s. I'm thankful for sunshine, green grass, and 90 minutes at the pool today by myself!
Wednesday, May 01, 2013
Wordless Wednesday: Friends
p.s I'm thankful for some time away with friends, good food, and safe travels.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Wordless Wednesday: Backyard Fun
p.s. I'm thankful that so many of our neighbors are good friends too.
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Wordless Wednesday: Seasonal Craving
p.s. I'm thankful for the awesome weather forecasted for the next few days...bring on the walks, time at the park, and energy.
Wednesday, March 06, 2013
Wordless Wednesday: Halfway There!
p.s. I'm thankful for all the hand-me-downs my sister has already lent me for my daughter. I love pink!
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Monday, August 25, 2008
A List: The Olympics
My exposure to the Olympics has been fairly limited, but I've still caught a little here and there as I flip through the channels.
(1) If I had people cheering and yelling at me like the Olympic athletes do, I think I could have much better workouts.
(2) Do the marathoners not get to wear ipods? How in the world do you run for that long without music or conversation?
(3) I read this blog post and did not realize it was a joke until I was halfway through it. To sum it up, it says that China was to host the Special Olympics as well but was going to cancel it because the country could not find a team to represent it (as a result of the Chinese practice of aborting imperfect offspring). I realized the article was a joke when it referenced China feeding children lead-tainted toys to prepare them for the Special Olympics. I can be really dense sometimes, and given what I've read about China forcing women into having late-term abortions, aborting "imperfect" children did not seem like a stretch.
(4) I do not understand the Phelps' obsession and think the Sports Illustrated cover is sort of gross (it goes too low).
(5) I liked my 8th grade Olympics better than these. After all, I got to participate in almost every part of the competition and wasn't relegated to my couch.
(6) I thought it was interesting that the Chinese government asked its citizens to refrain from cooking dog during the Olympics.
(7) I hope that little girl who was told last minute that she couldn't sing her song isn't too messed up as a result of that experience.
(8) Time magazine and I have been wondering the same thing: how fast can humans run before they hit the end of their physical limits? (HT: Tim Challies There's more room for improvement with the longer distances, I would guess, but it seems like at some point with the shorter distances (100 meters, for example) we'll hit our fastest.
p.s. I'm grateful that a 30 day pass to a local gym made it possible for me to work out (1) for free and (2) at 10:30 last night.
(1) If I had people cheering and yelling at me like the Olympic athletes do, I think I could have much better workouts.
(2) Do the marathoners not get to wear ipods? How in the world do you run for that long without music or conversation?
(3) I read this blog post and did not realize it was a joke until I was halfway through it. To sum it up, it says that China was to host the Special Olympics as well but was going to cancel it because the country could not find a team to represent it (as a result of the Chinese practice of aborting imperfect offspring). I realized the article was a joke when it referenced China feeding children lead-tainted toys to prepare them for the Special Olympics. I can be really dense sometimes, and given what I've read about China forcing women into having late-term abortions, aborting "imperfect" children did not seem like a stretch.
(4) I do not understand the Phelps' obsession and think the Sports Illustrated cover is sort of gross (it goes too low).
(5) I liked my 8th grade Olympics better than these. After all, I got to participate in almost every part of the competition and wasn't relegated to my couch.
(6) I thought it was interesting that the Chinese government asked its citizens to refrain from cooking dog during the Olympics.
(7) I hope that little girl who was told last minute that she couldn't sing her song isn't too messed up as a result of that experience.
(8) Time magazine and I have been wondering the same thing: how fast can humans run before they hit the end of their physical limits? (HT: Tim Challies There's more room for improvement with the longer distances, I would guess, but it seems like at some point with the shorter distances (100 meters, for example) we'll hit our fastest.
p.s. I'm grateful that a 30 day pass to a local gym made it possible for me to work out (1) for free and (2) at 10:30 last night.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
A List: The Rick Warren Interviews
Evidently the cable company is not turning off the previous tenant's cable, so I was able to watch Rick Warren's interviews of McCain and Obama. It was nice to hear the candidates answer some different questions and not completely give their usual stump speeches. With that being said, once or twice I was wishing that the judge could direct the witness to answer yes or no and then explain his answer.
1. It's sort of old-man cheesy, but I liked how McCain refers to us as "my friends." Of course, that could get really old....
2. I'm glad Obama brought up the idea of decreasing the number of abortions as being common ground between those who are pro-choice and those who are not. Obviously the two camps are never going to agree about the morality and legality of abortion, but I think most everyone would like to see the number of abortions decrease. Over the last few months, I've looked into abortion more, and I've been astounded by how many are performed each year. It's really sad that there are that many unplanned/unwanted pregnancies and decreasing that number could be a great unifier.
3. Although the answers were fairly predictable, I liked the question "Which Supreme Court justice would you not have appointed." It certainly gives you an idea of where the candidates stand constitutionally, etc. And I totally agreed with what Obama said about Clarence Thomas; even as a child (granted a sort of weird one) I thought the entire Anita Hill issue distracted us from the fact that Thomas was otherwise unqualified to be a justice on the Supreme Court.
4. I certainly hope that McCain did not hear any of Obama's interview and tend to accept him at his word, but I wish he'd been in the "cone of silence."
5. When asked about who was rich Obama teased Warren about his millions in book sales. Funny.
6. While McCain may have told these stories a thousand times, I enjoyed hearing about his war experiences. Maybe I was just in a good mood. Or easily entertained.
7. While I found the interviews helpful in considering the candidates, I still wish there was some quick and easy way to evaluate the candidates, what they believe, and how those beliefs matter. I think sometimes we get caught up in what a presidential candidate believes on a certain issue, but if we looked into it more, we'd realize that it doesn't even matter (with regard to that issue) because there's no chance that his views on that would affect any policy. Or I'll read a candidate voted a certain way on an issue, but on further (and laborious) review, I might find that he actually voted that way because of a last minute rider or because passing this bill would mean something else and so forth. In fact, I heard a great story on this very issue today in which everyone was afraid to vote against a bill because they would then be labeled a certain way (basically in favor of "smut")--even though they all knew that the bill was unconstitutional. So the bill was enacted; the local governments acted in accordance with the new law; and voila local city was sued, lost, and had to pay enormous court costs (including attorneys' fees). It's all so complicated.
If you have any thoughts or opinions about the interviews, I'd definitely be interesting in reading them.
p.s. I'm grateful for the $2 Starbucks cold drink deal and that I liked my very first cold Starbucks drink. It was sort of like a milk shake (but according to the nutritional info less than 200 calories).
1. It's sort of old-man cheesy, but I liked how McCain refers to us as "my friends." Of course, that could get really old....
2. I'm glad Obama brought up the idea of decreasing the number of abortions as being common ground between those who are pro-choice and those who are not. Obviously the two camps are never going to agree about the morality and legality of abortion, but I think most everyone would like to see the number of abortions decrease. Over the last few months, I've looked into abortion more, and I've been astounded by how many are performed each year. It's really sad that there are that many unplanned/unwanted pregnancies and decreasing that number could be a great unifier.
3. Although the answers were fairly predictable, I liked the question "Which Supreme Court justice would you not have appointed." It certainly gives you an idea of where the candidates stand constitutionally, etc. And I totally agreed with what Obama said about Clarence Thomas; even as a child (granted a sort of weird one) I thought the entire Anita Hill issue distracted us from the fact that Thomas was otherwise unqualified to be a justice on the Supreme Court.
4. I certainly hope that McCain did not hear any of Obama's interview and tend to accept him at his word, but I wish he'd been in the "cone of silence."
5. When asked about who was rich Obama teased Warren about his millions in book sales. Funny.
6. While McCain may have told these stories a thousand times, I enjoyed hearing about his war experiences. Maybe I was just in a good mood. Or easily entertained.
7. While I found the interviews helpful in considering the candidates, I still wish there was some quick and easy way to evaluate the candidates, what they believe, and how those beliefs matter. I think sometimes we get caught up in what a presidential candidate believes on a certain issue, but if we looked into it more, we'd realize that it doesn't even matter (with regard to that issue) because there's no chance that his views on that would affect any policy. Or I'll read a candidate voted a certain way on an issue, but on further (and laborious) review, I might find that he actually voted that way because of a last minute rider or because passing this bill would mean something else and so forth. In fact, I heard a great story on this very issue today in which everyone was afraid to vote against a bill because they would then be labeled a certain way (basically in favor of "smut")--even though they all knew that the bill was unconstitutional. So the bill was enacted; the local governments acted in accordance with the new law; and voila local city was sued, lost, and had to pay enormous court costs (including attorneys' fees). It's all so complicated.
If you have any thoughts or opinions about the interviews, I'd definitely be interesting in reading them.
p.s. I'm grateful for the $2 Starbucks cold drink deal and that I liked my very first cold Starbucks drink. It was sort of like a milk shake (but according to the nutritional info less than 200 calories).
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