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Really short book review: “Running Blind”
I’m cleaning up the pile of books that I’ve read that’s been sitting on the corner of my desk for months. Today’s entry is “Running Blind” by Lee Child, copyright 2000. I read this book as part of my continued trek through the Jack Reacher series of books. Unfortunately, it is not one of the…
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Really short book review: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”
It’s been a long time since I blogged. I’m paying $11.95 a month for this stupid site so I ought to write something more often. So here is a really short review of a book I read recently. The book is “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” by Stieg Larsson. I stumbled upon this book…
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Some thoughts on prayer
On Wednesday afternoon, April 22, 2009, I was at a varsity baseball game at Legacy Park in Lee’s Summit, Missouri. William Chrisman High School was playing Fort Osage High School in a tournament. Just before the game began, I saw a shaven-headed fellow in an Indians baseball uniform walk out of the Fort Osage dugout…
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Day 72 of fitness plan
All this working out is for the birds. I ran two miles yesterday and did 53 push-ups today. Weight:285.5 pounds Yesterday’s exercise:Week 8 Day 1 of the couch-to-5k plan. Today’s exercise:Week 4 Day 1 of the hundrdedpushups.com plan. 5 sets (12,14,11,10,6).
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Day 70 of fitness plan
I just finished my tenth week of working out, but I did terrible this week. I skipped two work-outs so I’m going to have to repeat week 4 of the push-up plan and week 8 of the running plan. Weight:283.5 pounds 1/12 – Monday’s exercise:Week 4 Day 1 of the hundrdedpushups.com plan. 5 sets (12,14,8,7,7).…
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Day 63 of fitness plan
I just finished my ninth week of working out. I’m making progress. I am finally able to move up to the next stage of both the running and push-up plans. Weight:282.5 pounds Day before yesterday’s exercise:Week 7 Day 2 of the couch-to-5k plan. Yesterday’s exercise:week 3 Day 2 of the hundrdedpushups.com plan. 5 sets (10,12,8,8,12).…
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Day 60 of fitness plan
Today is Jill’s 15th birthday. I took her to the license bureau this morning to get her learner’s permit, and then I let her take the wheel for the drive to school. She did pretty good. I was sick with the flu on Monday and Tuesday so I skipped my workout both days. The neuropathy…
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Day 57 of fitness plan
I love my treadmill. I got to watch a half-hour of the movie S.W.A.T. on FX while running two miles. A good action movie really takes your mind off the fact that your tired and your legs hurt. Weight:285.0 pounds Exercise:Week 7 Day 1 of the couch-to-5k plan.
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Day 56 of fitness plan
I had to go back to work yesterday so I didn’t make the time to do my push-ups, so today I ran and did my push-ups. I’ve been doing this for 8 weeks now and I’m definitely seeing some progress. It’s just awfully slow. Today I ran 2 miles without stopping. I definitely couldn’t have…
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Day 54 of fitness plan
Today is the last today of my vacation. I ran today and did push-ups yesterday. I skipped Tuesday because I was sick, so I’m going to run again on Saturday instead of taking that day off. I’m going by time instead of distance on the running plan. I did 28 minutes on the treadmill, which…