(after Greg Brown)
Meet me in Munich
here the nights are
getting dark too early
the days just fade away
let’s cash out
tomorrow
let’s find a way
Our lives are just beginning
too much at stake
the Old World is calling
let’s get away
(after Greg Brown)
Meet me in Munich
here the nights are
getting dark too early
the days just fade away
let’s cash out
tomorrow
let’s find a way
Our lives are just beginning
too much at stake
the Old World is calling
let’s get away
I would like to address what may have happened in the restroom at approximately 8:45 this morning. First, I am assuming no blame, nor am I saying something actually did happen at 8:45 this morning. If something did happen, I would say plainly that while not pleasant, the episode was necessary. Movements happen, and sometimes these movements are not easily forecasted. While every person would like to have troubled movements at home, such is not the case. The body is a wonderful and terrible thing – wild and not easily tamed.
All that to say that if something did happen, please be gracious. It was not the owner’s intent to cause harm or emotional distress. Over time, the effects of that powerful episode will dissipate. If indeed, a powerful episode did occur.
Thank you for your understanding.
… on my nipples. I always forget about nipple care before a big race. I remember to hydrate, to dress appropriately, to eat the right foods before the race.
But I forget about my nipples.
I ran a half marathon yesterday. Not my best race, nor my best half marathon. The weather did not cooperate. The temperature dropped thirty degrees just in time for the race – from a nice 72 degrees on Saturday to 45 degrees on Sunday morning race day. The wind that came along with that temperature drop was not welcome. Those gust were upwards of 30 miles per hour.
I was thinking about my pace and fighting the wind until about mile 6 when all my attention focused to my throbbing right knee. The knee was not happy and was telling me. It forced me to take many more walking breaks than I was planning.
With all that going on, my nipples were forgotten. Until after the race when I soaked my body in a hot bath. When the water touched them, it was “wow!” Sore muscles have nothing on tingling nipples!
Note to self: care for the nipples before a race. Always.
Even in the southland, winter has taken hold this year. This land is still recovering from an ice storm where two plus inches of ice covered everything. Broken limbs caused severe power outages and much damage. Power crews from many states are in the area to restore power to thousands.

Winter's cold grip
The good Lord did give us a reprieve this weekend in two ways. The temperature reached above 60 degrees on Saturday. Not only did it melt much of the ice, but gave us a small taste of spring. Regardless of what the groundhog does this week, I know spring is on the way. The warm weather, if brief, does bring out the playfulness in people. One such people in particular showed her playfulness on Saturday.

Can Spring be far behind?
At the North American Auto Show in Detroit last week, Ford shocked the world by unveiling the 2010 Ford Festiva. The new Festiva is not only a true electric car, but is also affordable and ready to be mass produced for the 2010 production year. Few auto experts thought Ford had much in the way of fuel-efficient cars in their development pipeline.
Since the early 2000s, Ford has relied on full-size trucks and SUVs for the majority of their sales. Due in part to rising gas prices and the credit crunch, the American car company has lost millions in the last 12 months.
Ford announced the new Festiva has been in development since the late 1990s, much to the surprise of both auto experts and Ford’s competitors. Ford Motor Co. CEO Alan Mullaly, “We saw almost ten years ago that we couldn’t rely on SUV sales to carry us forever. We knew that we would have to build a car that was extremely efficient if we were going to make it. The new Festiva could save Ford.”
The Festiva is remarkable, a two seater with a completely electric engine that plugs into a regular outlet. The charge can last two days or 1000 miles. Best of all, it costs less than $18,000. Many auto experts believe the Festiva will launch a new era in mass produced autos and bring the American auto industry back from the brink of extinction. All that thanks to the foresight and resourcefulness of Ford Motor Co.

New Ford
Mondays come every week, and sometimes they come with an angry vengeance. Today hasn’t been so bad, but last Monday was difficult. I had been on holiday for the better part of two weeks. The thought of getting up for work that Sunday night was as difficult as fighting the urge to stay in my warm bed that Monday morning. The rest of the week wasn’t much better. I came across I photo that matched my disposition perfectly.

Ah, the beauty and randomness of the internet. Two articles I came across today show that you can find just about everything on the internet.
My friend Tommy loves bacon just as much as I do. He found this article and had the good will to send it to me. Oh, lovely bacon.

Bacon me!
Check out the article: http://www.bbqaddicts.com/blog/recipes/bacon-explosion/
These tough times call for tough measures. Sometimes you gotta get some hardware in case the whole enchilada goes down the toilet. Or somebody comes knocking in the middle of the night, but they forget to knock. Annie, pass the ammo.

Kimber