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Born to run
Sunday, August 29, 2010 2:43:10 PM
Why I Love Running
“The more I run, the more I want to run, and the more I live a life conditioned and influenced and fashioned by my running. And the more I run, the more certain I am that I am heading for my real goal: to become the person I am.”
—George Sheehan
Over twenty years ago I quit smoking and started running. At that time, I was a young mom with four daughters.
Running gave me a break from the girls, set a good example and gave me an outlet from the craziness of raising a family. It was a life changing decision that continues to benefit me today.
Why I love running:
It provides mental toughness
A year ago I ran a ½ marathon in Atlanta. I made the mistake of not training on hills. I struggled the last five miles telling myself, “I can. I will. I can. I will.” And I did.
When life is hard and unfair, as I runner, I know how to dig down and find strength. I’ve stood up to hardship by running through difficult times. I ran when my teenagers were testing boundaries, through my mom’s cancer and when my husband lost his job.
Like life, running takes courage—everyday kind of courage.
Running is fun.
There are several fun elements involved in running: discovering new routes, running in other cities, trying out new shoes, getting a t-shirt and medal at the finish line.
Runners are social and love to have pre-race dinners and post race parties. Entire weekends can be filled with expos and events centered on the main event. There’s a buzz of excitement that can’t be squelched no matter what the weather. Like the cloud of dust envelops Pig Pen in the Peanuts cartoon, a cloud of joy outlines a runner.
It gives me an opportunity to quiet my inner critic.
I’ve learned to keep my eye on the competition. I choose a runner a bit ahead of me and vow to pass them. Each time I do I’m reminded that I’m always capable of a little more than I think I am…I’ve learned how to turn off the little negative voice and persevere.
Runners experience nature at its best.
In Michigan running allows me to experience the seasons with all of my senses. In the spring, an early morning run gives me the opportunity to be the first one to see dawn break, the ducks swimming on the lake, and the flowers blossom.
In the summer I glisten with sweat, run on the beach, enter midnight runs and eat more ice cream.
In the fall, my senses are filled with the sounds of a football game, the leaves crunching under my feet and the sight of frost on the pumpkins.
In the winter I’m challenged to crawl out of bed and slip into the morning darkness and freezing cold. I’ve ran under the stars, fallen on ice, and have been blinded by blizzards.
In Arizona the running is easy. The bright sun and clear blue sky are my constant companions. Shorts and a light shirt are the norm. Add water and I'm good to go.
Running keeps me thin.
My nine siblings are all tall. I was the only short one in the family. I’ve used running to reduce and manage my weight. I’ve gained a stronger self-image.
Running burns 100 calories per mile, more than any other form of cardiovascular exercise. Running combined with a healthy diet have kept me at the same weight for years.
Running keeps me physically healthy.
I have better circulation, a stronger heart, excellent blood pressure and physical endurance. Running raises my HDL (good cholesterol) and helps prevent heart disease.
Running keeps me young.
It slows my aging process. Running promotes the human growth hormone that helps me stay young. I have less muscle and bone loss than other women my age. My legs and body are strong and capable. I have an after glow that lasts the rest of the day.
Running relieves stress.
I use it for problem solving while allowing any stress to roll off my shoulders with each step and every mile. Long country roads rid me of negative energy. When I’m angry, I do short but fast runs. Over the years, running has helped me feel less moody, less tired and less confused.
Running makes me confident.
It allows me time to think, to dream, to plan and be inspired to do greater things. My mind becomes focused and determined. Running gives me a move-a-mountain mentality. I’ve quit making excuses. I hold myself accountable.
Running has allowed me to be a good role model.
Both friends and family admire me for being disciplined enough to make running a lifestyle. My daughters run, walk and one does triathlons.
Most people think they aren’t capable of running. I have a different opinion.
Physically challenged people are excellent runners. I’ve seen 75 year olds finish marathons, blind people run and soldiers with prosthetics finish races.
I’ve seen people run for a cause and raise hundreds of dollars for their favorite charity. Those who inspire me the most are the athletes in wheel chairs. With focus and determination, using half their body strength they finish ultra marathons.
Running keeps my mind positive.
Knowing I’m capable of running a 25K continues to amaze me and gives me a feeling of empowerment and freedom.
Running provides a natural high caused by endorphins that is exhilarating and offers me a general state of happiness. Life is my adventure, I love running. I believe we were born to run!
My current lesson: learning to like strength training and yoga. I've incorporated them into my exercise plan and need to commit for the rest of my life!
Instead I'm taking one day at a time. I stay in the present moment as much as I possibly can during the work outs.
I'll keep you posted on my progress.
What do you need to incorporate into your lifestyle?
What do you love to do?
What were you born to do?
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Saturday, August 28, 2010 8:58:05 AM
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Flight Simulator 2004: A Century of Flight Real Stars : Readme
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Real Stars V1.1 for Flight Simulator 2004
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File done by Norbert Pachner, Vienna.
This patch comprises all stars visible for the naked eye, taken from the
BRIGHT STAR CATALOGUE, 4TH EDITION, by Wayne H. Warren Jr., May 1982 (BSC4).
The original catalogue is freely available from the Internet.
By default, it displays 9095 stars, which is much more than FS2004 standard.
You may edit the line NumStars=9095 in the file FS2004\stars.dat to adapt
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NumStars=1600 ; displays 1600 stars brighter than magnitude 5.0
NumStars=5025 ; displays 5025 stars brighter than magnitude 6.0
NumStars=9095 ; displays 9095 stars brighter than magnitude 7.0
Installation:
Replace the file FS2004\stars.dat by the attached version.
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Saturday, August 28, 2010 8:47:03 AM
Aug 21, 2010
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By guest author Charlie Allen
Now... something we must get back to... the amazing, outstanding, unique, superb Pontiac ads by AF and VK. Have already forgotten their names, but you know them. (Charlie is referring to the illustration team of Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman ~ L)
I know TI has already blogged them... but really, these ads are the ultimate, the epitome, the most skilled automobile art that has ever been published.
Pure, 'sock it to 'em' advertising. Great renderings of foreground, background, and bold, classy interpretations of the cars.
Obviously I can't say enough... and they are certainly worthy of another TI. Hopefully you have a few more that I don't have.
Eee-nough.... Chas.
* Many thanks, Charlie. And yes, there are about a dozen more Pontiac ads in my AF/VK Flickr set. For those who want to salivate over even more gorgeous AF/VK art, drop by Art Fitzpatrick's official site, Fitz-Art.com
* Want some more weekend reading? This week's "NCS Spotlight" features my posts on the legendary Albert Dorne.
Now... something we must get back to... the amazing, outstanding, unique, superb Pontiac ads by AF and VK. Have already forgotten their names, but you know them. (Charlie is referring to the illustration team of Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman ~ L)
I know TI has already blogged them... but really, these ads are the ultimate, the epitome, the most skilled automobile art that has ever been published.
Pure, 'sock it to 'em' advertising. Great renderings of foreground, background, and bold, classy interpretations of the cars.
Obviously I can't say enough... and they are certainly worthy of another TI. Hopefully you have a few more that I don't have.
Eee-nough.... Chas.
* Many thanks, Charlie. And yes, there are about a dozen more Pontiac ads in my AF/VK Flickr set. For those who want to salivate over even more gorgeous AF/VK art, drop by Art Fitzpatrick's official site, Fitz-Art.com
* Want some more weekend reading? This week's "NCS Spotlight" features my posts on the legendary Albert Dorne.
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Google's Chrome is the latest browser to enter the market and it has grown user base very quickly.
It is like a crossover of Opera's speed and simplicity with Firefox's extendibility.
Even I, a former loyal Opera fanboy, could not resist it. Trust me, it takes a lot to make a Opera user to move to any other browser and Chroem has it!
Here are 20 must have extensions or Google Chrome that you should give a try:
- Clip To Evernote : Evernote lets you take notes and access them from any computer. With Chrome extension, you can clip selected text, page URL or even store full webpage for future reference.
- Shareaholic : Shareaholic lets you bookmark/share to different social networks. More than 100 networks are supported and you can also rearrange/hide the networks.
- ChromeMilk : ChromeMilk lets you see your pending tasks in Remember The Milk's to-do lists. You need to register for a free account and that's all.
- Web Developer : This extension gives you access to lot of useful tools like CSS/HTML validation, changing image dimensions on a page and many more.
- WiseStamp : WiseStamp is a state of art extension that adds dynamic signatures to your mails. You can create different signatures for different accounts. Words won't do justice, take a look at signature it generated for me:
- Aviary Screen Capture: It lets you capture a screenshot of open page and edit it using Aviary tools. You need a aviary account to save and host the image online. Useful if your work includes taking lot of screenshots. Take a look at screenshot of BWS I took:
- Google Mail Checker Plus: This extension displays number of unread mails in your inbox and also allows you to read/delete/spam or archive any mail.
- Chrome SEO: Chrome SEO is one of the most used extensions of Chrome. It displays all the SEO data about the page you are on. Take a look at stats for Google India:
- Untiny: Lets you see the real URL behind a shortened link.
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Chromed Bird: Chromed Bird is a twitter extension for Chrome and has all the standard features of a Twitter client.
Do not forget to follow @bwsteam
- DayHiker: DayHiker lets you manage Google Calendar. You can see and edit your schedule and task. There's also a small alarm clock built in.
- WOT: WOT is a safe browsing extension that will warn you when you visit a malicious site.
- LastPass: LastPass is a password manager and form filler extension. It can import passwords from other password managers like KeePass safe and can also fill AJAX forms that other password managers miss.
- Google Dictionary: Lets you see definition of any word by just double clicking on it.
- Stay Focused: Lets you stay focused by limiting the amount of time spent on time wasting(read social) websites.
- Session Manager: Lets you save your current session for future reference(like Opera!). Handy for research etc.
- WordPress Comments Notifications: This extension simply notifies you when you have comments pending in moderation queue.
- Zemanta: Adds images,videos and links to your blog posts or mails. Read my review of Zemanta.
- FastestChrome: Automatically loads next page when you reach end of previous page and saves time. Lets you find definitions by double clicking words.
- StumbleUpon: Lets you find new pages on web with StumbleUpon.
Information overload
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Sunday, October 26, 2008 7:03:10 AM
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