RIP Bobby Frank
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Morning,
My world crashed down on me yesterday.
Yesterday, I learned that the man who had taken care of me and my mom for the past 25 years with regards to our leg/ankle brace/etc…. died.
Bobby Frank was a man who, during his life, helped thousands of children and adults walk without pain. A Certified Orthotist and Prosthetist, he was tireless in driving all over creation to visit children and build for them orthotics, prosthetics and all in all, really make an incredible difference in their lives.
I’d like to invite you to the memorial site I just built for him over at Bobby Frank.net. His funeral is scheduled for today…but mere words cannot capture the essence of the truly good man he was. Read more »
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Subscribe to the comments for this postWoefully sighing over closed doors
Morning!
Oh wow, was yesterday ever so much fun! I had the pleasure of attending our karate dojo’s demostration and presentation for our local Community Day! As the unofficial photographer of my dojo, I took bleeploads of pictures and a great many of them turned out magnificent. I always enjoy printing them out on 8.5×11" paper and handing them to the parents; my photography skills are improving greatly.
But I digress!
Check out this superDeDuper quote that arrived in my inbox from Crow’s Daily Dose: Read more »
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How to destroy relationship abuse
Morning!
Today is Sunday! A day of rest, unless your last name is Ling! :) I have lots on my plate today including writing, revamping my RISE site, challenging the kids in DDR and more. Hah! And folks think I have no life…hah!
But I digress.
Today’s thought of the day deals with the dank seamy underbelly of relationships…that of abuse.
Now, I’m not talking merely about Read more »
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On being a GREAT lover - Are you your body OR are you your soul?
Morning all,
For today’s post, I’d like to focus on a very very very VERY simple concept….yet one that is often overwhelmed by the priority our society places on truly superficial aspects.
And it’s this:
Do you define yourself by your body…or by your soul?
It’s not as inane a question as you might think! Think about what today’s culture tends to embrace. Read more »
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Emasculating the jerks who bother you
Morning all,
You know, at the venerable young age of 44, I am constantly reminded of just how terrific it is being in my 40s. Not only do I currently enjoy superb health (at 125 pounds this morning (which is 52 pounds less than my weight in December of 2006), my stamina, while still slightly less than my senior black belts at the dojo (okay, "slightly" meaning "10 to the 39th power") is superior to when I was in my 20s), but I also have at my beck and call 4 decades of life experiences.
Honestly, that is something that simply cannot be replaced.
When I was in my 20s, my folks and colleagues who were in their 40s would share with me their wisdom for dealing with jerks and other low-lying scum that inhabited my workplace. Back then, hah, I figured, sure, what they say might have worked back in the Dark Ages, but I certainly know much better how to tackle Read more »
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Embracing your Rebel WITHOUT a Clue
Morning all!
My gosh, it’s now 1:42pm and I’m finally (yes finally!) feeling life start to percolate back into my veins. You see, yesterday I indulged (over-indulged) in my beloved adult karate sparring…and it was amazingly magnificent and spine-tingling and death-defying and quite enjoyable indeed.
Our sensei had us practice blocking drills (I counted three fresh new bruises on my forearm this morning!), blocks-into-strikes (my partner was a woman with a super reverse punch that landed over my chest multiple times; it was quite neat tensing my muscles to deflect some of the force. Wow, I actually HAVE muscles now! :) ) and then the actual sparring itself.
Idjut me…well, I was seized by an insane desire to be completely illegal with three opponents and try to get them into a headlock (all together now - "IDJUT BARBARA!!!"). Given the fact all 3 folks are ‘way taller than myself, this failed more dismally than trying to carry the ocean in a colander, but wow, it was tons of fun to try (imagine yours truly, the teeny tiny pitbull, trying to subdue a saber toothed tiger). Taekwondo Boy (1st degree black belt who is amazingly fast) was quite unstoppable yesterday; I went thru my usual moment of EEEEEEK! but was able to Read more »
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Appreciating what you have before you lose it
Morning!
It’s been a pretty hectic past week, let me tell you that! I’ve been flying solo now for the past 6 days; the husband returns from a week-long business trip very shortly and it’s not a moment too soon.
Think "4 kids!", add to that "homework monitoring", include a dash of "dealing with clients who shun email yet then wonder why updates I sent 2 months ago never got thru", tack on PMS that oh so thoughtfully coincided when my kids were in "must velcro to the Mommy mode" (sometimes I think I’m the only person who, ahem, enjoys PMS twice a month - middle AND end of each cycle. And to think my kids will follow in me footsteps!), and you get a weeeeee bit of the utter bliss that is currently suffusing my very being.
But I digress. 
Yesterday, I had a very fascinating discussion Read more »
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Romance Novels, Insane Pushups, Poking Fun At Yourself and More
Morning all,
It’s 3:43am! Do you know where your sleep is? I know where mine sure ain’t - operational!! So as always, it’s time for me to take advantage of my sleeplessness and write instead.
Today’s topic deals with humor, as in, humor is the BEST medicine around. If there’s one thing I enjoy beyond all (except possibly coffee and white chocolate covered macadamia nuts), it’s making people laugh…family and friends especially!
Yesterday the following clip moseyed across me feedreader: Read more »
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The basic ART of massage Part 1
Morning all,
I’m in pain.
Nope, actually, "pain" is quite a minor, mellow word indeed….to describe the utter tortures thru which my right foot is now joyfully (NOT!) enduring.
You see, last Friday’s beloved karate class had us doing some utterly magnificent sit-down-stand-up release-front-kick sit-down again exercises. These are truly superb for building up your leg and thigh muscles; I really get into them quite ferociously.
Alas, we had a target towards which we aimed - our partners were holding an oval hitting pad. Now, normally I will always remember that Read more »
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Todays’ Thought of the Day - What you see ain’t what you get!
Morning!
Today’s thought of the day centers upon how our mind can play tricks on us that are, quite frankly, utterly baffling. I awakened to this idea when I opened my inbox this morning and viewed the latest Daily Dose from Nicky510.
Take the following picture below.
See those lush, vibrant squares of brilliant color? This is a screen shot of a computer image.
But what happens now if you zoom that image up bigger than a 747? Keep your eyes on the middle line, and then check out: Read more »
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