Morning!

I had to bow out of BJJ yesterday (wah!) because even I can notice when my physical ability is, well, pretty darned low. I’m feeling much better today, but yesterday morning, my right leg and right bicep were giving me major problems.

I improved during the afternoon, and was able to participate in adult sparring. My eldest took clips of me and let me tell you, wow, the ability to improve is, ahem, a wee bit larger than, oh, a couple of 747s parked by a school lot. Good news was I did spar with the black belt with whom I really wanted – utterly superb fighter and good teacher too. Missed out on others, but did get some chances with other excellent sparrers. Someday….I’ll learn. Someday.

In other news, I got my PR rankings back! Virtual Coach is now PR4, AskOwlbert is PR4, and BarbaraLing is PR5. Nice!

Workwise, it never ends but hey, that’s life.

Time to start the day,

Barbara

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Morning!

5 more weeks until school ends! Wheee! And it’s been almost 2 years to the date that I released the Rich Hermit series. Amazing how technology/SEO/etc. has changed since then.

So! Workwise, I’m doing some massive writings and site buildings. And I’ve discovered that my kids definitely know themselves and how they interact with my husband and me. Utterly fascinating.

Tuesdays are usually my massive martial arts day…but my right bicep has been giving me problems since Sunday (probably overdid it at the gym). Thus, most likely I’ll pass on BJJ today and see how I’m operating tonight (advanced karate/kendo/sparring). My new BJJ gi arrived in the mail and it fits great, so I was quite looking forward to wearing it today.

Ah well.

Time to start the morning,

Barbara

ps – speaking about writings:

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Life has been

just too much character-building lately. Sometimes….I really really really REALLY wish I knew how NOT to give a damn, how NOT to care, how NOT to see other people’s sides of things…..

If only I was one selfish woman who focused solely upon my wants and desires and lacked the ability to see from where others are coming!

Sigh.

And even worse….every single freakin’ time things like this happen, I see an opportunity to teach my kids…which means I relive my decisions and explain to them just how to examine all points of a disagreement/argument/misunderstanding etc.

It’s just too much, I tell you.

To those who have been given much, much is expected….but gosh, sometimes I really and honestly and truly wish I just care about only me. Me, me and oh yes, don’t forget about me.

More sighs.

Ah well – these things happen. And most likely, happen for a reason. We’ll see what that is…. in the future.

Time for more coffee,

Owlbert

ps – anyone want to buy me:

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I remember doing

this in Camp Ling last summer! If you put a Mentos in a diet soda, you can cause a mini-geyser to erupt (which is ‘way cool).

But here, folks take that to the limit! To wit:

… and the world records just keep rolling in. Finally, the Europeans get into the game and set the bar just a little higher. Here’s the original Mentos Geyser experiment (just in case you’ve been locked away in a secluded cave for the last two years). Judging from the photos, the event was extremely well organized and produced some very impressive soda geysers. It wasn’t all that long ago that the Americans were getting dinged by our friends overseas for wasting their popular Italian/Dutch chewy mint candy along with thousands of liters of Diet Coke. Now, they hold the world record – that must have been their secret strategy! …MORE….

It’s extremely fun to try out. I remember we tested regular Coke as well as Sprint and Fresca – the best results were definitely had with Diet Coke.

Enjoy!

Owlbert

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Air pollution

not a good thing! Sure, it’s easy to look at haze and think, okay, time to stay in…but do your kids know the resources online to check out what the true facts are?

I recently read a great article at Air Pollution: Monitoring the Air You Breathe. To wit:

…Do you think there is any harm in going for a brisk 3-mile run on a summer afternoon in the metro-Atlanta area? It’s not a good idea. The ozone level is highest in the late afternoon and early evening.

Temperatures are beginning to rise in Atlanta, and other northern hemisphere cities. And with it, increased air pollution. And increased health problems, especially for youth who have asthma.

There was an interesting article on cnn.com about how air pollution affects children, and how increased exposure to outdoor polluted air exacerbates the problem. One of the best things that parents and children can do is to be aware of the ozone level for the day, and take the precautions that will lessen asthma related effects ….MORE….

=The article at CNN was rather educational; I urge you to check it out. One of the last paragraphs:

…She may be only 7, but Hannah has found one more way to control her symptoms and prevent an asthma attack. She watches the news and checks local Web sites to monitor the daily air quality, to see whether it is safe for her to play outside. …MORE…

really speaks volumes.

Enjoy,

Owlbert
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ps – speaking about air pollution:

Air Pollution Modeling and its Application XIII (v. 13)

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Air Pollution by Matthew Chapman, Rob Bowden (2002, Hardcover)

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