Today is Tuesday, October 20, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 27 minutes of walking = 1.5 miles for an October total of 62.7 miles. My weight stayed at 164.0 pounds.
QUOTE fron Harrison Ford: "The best thing about change is we all have big changes in our life that are more or less a second chance."
My THOUGHTS today: In 2009 the Iowa Supreme Court, by a vote of 9-0, legalized same-sex marriage. The right-wing christians in Iowa were up in arms and called the nine judges "activist judges." Under the leadership of a guy from Sioux City named Mr. Vander Platts they started a movement to remove these "activist judges" from the Supreme Court. In the 2010 election they succeeded in voting out the three judges who were up for retention. In 2012 they are out to remove a fourth judge named David Wiggins. They plan to continue in future elections until they get the other four voted off the court. I hope they fail this time and in the future. All these judges did was uphold the constitution of Iowa. The court decided that gays and lesbians are entitled to the same sort of legal recognition other Iowans have along with the same rights and privileges. I agree 100%.
What the right-wing fundamentalist believers are doing in Iowa is why I sometimes despise the christian religion in America.
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,278. I'm not alone in misery.
Today is Monday, October 29, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 47 minutes of walking = 2.6 miles for an October total of 61.2 miles. My weight was 164.0 pounds.
QUOTE from Steve Jobs: "The best thing about change is things don't have to change the world to be important."
My THOUGHTS today: The Hawks lost Saturday to Northwestern. There is much anger and misery in Hawkeyeland. However Mike Hlas, a sports writer for the Cedar Rapids Gazette, put things is perspective with today's column. His main point was that Hawkeye fans are not alone - he gave several examples of other fans across America who are also angry and suffering.
1. Auburn won the national championship two years ago. Today, Auburn is 1-7.
2. Texas is 6-2 but they are 9-13 in the BIG 12 since going to the BCS championship game in 2009.
3. Tennessee is 0-5 in the SEC and 26-32 since 2008.
4. Miami is 4-4 and only 17-16 since 2010.
5. Virginia Tech is 4-4 after winning 10 or 11 games from 2004 to 2011.
Misery supposedly loves company - I guess his words were to make HAWK fans feel better. I don't think it will make much difference!!!!!!!
HUMOR for today from George Burns: He said, "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
QUOTE from Steve Jobs: "The best thing about change is things don't have to change the world to be important."
My THOUGHTS today: The Hawks lost Saturday to Northwestern. There is much anger and misery in Hawkeyeland. However Mike Hlas, a sports writer for the Cedar Rapids Gazette, put things is perspective with today's column. His main point was that Hawkeye fans are not alone - he gave several examples of other fans across America who are also angry and suffering.
1. Auburn won the national championship two years ago. Today, Auburn is 1-7.
2. Texas is 6-2 but they are 9-13 in the BIG 12 since going to the BCS championship game in 2009.
3. Tennessee is 0-5 in the SEC and 26-32 since 2008.
4. Miami is 4-4 and only 17-16 since 2010.
5. Virginia Tech is 4-4 after winning 10 or 11 games from 2004 to 2011.
Misery supposedly loves company - I guess his words were to make HAWK fans feel better. I don't think it will make much difference!!!!!!!
HUMOR for today from George Burns: He said, "Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city."
Sunday, October 28, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,276-77. Hawks lose - newspapers endorse.
Yesterday was Saturday, October 27. 2012. My stats were 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 45 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for an October total of 58.6 miles. My weight was 163.6 pounds.
News of the day: Hawkeyes lose to the Northwestern Wildcats 28-17. (No comment from Pete.)
Today is Sunday, October 28, 2012. No sats today as I take Sunday's off.
News today: The Cedar Rapids Gazette and Des Moines Register endorsed Mitt Romney for President of the U.S. It is not my choice but "Thank God" we live in a democracy where we have a free press (thanks to the first amendment) and the press can endorse anybody they want without fear of suffering any consequences. I'm grateful I live in America.
News of the day: Hawkeyes lose to the Northwestern Wildcats 28-17. (No comment from Pete.)
Today is Sunday, October 28, 2012. No sats today as I take Sunday's off.
News today: The Cedar Rapids Gazette and Des Moines Register endorsed Mitt Romney for President of the U.S. It is not my choice but "Thank God" we live in a democracy where we have a free press (thanks to the first amendment) and the press can endorse anybody they want without fear of suffering any consequences. I'm grateful I live in America.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,375 - Hawkeye change and hope.
Today is Friday, October 26, 2012 - a cool day in the 40s and 50s. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of lifting weights and 47 minutes of walking = 2.6 miles for an October total of 56.1 miles. My weight got down to 163.6 pounds.
QUOTE from Linda Ellerbee: "The best thing about change is that it's a synonym for hope."
My THOUGHTS today: The above quote reminds me of the Hawkeye football team. From 1999 to 2011 I heard radical Hawk fans criticize Ken O'Keefe ( the offensive coordinator of the Hawks) for not being imaginative enough in calling plays. The O'Keefe haters said our opponents always knew what we were going to do because we were so predictable. Well, we got change this year when O'Keefe was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their offensive coordinator. So Ferentz hired Greg Davis, the former offensive coordinator at the University of Texas, to replace O'Keefe. All the O'Keefe haters were excited that this was the CHANGE the Hawks needed and their HOPE was that this would enable the Hawks to open up their predictable offense and change it into an UNPREDICTABLE one and then score a lot more points and, of course, win more games. WELL, the CHANGE did not equal the HOPE - we are scoring less points than last year, quarterback Vandenburg's stats are way down from last year and we are as predictable as ever, if not worse.
So, the bottom line is exactly what the quote says. = change is a synonym for hope. But, unfortunately, change does not always fulfill the hope
HUMOR for today: The other night I talked to one of the biggest O'Keefe haters I've ever known. He had complained about O'Keefe for 13 years. But the other night his words were, "Where is O'Keefe when we need him?" It was a good laugh for both of us.
QUOTE from Linda Ellerbee: "The best thing about change is that it's a synonym for hope."
My THOUGHTS today: The above quote reminds me of the Hawkeye football team. From 1999 to 2011 I heard radical Hawk fans criticize Ken O'Keefe ( the offensive coordinator of the Hawks) for not being imaginative enough in calling plays. The O'Keefe haters said our opponents always knew what we were going to do because we were so predictable. Well, we got change this year when O'Keefe was hired by the Miami Dolphins as their offensive coordinator. So Ferentz hired Greg Davis, the former offensive coordinator at the University of Texas, to replace O'Keefe. All the O'Keefe haters were excited that this was the CHANGE the Hawks needed and their HOPE was that this would enable the Hawks to open up their predictable offense and change it into an UNPREDICTABLE one and then score a lot more points and, of course, win more games. WELL, the CHANGE did not equal the HOPE - we are scoring less points than last year, quarterback Vandenburg's stats are way down from last year and we are as predictable as ever, if not worse.
So, the bottom line is exactly what the quote says. = change is a synonym for hope. But, unfortunately, change does not always fulfill the hope
HUMOR for today: The other night I talked to one of the biggest O'Keefe haters I've ever known. He had complained about O'Keefe for 13 years. But the other night his words were, "Where is O'Keefe when we need him?" It was a good laugh for both of us.
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,374. The world's happiest people.
Today is Thursday, October 25, 2012 - it is turning cold today - in the 40s and 50s. My stats today: 10 minutesd of yoga, 10 minutes on the exercise ball and 46 minutes of walking = 2.5 miles for an October total of 53.5 miles. My weight got down to 164 pounds.
QUOTE from Jim Abbott - the one-handed baseball pitcher: "Never allow the circumstances of your life become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have."
My THOUGHTS today: I've been reading The Reader's Digest article about HAPPINESS - it is entitled "HAPPY HUNTING." What caught my attention the most was a list of the 11 happiest nations. Here they are:
1. Denmark 2. Finland 3. Norway 4. Netherlands 5. Canada 6. Switzerland 7. Sweden
8. New Zealand 9. Australia 10. Ireland 11. United States
The criteria used was - thousands of people from many countries were asked how happy they were, based on their job, health, income, and life expectancy. One thing they all have in common is they universal health care for all citizens. The U.S. is trying to get there but the election in 13 days will decide if we keep it. It Romney wins he has vowed to get rid of Obamacare.
HUMOR for today: In the mid-1970s (after the Watergate scandal) employees of a Southern California hospital referred to constipated patients as the "Enema List."
QUOTE from Jim Abbott - the one-handed baseball pitcher: "Never allow the circumstances of your life become an excuse. People will allow you to do it. But I believe we have a personal obligation to make the most of the abilities we have."
My THOUGHTS today: I've been reading The Reader's Digest article about HAPPINESS - it is entitled "HAPPY HUNTING." What caught my attention the most was a list of the 11 happiest nations. Here they are:
1. Denmark 2. Finland 3. Norway 4. Netherlands 5. Canada 6. Switzerland 7. Sweden
8. New Zealand 9. Australia 10. Ireland 11. United States
The criteria used was - thousands of people from many countries were asked how happy they were, based on their job, health, income, and life expectancy. One thing they all have in common is they universal health care for all citizens. The U.S. is trying to get there but the election in 13 days will decide if we keep it. It Romney wins he has vowed to get rid of Obamacare.
HUMOR for today: In the mid-1970s (after the Watergate scandal) employees of a Southern California hospital referred to constipated patients as the "Enema List."
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,373. I feel good.
Today is Wednesday, Ocotber 24, 2012 - it is an unbelievable day - setting record temps of 80 degrees. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes of weight lifting and 50 minutes of walking = 2. 8 miles for an October total of 51 miles. My weight was 164.4 pounds.
QUOTE from Eckhart Tolle in Guidepost Magazine: "Accept-then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. This will miraculously transform your whole life."
My THOUGHTS today. My thought right now at 2:30 PM is that I feel good. I feel good because I accepted the day as if I had chosen it and I would work with it and not against it and then I acted. What I did was get my big clippers out of the shed and cut down or timmed the nearly 50 flowers we have planted on the east and south sides of the house. I then hauled them to the city yard waste disposal site. So I feel good for accepting the present and then acting.
HUMOR for today: Nixon was out walking along the beach at San Clemente and decided to go for a swim. He got out beyond the waves and suddenly began drowning. Three teenage boys saw Nixon is trouble so they rescued him, Nixon was so appreciative that he told the boys "I'd be willing to use my influence to help boys in any way I could. Is there anything special you want."
The first boy said "I'd like to go to West Point." Nixon said "I can handle that."
The second boy said "I'd like to go to Annapolis." Nixon said "I'll see to it immediately."
The third boy said "I'd liike to be buried in Arlington Cemetery." Niuxon said "That's a very strange request. Why would you want to be buried in Arlington?"
"Well," said the third guy, "when I get home and tell my father who I saved from drowning, he's gonna kill me!"
QUOTE from Eckhart Tolle in Guidepost Magazine: "Accept-then act. Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it. Always work with it, not against it. This will miraculously transform your whole life."
My THOUGHTS today. My thought right now at 2:30 PM is that I feel good. I feel good because I accepted the day as if I had chosen it and I would work with it and not against it and then I acted. What I did was get my big clippers out of the shed and cut down or timmed the nearly 50 flowers we have planted on the east and south sides of the house. I then hauled them to the city yard waste disposal site. So I feel good for accepting the present and then acting.
HUMOR for today: Nixon was out walking along the beach at San Clemente and decided to go for a swim. He got out beyond the waves and suddenly began drowning. Three teenage boys saw Nixon is trouble so they rescued him, Nixon was so appreciative that he told the boys "I'd be willing to use my influence to help boys in any way I could. Is there anything special you want."
The first boy said "I'd like to go to West Point." Nixon said "I can handle that."
The second boy said "I'd like to go to Annapolis." Nixon said "I'll see to it immediately."
The third boy said "I'd liike to be buried in Arlington Cemetery." Niuxon said "That's a very strange request. Why would you want to be buried in Arlington?"
"Well," said the third guy, "when I get home and tell my father who I saved from drowning, he's gonna kill me!"
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Pete's BLOG-Day 26,372. The last debate.
Today is Tuesday, October 23, 2012. My stats today: 10 minutes of yoga, 10 minutes on the esercise ball and 40 minutes of walking = 2.2 miles for an October total of 48.2 miles. My weight was 165.4 pounds.
QUOTE from Kristen Bell: "Laughing is so good for you. It legitimately burns calories and just makes you happier on a daily basis."
My THOUGHTS today. The third and final debate was last night in Boca Rotan, Florida - the topic was foreign policy. Obama definitely won the debate but the thing that sticks out in my mind is how Romney can flip-flop on about every position he has taken thus far in the campaign. He agreed with Obama on most of the positions Obama has taken on foreign affairs. So the question on my mind is if Romney and the Republicans take control of Congress which Romney will we see once he is in power. Will it be the Romney of last night or the Romney we've seen in the last year. The other thing is 17 of his 24 advisors are from the Bush-Cheney team and look at what they did to the world and the lack of prestige the U.S. experienced in the world as a result. Romney scares me because he has no understanding of the world and his Bush-Cheney advisors are worse yet. We don't need "comboy diplomacy" anymore. I can forsee another war in the Middle East. But you can bet that if we do that none of the sons or daughters of the decision makers (Romney and advisors) will be fighting and losing their life or limbs.
HUMOR for today. I need something to laugh at after writing the above. This is a true story.
I (a lady) was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who worked at the store. He asked if he could help me, without thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls." I was so embarassed that I left immediately.
QUOTE from Kristen Bell: "Laughing is so good for you. It legitimately burns calories and just makes you happier on a daily basis."
My THOUGHTS today. The third and final debate was last night in Boca Rotan, Florida - the topic was foreign policy. Obama definitely won the debate but the thing that sticks out in my mind is how Romney can flip-flop on about every position he has taken thus far in the campaign. He agreed with Obama on most of the positions Obama has taken on foreign affairs. So the question on my mind is if Romney and the Republicans take control of Congress which Romney will we see once he is in power. Will it be the Romney of last night or the Romney we've seen in the last year. The other thing is 17 of his 24 advisors are from the Bush-Cheney team and look at what they did to the world and the lack of prestige the U.S. experienced in the world as a result. Romney scares me because he has no understanding of the world and his Bush-Cheney advisors are worse yet. We don't need "comboy diplomacy" anymore. I can forsee another war in the Middle East. But you can bet that if we do that none of the sons or daughters of the decision makers (Romney and advisors) will be fighting and losing their life or limbs.
HUMOR for today. I need something to laugh at after writing the above. This is a true story.
I (a lady) was at the golf store comparing different kinds of golf balls. I was unhappy with the women's type I had been using. After browsing for several minutes, I was approached by one of the good-looking gentlemen who worked at the store. He asked if he could help me, without thinking, I looked at him and said, "I think I like playing with men's balls." I was so embarassed that I left immediately.
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