> This is a busy time of year at my fulltime job, I work at a biotech company that produces medicines for a few different types of infectious diseases. The respective seasons for those respiratory conditions are winding down. However, the ramp-up and planning for vaccinations that begin this fall are already underway. The resulting [...]
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Top-10 List: Wisdom – in 10 Words or Less….
> Auguste Rodin’s “The Thinker” Here’s a quick-and-dirty ranking of the pithiest, most useful kernels of wisdom I’ve learned in life thus far. Each is actionable and well worth additional study and investigation. Please comment with other concise, worthy insights but remember the actual phrase must be 10-words or less: 10. A Quiet Word Turns [...]
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Are Witchcraft and Karate Similar???
Check out OUR family’s karate photos below!!! Ever since I can remember, I’ve wanted to earn a black belt in some kind of martial art. I think it all stems back to the early 1970’s when Kung Fu legend Bruce Lee was still alive, and I saw a TV commercial for his movie titled “Enter [...]
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>Official Marathon Photos and Video
> I was able to access the actual photos taken by photographers spread throughout the course at this past weekend’s Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach. Also, here’s a snippet of video they offered of me crossing the finish line which I thought was pretty cool. Crossing the Finish Line in 4 hrs 34 min Final [...]
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>Official Marathon Photos and Video
> I was able to access the actual photos taken by photographers spread throughout the course at this past weekend’s Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach. Also, here’s a snippet of video they offered of me crossing the finish line which I thought was pretty cool. Crossing the Finish Line in 4 hrs 34 min Final [...]
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Official Marathon Photos and Video
I was able to access the actual photos taken by photographers spread throughout the course at this past weekend’s Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach. Also, here’s a snippet of video they offered of me crossing the finish line which I thought was pretty cool. Crossing the Finish Line in 4 hrs 34 min Final hundred [...]
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Driving With the RearView in Mind….
It’s Wednesday, which means it’s also time for my weekly WeightWatchers weigh-in update. As an aside, I was a bit concerned heading to weigh-in today because this past Sunday I ran my 5th marathon and I wasn’t really sure what impact that type of “forced trauma” might have on my body. I’m not going to lie, continuously [...]
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It’s safe to say that I’m hooked….
> I used to think that I was a fairly balanced person overall, but it’s clear that I continue to exhibit a certain pattern of behavior that is clearly out of balance in most people’s minds. That being the fact that I’m a marathon and half-marathon junkie…. Yesterday, I completed my fifth full marathon – [...]
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Darwin’s Dirty Little Secret….
Most individuals recognize Charles Darwin as the Father of Evolution, and his book The Origin of Species (1859) with its concept of natural selection among animals via “survival of the fittest,” as the closest thing to a messiah and belief system that science willing embraces as its gospel. Since elementary school, we’ve all been indoctrinated [...]
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A Modestly Monumental Success…
Today was my weekly WeightWatchers weigh-in. As you may have seen last week, I was within striking distance – losing an additional 1.5 lbs. – of losing a total of -30 lbs. This past week, I was focused on achieving that goal by sticking to the PointsPlus Values plan, closely tracking my food intake as well as “moving” [...]
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