An educated man can…
~ Brett McKay
entertain himself;
entertain a friend;
entertain a new idea.
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Entertaining →
1979 Cruising Permit →
In 1979, my mom and dad, and their friends the Hollisters, started a long-time tradition of chartering bare-boat sailboats in the Caribbean.
As I’ve been working my way through things I kept from the house, I recently got to scanning this cruising permit which my father had always kept framed on the wall near his work bench.
To all whom these presents may come
greetings
know all men that by
the powers vested in me by the Government
of the Virgin Islands
Bruce Constantine
Master of the Vessel Kona Kai
with his gallant crew of 4
is entitled peacefully to cruise and enjoy
the waters, beaches and reefs
of these blessed islands
from the 18 day of Nov 1979
to the 25 day of Nov 1979
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Carbohydrates and gallstones →
A persuasive article in the June issue of Gut, a British gastroenterology journal, presenting data on the relation of excess carbohydrate intake in men to the development of gall stone disease.
Before we get to the article, let me give a brief review of gall stone disease…
~ Michael Eades from, «http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/low-carb-diets/carbohydrates-and-gallstones/»
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Today is not that day →
There will come a day when I can no longer do this.
Today is not that day.
…a wonderfully inspirational thought for us oldsters!
This photo of me at the crux of The Edge of Time (5.9R) in Estes Park Colorado was taken by Mike Bowyer in August 2014. I saw this caption on an image of a bicyclist posted by a cyclist friend of mine and wanted to make one that would hit closer to home.
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Fit for purpose →
For me, fitness and health are just a means to a larger end – something to enable me to live as I wish, to accomplish what I want, to face any challenge and adversity that may come my way and do my best to overcome it. Fitness isn’t the goal in and of itself; it’s just a tool, a part of my training which in itself is simply to allow me to follow my path for as long as I desire. It’s a by-product of living my life to the fullest, nothing more.
~ Dan Edwardes from, Are You Fit for Purpose?
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If you win the rat race, you’re still a rat →
Don’t ever confuse the two, your life and your work. That’s what I have to say. The second is only a part of the first. Don’t ever forget what a friend once wrote to Senator Paul Tsongas when the senator had decided not to run for reelection because he’d been diagnosed with cancer: “No man ever said on his deathbed I wish I had spent more time at the office.”
Don’t ever forget the words on a postcard that my father sent me last year: “If you win the rat race, you’re still a rat.”
~ Anna Quindlen from, A Short Guide to a Happy Life
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From Maria Popova’s A Short Guide to a Happy Life: Anna Quindlen on Work, Joy, and How to Live Rather Than Exist.
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Monopoly’s role in inequality →
Here’s the point: Maybe you couldn’t watch Jon Stewart for a week, but the problem had nothing to do with either you or Jon Stewart. He wasn’t asking for a raise; you weren’t balking at the price of watching the Daily Show. But both you and Jon were irrelevant when two giant middlemen had a power struggle.
~ Doug Muder from, Monopoly’s Role in Inequality
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Two important days →
The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why.
~ Mark Twain
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Hingham Massachusettes →
In the fall of 2014, Tracy and I went to Boston for a Parkour event and added on a few extra days to visit family. Time well spent! Family, gorgeous sunny brisk weather, and then some New England clam chowda’!
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Magnesium and inflammation →
The lipid hypothesis of heart disease is rapidly being supplanted by the inflammatory hypothesis, which, for my money, is much more on the mark. The researchers who have spent their careers doing cholesterol research are not going down without a fight, however.
~ Michael Eades from, «http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/uncategorized/magnesium-and-inflammation/»
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