Marathon training is going great! I've done almost 36 miles total with a longest run of 4.5 miles. Papa Runner is fast approaching 50 with a longest run of 5.5 miles. We've learned to stretch properly which does wonders for achy muscles. We've also learned some "no sweat" exercises, the kind you can do whenever, to strengthen our legs. I've lost 4 pounds already! So I'm very excited to keep going.
Fundraising is going well, too. Our initial 200 letters has gotten us 47 donors for a grand total of $3575! We're almost to the half-way point. You can keep track of our progress at our TNT webpages.
Brett
Jen
Wednesday, March 5, 2008
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
Pet News Peeves
First some updates: No news on Grandpa. Smartie's doctor wants to wait and see if she gets an infection, so no surgery yet.
Now to my News Peeves: I read in the paper an article in which it was stated: Police believe he may have been speeding. This doesn’t make sense. “Believe” implies being sure, “may” implies being unsure. They’re convinced it’s a possibility? Duh! Better wording would be “Police suspect he was speeding.”
Another pet peeve of mine is when an article uses a word/phrase requiring one number, then giving a range. For example, “We will get at least 8-10 inches of snow tonight.” So which is it, at least 8 or at least 10? If you say at least 8 and get 10, you will still be correct. So why make it a range? It's either at least 8 or between 8 and 10.
I hate it when newscasters report that something like dark chocolate or red wine decreases the risk of death. I’m sorry, but the risk of death is and always will be 100%. Everyone dies. It may decrease the risk of early death or the risk of death from a particular disease, but chocolate eaters and wine drinkers will still die eventually.
Yes, I'm crazy!
Now to my News Peeves: I read in the paper an article in which it was stated: Police believe he may have been speeding. This doesn’t make sense. “Believe” implies being sure, “may” implies being unsure. They’re convinced it’s a possibility? Duh! Better wording would be “Police suspect he was speeding.”
Another pet peeve of mine is when an article uses a word/phrase requiring one number, then giving a range. For example, “We will get at least 8-10 inches of snow tonight.” So which is it, at least 8 or at least 10? If you say at least 8 and get 10, you will still be correct. So why make it a range? It's either at least 8 or between 8 and 10.
I hate it when newscasters report that something like dark chocolate or red wine decreases the risk of death. I’m sorry, but the risk of death is and always will be 100%. Everyone dies. It may decrease the risk of early death or the risk of death from a particular disease, but chocolate eaters and wine drinkers will still die eventually.
Yes, I'm crazy!
Monday, March 3, 2008
Two prayer requests
Lots of news at our house today. First, my grandfather is in a coma and probably won't last much longer. It's been expected for a while, and it will be a blessing that he can finally rest in the arms of Jesus. And yet, we're never quite prepared for it. So if you could remember Grandpa Ralph, Grandma Catherine, and the rest of the family, we would all appreciate it. We don't really know at this point if we can expect him to go tonight or last a couple more weeks, but it will probably be soon.
Second, Smartie fell against our computer desk this evening and hit her right ear HARD. I looked in it with a flashlight, and I'm pretty sure her tube popped out. I'll call the doctor first thing tomorrow. We're praying there wasn't damage to the ear drum when it came out. We'll also need to decide if we should put it back in or wait and see how she does infection-wise. It happens to be her worse ear, so I'd think they'll want to put it back. Another surgery! Boo! We'll let you know what we find out.
Second, Smartie fell against our computer desk this evening and hit her right ear HARD. I looked in it with a flashlight, and I'm pretty sure her tube popped out. I'll call the doctor first thing tomorrow. We're praying there wasn't damage to the ear drum when it came out. We'll also need to decide if we should put it back in or wait and see how she does infection-wise. It happens to be her worse ear, so I'd think they'll want to put it back. Another surgery! Boo! We'll let you know what we find out.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
I would like to apologize...
...to Mike Fritz. In my last post, I included a link to his website with the inflamatory label of "spied on." I'm sure this led my readers to view his site through a negative lens. I should have asked and understood his motivation before doing so. I'm sorry.
I've been thinking about how hard it is when we use distance communication like blogging to interpret others' thoughts. We don't have the advantage of body language, tone of voice, or facial expression to help us. I hope you don't mind, Mike, if I use an example from you.
"Others may find it informative to see what type of blogging activity is occurring." This could be interpreted in many ways ranging from the innocent (Those who don't understand what blogging is can use these links to help them learn more about it) to divisive and threatening (Those who hold certain opinions may find it informative [i.e. shocking] to see these links.)
I think we all, and I definitely include myself in this, should be careful not to jump to negative conclusions without understanding exactly what others mean. Again, I apologize for any heartache my post caused.
I've been thinking about how hard it is when we use distance communication like blogging to interpret others' thoughts. We don't have the advantage of body language, tone of voice, or facial expression to help us. I hope you don't mind, Mike, if I use an example from you.
"Others may find it informative to see what type of blogging activity is occurring." This could be interpreted in many ways ranging from the innocent (Those who don't understand what blogging is can use these links to help them learn more about it) to divisive and threatening (Those who hold certain opinions may find it informative [i.e. shocking] to see these links.)
I think we all, and I definitely include myself in this, should be careful not to jump to negative conclusions without understanding exactly what others mean. Again, I apologize for any heartache my post caused.
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Did you know...
Did you know that we are being spied on?!? My blog isn't listed (yet) but some of my comments on friends' blogs have been featured, and several of you my regular readers ARE listed.
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Monday, February 25, 2008
Best run yet!
I had my best run yet today. I finished 2 miles in ~32 minutes, so 16 minute miles! I had been taking walk breaks with a 5:1 minute ratio, but this time I ran the whole distance. I've found that instead of walk breaks, a 40 second stretch break makes a HUGE difference for me, so I'm stretching instead of walking now.
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