The hike yesterday was quite an event. SNOW< SNOW< SNOW, the end of june and we are hiking thru snow up to our thighs! My foot when down thru the snow once and OUCH, my shin rammed right into a big rock, my shin swelled up immediately, it's ok, now just 2 huge scuffs that look ugly and a bit swollen. We lost the trail because of all the snow and ended up climbing almost straight up a mountain side at one time (if it was winter I would say the area would have had an avalanche easily). Luckily we didn't get lost and as usual we had a good time.
Today I walked the dogs 2.5 miles and then did KCM weights both workouts. I was very mindful of what exercise and weight caused me to feel it in the back of the neck.
Ronne, I'm glad you felt comfortable to speak up. I wouldn't say any of the posts were meant to be racist and I apologize if they came across that way. Maybe it was my last phone post, you know phone posts are brief and hard to type. I was giving the stats of Liberal. And as I put together the abrasive behavior we got from the cops, I believe (and it's my opinion) there is some profiling going on (racial and other if the marijuana thing is to be believed --and I'm not denying it, I'm just miffed that stupid law has now made Colorado out to be the party state and they even have a tourism set up around it, but I digress). I feel any possible profiling isn't fair especially when you are mistaken for a different race (I'm sensitive to this as I am mistaken for Irish because of red hair and freckles, I don't have a drop of Irish blood (nothing against that), I get it from my 1/2 German side (and proud of it ---everyone should (and I think is) proud of their heritage), I hope no one holds Hitler against me!
). It was a very interesting experience how Liberal is at least 20 yrs behind the times (no online bill payment for utilities---gasp, DS will have to use a stamp!), people walking around with huge headphones (I think to their phone) that goes over their head, good and bad parts being separated by the railroad tracks, etc. I guess that's what you get with small towns, my GF and I was just discussing how Liberal is how our area of Colorado was 30 yrs ago. We now have the population of people to get more sophisticated stuff, but then we got the traffic too! I feel like I'm a pretty diverse person (I married a Japanese man 30 yrs ago, oooh, did that raise a lot of eyebrows! I knew my FIL didn't like it, but the rebel in me didn't really care). But I did feel like I stuck out like a sore thumb at family gatherings (red hair especially). Today it's all so much more integrated. I think it's interesting how times change. Anyway, thanks for speaking up, hope you accept my apology if I said/implied anything.
Roxie, I hope the planks were while the boat was moving! If so,
Jody, I think it was for the RT that is in July, maybe if we book hotel by Aug. I hate when I have those weanie days
Mary, don't you feel like you wasted your time sometimes when you get a bad w/o? That's why I stay with tried and true, but think it's great you are making lemonade out of lemons.
Murphy, thought of you today. Take it easy with weight increases. I think it was my increase in weight AND doing Cathe (vs KCM) that really got my neck irritated), I vow before you all that I WILL NOT PUSH IT! HOLD ME TO IT!
Off for massage today, will see what sore spots she finds, this is the first time I've extended out to 3 weeks. My pocketbook really needs to get the massages extended in time! Oh and DS first day on the job went well, the people are really nice he said. His co-workers helped him get something for work he needed (I didn't understand the engineering lingo) and took him out for lunch. His dog did well in the house all day too. DS took the dog out to the park at 6am to run and wear him out and all of a sudden there was a HUGE black stray dog.....DS was a bit nervous (you never know what ANY type of loose dog will do), told him to get some pepper spray. The stray dog problem is very sad
