Hello New York!

Of course it's ART

My kind of art

....DDDDDDrrrrrop!

This is quickly becoming my favorite Beastie Boys song: "In a World Gone Mad"

Competition

"It's very hard in the beginning to understand that the whole idea is not to beat the other runners." Dr. George Sheehan

Mind Gone Mad Mashup

Mashup of 2 of my favorite bands: Pixies and Beastie Boys

Finally...

....with 7 business days to spare. My 4th Peachtree 10K.

The Barefoot Running Book

The Barefoot Running Book 2nd Edition is available for download for FREE at:
http://www.mediafire.com/?mvlk66bp7i5lh7a
I already bought the first edition for the Kindle and iPad a few weeks back (for only $2.99).
The Barefoot Running Book: A practical Guide to Learning the art and Science of Barefoot and Minimalist shoe running by Jason Robillard.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution/ Atlanta Track Club Peachtree Road Race 10K is in 2 weeks. It's a race for the few hundreds of elite runners and maybe several thousands of serious running snobs. But really for the rest of us (55,000+) casual runners/ joggers/ exercise enthusiasts/ recreational athletes/ weekend warriors/ walkers, it is a giant enormous big 'ol glorified Group Run.  As in one 6 mile long party/ celebration/ cheering fans/ water firehose spraying/ bands playing/ people watching/ costume wearing/ beer drinking/ walkers puffing huffing/ cellphone talking/ picture taking spectacle. I caught the running bug after finishing the 2009 Peachtree, and started running regularly after that.  This year's race will be my 4th P'tree Road Race.
Even if I'm not running, who knows?  (I'm still waiting for my number in the mail, we moved recently and the ATC won't send it to our new address, so have to depend on the US Postal Service)  I will still be celebrating my 2nd anniversary of running. Road running, as in outdoor street running, trails running, racing 5K occasionally. Today marks the 193 straight days of running for me. My last rest day was December 10, 2010. For almost 7 months, I have not missed a single day.
My goal remains the same: to run every day.  I keep it simple, no training plan, no strict formal regimented program.  I pace myself accordingly, slow down when I get tired or strained, speed up if I feel better, and maintain the same pace if I feel good. Running should be pleasurable, enjoyable, and manageable.  It should not be a chore or a job that you got to do.  I wake up every day looking forward to going out for a run, I make time do go run for at least a mile.  That first mile is always the toughest, it gets easier after the first 10 minutes.  I usually stop after about 30 minutes or 3.1 miles on most days.  Lately, I've been doing about 4 miles minimum but slowed down my pace slightly because of the summer heat and humidity. It's just harder to breathe.

The South

Neal Boortz: “ We Got Too Damn Many Urban Thugs, Yo ... We Need More Dead Thugs“ In Atlanta

Racism.  Talk Radio. Atlanta.  Thugs.  Hillbillies Rednecks.

Neal Boortz: lawyer, talk show host, newspaper columnist or comedian who tells racist jokes?

I was just wondering what happened to his little Saturday anti-Obama rant in the Atlanta-Journal Constitution paper this past week. It wasn't there.  It seemed that the loud "Mouth of the South" just revealed a little too much of his racist self and went off about gunning down thugs (code for blacks) in Atlanta.  Man, the Republican candidate Herman Cain's meeting with Boortz is going to be awkward.

Happy Monday

Weird Al Yankovic's latest: "Perform This Way"  'cause everyday is Halloween for me...

Fathers' Day - Dia de los Padres

"My father had a profound influence on me.  He was a lunatic."  Spike Milligan

"Dad always thought Laughter was the best medicine, which I guess is why several of us died of tuberculosis."  Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey

"Don't be so humble.  You're not that great."

Laugh o' the Day

Classic "Weird Al" Yankovic:  Smells Like Nirvana

Thoughts on Washington DC

My tips for living in DC:

1)  Pay attention.
2)  Be patient
3)  Wear comfortable walking shoes

Washington DC, our nation's capital is a dump. It has that trifecta: crowded, dirty and ugly.  Not to mention boring, soulless, unfriendly and confusing as heck to drive.  I've been here for 3 days now and have been walking a lot to get around the city.  There were lots of tourists around the National Mall area. The Reflecting Pool is empty right now, being rehabilitated or something.  These Smithsonian museums are all free. I was especially impressed with the Hirshhorn Museum, they had lots of sculptures by my favorite modern artists: David Smith, Henry Moore, Jean Arp,and Brancusi. Also loved the National Gallery, Freer, Air & Space, and Natural History Museum.
The Metro is the only other  saving grace as it runs pretty smoothly and efficiently underground.  I was able to get around using the Metro one-day pass. The trains were fast, on time and it seems like there was one coming every 5 minutes.  You could get to most places using the transfer stations.

DC= Dumpy City, everyone is always so stressed, so full of fear, tension, anger, frustration and anxiety.  You couldn't pay me enough to live and work in this city.  DuPont Circle, the supposedly hip, cool and trendy neighborhood AKA Gayborhood is pretentious, overcrowded, overrated and expensive. We're staying at Thomas Circle, the closest Metro is McPherson Square, basically smack dab in the middle of DC. I've been running down Vermont or 14th St to get to the National Mall where at least I can run on the grassy and gravel area without stopping and waiting for the lights to change at every block.

I Want You

Barefoot Running Video

An Art Education

Guess who's the token Asian person?

Atlanta Track Club 3000M

My first race on a high school track since......1982, Hoover High in San Diego, California.
ATC's 3000M Track & Field Classic. This was at Westlake High School in Atlanta.

unofficial 3K Time= 14:10

Funny Sign

I should put this sign in my Art Room at school.

A regular Einstein

 Einstein Quote of the Day:

"Give up the idea of a personal God in favor of cultivating the Good, the True, and the Beautiful in humanity itself"


Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. ~Albert Einstein