Go Dutch

          ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK.                   HUP HOLLAND HUP!

I'm not in danger. I am the danger.

Red Brick Brewery Wednesday Summer Group Run

Yeah, yo, we had Dog Days, Hoplanta and 3Bagger.  West Stride rocks!

Nouvelle Vague - Blister in the Sun

Cloud Tree

OITNB-season 2

Hello, my name is Yung and I have a binging problem.

By the way my new nickname is Dandelion. Dandy Lion.

New Banksy Art work

Banksy  6/13/2014

Every sentence has a story

Suzanne AKA Crazy Eyes  (Uzo Aduba)

http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/06/11/orange-is-the-new-black-star-uzo-aduba-on-her-journey-from-track-phenom-to-crazy-eyes.html

New Day. New Obsesssion. NetFlix

ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK

Every sentence has a story

Top 10 Things you should not do after 50

1. Kickball. My school Green Acres Gators just won the South Cobb Kickball Championship last Thursday. By the end of the game half of our team, or the 3 guys including me were injured with pulled muscles, various cramps, sprains, strains and automobiles. During the game one of our female players got hit in the face by the ball, tackled and knocked down by a 200 lb guy as she was rounding second base. Who knew that this little game played by elementary school children could be so brutally physical? Or that I was so over-the-hill out of shape even though I run every day. But it was all worth it because we won the whole thing.
   
2. Parkour. Or try out for American Ninja Warrior. There is a reason why nobody over the age of 44 ever got to the Finals. Last year we watched the oldest contestant competed. I don't think Grandpa (age 51) even made it past round 2.
3. Attempt the Split. Especially if you have not done one before. I thought I was pretty flexible.
4. Skateboarding. Or Ripstikking. I got a RipStik and learned to ride it about 5 years ago after seeing my nieces and nephews in California. It was fun until you twist your ankles and bang your head against the sidewalk as the board goes flying out from under you.
5. Join the Circus. Unless you're a clown. Come to think of it, I don't remember seeing any clowns younger than 50. But it's a great gig if you like lots of make-up and baggy costumes.
6. Date people half your age. This is not appropriate for anyone any age actually.
7. Wear clothing with the word "Juicy", "Foxy", "Frankie says Relax" or anything Ed Hardy.
8. Tattoos. Like cosmetic surgery, I don't know about this one. I might change my mind, one day.
9. Take yourself seriously. Never ever ever. Evah.
10. Lose your sense of humor.  Much easier said than done. It's been a rough 8 months for us. First, we were robbed back in September, the same month that my father passed away. My running streak of 1000+ consecutive days ended with a foot injury. A second burglary happened in January. We moved to our current place in February. Then, my brother-in-law, Kathy's older brother whom I've known for the past 22 years lost his life last month. Kevin was 46. He had an odd sense of humor and could be funny at times. I'll miss his over-the-top geeky laugh at his own jokes or questions/statements about nothing and everything. See, if anything I remember that much about him. It was only 9 days since he was admitted to the ER, diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer, surgery, ICU and then the end. It reminds me again  how brief, fragile and precarious this existence on earth can be. Blink of an eye, gasp of breath, a slam of a door. A life short-lived. As I look back though, there was always some sort of comedy amidst all this tragedy.  We move on, we laugh it off because we're still here. I can't even begin to explain it. Maybe this whole post is my way of dealing with it.