Pilobolus: A performance merging dance and biology (I danced with them before, enjoy) August 16, 2008
If the video won’t load, here is the link.
Weighty Issues August 7, 2008
I watched an amazing thing today. Two women crept forward in their cars, jockeying for this parking spot right by the grocery store’s front doors. They began honking and arguing, with one finally wedging her car in before the other. The one who didn’t get the space parked behind the other woman, got out and continued arguing.
There were probably about 20 empty spaces less than 30 yards away. I’m not kidding.
MS Benefit Ride a Major Success August 5, 2008
Last week LYP made a donation to Jason and Heather Hooten’s efforts with the CT Jamboree, an 80 mile high country MTB ride to benefit people suffering from multiple sclerosis. Well, the Hootens report back that the ride was a big success. Over $45K raised!! Wow! The weather cooperated, all the coordination ran like clockwork, and some of the most unbelievable singletrack in the world was enjoyed by more than 70 brave riders. Way to go, everyone… Congratulations!
The 2 new males in my life… August 4, 2008
Yep, and they can’t talk back. 
Buster and Grumpy… 2 heart breakers
I’m in Denver (lovin’ it) dog sitting for Sharon, while she’s out in the OC for Nats and more importantly hang time in Laguna beach.
Also, here are some great quotes I found the other night online while I tried to get rid of a nagging migraine, enjoy the power of the written word…
Pete’s Olympic Tri
Getting ready…
Running the bike out…
Taking it to the run course.
.8 mile swim
22 mile bike
6 mile run
2:22
My husband is AWESOME! This was really SO much fun to watch…I know I’ll end up being a coach someday because I SWEAR I take so much joy in rooting folks on. It’s the best.
The 3 P’s August 3, 2008
Passion, Patience, Persevere… these are the three main words that allowed me the opportunity to not only make it through my recovery but to come out of it stronger and more focused as a person and a athlete. The last entry I wrote was about my training for the 2008 season well if you aren’t aware, I was in a pretty nasty crash at the Tour of Gila where I ended up breaking my pelvis in three (my lucky number) places. After a “fun” airplane flight to El Paso where the doctors initially thought I was going to need surgery, I wake up finding out that I was in another state and possibly going under the knife! It was all a whirlwind but luckily I had my coach Michael Engleman there by my side until my mother could fly across the US to help. I ended up not needing surgery and my mom was there to fly me back to SC to start my recovery process. It was a long 3 months of highs and lows, pain medications and crutches for most of it but in hind sight more positive things like seeing my sister Candice graduate from Grad School, attending a friends wedding, and many more. These are all important events in my life that I would’ve missed if I had been racing.
Pedal power! August 1, 2008
“Practice is the only way that you will ever come to understand what the Way of the warrior is about. Constant striving for perfection of the self through a chosen art is the only path to enlightenment. Words can only bring you to the foot of the path, and to attain mastery and perfection you must constantly strive to better yourself through an understanding of your chosen Way.”
(Excerpt taken from “Book of Five Rings” by Stephen F. Kaufman.
Live Your Passion Supports the Fight Against MS July 31, 2008
Live Your Passion Gear made a donation today to our friends Jason and Heather Hooten’s participation in the CT Jamboree, which is an 80 mile mtb ride on the Colorado Trail. Proceeds from the event go to provide support for individuals suffering from the disease.
This is a major ride… quite a bit of it is over 12,000 feet, and the weather can make you re-think your definition of a summer thunderstorm. Our best wishes to all the participants and support crew. Nice job, guys!
Ode to the Crape Myrtle July 29, 2008
The crape myrtles are spectacular in central North Carolina this year. They remind me of fireworks, the tips of each branch bursting into jewel-toned color. I never really noticed them before, but this week they are everywhere, and beautiful. It’s like the phenomenon where you buy a new car and suddenly see the same model everywhere; I am attuned to the crape myrtle.
Yoga teaches us to pay attention, to notice such patterns. Try choosing a part of your body, breath, or consciousness, and see how often it draws your attention over the course of the day. What is the quality of your shoulders when you wake up, as you drive, at the computer, on the couch? How deep is each inhalation on the track, in the shower, in a meeting, in the kitchen? How intense is your drive to judgment as you retrieve the newspaper, choose a line in the grocery store, watch the news?
