A good, busy day

Day started, for me, at 6 AM when the alarm went off...snooze for twenty minutes, and then:

I was able to make it through the first 9.5 miles before taking a break. I'm a sweaty guy, so I used that opportunity to switch t-shirts--dehydration is my biggest challenge on these long runs. (Total mileage = 213.2)

Got back home, cleaned up and made homemade pancakes. And then on to music... "band" is what we call it. It's actually a bunch of kids that take guitar lessons--they get together on Sunday mornings and play "Ode to Joy" over and over again. They've also added the theme to the Godfather to their repertoire.

Then, grocery shopping, wash the car, over to the local green grocer, bread from the bakery--and then help Stefanie (who stayed home and did yard work) finish cleaning up yard clippings.

And now, writing this, TV in one ear, kids in the other. A bit of schoolwork, dinner, and then read my book ("Champion Hill: Decisive Battle for Vicksburg" --I'm taking a class on historiography and I'm reviewing this book for the class).

Not an exciting day, but a normal day. Hope you had a nice day today too.

New job training opportunities for impoverished youths

'Students First In Line' Program To Offer Job Training At Needy Schools

Pirates are cool!

Be sure to celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day! September 19th comes but once each year!

David Beckham as a measuring stick

In a study done by the University of Manchester in the UK, new LA Galaxy star David Beckham is used to compare human foot speed to that of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. Why do I find it odd that: 1) Anybody would care. 2) That they would use David Beckham as the human in question. He is certainly known for his soccer abilities, and I'm not quite sure why this is bugging me so much, but why wouldn't they use someone actually known for being quick, like, say, the world record holder in the 100 meter sprint?

I have no idea what they are saying

But: 1) It is a fairly amusing clip 2) I wanted to see how posting videos from YouTube and similar places work.