After A Week Off

~ Guy Hall

So, after taking over a week off from exercising, I went for a run today. Of course, the app “MapMyRun” already posted an account of how I did on Facebook. To be honest, I started out strong and ran an 11.09 mile, with some of that being up hill. However, after that first mile it went downhill from there.

First, I decided to run along a railroad track. Not a commercial track, but a tourist’s track that runs upstream along the St. Louis River. Needless to say, that slowed me down considerably. Oh, it was a beautiful run, but trying not to trip on the ties slowed me down. Plus, the track had a gradual incline.

Second, when the track reached the Morgan Park area, I had to run up an even steeper hill. At that point my heart rate was up over 160. In fact, it peaked at 175. Surprisingly, it didn’t feel all that bad. My sinuses must have improved because I didn’t get any blood throbbing in my vision, and I don’t feel the usual exhaustion that immediately hits when I push myself that hard.

Third, I dressed a bit too heavy for today. Granted, I chose a white t-shirt. But I should have put on shorts instead of the nylon exercise pants. But I knew I was going to  run along the track and didn’t want the foilage to scratch my legs.

Overall though, it was a good run. I’m happy with it.

Deleted and Rearranged Menus

~ Guy Hall

Okay, I did a bit of cleaning up. The old menu selection in the black below the above pictures needed to be cleaned out. The old link pages were woefully out of date and I simply did not want to take the time to update them. So “BANG!” I deleted them. Next? Well, I rearranged them. So, now I’m hoping people will take a look at what I have for static pages.

Enjoy.

New App For My New Computer

~ Guy Hall

So, I picked up a new iMac. I’m getting ready to return to college. Online college. And my MacBook Air just wasn’t going to cut it. I have to say, I’m glad to have made the switch from Window machines to Apple. They just run better.

Anyway, I picked up a new app that allows me to do posts from my computer without having to go to the Dashboard of my site. Very nice. One of the problems I always had with doing posts was going to the slow, clunky interface of the WordPress dashboard installed on the server of Omnis. It doesn’t necessarily have all the bells and whistles that the interface has on the server, but at least the response time is quicker.

Another nice thing about this app is that I can also follow other wordpress blogs. I am trying to follow Wil Wheaton, but it seems that though his site is powered by WordPress, it doesn’t seem to be registered with WordPress. Go figure.

Well, that’s enough for now.

In The Air

~ Guy Hall

There is a sadness in the air this morning. Not a bad sadness. Not a depressing sadness. Just a sadness of acceptance. I really can’t explain beyond that. As always, words fail. They always fail.

Anyway – sadness. Sometimes I just have to accept what I feel without judging what I feel. The world would have me believe there’s something wrong with me. That somehow feeling an emotion God created me to feel is a failing. That I’m ill, broken, diseased. How can that be true? How can experiencing what I am designed to experience be wrong?

Sigh. Sometimes I think people don’t want me to feel because they don’t want to feel. They are afraid of their fears, their hurts, their pain. If they see it in others it only reminds them of their own.

Enough. I am as I am meant to be. If my light shines too brightly on you then turn away. Look down. Avert your gaze. I do not exist to make you feel comfortable. I do not exist to make your life easy. Your a grown ass adult, live like one. Stop making others behave in a manner so that you are prevented from seeing all of yourself. Do not push your cowardice onto me.

~ Guy Hall

Because my girlfriend, Tina, was too chicken to post this video on Facebook!

Cinnamon’s Resting Place

~ Guy Hall

Honestly, she lays right there when I am writing in my journal every morning. She will either lay her head on my arm while I am writing, or she’ll reach out her paw and place it on my forearm.
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Lord Acton on Liberty in 2016 | The Agonist

~ Guy Hall

Which politician seeks power to do the right thing? And don’t give me that crap about differing opinions about what the ‘right thing’ is. Peace and prosperity, justice and humanity, opportunity and community are about as basic ‘right things’ as you can get. If your plan doesn’t promote those, you have no business in politics. (For that matter, you have no business in business and should go be a hermit so we don’t have to put up with your shit).

Source: Lord Acton on Liberty in 2016 | The Agonist

Happy Belief Day

~ Guy Hall

I’m not an atheist. I believe in God. However, the standards set down by various religions would label me as such simply because I do not use the ‘proper’ words, or extol the proper story, to show I believe in God. In any case, one of my tenets of Belief is that others are not expected to believe as I do. Believe me when I tell you it is a daily challenge to live by that tenet. Anyway, I already posted this on my Facebook page, but I also wanted it here for the occasional stray internet bot that incidentally stumbles upon my blog:

May your Belief this day give you peace and comfort as you face the challenges of the world. And may the lessons of those challenges make you both strong and vulnerable in the eyes of those whom love you.

The Belief in me honors the Belief in you.

Low

~ Guy Hall

Some days I just feel low. This is one of those some days.