Category Archives: Exercise

How my exercise is going. My thoughts on exercise.

15 Minutes of Fame

4 September 2008, 9:08 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Exercise, Gospel, Learn Something, Life, Random, Work

I enjoy the show “Mad About You,” and have managed to find it in reruns at night here. One of the episodes I saw a while back was Our Fifteen Minutes. The premise was that Paul and Jamie set up … Keep reading →

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Closing Ceremonies at the Olympics

24 August 2008, 10:40 pm by Giggles
Categories: Exercise, Happy Things, Olympics

I watched the men’s gold medal basketball game last night. Would somebody PLEASE tell the announcers how to say the Spanish names? If I heard them mispronounce “Jimenez” one more time I was going to throw something. It grated on … Keep reading →

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Olympics, don’t let them end

23 August 2008, 10:17 pm by Giggles
Categories: Education, Exercise, Olympics

Yes, I cheered out loud during the last leg of the women’s 4×400 relay. That last straight was just, wow! I didn’t think she could do it, but that was incredible. I cheered for the men’s marathon too. Gotta say … Keep reading →

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Olympics still going strong

22 August 2008, 11:59 pm by Giggles
Categories: Exercise, Family, Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

While we are getting me a Chinese fan and a Chinese kite, can we get me a Chinese cone hat too? Okay, running a 5K or a 10K on a track? That’s got to be one of the most boring … Keep reading →

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Olympics: The Victory Lap

20 August 2008, 9:34 pm by Giggles
Categories: Exercise, Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Run at a dead sprint for 1, 3, 6, 26.2 miles so that when you cross the finish line you collapse and sprawl out on the track like someone hit a whole bunch of flies with a fly swatter (Did … Keep reading →

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Olympic emotions

19 August 2008, 7:09 pm by Giggles
Categories: Exercise, Family, Olympics, Quilting/Sewing/Knitting/Crafting

Saturday night I watched Phelps win his eighth gold medal. It was memorable. It was history. But I really enjoyed watching the women’s marathon. No, I will never race at their level (the winner went about a 5:30 or so … Keep reading →

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The Marathon

24 July 2008, 8:03 pm by Giggles
Categories: Exercise, Family, Health

We are taking a break from the month’s theme today to bring a brief story of the Marathon. The Good I finished. I finished faster than I did 11 years ago (5:18:46.6 officially this time) and at a pretty good … Keep reading →

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