"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are." -TR. I'd say Matt and I definitely accomplished that with our double win at the Sedalia Duathlon yesterday :) Our awards are among the best race prizes I've ever received:
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"Duathlon is a run – bike – run combination. It is sometimes confused with biathlon, which is the official term for the Olympic sport of skiing and shooting." -Guess which one I'm attempting this morning??
(athletic terminology explanation courtesy of USATriathlon.org).
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"How do you lose a bowling ball?" -question from last night's dinner conversation for Teri -- who, despite being well on her way to becoming the North Dakota state bowling super woman of the universe, managed to misplace one of her balls.
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"Being competitive is like being thirsty. You can satisfy the need temporarily, but that doesn't mean it stays dormant for long." -a line out of Dara Torres' autobiography, Age Is Just A Number -- a good, easy read.
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"A Range Rover? Is that what you call it? ... and a white Maserati. My dad says those are expensive." -Trish describes the cars in her swanky Miami parking garage. Good thing her type of law deals with immigration and not automobiles.
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"I had a job interview at an insurance company once, and the lady said 'Where do you see yourself in five years?' and I said 'Celebrating the fifth year anniversary of you asking me this question.'" -Mitch Hedberg.
Maybe I'll keep that line in mind...
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"Don't make money your goal. You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Pursue things you love doing and do them so well that people can't take their eyes off you." -Maya Angelou
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Can someone please tell me how I planted watermelon seeds and got these:
In related news: "The American Gourd Society promotes interest in all activities relating to gourds: cultivation, historical uses, gourd show competition, craftwork, and artistic decoration." Who knew?! Maybe I should join.
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"I just got out of jail. Fifteen years ago, I needed some money and started dealing drugs." -guy at the gym yesterday -- fortunately not talking to me.
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"Most prolific chicken: A White Leghorn laid 371 eggs in 364 days at the College of Agriculture, University of Missouri." -apparently MU's ag school has a world record -- and a very fertile chicken. Read some more animal stats here.
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After waiting three months for an insurance payment to be processed ... Mizzou finally decides to send me my diploma.
Oh yeah :)
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"What I am saying is that we can't be casual about the food system we want to see. If more people don't show some commitment, and take part in some of the hard work that farmers, ranchers, and farmworkers do on a daily basis, then we cannot build a sustainable food system." -a good article about the importance of educating yourself about the foods you consume.
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"I read all sorts of articles that I would normally ignore — articles about areas of the world I don’t have a great interest in, articles about people who aren’t famous, articles about trends I would normally dismiss. But I read them because my eyes kept tripping over them — and because the minute I knew they were important, I felt obligated to keep reading." -a Boston Globe article discusses the value of a print newspaper. Good thoughts.
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"Maybe you want to share me?" -my favorite lady at the pool (think Ms. Swan) asks me to swim in her lane.
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"At least for me personally, I've always tried to do a really good job every day, with each interview, and treat each interview seriously, and make the person I'm speaking with feel comfortable, hopefully make it an ideal experience." - Katie Couric (wahoowa).
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"I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but they whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves their conduct, will pursue their principles unto death." -DaVinci
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"I always loved running...it was something you could do by yourself, and under your own power. You could go in any direction, fast or slow as you wanted, fighting the wind if you felt like it, seeking out new sights just on the strength of your feet and the courage of your lungs." -Jesse Owens
Delivering ice & helping at the finish line at HOA this morning. Good luck, runners!
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"If Good Morning America ladies aren't wearing them, neither am I." -Nancy declares her hatred of pantyhose. Amen.
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"I've learned that you shouldn't go through life with a catchers mitt on both hands. You need to be able to throw something back." -Maya Angelou
So excited to volunteer at Heart of America on Monday!
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"By all these lovely tokens
September days are here,
With summer’s best of weather
And autumn’s best of cheer."
- Helen Hunt Jackson, September
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