ewwww. what IS that stuff?

 My ionic foot bath did not have as dramatic results as I've seen before, but it was kind of cool to watch.  I know lots of folks think it's a scam, but I rather like it.  I used to have a lot of 'yeast' come out in the baths, but haven't seen it since I stopped eating gluten.  Now it looks like joint inflammation and some lymph node detox.

More biking, less driving.

Eight years of driving -- lots of trips to LA, several to Colorado, uncountable to some random place to ride my bike.  And there you have it.

Perfect Words

I found this post on Perfection to be pretty powerful.  So I thought I would share it.

"We'll save so much money on ice"

Two years ago, we had not one day under 100 degrees for the NorCal AIDS Challenge. We went through something like 150lbs of ice. This year:

Thu
May 20

Mostly Sunny

73°
48°

73°F

Fri
May 21

Partly Cloudy

64°
46°

64°F

Sat
May 22

Mostly Sunny

68°
50°

68°F

Sun
May 23

Partly Cloudy

77°
52°

Ummmm . . . overnight low of 46 degrees?? And we're sleeping outside?! I already have chills.

Thus spoke

A friend brings up this quotation every so often as a reminder to . . . well, let your light shine. Every so often, when I think that being me is just not enough, I think of this, and that maybe being me would be enough if I would get on with doing that -- to the max that I can. I'm better at presenting some muted version of me that conforms with who I think I should be. So. . . a good reminder to "BRING IT" as my new personal-trainer-via-DVD Tony Horton says.

[Did you ever think I'd be quoting from the lost Gospels of Jesus?]

"If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you."

-Jesus (from the Gospel of Thomas)

Are you freaking kidding me?

Sheesh. You should see the other guy.

What a day. What. a. day.

Long Time Old Friend

Seems like blogging has taken a back seat to . . . well, pretty much everything else. I do have some photos that I uploaded, some stories to tell, and exciting happenings to report. Soon. Really.

Lately it seems my feet were knocked out from under me and I'm still trying to get up. Maybe it's because the dumb winter won't give way to Spring, despite Spring's valiant efforts. Maybe it's because I took a vacation and stood for a moment where life was slow and rhythmic and not aiming for anything but what it is. Sometimes a little perspective is enough to throw curve ball into normal operating procedure.

It is what it is.

I will find my feet. And we will journey on together. And perhaps we will look around and breathe deeply and remind ourselves that what we are in this moment is enough. Enough.

Blue Monday

I just found out that my birthday fell on "Blue Monday" this year. Know what that is? The "most depressing day of the year."

Humph.

I got ice cream and two cards hand-delivered to me yesterday and a bunch of cards in the mail. That's not depressing!

Better than . . .

Spinning is better than lots of things. Not all of them though. There are things that are better.

Riding, for example. Though sometimes I miss spinning enough that I fantasize about it being better than riding. Then I get on my bike, and it all comes rushing back. Sometimes I think chocolate is better, but then Sarah McLachlan says love is better than chocolate. Or at least your love is better than chocolate. That would suggest that love is better than riding (or spinning), and I can assure you, that is not the case. Not for me, anyway.

I went to a spinning class the last two Fridays (thanks, Jill!). Fun to remember where that fits in the world. I'm going to need another fix.

October in the Valley is a pretty incredible place. Today, for example, it's in the upper 70's, there's a bit of a breeze, a few clouds, and the bite to the air that yells out 'Autumn!' as it pushes around the tree tops. Last night, I went for a little walk in my neighborhood -- it was getting dark enough for people to have the lights on in their Halloween decorations (since when do we decorate for Halloween??), but it was warm and quiet and I was feeling sort of lucky to have this safe little neighborhood to walk through and enjoy. I like it when life feels slow and leisurely.

As I write, I can't quite remember what the purpose of this post was supposed to be. Originally, a little joke about how spinning is better than other stuff. Then I thought I'd write about the NCAC ride yesterday. And then just now, remembering that all of this is kind of pointless.

Perhaps I'll have some chocolate.