I am participating in #Trust30 which is an online initiative and 30-day writing challenge that encourages you to look within and trust yourself. Today’s prompt, on top of being a quote from Ralph Waldo Emerson, is imagining you have 15 minutes to live. 15 minutes? This type of timeline makes me think of Joplin right now.… Continue reading Minutes to Live
As I said yesterday, childhood obesity is an issue in the United States. Children from toddlers to teens spend too much time being sedentary. To me, as a parent, the big question is how do we measure who is and isn’t obese or even overweight as that may lead to obesity. I have some large… Continue reading How do we measure childhood obesity?
Childhood obesity is an issue in the United States. Children from toddlers to teens spend too much time being sedentary. I don’t recall every coming home from high school with six hours of homework and only, when deducting time for family dinner, five hours until a reasonable bedtime. I remember as a grade school student… Continue reading How much is too much?
In keeping with Twitter and its 140 character limit, this post will be short on words. Suffice it to say, I went to my initial Binghamton Tweet Up last night. I got to meet people who live here locally and that utilize Twitter. There will be a second post coming on our hosting facility, Roberson… Continue reading Southern Tier Tweet Up
Late last summer I thought I had learned a lesson. I had decided – granted it took me a few weeks once the suggestion was floated – to run a marathon. I was going to, along with several friends – all of whom run different paces, run Wineglass Marathon. I had some issues with cash… Continue reading Re-learning a Lesson
Back in the second week of April, my youngest – the only one still in school – had his spring break. This break was at an odd time – not the week before or the week after Easter but two weeks prior. The timing was inconsequential as we were not traveling but the youngest was.… Continue reading School Vacation
I know I have asked this question before and few things have changed since those posts. How do you measure success in weight loss? Most people will respond with a number on a scale – how much someone weighs. I have to be totally honest. I do not own scales. I have never owned scales… Continue reading Measurements
My area saw over nine inches of rain in April. I believe the average April rainfall is between three and three and a half inches. Rainfall for 2011 is almost three times average and a good deal of that fell last week. To help those of you understand what it looks like when that much… Continue reading Water, Water … Everywhere!
Sitting on a school board in New York State, I know that concussions in youth sports are a hot topic at present. Legislation has been introduced into the legislature that will detail how a student will rehabilitate from a concussion, including believing a concussion to be present whether diagnosed or not. This legislation, which could… Continue reading Concussions
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