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Interesting Tidbits from Jakarta
Jakarta is like any big city, lots of cars which equates to traffic. But rules of the road are simply what I would call “king of the road.” You need to be as aggressive as possible if you want to … Continue reading
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The Long Trip To Jakarta
A start of the trip is always exciting especially when it is to a place to where you have never been before as well as have spent so much time planning. This trip is even more so as in some … Continue reading
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Number 40 – Crossed Off – Take a Duck Boat Tour
Do you find that you rarely take advantage of all the fun, cheesy things to do in your own city? Do you only do the touristy things in your city when you have out of town guests visiting? Have you dropped your guests off at … Continue reading
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Number 18 – Re-Worked – Spend Two Weeks with the Orangutans in Indonesia
I originally thought it would be a great experience to spend time being able to assist in the rehabilitation of the orangutans on Borneo Island. As I did my planning and research, I found that spending two weeks doing this … Continue reading
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Number 3 – Rock n Roll Half Marathon – Been Sidelined
As the Rock n Roll Half Marathon got closer, I began experiencing more problems with my orthotics or so, I thought… Our training started to include running more hills and sometimes, steeper ones. Some days, the runs were easy. Others, it … Continue reading
Rock n Roll Half Marathon
The Rock n Roll Half Marathon is almost four weeks away. It’s hard to believe that it’s been a year since the last one. Training has been gearing up with longer runs, making sure our weekday runs are done, and staying … Continue reading
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Number 7 Crossed Off – Do A Front Plank For One Minute
If you have ever tried to do a front plank, you will know it is not the easiest exercise to do. And this is especially true if you don’t have that much arm and core strength. Dr. Oz suggests we … Continue reading
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Number 43 Crossed Off – Learning How to Blow Glass
I’m fortunate to live in a city that now eclipses Murano Island in Italy as the place for glass blowing. This is due partly because we have one of the most famous glass blowers, Dale Chihuly, here in Seattle. Glassblowing has … Continue reading
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Getting there!
Today, I ran in the Seattle Seahawks 5K at The Landing with Donna Cantera and Cindy Bingham. It was the first time I’ve been able to see how my very sketchy running and strength training has helped me run faster. For me … Continue reading
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Upsizing!
As you know, I’ve been downsizing and ridding myself of “stuff” I’m no longer using or need. But with the passing of my mother, I find myself upsizing. I’m having a hard time letting go of some of her “stuff”. … Continue reading
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