Leaning Still Needed

Sheryl Crow, Kid Rock, Keith Urban - Lean On Me - Hope For Haiti Now

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C'mon C'mon Give Give Run Run

Alright, a day before Easter! Or is it Secretary's Day? Some holiday. Beats me.

Hey, listen, if you're reading this, please click the Kettle over on the left and think about giving a buck or two to help out people in need? We should never rely on our governments to help everyone especially when to get a 10¢ muffin into someone's mouth, it'll cost taxpayers about 12 dollars. Inept politicians shouldn't be relied on to do anything right. It's up to each of us to help our neighbors, our brothers and sisters in this world. After all, it could be us in such a position where we need help. You don't have to donate a lot of money to donate. Organizations welcome even a dollar or two. Listen, I know times might be tough but selfishness shouldn't rule our lives. Yeah, we want nice things, we want to spend on this and that... but there are needs greater than our own out there.

So maybe you'll give? That would be really cool. Thanks for reading :)

Wednesday Morning Run: 24 minutes 51 sec

+ 1:09 sec

8:10 a.m. -- 49° and overcast
X ·Oct :: +30 sec· X

November: 2 hours 31 min October: 2 hours 10 min September: 3 hours 25 min August: 2 hours 39 min July: 2 hours 11 min June: 1 hour 47 min

I knew this morning was gonna be a good run. How I knew -- I don't know.
I just knew. Ya know?

The sky being overcast I actually like. The weather was colder a couple days ago but a warm front moved back in and it's not so frigid... unfortunately. I like cold!!!!!!!! 49 still means long-sleeve running (hiking) shirt but at the end of my run, I kinda felt like I could've used a short-sleeve -- warm. Glad I went with short-sleeve 'cause on the way to the trail I was almost shivering.

Dealt with a runny nose all through my run but I felt good. I had the energy and I can't recall a single instance of my mind telling me -- "Stop, this is too much work, stop, you're too tired, stop, Gumby dammit." None of that this morning and that usually happens. When I hit my End Cue I felt great and barely slowed down. Yeah, I ended the pace I was at but I walked on without missing a beat.

Wolfed down nearly 20 ounces of water as soon as I got back but again --
a good run it was!

(And great running music, too!!!!!!!!!!)

*** And holy moly, I'm glad I went when I did 'cause we just had a brief downpour and if I was out there I woulda been freezing my ass off. Hypothermia anyone? It doesn't have to be freezing temps to become hypothermic, it often occurs when temps are only in the 50's range and even into the low 60's.

Wednesday's Running Playlist included most of this album...
	Sheryl Crow C'mon C'mon 2002
Steve McQueen Soak Up The Sun You're An Original Safe And Sound C'mon, C'mon It's So Easy Over You Lucky Kid Diamond Road It's Only Love Abilene Hole In My Pocket Weather Channel

I've dug Sheryl Crow since way way back when she released her first album and had that hit "Leaving Las Vegas." Wasn't that the name of her first hit song? I know that was a movie with Nick Cage and Elisabeth Shue but am I confusing that with the proper song title? No matter. Whatever. In any case, I've never owned an album of hers but roommates through the years have and so I've had lots of Sheryl Crow in my ears.

This album doesn't offer a lot in the way of rockin' tunes and I guess that's why she's considered "Adult Alternative." Sheesh, just 'cause someone's an adult, does that mean they can't have LOUD ROCKING music in their life?!?!?!?!?! Hell no!

Still, there's a lot of good music here. Don Henley and Lenny Kravitz each join in on a tune and another someone or other on another tune or two, as well.

Anyway, I haven't a lot more to say about it as I'm not a music critique nor do I aspire to be. I like what I like and I like this just fine. And who can't dig Steve McQueen or Soak Up The Sun!? What great songs!

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"Soak Up The Sun" -- May 29, 2008
Rumsey Playfield, Central Park SummerStage, New York City
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Crow Run

A frequent Dead show downloader here at Inspiration, Move Me Brightly commented that he's having surgery on Friday morning... I don't know if you'll read this beforehand (or ever at all) but still I wanted to send along my best wishes for a GREAT outcome... and hey, why not a smooth recovery, too!!

Okay, now with the day off I've gotta figure out something to do. I feel like I have to do something. I'm not gonna hike, I ran. Could read. Maybe plan my conquest of Earth. I'd play video games all day but I don't play video games. Although some old school Donkey Kong or Space Invaders (the latter being practice for taking over Earth) would be pretty cool. Since I don't have my Instrument Rating yet it's too cloudy to go flying. I just don't know. I do know I can't veg out in front of the computer for the rest of the day while maybe watching something or two on TV. Yoly moly, no way.

For the moment, I'm just gonna enjoy my coffee, enjoy knowing I got another run before the end of the month, and just relax.

outdoors -- 45° @ 9:15 a.m.

Thursday Morning Run: 21 minutes 1 second

+8 sec

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Run Time May: 4 hours 25 minutes April: 3 hours 51 minutes <-failed to pass March March: 3 hours 57 minutes

Broke the 21 minute barrier this morning. For me, each new minute is a new level of achievement. Every run between 20 and 21 was a mini-achievement as will each run be a mini-achievement on the way to 22 minutes. But there's something about hitting a new minute that seems more like a cool plateau that I've reached.

These times are still pretty lame, in a way... but I'm workin' on it. Onto today's run -- my first in like 3½ days -- I added another 8 seconds. That's not bad. Better than 3 or 4 or 5. Now that I've turned a mini-corner, I'm already looking forward to 22. Could take awhile but that's fine, for the most part, because at least I'm getting this exercise!

After hitting that 4 hour mark for May, I've kind of slacked... almost put off my last run(s) until the very last day or two of the month. Ahhhh procrastination. Could be a dangerous thing... so I got a run in today and I'm glad I did. Hopefully one more this month and then 5 hours in June.

Feelin' good!!!

Running tunes came from the album of the day...
	Sheryl Crow Detours 2008
God Bless This Mess Shine Over Babylon Love Is Free Peace Be Upon Us Gasoline Out Of Our Heads Detours Now That You're Gone Drunk With The Thought Of You Diamond Ring Motivation Make It Go Away (Radiation Song) Love Is All There Is Lullaby For Wyatt Rise Up Beautiful Dream

I dig Sheryl Crow, have since her first album in the mid-1990's. Had one of her CDs once upon a time (actually now that I think about it I think it was an ex-girlfriend's that somehow came to belong to me but that's long since been pawned off for money needed for something.) Through the years, from time to time, I've heard the singles on the radio and so I thought I'd check out her newest studio album -- Detours.

Unfortunately the very first song on here is just wrong and I hate to think about how many devoted fans of hers now believe what she says because they heard her sing it.

"I heard about the day that two skyscrapers came down.
Firemen, policemen, people came from all around.
The smoke covered the city and the body count did rise.
And the President spoke words of comfort with teardrops in his eyes.
Then he led us as a nation into a war based on lies."

Whatever. The sentiment starts out fine (and incredibly sadly) but the lies part is just wrong, or at least completely unprovable. You don't go around accusing people of something you cannot prove. That's just not right. Sheryl Crow, you molest children and lie about it. I can't prove it but then again you can't prove anyone lied about why we went to war. Can you? No. (She never has, neither has anyone else otherwise the Democrats in control of Congress would have ousted him by now.)

Mistakes (and there were MANY and from many different sources that told an entirely different story about Hussein's immediate capability to wage war) are not lies otherwise everyone on Earth would be a pathetic and horrible liar.

Damn, I hate when music makes me rant. I believe in separation of tunes and state. Leave the politics out of the lyrics!!! At least don't spread the extreme left-wing talking points/propaganda. Having an opinion that's to the right or to the left is one thing... accusing someone of lying when you have no evidence to back up what you say, that's just not right.

Anyway... some pretty good songs here. Love Is Free has an earlier Sheryl Crow sound and while it's about Hurricane Katrina, Mrs. Armstrong, err, umm, I mean Ms. Crow doesn't start accusing people of wrongdoing and just sticks to good music. Gasoline is another earlier sounding tune and I think kind of reminiscent, at least near the end, of The Stones' Sympathy for the Devil.

Diamond Ring is a sad and angry song which references her sexcapades (well, making love all day) with Lance Armstrong and I guess his not to wanting to get hitched? She must've been bitter!

Another one I like a lot on here is Love Is All There. Good stuff.

I think I'll listen to this again someday but that first track -- delete, buh bye.

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March 12, 2008 on Jimmy Kimmel Live: "Love Is Free"