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Category: News to Note

  • Russell Brand asks Why Not You?

    I gotta say that I love Russell Brand – he’s wacky, screwed up in so many ways, but sharp and smart as a whip and because of that, I just think he’s awesome. He has a way of getting his point across in such a coherent way that hits the point where it counts. I…

  • Kindness Should Never Go Out of Style

    Some light reading over the weekend: Comfortable Discomfort A big part of CrossFit is learning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable — which is a skill that translates to so many other things in life Crossfit – The Good, The Bad, & The Sweaty: The good and bad things as they pertain to crossfit. Squat Therapy:…

  • It’s About Making Progress

    I want you to stop and realize that more than half of October has passed by. How does this happen? When we are young, time goes by so slow. I remember sitting in class, looking at the clock, thinking that 3:12 would never come. Even in college, on my Tues/Thurs schedule when I had the…

  • Inspiring: Malala Yousafzai

    I love Jon Stewart and now I love Malala Yousafzai — such a wise, brave, young woman.  

  • Planet Spooky at Kings Dominion

    Saturday, after Nate’s football game and my workout, we headed to Kings Dominion to check out their Planet Spooky event*. I wish we had left earlier to avoid the horrible traffic on 95 and of course there was an accident so it took forever – but we got there eventually. It was a gorgeous day…

  • Jet-Lag is a Killah

    I’m back but terribly jetlagged – so here’s some stuff I have been reading the past few days: Toxic Sugar: Fantastic Video on the Obesity Epidemic! Focus Makes Perfect: When To Think, And When Not To, When Playing Sports Of tiny pink dumbbells and fat chicks 6 Reasons Why Vegetable Oils Are Toxic

  • Fundamentals for Changing the World

    I am so happy to hear the news today about the SCOTUS decision on Prop 8. I have always thought –who the heck cares what people do who want to be together and is based on love? How can that be bad? Who am I to judge? People are people and are allowed to have…

  • How Bad Do You Want It?

    Yesterday, I read this NYT article: It’s the Sugar, Folks Sugar is indeed toxic. It may not be the only problem with the Standard American Diet, but it’s fast becoming clear that it’s the major one. A study published in the Feb. 27 issue of the journal PLoS One links increased consumption of sugar with increased rates…

  • Grabbing for Stomach Share

    I came across a few really interesting things on the web yesterday: Read this: The Extraordinary Science of Addictive Junk Food Interesting information about companies and the quest for“stomach share” — the amount of digestive space that any one company’s brand can grab from the competition. Today, one in three adults is considered clinically obese, along…

  • Wise Words from the Community

    Im still down and out with a pulled muscle in my neck/shoulder so no workout this AM for me.  But I will share some wise words that I have read recently: Relax! You’ll Be More Productive More and more of us find ourselves unable to juggle overwhelming demands and maintain a seemingly unsustainable pace. Paradoxically,…