Someone who gives unconditional love.
Someone who provides a role model other than parents.
Someone who takes their side of things and who understands.
Someone who feeds them sugar before going home to parents.
Someone who has a penny jar that they get to pull a hand full of pennies from.
Someone who coach's in their sports programs.
Someone who goes to their school concerts.
Someone who provides good advice when they get older.
Someone who gives their parents a break from the stress of kids.
take care and check back later
randy
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Sense of Satisfaction
It has been a few days since I ran the Rock CF Rivers 1/2 marathon, and I have had a chance to rehash and review my race.
Actually I think I did fantastic, and I am proud of my self.
It has been a long grueling road to be able to make it to the finish line.
The sense of satisfaction seems greater now, as I think about my accomplishment.
Everyone needs to feel this type of acomplishment.
If everyone had attainable goals and worked as hard to achieve them, then maybe we would not be in such a state of moral decline in our city and state.
Young people need attainable goals, and they need to have hopes and dreams. (they can't be allowed to run the streets destroying things they do not have)
Yet so do seniors, however their dreams and goals maybe more attuned to their situation in life. ( they can not be left to languish in a nursing home with nothing to look forward to.)
Do I have an answer?????
NO ! sorry just more questions.
I hope someone comes up with the answer soon, before we loose Detroit !!!!!
take care and check back later
randy
Actually I think I did fantastic, and I am proud of my self.
It has been a long grueling road to be able to make it to the finish line.
The sense of satisfaction seems greater now, as I think about my accomplishment.
Everyone needs to feel this type of acomplishment.
If everyone had attainable goals and worked as hard to achieve them, then maybe we would not be in such a state of moral decline in our city and state.
Young people need attainable goals, and they need to have hopes and dreams. (they can't be allowed to run the streets destroying things they do not have)
Yet so do seniors, however their dreams and goals maybe more attuned to their situation in life. ( they can not be left to languish in a nursing home with nothing to look forward to.)
Do I have an answer?????
NO ! sorry just more questions.
I hope someone comes up with the answer soon, before we loose Detroit !!!!!
take care and check back later
randy
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Why Out Run CF
Short and Simple, I had three children with CF.
Kristie died at age 12, Kimberly at age 22 (they were twins), and Brett died at age 28.
They were witty children and had great spirit.
However, as Kristie told me when i sat crying at her bedside " dad why are you sad, I answered i will miss you! She responded why ? I am only a thought away"
This 13.1 was for you guys.
Love dad
Kristie died at age 12, Kimberly at age 22 (they were twins), and Brett died at age 28.
They were witty children and had great spirit.
However, as Kristie told me when i sat crying at her bedside " dad why are you sad, I answered i will miss you! She responded why ? I am only a thought away"
This 13.1 was for you guys.
Love dad
Monday, March 26, 2012
CF Rock half marathon "Finishing is a Major Victory"
Over a year ago, I started out with a 5 k walk run for Cystic Fibrosis on Grosse Ille, the Rock CF half marathon / 5 k race.
Last year I ran the 5 k or I really should say moved faster than normal for 5 k. I did it in a time of 44.5 minutes.
this year I have run numerous 5 k's , and got my time down to 35 minutes. However the real benefit is the 45 pounds of weight I lost, and the reduction in all the medication I used to take for high blood pressure etc.
This year my goal was to run a half marathon, and I have been training for the Rock CF Half Marathon which I ran yesterday.
I have done a number of 13.1 training runs, and hoped to come in under three (3) hours. best i have done in training is 2 hours 49 mins.
Yesterday started out as a beautiful day for a run, and right at 7:30 the gun went off. I started out at a nice easy pace, low and slow, the tortoise strategy. at 3.1 miles I was 34 minutes??? wow record for me. At 5 miles I was 58 minutes, again a record for me. at 7 miles I was 1 hr 25 minutes great pace.
Then the monster mountain rose up from mile 7 to mile 8 a gentle slow climb up hill for a mile. So when they say the course is flat and fast? I guess it is on average flat and fast? however, that 1 mile up hill took something out of me. At mile 10, I was still at my pace, 2 hours 6 mins. Then disaster struck, I had a blister problem on my right heel that had been developing from mile 8, and it broke open and started to bleed.
I stopped , put a bandage on it, but if you ever had a blister, you know how hard it is to walk. I kept going, my only goal was to finish???. I started favoring my right foot, and developed a hitch in my gate. Somewhere along the East river road of Grosse Ille, my right knee joint fell out? At least that is what it seemed like at the time. that was at mile 12.
The Last mile from 12 to 13 was very pain full to say the least.
However, I limped in to the high school stadium and was greeted by my wife and step daughter cheering me on. I mounted one last bit of strength and determination, and I crossed the finish line at 2 hours and 58 minutes.
Not bad for an 63 year old previously fat guy.
Well, what is the next challenge??? My wife Brenda and I are registered for the October Detroit International half marathon. Where the bridge climb will be like running up a mountain, and the riverside run in Windsor is up and down, culminating in a 1.2 mile run through the tunnel, again, 1/2 of that up hill. then through downtown Detroit to finish.
What is my goal for this run??? number 1 finish, number 2 finish, number 3 finish??? get the picture?
Finish and survive.
take care and check back later
randy
Last year I ran the 5 k or I really should say moved faster than normal for 5 k. I did it in a time of 44.5 minutes.
this year I have run numerous 5 k's , and got my time down to 35 minutes. However the real benefit is the 45 pounds of weight I lost, and the reduction in all the medication I used to take for high blood pressure etc.
This year my goal was to run a half marathon, and I have been training for the Rock CF Half Marathon which I ran yesterday.
I have done a number of 13.1 training runs, and hoped to come in under three (3) hours. best i have done in training is 2 hours 49 mins.
Yesterday started out as a beautiful day for a run, and right at 7:30 the gun went off. I started out at a nice easy pace, low and slow, the tortoise strategy. at 3.1 miles I was 34 minutes??? wow record for me. At 5 miles I was 58 minutes, again a record for me. at 7 miles I was 1 hr 25 minutes great pace.
Then the monster mountain rose up from mile 7 to mile 8 a gentle slow climb up hill for a mile. So when they say the course is flat and fast? I guess it is on average flat and fast? however, that 1 mile up hill took something out of me. At mile 10, I was still at my pace, 2 hours 6 mins. Then disaster struck, I had a blister problem on my right heel that had been developing from mile 8, and it broke open and started to bleed.
I stopped , put a bandage on it, but if you ever had a blister, you know how hard it is to walk. I kept going, my only goal was to finish???. I started favoring my right foot, and developed a hitch in my gate. Somewhere along the East river road of Grosse Ille, my right knee joint fell out? At least that is what it seemed like at the time. that was at mile 12.
The Last mile from 12 to 13 was very pain full to say the least.
However, I limped in to the high school stadium and was greeted by my wife and step daughter cheering me on. I mounted one last bit of strength and determination, and I crossed the finish line at 2 hours and 58 minutes.
Not bad for an 63 year old previously fat guy.
Well, what is the next challenge??? My wife Brenda and I are registered for the October Detroit International half marathon. Where the bridge climb will be like running up a mountain, and the riverside run in Windsor is up and down, culminating in a 1.2 mile run through the tunnel, again, 1/2 of that up hill. then through downtown Detroit to finish.
What is my goal for this run??? number 1 finish, number 2 finish, number 3 finish??? get the picture?
Finish and survive.
take care and check back later
randy
Saturday, March 24, 2012
First half marathon tomorrow
Ok, I am as ready as I will ever be, I have logged alot of miles, and spent this week recuperating from a blistered heel.
My goal is to finish, and see what type of work I have left to do for the detroit 1/2 marathon in the fall.
I will let you know in a couple of days how I did, and where do I go from here?
It has been a long road from 250 pounds, to 210, and running 1 mile to 13.1.
I feel great, and think I have accomplisjed alot.
That is the true reward, even though I know I will be a t the back of the pack, last year I could not have been in the pack at all.
This is what living and propspering is all about.
The feel good story of the year.
take care check back later
randy
My goal is to finish, and see what type of work I have left to do for the detroit 1/2 marathon in the fall.
I will let you know in a couple of days how I did, and where do I go from here?
It has been a long road from 250 pounds, to 210, and running 1 mile to 13.1.
I feel great, and think I have accomplisjed alot.
That is the true reward, even though I know I will be a t the back of the pack, last year I could not have been in the pack at all.
This is what living and propspering is all about.
The feel good story of the year.
take care check back later
randy
Sunday, March 18, 2012
Keeping your sanity when the world crashes around you?
How do you keep your sanity when the world seems to be crashing around us?
Seniors especially need something to boost their morale and keep them in the game.
Why you say just seniors? It is easy, seniors have worked their whole life, expecting to be able to relax in their golden years????
Then along comes Governor Snidely who says lets help business by taxing the senior pensions.
You say it's only 4.35 % and it should not be a big deal? yeah but the price of gas is now $4. per gallon, and soon to be $5 per gallon, food has gone up, the taxes on their paid for small homes are still high, and they don't get a cost of living allowance.
If a senior owns their own home, in downriver, they are paying minimum $500 per month in real estate taxes, $250 - $300 for car registration, and another $250 per month on car insurance, probably $250 per month medical premiums.
Basically you have $1000, per month going out to taxes and insurance? what about the gas and groceries and utility bills??
How much of a seniors pension do you think they get to spend on fun sanity building items???
Not much, so what needs to be done?
Well first vote the idiots that are trying to tax us out of office, second, find an outlet that relieves stress and build self confidence.
I started entering 5 k races, now I am up to my first 13.1 half marathon? So what you say? I say yeah, it gives me a goal, makes me feel good to accomplish something, and it is improving my health.
All this is designed to keep me sane and help me get through the troubled economy that we can do nothing to prevent.
This won't work for all, but the point is to find something you feel passionate about, bowling, golf ( wait no fun money) Crocheting, knitting, walking, volunteering etc.
Get off the couch and run with the big dogs.
take care check back later
randy
Seniors especially need something to boost their morale and keep them in the game.
Why you say just seniors? It is easy, seniors have worked their whole life, expecting to be able to relax in their golden years????
Then along comes Governor Snidely who says lets help business by taxing the senior pensions.
You say it's only 4.35 % and it should not be a big deal? yeah but the price of gas is now $4. per gallon, and soon to be $5 per gallon, food has gone up, the taxes on their paid for small homes are still high, and they don't get a cost of living allowance.
If a senior owns their own home, in downriver, they are paying minimum $500 per month in real estate taxes, $250 - $300 for car registration, and another $250 per month on car insurance, probably $250 per month medical premiums.
Basically you have $1000, per month going out to taxes and insurance? what about the gas and groceries and utility bills??
How much of a seniors pension do you think they get to spend on fun sanity building items???
Not much, so what needs to be done?
Well first vote the idiots that are trying to tax us out of office, second, find an outlet that relieves stress and build self confidence.
I started entering 5 k races, now I am up to my first 13.1 half marathon? So what you say? I say yeah, it gives me a goal, makes me feel good to accomplish something, and it is improving my health.
All this is designed to keep me sane and help me get through the troubled economy that we can do nothing to prevent.
This won't work for all, but the point is to find something you feel passionate about, bowling, golf ( wait no fun money) Crocheting, knitting, walking, volunteering etc.
Get off the couch and run with the big dogs.
take care check back later
randy
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Protecting your loved ones in a Nursing home
Recently, we have had to get my mother in law into a nursing home for some ongoing therapy so that she can continue to live at home.
I thought that this would be no big deal, and a few weeks of therapy she would be home?
Not so, their is a tremendous amount of bureaucracy involved, and they want to get as much money out of the families and the medicaid as possible.
We naively thought that my wife could stop in once every other day and see how she was progressing???
Yeah right!!!!!
Like any corporation, they are paramount in protecting themselves, and making sure you can't blame them for anything?
They miss communicate, and tell my mother in law conflicting orders?
My wife has ended up going every day, and over see what is being done, and trying to correct the miss communication, so that her 86 year old mother can fully understand what she is supposed to be doing.
They constantly call my wife and have her over for meetings where one person says one thing and the other says something else???
Bottom line???? If you want your loved ones safe, even in a reputable nursing home, you need to be there and oversee what is going on.
Ok ranted enough, going for a run with my wife so she can relax and forget about agravation for a few hours.
take care and check back later.
randy
I thought that this would be no big deal, and a few weeks of therapy she would be home?
Not so, their is a tremendous amount of bureaucracy involved, and they want to get as much money out of the families and the medicaid as possible.
We naively thought that my wife could stop in once every other day and see how she was progressing???
Yeah right!!!!!
Like any corporation, they are paramount in protecting themselves, and making sure you can't blame them for anything?
They miss communicate, and tell my mother in law conflicting orders?
My wife has ended up going every day, and over see what is being done, and trying to correct the miss communication, so that her 86 year old mother can fully understand what she is supposed to be doing.
They constantly call my wife and have her over for meetings where one person says one thing and the other says something else???
Bottom line???? If you want your loved ones safe, even in a reputable nursing home, you need to be there and oversee what is going on.
Ok ranted enough, going for a run with my wife so she can relax and forget about agravation for a few hours.
take care and check back later.
randy
Monday, March 12, 2012
Training and Working
I have been training for the March 25th Rock CF 1/2 marathon, as well as working for a tax service preparing individual tax filings.
I ran 13 miles yesterday, as a final tune up for the 1/2 on march 25. 10 miles in 2 hours 6 mins, for me great. However, had a bad sock and ended with a major blister for the last 3 miles #$^%& took me the complete 3 hours to finish due to blister, had to walk slow?
Today I get up for work, and hurt like h___ all over, I do great to 10 miles then seem to fall apart.
Oh well, at least I get to sit at a desk and let my foot and knees heal for a few days.
I think I will only do a few short runs 5 to 8 miles every other day until the a few days before the event.
Anyway to the point of the title? training and working sucks, I would rather be training only, but Govenor Snidley has forced me back to work because of his regressive taxation on seniors.
I will definitely not be voting for him again. Boy he sucked a lot of us in????
take care and check back later I will probably have more rants.
randy
I ran 13 miles yesterday, as a final tune up for the 1/2 on march 25. 10 miles in 2 hours 6 mins, for me great. However, had a bad sock and ended with a major blister for the last 3 miles #$^%& took me the complete 3 hours to finish due to blister, had to walk slow?
Today I get up for work, and hurt like h___ all over, I do great to 10 miles then seem to fall apart.
Oh well, at least I get to sit at a desk and let my foot and knees heal for a few days.
I think I will only do a few short runs 5 to 8 miles every other day until the a few days before the event.
Anyway to the point of the title? training and working sucks, I would rather be training only, but Govenor Snidley has forced me back to work because of his regressive taxation on seniors.
I will definitely not be voting for him again. Boy he sucked a lot of us in????
take care and check back later I will probably have more rants.
randy
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Health Insurance ( or the lack of )
I realize, that I have health insurance, and I think it should pay for medicine and doctors etc???
I pay alot each month for this benefit.
However, I find out that I have a $1200. deductible, and a 30% co pay and must pay $ 50 dollars per prescription?
Blue cross also says I must have an annual physical and complete a worthless online program after the physical or I will be penalized with a 40% copay????????
The physical is one you could give your self, they pay for your blood pressure test, and a bend over and cough feel good test? ( if you did it your self you would probably enjoy it more).
ANYHOW, the purpose of this rant is to let you know how useless our insurance is and how screwed up the government new plans have messed with our costs.
I was told I need a colonoscopy????? FUN STUFF huh?
I asked how much?
Doctor's office said your co pay plus 30 % ? OK $1200. plus 30 5 of what I ask?
30 % of all costs?? OK what are the costs? I can't tell you, because I don't know what the hospital will charge, the anaesthesiologist will charge, or what the lab will charge, or what any random doctor who happens to walk by and stick his head in the door ( or his hand some place) will charge????????
So who can tell me? They suggest blue cross???? have you ever tried calling and asking for this type of information? I called Monday, it is Saturday , and I am still on hold?
Nearest I can figure is if I want someone to shove a tube up my butt and scope it out, I need to pay the hospital 30 % of all their costs that they make up? 100 syringes, box of cotton swabs? 10 nurses who you will never see, 3 anaesthesiologists, 10 random doctors, and 100 xrays and $50 for pictures of your rectum?
OK so a random number is anywhere from $3000 to $25,000 ??????
I wonder if I can get it done on the Internet? A virtual colonoscopy?
They are some other crude options I can come up with, but i will leave them to your imagination?
Bottom Line ( no pun intended) . If I don't know how much it will cost and no one can tell me? What the H_LL am I supposed to do? the bank won't give me a line of credit?
I guess I will just have to go to harbor freight and buy an in line camera scope mechanics use for $35.00 and a jar of Vaseline and see if I can do it myself?
This seems like when I was working for the Evil Empire, the boss was always doing something like this to you, so I guess it should of prepared me for retirement health care problems.
Now I know why most seniors are cranky???? They are tired of people trying to stick it to them more ways then one ( thank you governor Snidlyer than thou, and barack Nobama).
I need to go for a run to work out my anger, as I can't afford to get sick, even mentally???
However, I have always considered myself a part time visitor to reality. this is just another reason to continue that way at least until the voices come?
Take care and check back later I will let you know who is trying to stick it to me later.
randy
I pay alot each month for this benefit.
However, I find out that I have a $1200. deductible, and a 30% co pay and must pay $ 50 dollars per prescription?
Blue cross also says I must have an annual physical and complete a worthless online program after the physical or I will be penalized with a 40% copay????????
The physical is one you could give your self, they pay for your blood pressure test, and a bend over and cough feel good test? ( if you did it your self you would probably enjoy it more).
ANYHOW, the purpose of this rant is to let you know how useless our insurance is and how screwed up the government new plans have messed with our costs.
I was told I need a colonoscopy????? FUN STUFF huh?
I asked how much?
Doctor's office said your co pay plus 30 % ? OK $1200. plus 30 5 of what I ask?
30 % of all costs?? OK what are the costs? I can't tell you, because I don't know what the hospital will charge, the anaesthesiologist will charge, or what the lab will charge, or what any random doctor who happens to walk by and stick his head in the door ( or his hand some place) will charge????????
So who can tell me? They suggest blue cross???? have you ever tried calling and asking for this type of information? I called Monday, it is Saturday , and I am still on hold?
Nearest I can figure is if I want someone to shove a tube up my butt and scope it out, I need to pay the hospital 30 % of all their costs that they make up? 100 syringes, box of cotton swabs? 10 nurses who you will never see, 3 anaesthesiologists, 10 random doctors, and 100 xrays and $50 for pictures of your rectum?
OK so a random number is anywhere from $3000 to $25,000 ??????
I wonder if I can get it done on the Internet? A virtual colonoscopy?
They are some other crude options I can come up with, but i will leave them to your imagination?
Bottom Line ( no pun intended) . If I don't know how much it will cost and no one can tell me? What the H_LL am I supposed to do? the bank won't give me a line of credit?
I guess I will just have to go to harbor freight and buy an in line camera scope mechanics use for $35.00 and a jar of Vaseline and see if I can do it myself?
This seems like when I was working for the Evil Empire, the boss was always doing something like this to you, so I guess it should of prepared me for retirement health care problems.
Now I know why most seniors are cranky???? They are tired of people trying to stick it to them more ways then one ( thank you governor Snidlyer than thou, and barack Nobama).
I need to go for a run to work out my anger, as I can't afford to get sick, even mentally???
However, I have always considered myself a part time visitor to reality. this is just another reason to continue that way at least until the voices come?
Take care and check back later I will let you know who is trying to stick it to me later.
randy
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