"After the Emmy's"

You think I'd learn by now not to watch the Emmy's or any other award show for that matter; I always end up feeling like I'm not good enough and at the same time, I end up feeling like I'm in the wrong profession. I hear winners gushing about how fortunate they are to be doing something they love and how they have a passion for it, and I wonder if I've done something wrong - have I somehow missed finding my special talent? Over the years, I've worn a variety of career hats and regardless of what I've been doing, I feel less than.

There are so many things I want to accomplish in life, but I get down on myself for not being passionate enough and easily distracted. Late bloomer would be an understatement.

"Quote of the Day September 21, 2009"

"The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him, his own."

-Benjamin Disraeli

"Quote of the Day September 19, 2009"

"Life is the art of drawing without an eraser".

John W. Gardner

"Quote of the day September 17, 2009"

"Life is just a chance to grow a soul."

A. Powell Davies

"Quote of the Day September 16, 2009"

"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around".

Leo Buscaglia

"Quote of the Day September 15, 2009"

"Giving up doesn't always mean you are weak. Sometimes it means that you are strong enough to let go". Author Unknown

"Quote of the Day September 14, 2009"

"Never be bullied into silence. Never allow yourself to be made a victim. Accept no one's definition of your life; define yourself".

Harvey Fierstein

"Quote of the Day September 13, 2009"

"Not all those who wander are lost".

J.R.R. Tolkein

"Quote of the Day September 12, 2009"

"Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal".

Henry Ford

"Quote of the Day September 11, 2009"

"Self-sabotage is the smartest thing you can do if you're sabotaging a self that is not really you".

Armand DeMele

"Quote of the Day September 10. 2009"

"Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe we are gifted for something, and that this thing, at whatever cost, must be attained.”

Marie Curie

"Quote of the Day September 9, 2009"

"I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something. And I will not let what I cannot do interfere with what I can do".

Edward Everett Hale

"Quote of the Day September 8, 2009"

"When will our consciences grow so tender that we will act to prevent human misery rather than avenge it?"

Eleanor Roosevelt

Covered 13 miles on my bike this morning using toe cages for the first time, and I liked 'em other than come time to hop off, I need to remember my shoes are strapped in!

The ride out heading north on the bike path was good but coming back, there was a headwind...dang, it really made me work!

After putting on that new tube and tire on Friday night and having read the tire pressure is good up to 90 psi, I paid more attention to inflation today realizing my tires were a bit low so on the way I home I stopped and filled them to 80 psi. Just noticed the rear tire is coming off the rim and that's a tire installed by a small, bike shop in downtown Long Beach used to go to. Methinks I'm gonna have to have that checked out at Jones'. I don't really want to mess with the back tire, and the chain and all for fear I won't get it back together.

All in all, I'm feeling good about my training. Good thing, cuz I've got less than a month!

Hey, wow, yesterday, I had a great run! Thought I'd do 3 miles so I'm definitely covered on that distance come October 3rd but, I don't know, something in me just said go farther, go farther; so I did. I ended up doing 6.5 miles, and I felt great up until the last mile. It wasn't very hot, but it sure was humid, and I started to get hungry. Could hear and feel my stomach churning. Was not at all surprised by this given I had doubled the length and time.

Literally, with the humidity, every inch of fabric on me was drenched. Got a little irritated with myself having not brought a towel along but that didn't last long once I was on the move and the air-conditioning was cookin'!

By the time I arrived home, realized I was a bit dehydrated with a headache coming on, so I had more Propel and a diet coke for its caffeine as well as popped a couple ibuprofen. By the time I showered, I knew I'd nipped it in the bud.

The rest of my day was filled with finishing laundry and random chores including a trip to Jone's Bikes in the Shore where I had new pedals with toe cages installed on my bike. Looking forward, with great anticipation, to their use!

"Quote of the Day September 7, 2009"

"What you get by reaching your destination is not nearly as important as what you will become by reaching your destination".

Zig Ziglar

"Quote of the Day September 6, 2009"

"I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence".

Frederick Douglass

Quote of the Day September 5, 2009

"Excess on occasion is exhilirating. It prevents moderation from acquiring the deadening effect of a habit".

W. Somerset Maugham

"Quote of the Day September 2, 2009"

"Keep love in your heart. A life without it is like a sunless garden when the flowers are dead. The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life that nothing else can bring".

Oscar Wilde