Release The Hounds!

Shanna and I took the dogs to the shelter today.  I know, after months of agonizing over this, that we really had no other choice under the current circumstances, not if we really loved our dogs.  This was not as hard as putting our dear CC to sleep—she had feline distemper and was [...]

The Building Flood

I haven’t published to the web site for a couple of days even though I have been writing…tomorrow will see a flood of entries.  Tomorrow will also see another form of flood:  My wife, children and myself have come to the realization that we can’t keep our two dogs, Zeke and Zoe.  No [...]

Class and Taught by Prophets

Class was very small today, only two students.  I figure that the drop in temperature—about 20 degrees Fahrenheit—and the steady rain had a bit to do with it.  Also, today marked the beginning of the Semi-Annual General Conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and that could have had an [...]

Namasté, More Than Just A Word

Namasté is often assumed to mean I bow to the god(dess) in you.  This is not absolutely correct.  Namas means salutation or homage and comes from nam(ati) which means to bow or bend.  Te is a masculine plural third person pronoun, in other words it means they.  Literally namasté means I bow/bend/salute/give homage/respectful [...]

Yoga for the Ages

I have previously said that Yoga was not the best way to lose weight, lower blood pressure nor improve cardiac health.  I’ve come to the conclusion that I need to revise that outlook a bit.  Yoga is not the fastest way to accomplish these things but it is a good long term way [...]

A Challenge and a Response

First, the challenge:  I’ve read in a number of places that it takes 30—or a number very similar to that—days to form a habit.  I would have to say that 30 days of repeated activity creates only the seed of a habit and with that in mind, I am issuing a challenge to [...]