Hi friend, I really enjoyed your email - thanks for writing it.
I hope your kid's first big game went well. Tell me about it ...
To me, the iPods are not much of an issue. "Whatever", I guess, would be my official stand - unless there were a reason to care otherwise. It would be good if kids worked towards them in some way.
Glad you were thinking happy thoughts involving Mellencamp memories for a few moments - also glad to hear about how well you're doing with your running!
This far after it, are you still glad you did your intensive physical Insanity recently?
I am still exercising pretty rigidly, but I freely give myself permission to cut back when I'm feeling sore or tired. That way I hopefully don't burn out. I've stuck with my current exercise program since August 26, 2009 - that's about 1 and three-quarters years - and have progressively grown my game during that time. That's pretty long for me to stick with something.
I like when "Tom Sawyer" shuffles along on my iPod; it's a fine and formative tune from my youth.
We are just back from a day-long fifth grade trip on the San Francisco bay. It was by the Marine Science Institute - we were all on a 90 foot long scientific research vessel. The kids ran actual meaningful scientific experiments and learned how to figure out the names of various estuary creatures we encountered. Great fun, also, was the actual hard physical teamwork of 25 kids pulling up a giant trawling net that got samples for them to look at, treat with respect, and figure out the names of, by identifying their main characteristics. A big smile of a day - but we were still a bit mentally worn by the end of the day. We're not used to the energy of that many kids that age, for so long. Even our kid said, "We're not used to being around our classmates for that many hours a day". Since we were tired, we let ourselves go to this cool new corner sports bar that's only a mile and a half from us. Two of the kids were along, but one groused and stayed home. "So be it", we threw up our hands and decreed. We brought him back lots of yummy sandwich remnants with plentiful tooth marks.
Friday kid three is in her grade's musical performance. She will play cello. She is a fine player. She is about to start on private lessons in downtown San Jose (roughly 20? miles away, with difficult downtown parking, so a bit of a hassle). She asked for the lessons multiple times herself, so finally we researched it and found a teacher recommended by the middle school orchestra director. We met with her in late May.
I pick up my new eyeglasses and sunglasses tomorrow morning - I haven't used any eyeglasses in about 5 years; my eye doctor marvels that for now my eyes just seem to be getting better, from their slight prescription. Nevertheless, I have a prescription, so I am getting the eye protection I was recommended by my doctor. Maybe I'll try to stick with the glasses this time - at least some of the time. These will be my first prescription sunglasses. And everything is well-reimbursed by my spouse's Good medical insurance. We are very lucky to have it, and we know it and appreciate it.
I just ran out of steam and gotta go make the rounds to everyone, one last time, before I let myself conk out. I am not used to one beer hitting me so hard.
Lots of love, 90hazelnut
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