I'm embarrassed for some of the things Christians are posting on Facebook. I thought about posting a disavowal of that kind of rhetoric but that would lead to a back-and-forth, which reminded me of the adage:
"Never get in a fight with a pig. You'll both get covered in mud and he'll enjoy it."
I posted some dog pics last night, spoofs of the current trend of parents shaming their kids on Facebook. Friend Sue thought their dog Gibbs qualified, too, and sent me this pic: (click to enlarge)
Do any other readers have submissions?
As long as we're talking submissions, my brother Scott sent me this:
His son Norman, also a recipient of that email, responded with...
The dr. told me I couldn't do any exercising while I'm taking this antibiotic - two week's worth - because a side effect is tendonitis and the prospect of a torn tendon. Seemed crazy so I looked it up. Something like 2% of the people get a ruptured Achilles while taking this med and the primary occurrence is in those over the age of 70. What's crazier, that side effect continues for months after taking the med.
So I've been riding my bike. No running, street or treadmill, and only once on the rowing machine. The bike doesn't put any strain on my Achilles because my foot stays parallel to the ground through the pedal stroke; my ankle hardly flexes at all.
Today I had a good ride. Fifteen miles at a 17 mph average pace including stops at red lights. And the tendons behind my right knee are sore. Coincidence?
Last night I wrote about where I'd choose to live, all things being equal. Based on our experience the answer is easy, and Pam and I agree - Prunedale, CA. Use Google Maps to find it. The weird name comes from years ago when the place had large orchards of prunes - a specific kind of plum. Those orchards are long since gone but the name stuck. (reverse pun?)
It's about 8 miles inland from the center of the Monterey Bay coastline, equal distance from Santa Cruz and Monterey. Prunedale is rural, unincorporated, and the climate is as temperate as you could want. In the summer 80 degrees makes news and if you leave your car outside you'll get frost on the windows half a dozen times during the winter. Average annual rainfall - 15". I could have chickens, rabbits (meat), a pig and a goat. We could drive 40 minutes southwest and eat at outstanding French restaurants in Carmel, or head northwest and hike among the giant Redwoods. Rolling hills covered with manzanita bushes, oak and eucalyptus trees, the latter brought in from Australia during WWII.
Note: a 60' eucalyptus tree will wreak havoc on a near pristine '72 Chevy pickup if it falls the wrong way when being cut down. And trees don't know it's Christmas Eve.
The problem: house prices in Prunedale have gone CRAZY. I stopped to see friends there on my way home last summer and learned that a house that sold for about $100k when we lived there in the mid-70's now goes for five times that price.
We'll be staying in Sun City.
1 comment:
Prunedale sounds nice!
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