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Matthew 3:7-10

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Produce fruit in keeping with repentance.

And do not think you can say to yourselves, 'We have Abraham as our father.' I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham.

The ax is already at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.

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There was only one civilian casualty during the three-day Battle of Gettysburg

01 April, 2006

Hooah!

I did it. I completed it. I walked some of it. But I finished it.
The Cooper River (pictured above) Bridge Run, 2006, in Charleston, SC.

The sky was not so Red, with dark looming clouds, as pictured, nor the water as reflective, but the bridge was very kool, and some of the views along the way, amazing.

This was my first 10k since my soccer days and so I didn't expect too much, being in nowhere near the same shape that I was 10 years ago, as I have since quit playing soccer, not exercised on a regular basis, and picked up (and then put down) smoking. In fact, due to the fact that my "training" for this "race" took a sharp turn for the worst in the weeks leading up to it (which, unfortunately, I can only partially "blame" on a week-long fast), I planned to only walk the duration with my mom, who had given up on running due to the flaring up of a heel spur. However, between the 1.5- and the 2-mile mark I found myself itching to break out at a faster pace. So I did. Slowing only a few times to make the most of the water stations, I managed to keep a pretty fair (for me) pace to the finish.

My time was, I will say, for my own part, with all things considered, and for lack of a better term, "respectable." However, I'm still not going to post it here. I'll consider "commenting" with it, so to at least keep such information from the casual reader. But I'm not holding my breath, and I wouldn't recommend it for any of you.

posted by Rockel @ 4:07 PM

3 Comments:

At 1/4/06 10:38 PM, Anonymous said…

Kudos, Mad Kudos.. or as we say in the "hood", props mad props. i am interested in teh time though, so i have something to shoot for when i start getting in shape and hit one of these 10k's up...

holler.
peace love and jersey
At 2/4/06 1:27 PM, The Cobra said…

Good job, doggy. Get your run on.

I ran 15 miles last week and my goal is to run 20 this week. Maybe we can train for the next 10K together? Can you keep up with the Cobra?!

Don't worry, I won't tell anyone your time.
At 2/4/06 4:54 PM, Rockel said…

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ON THE NICKEL
by Tom Waits

("I'd like to do a new song here. This is eh, it's about downtown Los Angeles on 5th Street. And eh all the winos affectionately refer to it as The Nickel. So this is kind of a hobo's lullaby.")

sticks and stones will break my bones,
but i always will be true, and when
your mama is dead and gone,
i'll sing this lullabye just for you,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never comb their hair,
well they're lined up all around the block,
on the nickel over there.

so you better bring a bucket,
there is a hole in the pail,
and if you don't get my letter,
then you'll know that i'm in jail,
and what becomes of all the little boys,
who never say their prayers,
well they're sleepin' like a baby,
on the nickel over there.

and if you chew tobacco, and wish upon a star,
well you'll find out where the scarecrows sit,
just like punchlines between the cars,
and i know a place where a royal flush,
can never beat a pair, and even thomas jefferson,
is on the nickel over there.

so ring around the rosie, you're sleepin' in the rain,
and you're always late for supper,
and man you let me down again,
i thought i heard a mockingbird, roosevelt knows where,
you can skip the light, with grady tuck,
on the nickel over there.

so what becomes of all the little boys,
who run away from home,
well the world just keeps gettin' bigger,
once you get out on your own,
so here's to all the little boys,
the sandman takes you where,
you'll be sleepin' with a pillowman,
on the nickel over there.

so let's climb up through that button hole,
and we'll fall right up the stairs,
and i'll show you where the short dogs grow,
on the nickel over there.