It was exremely hot and muggy yesterday in El Cajon and Santee. My 1:00 class was held inside (the last thing you want to do in mid-90s heat and humidity is stand outside in a black uniform), but it was still pretty steamy inside, since the A/C doesn't work all that well, and the fans couldn't quite move enough air.
Standing meditation is even more of a challenge when sweat is rolling down your forehead, and your eyes are closed. I could even feel sweat between my fingers. I know we're supposed to become aware of our body and how we're feeling during this exercise-the weather was really forcing me to pay attention.
I continue to be amazed at how effective a lower body workout this all is. Thursday night, we worked primarily on footwork and structure, where the instructor actually leaned all his weight against us and tried to move us. Didn't realize how hard I'd worked until I started settling down into meditation yesterday, and my quads started to tremble. Had to shift several times to stay comfortable and relieve the discomfort.
Won't be spending much time on leg presses at the gym if I keep this up.....
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Friday, August 10, 2012
Lockdown
Given that a) my mother-in-law is in poor health and could pass any time; and b) elementary school teachers have far less flexibility than us working folks when it comes to personal phone calls/e-mails/texting while at work, getting a phone call at the office from my wife is always cause for concern.
Imagine my surprise when she called me this morning, and said, "If you hear anything on the news about a school lockdown, it IS our school, and I'm OK. It actually happened before school started so a lot of her kids weren't there yet, so she took the little ones she had in class into the center classroom in her building (away from all the windows), and had everybody practice "dark and quiet."
I had a full morning of meetings and other tasks, so had limited time to check the news. I ran up to our office manager's desk and explained what was happening, and asked her to check online for any news. No sooner had I gotten that out than Carol called again and told me the lockdown was over and things were getting back to normal.
We still don't know what caused it (whatever it was apparently didn't make the news), but I was left very grateful for my wife's safety, and for good cell service to keep in contact during emergencies. What a helpless feeling knowing someone you love could be in danger at that moment. I was fully prepared to leave work if I thought it was necessary, but still don't know exactly what I would have done.
Grateful to God for his protection. I hope the affluent, somewhat entitled parents of Thurgood Marshall Elementary "get" that my wife and most, if not all of her colleagues, would take a bullet for any of their children if it came down to the worst.
Imagine my surprise when she called me this morning, and said, "If you hear anything on the news about a school lockdown, it IS our school, and I'm OK. It actually happened before school started so a lot of her kids weren't there yet, so she took the little ones she had in class into the center classroom in her building (away from all the windows), and had everybody practice "dark and quiet."
I had a full morning of meetings and other tasks, so had limited time to check the news. I ran up to our office manager's desk and explained what was happening, and asked her to check online for any news. No sooner had I gotten that out than Carol called again and told me the lockdown was over and things were getting back to normal.
We still don't know what caused it (whatever it was apparently didn't make the news), but I was left very grateful for my wife's safety, and for good cell service to keep in contact during emergencies. What a helpless feeling knowing someone you love could be in danger at that moment. I was fully prepared to leave work if I thought it was necessary, but still don't know exactly what I would have done.
Grateful to God for his protection. I hope the affluent, somewhat entitled parents of Thurgood Marshall Elementary "get" that my wife and most, if not all of her colleagues, would take a bullet for any of their children if it came down to the worst.
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Monday, August 6, 2012
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Sunday at the Gym
My wife had suggested that on weekends, I walk over to the gym and back, to get a little extra workout in. Total distance there and back is about 1-1/2 miles, so it's not a bad little stroll. I tried it and it was great! Gotta go early in the morning though-as hot as it's been lately, the walk home can get pretty warm and sweaty.
I'm Just Sayin'
Saturday I had a great walk along the river front, and made one circuit around Mast Park. One of the people running in the park was a young lady of around 30-35. She had the slim build of an avid runner. I noticed that she was wearing a brace on both knees. That got me thinking-if you need a brace on both knees, could that be your body telling you that maybe it's time to take up another activity besides running (on a concrete sidewalk no less)?
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