Musings & Ramblings
Had some fun tonight with my cameras, the first is using my iPhone 7 https://stacymizrahi.tumblr.com/post/636175246171504640/big-crazy-full-moon-tonight-i-was-going-to-just And this one was done using m Canon Rebel T3
What seems like a million years ago, I was sitting in the FSU student union reading Sports Illustrated wondering how the Seminoles were going to do that year. As it turns out, we did all right. But that photographer captured young me in my youth, sporting my blacktops and backwards ballcap, obsessing over football. Those were much happier times – or so I thought. The current state of FSU football, however, isn’t so hot right now. I was talking to some people earlier this month about how my obsession with football effected my mental well being in a very negative …
The family had a great day at Sharp’s Farm which is in western Howard County. We picked some pumpkins from the patch ( Sadly no Great Pumpkin sightings). The farm did a cool “bring your dog” day, so our doggie got to frolic with other dogs. I think, however, my daughter got more out of it as she pet every single dog she saw. Speaking of dogs, ours jumped off of the hayride and ran into one of the pumpkin patches. I had to jump off and chase her down, luckily she settled down right away and let me catch …
I tell you something, this damn dog thinks she runs the house. Barking, scratching, acting all doggy. Who the hell does she think she is? A gift for my daughter, who feeds her? ME! Who walks her? ME! Who plays with her ? ME! I kind of predicted this outcome when the wife “made an executive decision” despite my objections on buying the dog. Now I’m stuck with this furry friend that eats, poops and causes general mayhem. And by mayhem, I mean eating furniture, eating the house (molding mostly), eating various toys, and by my own estimate, at least …
So after limping my way through a month of bad hikes and terrible runs, I went to an podiatrist and confirmed my fear – I jacked up my foot. Or as they call it in the medical world, Plantars Fasciitis. The plantar fascia is a tendon on the bottom of the foot that helps with the movement. ANd just like the Achilles on the other side of the heel, a lot of punishment to that area will cause the tendon to get stressed and fray – which can cause pain and inflammation. Unlike the Achilles, the plantar fascia takes all …
Well, this life under Corona is shifting things around for me. I’m putting my business activities on hold so that I can be a full time teacher given we are all homeschooling now. My daughter hates it but hey – there is no B option here. So I’m dialing into this new life routine and learning how to build discipline around these new obligations. A few years ago I probably would have been a stress-educed freazoid over this whole thing. A lot of therapy and mediation have allowed me to passively accept this whole thing. Its a major milestone, and …
I had a game plan for 2020 started in November, but now that the new year is upon us I thought I’d share some of my goals with you. I decided this year to keep things simple and workable with SMART goals in mind. The first goal is to eliminate video game play from my life. I’ve recognized that my obsessiveness cues in to wanting to master things, and video games is a trap for people who are wiling to sacrifice time for mastery. The problem is that the satisfaction from video games is fleeting and the reward of mastery …
It’s that time of year, the smell of fresh pine, the crisp air, the sparkling lights, and of course the crunch of the number counter on my banking app as money goes flying out of the account! It doesn’t help that the holiday gods have cursed my with anniversaries, birthdays and 12 billion other events in the month of December. But who needs money when you have holiday cheer! It’s time to get out and take it all in, the holidays, the liveliness, everything that makes this time of year special. It’s great to respect the short seasonal time we …
You may have no idea who Friedrich Nietzsche is but I bet you have heard the quote “That which does not kill us, makes us stronger.” Friedrich Nietzsche , Twilight of the Idols That line has echoed in a bajillion songs and has shown up in an equal number of movies. I first saw it in the beginning of Conan, the Barbarian – which was a fitting lead to the character of Conan. And surely, we go through our own trials and tribulations on a daily basis that help us adapt and overcome life’s challenges, and most of us , having faced our …