The Pledge
I injured myself doing the Couch to 5K program. My own fault for not stretching enough before running out the door. But alas, such is life. Now I have to begin again. I’ve been reading “The Pledge: Your Master Plan for an Abundant Life” written by Michael Masterson. Ok, really I’ve been listening [...]
Couch to 5K in the New Year!
This year’s new year resolution is to increase my aerobic fitness. Ok, increase is maybe a stretch word here. “Find,” “establish,” “get some” are more appropriate words to use when it comes to aerobic fitness and me. That wasn’t always the case. In October 1998, I participated in our town’s “family fun run.” My goal was to [...]
Survivor Sophie Wins a Million
I’m a big fan of the TV show, “Survivor.” This season I entered two contests. One contest was to guess who the final four survivors would be plus choosing which of your four choices would be the Ultimate Survivor. I chose Jim. He didn’t win, so neither did I. However…. The other contest was a drawing [...]
Family Tree
Last month, the Minnesota Genealogical Society conducted a one-day conference in Winona, Minnesota, the town where I was born. I have been tracing my family ancestry for four years now and when this conference was announced I felt I had to go of course it being my birthplace. I had planned to travel to Winona [...]