__________________
"It's what you've got inside that matters. The details and technological things will take you only so far. You still have to pedal the bike. Some people are always looking for the magic secret. There's no secret. Just bust your ass." -Dave Zabriskie
__________________
Regret for the things we did can be tempered by time; it is regret for the things we did not do that is inconsolable. -- Sidney J. Harris
__________________
*****************************
Walk on
With hope in your heart
And You'll Never Walk Alone
*****************************
There's no free lunch, especially when it's served with special sauce (lostdog)
***************************** My Log - PC Plod
__________________ The trick is in what one emphasizes. We either make ourselves miserable, or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same. -- Carlos Castaneda
__________________ 'I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're going to feel all day. ' ~Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you are tougher,
smarter, faster and better looking than most people.
Happy Birthday Karky - maybe I will listen to Finlandia in your honor
Why Finlandia? I would think Grieg would be more appropriate. How about "In the Hall of the Mountain King" or "Butterfly Viking General" as the case may be.
__________________ In Fitness & Friendship, MAHLER
______________________________ __________________________ There is no light at the end of the tunnel. You carry the light with you.
"Focus on making the 5 lifts stronger and getting enough food. There will be plenty of time to worry about glycemic indexes, PERs, and Bulgarian Split squats later. Much later."-Mark Rippetoe
__________________ "I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck. So let the winds of change blow over my head. I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead."
So tell us Karky, what did you do to celebrate your 19th?
__________________ "I'm growing older but not up. My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck. So let the winds of change blow over my head. I'd rather die while I'm living then live while I'm dead."
well I'm in my home town (I go to university in a different town), and not all of my friends are home yet, they still have exams to finish. But I'm going out this saturday, since one of my oldest friends are coming home
+15°C / 59°FThis is as warm as it gets in Norway, so we'll start here.People in Spain wear winter-coats and gloves.The Norwegians are out in the sun, getting a tan.
+10°C / 50°FThe French are trying in vain to start their central heating.The Norwegians plant flowers in their gardens.
+5°C / 41°FItalian cars won't start.The Norwegians are cruising in cabriolets.
0°C / 32°FDistilled water freezes.The water in Oslo Fjord gets a little thicker.
-5°C / 23°FPeople in California almost freeze to death.The Norwegians have their final barbecue before winter.
-10°C / 14°FThe Brits start the heat in their houses.The Norwegians start using long sleeves.
-20°C / -4°FThe Aussies flee from Mallorca.The Norwegians end their Midsummer celebrations.Autumn is here.
-30°C / -22°FPeople in Greece die from the cold and disappear from the face of the earth.The Norwegians start drying their laundry indoors.
-40°C / -40°FParis start cracking in the cold.The Norwegians stand in line at the hotdog stands.
-50°C / -58°FPolar bears start evacuating the North Pole.The Norwegian army postpones its winter survival training to wait for proper winter weather.
-70°C / -94°FThe false Santa moves south.The Norwegian army goes out on winter survival training.
-183°C / -297.4°FMicrobes in food don't survive.The Norwegian cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.
-273°C / -459.4°FALL atom-based movement halts.The Norwegians start saying "Faen, det er kaldt ute idag.
-300°C / -508°FHell freezes over.Jahn Teigen wins the Eurovision Song Contest.Mil etter mil etter mih-iiiil!
Happy birthday
Peter
__________________
Peter
After all, diamonds are a girl's best friend…
Hey, karky, sorry I missed this thread. Best wishes to you. Hope it was a good one and that not too many people gave you the combined Christmas/b-day present ripoff!
__________________
"Whether you think you can or think you can’t, you are right." - Henry Ford
"UNLESS someone like you cares a whole awful lot, nothing is going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss
"Life is no brief candle to me. It is sort of a splendid torch which I have got hold of for a moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations." - George Bernard Shaw