Happy Hour Chatter

Well hello, blog stalkers!   Hope your weekend has been exactly as you've planned.   As usual, I'm writing this on a Sunday.  I always have good intentions of updating my blog on a daily basis, but fall short of the goal.  So much life going on.  Summer is in full swing, although today you wouldn't know it.  It's a balmy 62, cloudy and breezy  in the northland.  That didn't stop me from going on a 22.80 mile bike ride this morning.  I didn't intend to go that far, but the legs felt good and I was in the mood to ride.  I was ten miles in to the ride when my chain slipped off.  Not what you want to happen when you're riding in town, let alone out at Pipestem Dam...but I was able to get it back on and continued on my ride.  It was actually my first time out at the Pipestem.  I can't believe it took me until the end o June to get out there.  Pipestem holds a special place in my heart and I love it out ...

Lunchtime musings of a working superwoman: 1) sometimes people are afraid to hear the truth as it causes them to face their own truth 2) if you think you're perfect and above reproach, think again.... we All have our issues, 3) sometimes criticism really is meant to be helpful, but it depends on the delivery, 4) seasoned veterans are called that for a reason...they've been through the muck in the trenches.  They know the score.  Listen to what they have to say, 5) talk is cheap, but it takes money to buy whiskey, 6) don't ever forget where you came from...we were all peons once, 7) when in doubt,  don't assume...Ask...communication really IS a good thing.  Really., 8) sometimes you do really need to give a shit! Go out on a limb and stand up for what you believe in.  Don't let anyone quiet your voice or break your spirit 9)life isn't fair...if it were, there would be peace, love and harmony everywhere.  Let your character and integrity speak loudly...

The world is a bit different at 5 am.  It's quieter.  Less people milling about, less wind, less chaos. I like this place and time.  It allows me to be my authentic self.  My soul is mine, my smile (or frown), comes truly from within and is unmared by influences of others.  My mood ..is simply mine. Unapologetic. I can be free and uninhibited because no one is around to judge, to criticize,  to laugh or point.  People can be so cruel at times, can't They? Who are they anyways, these humans who dare to impose their will on others?  Insignificant. I like this time...this awakening of the day, mind, and body.  Thoughts spread like wildfire across the blank, tired canvas of the mind.  The agenda a myriad of possibilities, hopes and dreams.  Some dashed before 510, others gain steam as the seconds become minutes. Muscles make themselves heard throughout the little nuances of movement....moaning and groaning their response  to t...