They say don't go on Wolverton Mountain
If you're looking for a wife
'Cause Clifton Clowers has a pretty young daughter
He's mighty handy with a gun and a knife
Her tender lips are sweeter than honey
And Wolverton Mountain protects her there
The bears and the birds tell Clifton Clowers
If a stranger should enter there
All of my dreams are on Wolverton Mountain
I want his daughter for my wife
I'll take my chances and climb that mountain
Though Clifton Clowers, he might take my life
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLoQS0GnhWk )
Good morning, all! 12th of September, and I have 35 more days before we head off for the paragliding school. To that end I have a mug of Twining's "Prince of Wales" tea in my cup and small bowl of rice with 4 Kalamata olives for breakfast.
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Originally Posted by CRussel
I'm determined to get down to 200 Lbs by the time of my next birthday,
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I set a goal for myself to drop 10 kilos before our next paragliding session. I was 103K in the middle of August. This morning I weighed in at 93.7 kilo. I have another 35 days to lose that 0.7 kilo. I'm gonna make it. In fact, I just set a new goal for myself to reach 85 kilo before we go! It's amazing what a difference can be had by eating 200-300 calorie meals instead of 2000 calorie meals, and not eating at all between meals. On the weekends I treat myself to one 'fat' dinner, and have a big bowl of popcorn while watching TV Saturday and Sunday night. I'm not real strong on self-denial, but I do have a strong desire to reach any goals that I set for myself.
I'm walking at least 5 kilometers a day carrying heavy camera gear too, but I'm walking slow. I've discovered that if I walk fast my knees won't last 200 meters, but if I just 'stroll along' slowly I can keep on truckin'!
There is a 'downside' to this though. I'm going to have to buy a new wet suit and BCD....
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Originally Posted by ProfCrash
I would like to drop 10 pounds but have found it hard to get below 170. I am hoping the breast feeding helps.
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I am not going to say a word.
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Originally Posted by dreams
I have never read this and went exploring. I found this New Yorker podcast that I could download. "A. M. Homes reads Shirley Jackson’s short story “The Lottery,” and discusses it with The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman."
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I envy you to be able to read it for 'the first time.' I hope you find it as amazing and a fantastic story as I do. (Note my wording here... I didn't say 'I hope you
enjoy it.') Close your eyes and visualize the little rural farming community as you listen. To me, it could have been somewhere in Vermont or Pennsylvania, Ohio.... A pretty little village...
A little more tea then I'm off with my camera back to the hillside east of Kyoto for more walking!
Stitchawl