hunnington

It was originally a township in the parish of Halesowen, a detached part of Shropshire, and was transferred to the jurisdiction of Worcestershire in 1844. It became a parish in its own right in the 19th century, and became part of the Bromsgrove Rural District in 1894 under the Local Government Act 1894, and then of the Bromsgrove district under the Local Government Act 1972 from 1974. Hunnington was formerly on the Halesowen branch railway line that had services withdrawn in 1960 and was dismantled in 1964

Vacations at gardenisleholidays

I love vacations.AVacation is a time to relax and spend precious time bonding with my family. Sometimes we work too hard and we take each other from granted and not really sit down to enjoy the company. Our life has been a chore of walking through the routines and complete them before the sun sets and by daybreak we are back to our robotic lifestyle.I sourced around for ideas about enriching holidays and after seeing so many commercialised packages filled to the brim, I realised that those are not really what I needed. Holidays are not meant to be filled with endless activities but more like slowing down the pace of our life in a peaceful surrounding. Staying at home on familiar grounds will just tempt me to do things as they are so the best way for a vacation is to go far to other countries. My friend in UK sent me some pretty pictures she took from the south coast of England. She recommended Isle of Wight Holidays that is ideal for family with it's beauty of English countryside, quaint villages, natural beaches and record sunshine levels in nice cooling weather. That sounded so lovely indeed. I believe that would be the best therapeutic vacation for my family and I.

Color of Aids

Blacks make up 13% of the total US population, but over 50% of all new cases of HIV infection. That infection rate is eight times the rate of whites. Among women, the statistics are even more shocking: 70% of all new HIV infections are Black women, and a black woman is 23 times more likely than her white counterpart to be diagnosed with AIDS. AIDS is the leading cause of death for Black women ages 25-49, and has been for the last 11 years.

A simple test

I haven't been running much this summer.

So where did I get this crazy idea to give the 300 meter shuttle run test a shot yesterday?

Well, I was talking with a few players who are using Complete Off-Season Training Program and they were telling me about how their results on the 300 meter shuttle run test have dramatically improved since starting the program 6 weeks ago.

All of sudden, I had the urge to try it out to see where I stood compared to their results.

Did I mention that I am a little bit competitive?

How did I do?

Not great.

I was always one of the fastest at this test when I was in college - and yesterday afternoon's performance didn't even come close. It wasn't bad - but my finishing times were at least 4 seconds slower this time around (which is huge when the test is approximately 1 minute long).

The first sprint took 57 seconds. After 2 minutes of rest, the second sprint took 61 seconds to complete.

Could you out-run me?

One of my players told me how she was able to keep up with the US National Team members during on-ice conditioning drills this past week.

You know what's the best part?

She is a 14 year old keeping up with elite 18 year old players...

And she hasn't been on the ice all summer!

She definitely would have beat me in the shuttle run test yesterday.

Because unlike me, she has been diligently following her off-ice summer training program all summer long.


Until next time,

Tragedy

The tragedy of life is not death but what has died within us as we have lived." I don't think I've ever really thought about my life in that way, but as I was attending a class on divorce and kids last nite, the instructor chose to end the class with that quote....and the words really hit home. She spoke of how we can't be what we need to be for others if we can't be what we need to be to take care of our inner child...the part of us that screams for attention but is too often ignored. She also said "No one is worth crying over and the one who is won't make you cry." As I sat there and thought back over my life, I could see how that was true as well. She said we all have holes in us and we seek people to fill those holes...but the problem is that we all have those holes in ourselves.....that no one can fix those for us...that until we fix them ourselves we will never find someone we can truely love for who they are....we will always be looking to them to fill our holes...and they just can't do it. I know that I have done this....I know that I have looked to someone else to fill in what's missing in my life.....it wasnt until I was finally able to love someone uncondtionally that I learned what it's like to put someone else's needs before my own and that by doing so, I have been able to fill so many of my own and become the person that special someone needs in their lives. I have a long ways to go....but I'm getting there....I'm working on healing that wounded child within my heart....I'm learning how to believe in myself and to let others help me. She spoke of how we get the most out of life when we give the most we can give...and that she lives in a high rent district...meaning she gives all that she can to whoever she can help...and that's why she's taught this class for 17 years...because she knows we are all their in pain, confusion, and lost....she taught me that I have to give that oxygen and blood to myself before I can be what I need to be for others....and when I left that classroom, I knew that finally after all these years of not knowing how to love, I was finally getting it right....I am finally able and wanting to be the best I can so I can be there for someone I love unconditonally....I don't look to them to fill my holes....I look to them to walk with me so we can help each other....I know my heart wants to bring back all those parts of me that I've let die over the years....and I finally know how to love....

Tish Hinajoso

Tex-Mex singer/songwriter Tish Hinajoso will be a featured guest this weekend on the Prairie Home Companion Radio Program. This week's show is a compilation show with the components recorded earlier in the year.

In addition to Hinajoso, cowboy poet Paul Zarzyski, Stephanie Davis, Wylie Gustafson, and Chris Thile will also be on the show. Host Garrison Keillor will also have the news from Lake Wobegon.

The show airs at 3 PM PST/ 6 PM EST Saturday on most Public Radio Stations. It is also repeated during the weekend at various times. Check listings for the local Public Radio station and air time in your area. Also link to Prarie Home Companion through Bosco Radio Nostalgia and Entertainment. In the sidebar.

Sporting record

I overheard a conversation at work yesterday, where someone was asked their greatest sporting achievement.
And I started thinking about mine,
and I literally have none.
I didn't stick with sport so much when I was younger,
I played football like most young boys.
But never at any level.

I mean, my (who I'm going travelling with) is a black belt in karate, and he's won a cup with his under-18s football team, and has countless medals and trophies.

My only medal of worth was running in the LocalMini Marathon 1999.
It was a 3-mile run or something, it wasn't very hard.
But anyways,
At the moment my greatest sporting achievement is either running that, or running 10 kilometres, in the gym (which I am very proud of)

I'm not that concerned about sporting achievements.
But then my greatest achievement in life is Hugging Wiley
Yep...Hugged Wiley.

In the not too distant future, my greates achievement will be climbing halfway up Mount frickin Everest

I found out that I'll be climbing over 5000 metres into the sky.
That's TEN TIMES the height of the Taipei 101, the current world's tallest building.
I've just discovered the scale of the task in hand