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Post by SpringSummers on Feb 18, 2010 10:34:25 GMT -5
Spring training starts today! Spring is not yet housebroken? Is she going to blog about it? ;D I am untrainable.
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Post by Sue on Feb 18, 2010 10:37:13 GMT -5
Spring is not yet housebroken? Is she going to blog about it? ;D I am untrainable. Well, I KNOW you are unattainable (except maybe by Monnie ..... and Spike, of course), but are you paper broken? ohhhhhhh -- unTRAINable. You don't ride trains? Or, are you are on the watch list and not allowed to board trains?
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Post by Sue on Feb 18, 2010 10:39:24 GMT -5
Wait, wait, I may have it: SPRING is TRAINING all those hard-bodied young baseball players. Am I right?
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Feb 18, 2010 10:59:21 GMT -5
Great quote from Roger Ebert: I believe that if, at the end of it all, according to our abilities, we have done something to make others a little happier, and something to make ourselves a little happier, that is about the best we can do. To make others less happy is a crime. To make ourselves unhappy is where all crime starts. We must try to contribute joy to the world. That is true no matter what our problems, our health, our circumstances. We must try. I didn't always know this, and am happy I lived long enough to find it out.
From this excellent Esquire piece on Ebert. Hard to read it through the tears.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Feb 18, 2010 11:08:45 GMT -5
OK, so I won't bother then. It's kind of interesting to think about, cause I've been contemplating taking a trip back to Vancouver, seeing Mayne Island (where my grandparents used to live), seeing filming locations for all the tv shows filmed there, finding and taking pictures of the bridges that my great-grandpa built, and touching base with some of my relatives still living there. I wonder what Olympic structures will be there to see in the future.
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Post by SpringSummers on Feb 18, 2010 11:16:41 GMT -5
Wait, wait, I may have it: SPRING is TRAINING all those hard-bodied young baseball players. Am I right? Now that sounds pretty good. I mean, I'm sure they could use some Spring-training! I would do it for the good of humanity.
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Post by Karen on Feb 18, 2010 11:17:31 GMT -5
Cool! What color are you jonesing for? Black. I generally go for black because it tends to look newer longer. Also, it looks better for a variety of occasions, doesn't attract attention, etc. Especially important that these be black because I plan to use these shoes to walk around in every day, not just for walking or hiking, so I don't want colors that scream exercise clothing. You are probably going to get a lot of attention when wearing them. They are so different. I hear that they are also super comfortable. My middle child would love them - he lives in flipflops, which are no good for your feet (the flimsy ones, anyway). Are they something that alot of your co-med students are wearing? We had a young guy wear them to the office. Not exactly corporate attire, even though we are pretty casual in this office. Jeans are the norm.
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Post by S'ewing S'cubie on Feb 18, 2010 11:44:08 GMT -5
Wait, wait, I may have it: SPRING is TRAINING all those hard-bodied young baseball players. Am I right? Now that sounds pretty good. I mean, I'm sure they could use some Spring-training! I would do it for the good of humanity. AND you get to dress up like Mistress Spanks-a-Lot!
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Post by Julia, wrought iron-y on Feb 18, 2010 12:19:53 GMT -5
Slept a bit more- still nowhere near enough, but more.
Gorgeous (slightly below freezing) blue-sky morning outside.
Julia, cleaning day, part three:I give up dusty clutter for Lent
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Feb 18, 2010 12:30:46 GMT -5
Black. I generally go for black because it tends to look newer longer. Also, it looks better for a variety of occasions, doesn't attract attention, etc. Especially important that these be black because I plan to use these shoes to walk around in every day, not just for walking or hiking, so I don't want colors that scream exercise clothing. Makes sense. What about them is the major selling point, to you? (Looking for an excuse to decide I must have them also. We had this whole lecture about the evils of shoes in the fall, and about how they change your gait and atrophy the wee little muscles in your foot. Here's an article that talks about it. You walk wrong. A couple of my classmates have these vibram 5 fingers and swear by them. I've been contemplating getting a pair since then, but what really clinched it for me was talking in the clinic with the third year Fellow who was treating my knee. We were talking about exercises to improve my proprioception and balance, since mine's pretty bad and improving that would help to reduce the likelihood of injuring my knee in the future (which-like, Duh!, why did that never occur to me before?). These shoes are supposed to help with that. The idea of being able to really grab the substrate with my feet when I got hiking also really appeals to me, because I generally take baby steps when hiking down hills cause I'm pretty scared of falling and spraining my knee and then having to deal with the pain of getting out of the woods with my knee all swollen. Since these shoes are basically like gloves for your feet, I think I'd get a better sense of the ground beneath my feet if I were wearing them as opposed to my sneakers. It also occurs to me that if my balance isn't so great now, then it might really be a problem later on in life, and falls in the elderly are a huge problem as it is. After seeing everything my grandmother went through after she fell, I'd really like to avoid it. I've also always preferred going barefoot anyway, but of course, there's hazardous materials everywhere and it's not socially appropriate in a lot of places. I tried on a pair at a store in Knoxville, and there is definitely a bit of a learning curve involved in putting them on. All the muscles innervating my poor little pinky toe were so atrophied that I had to manually put it into the proper place in the shoe. But once they were on, they felt really great. There's been tons of articles and vids and even a fan site, so you can google if you want to know more. I would definitely find a store near you that sells them to try them on (and figure out the proper sizing and the model you want) before ordering them online.
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Feb 18, 2010 12:44:56 GMT -5
Black. I generally go for black because it tends to look newer longer. Also, it looks better for a variety of occasions, doesn't attract attention, etc. Especially important that these be black because I plan to use these shoes to walk around in every day, not just for walking or hiking, so I don't want colors that scream exercise clothing. You are probably going to get a lot of attention when wearing them. They are so different. I hear that they are also super comfortable. My middle child would love them - he lives in flipflops, which are no good for your feet (the flimsy ones, anyway). Are they something that alot of your co-med students are wearing? We had a young guy wear them to the office. Not exactly corporate attire, even though we are pretty casual in this office. Jeans are the norm. I know of at least 2-3 of my classmates who wear them. Obviously I can't wear them when the dress is business professional, like today, but regular days should be OK. Not sure if they would be acceptable on rotations, but if not then, I'll just wear them whenever I can.
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Post by SpringSummers on Feb 18, 2010 12:45:10 GMT -5
Makes sense. What about them is the major selling point, to you? (Looking for an excuse to decide I must have them also. We had this whole lecture about the evils of shoes in the fall, and about how they change your gait and atrophy the wee little muscles in your foot. Here's an article that talks about it. You walk wrong. A couple of my classmates have these vibram barefoots and swear by them. I've been contemplating getting a pair since then, but what really clinched it for me was talking in the clinic with the third year Fellow who was treating my knee. We were talking about exercises to improve my proprioception and balance, since mine's pretty bad and improving that would help to reduce the likelihood of injuring my knee in the future (which-like, Duh!, why did that never occur to me before?). These shoes are supposed to help with that. The idea of being able to really grab the substrate with my feet when I got hiking also really appeals to me, because I generally take baby steps when hiking down hills cause I'm pretty scared of falling and spraining my knee and then having to deal with the pain of getting out of the woods with my knee all swollen. Since these shoes are basically like gloves for your feet, I think I'd get a better sense of the ground beneath my feet if I were wearing them as opposed to my sneakers. It also occurs to me that if my balance isn't so great now, then it might really be a problem later on in life, and falls in the elderly are a huge problem as it is. After seeing everything my grandmother went through after she fell, I'd really like to avoid it. I've also always preferred going barefoot anyway, but of course, there's hazardous materials everywhere and it's not socially appropriate in a lot of places. I tried on a pair at a store in Knoxville, and there is definitely a bit of a learning curve involved in putting them on. All the muscles innervating my poor little pinky toe were so atrophied that I had to manually put it into the proper place in the shoe. But once they were on, they felt really great. There's been tons of articles and vids and even a fan site, so you can google if you want to know more. I would definitely find a store near you that sells them to try them on (and figure out the proper sizing and the model you want) before ordering them online. Thanks for the info! I think I will try them, sounds really intriguing. (Though a store near me that would carry these is at least 75 miles away, I'm sure - it's gonna have to wait until my next trip to the big city.)
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Post by SpringSummers on Feb 18, 2010 12:49:56 GMT -5
We had this whole lecture about the evils of shoes in the fall, and about how they change your gait and atrophy the wee little muscles in your foot. Here's an article that talks about it. You walk wrong. A couple of my classmates have these vibram barefoots and swear by them. I've been contemplating getting a pair since then, but what really clinched it for me was talking in the clinic with the third year Fellow who was treating my knee. We were talking about exercises to improve my proprioception and balance, since mine's pretty bad and improving that would help to reduce the likelihood of injuring my knee in the future (which-like, Duh!, why did that never occur to me before?). These shoes are supposed to help with that. The idea of being able to really grab the substrate with my feet when I got hiking also really appeals to me, because I generally take baby steps when hiking down hills cause I'm pretty scared of falling and spraining my knee and then having to deal with the pain of getting out of the woods with my knee all swollen. Since these shoes are basically like gloves for your feet, I think I'd get a better sense of the ground beneath my feet if I were wearing them as opposed to my sneakers. It also occurs to me that if my balance isn't so great now, then it might really be a problem later on in life, and falls in the elderly are a huge problem as it is. After seeing everything my grandmother went through after she fell, I'd really like to avoid it. I've also always preferred going barefoot anyway, but of course, there's hazardous materials everywhere and it's not socially appropriate in a lot of places. I tried on a pair at a store in Knoxville, and there is definitely a bit of a learning curve involved in putting them on. All the muscles innervating my poor little pinky toe were so atrophied that I had to manually put it into the proper place in the shoe. But once they were on, they felt really great. There's been tons of articles and vids and even a fan site, so you can google if you want to know more. I would definitely find a store near you that sells them to try them on (and figure out the proper sizing and the model you want) before ordering them online. Thanks for the info! I think I will try them, sounds really intriguing. (Though a store near me that would carry these is at least 75 miles away, I'm sure - it's gonna have to wait until my next trip to the big city.) Quoting myself to say that - what do ya know - I used the store locator, and my son's favorite funky shoe place uptown supposedly carries these! I have never shopped there for my own shoes, just accompanied him now and then. (He would only buy 2nd hand stuff for himself, as a matter of principle, EXCEPT for shoes. He was willing to let me spend a little money on him, when it came to shoes - but then, when you walk across parts of KY and most of IN, you do need good shoes.) I'll have to stop in there once this snow lets up, and going uptown doesn't involve sledding anymore.
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Post by SpringSummers on Feb 18, 2010 12:50:54 GMT -5
Now that sounds pretty good. I mean, I'm sure they could use some Spring-training! I would do it for the good of humanity. AND you get to dress up like Mistress Spanks-a-Lot! I wonder how that would work with a ballcap and the toe-shoes . . .
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Post by Spaced Out Looney on Feb 18, 2010 12:55:29 GMT -5
Thanks for the info! I think I will try them, sounds really intriguing. (Though a store near me that would carry these is at least 75 miles away, I'm sure - it's gonna have to wait until my next trip to the big city.) Quoting myself to say that - what do ya know - I used the store locator, and my son's favorite funky shoe place uptown supposedly carries these! I have never shopped there for my own shoes, just accompanied him now and then. (He would only buy 2nd hand stuff for himself, as a matter of principle, EXCEPT for shoes. He was willing to let me spend a little money on him, when it came to shoes - but then, when you walk across parts of KY and most of IN, you do need good shoes.) I'll have to stop in there once this snow lets up, and going uptown doesn't involve sledding anymore. What kind of shoes did he buy?
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