Rapid Fire Dreams

Walk 09:40 AM

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:16:54 -0400

Activity

Route: -- Elev. Avg: 978 ft

Location: Dacula, GA, Elev. Gain: -10 ft

Date: 03/20/10 Up/Downhill: [+774/-784]

Time: 12:21 PM Difficulty: 3.2 / 5.0

Weather: Sunny

67 F temp; 35% humidity

67 F heat index; winds SW 8 mph

Performance

Distance: 5.92 miles

Time: 2:40:55

Speed: 2.2 mph

Pace: 27' 16 /mi

Calories: 1457

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation
Gain

actual +/- avg actual +/- avg

1 25' 18 -1' 58 2.4 +0.2 -33 ft

2 26' 12 -1' 04 2.3 +0.1 +201 ft

3 26' 05 -1' 11 2.3 +0.1 -75 ft

4 26' 40 -0' 36 2.2 +0.0 +62 ft

5 26' 25 -0' 51 2.3 +0.1 -193 ft

end 33' 08 +5' 51 1.8 -0.4 +30 ft

Versus average of 2.2 mph: Slower Faster

Walk 09:40 AM

Walk 02:07 PM

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:42:16 -0500

Activity

Route: -- Elev. Avg: 1239 ft

Location: Gainesville, GA, Elev. Gain: +0 ft

Date: 03/08/10 Up/Downhill: [+91/-91]

Time: 02:26 PM Difficulty: 1.3 / 5.0

Weather: Fire Weather Warning until Mon Mar 08 2010 07:00 PM EST

68 F temp; 27% humidity

68 F heat index; winds SW 12 mph

Performance

Distance: 0.84 miles

Time: 0:19:32

Speed: 2.5 mph

Pace: 24' 00 /mi

Calories: 195

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation
Gain

actual +/- avg actual +/- avg

end 24' 00 +0' 00 2.5 +0.0 0 ft

Versus average of 2.5 mph: Slower Faster

Walk 02:07 PM

Eating Their Own Dog Food!!

Mon, 01 Mar 2010 10:49:12 -0500

If Government run Health care is so great, and the System in Canada is what Obama and the Dem's want for us, then why do even Canadian governemtn officials fly to MIAMI to get heart surgery and pay out of their own pockets??

Because, the needed surgery is not available to them!!

Why do thousands of Cancer patients come form Canada to the US for treatment and pay out of their pocket when they have such a "Wonderful" free healthcare system?

If the system that our government wants to push on us is so great, why does the bill provide a DIFFERENT system for members of Congress, the President, and other high ranking Government officials? Because, they don't want to taste the dog food they are feeding us!

Read the story here: Canadian Premier responds to speculation about his surgery, Canadian health care

Options and Priorities

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 17:54:56 -0500

A few years ago, after my divorce, I swore I would never make anyone a priority in my life again, as long as I was just an option to them. As a result, I let some long standing friendships go. Because, while I had always been there for them, when I needed a friend, they suddenly didn't get the 2 emails and 3 voicemail messages.

The last few weeks, I've tried to not instigate any phone calls, email conversations, text message discussions... Mainly because I wanted to see how many of the people that want me to be their friend, want to be mine.

My phone has been silent, my email bare, very few text messages outside of jokes passed on, 'en masse, have come in. I guess all of my friends are OK, since, they haven't needed anything from me. After all, that's the only reason many of the people that call me friend bother to contact me.

I have a feeling that, over the next few weeks, a few (more than a few really) of my "Friends" are going to notice that I am no longer in their friends list on Facebook, Tagged or MySpace. Then again, will they really notice??

Walk 02:39 PM

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:28:36 -0500

Activity

Route: -- Elev. Avg: 1229 ft

Location: Gainesville, GA, Elev. Gain: -3 ft

Date: 01/22/10 Up/Downhill: [+108/-111]

Time: 03:01 PM Difficulty: 1.3 / 5.0

Weather: Cloudy

46 F temp; 87% humidity

46 F heat index; winds SW 6 mph

Performance

Distance: 1.00 miles

Time: 0:22:21

Speed: 2.6 mph

Pace: 23' 05 /mi

Calories: 234

Map

Elevation (ft)

Speed (mph)

Splits

Mile Pace (min/mile) Speed (mph) Elevation
Gain

actual +/- avg actual +/- avg

end 23' 04 -0' 00 2.6 +0.0 +4 ft

Versus average of 2.6 mph: Slower Faster

Walk 02:39 PM

BIM Active

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:17:28 -0500

OK, I'm trying out another new program on my BlackBerry. And, it's more than that, this is a free service that supports a lot of different phones from different cell providers.

It's Called BIM Active. What it does it allow you to track your outdoor activites (Walks, Runs, Bike Rides....), caclulate distance, time, calories burned, and keep a log of them. It will even publish a "Blog" of them on their site. Here's mine.

I have linked my blog there, to this Blog. While the formatting is a little different here than what it displays there, It's basically the same info. I'm going to start using this to help motivate me and keep me more accountable as spring get here.

FourSquare

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:38:44 -0500

OK, well I just found out about FourSquare, and well, I like it. It seems fun. Almost like a cross between Geocaching, Facebook and Twitter.

What is FourSquare? Here's what they have on their "HELP" page:

What is foursquare?

foursquare is a cross between a friend-finder, a social city-guide and a game that rewards you for doing interesting things. We aim to build things to not only help you keep up with the places your friends go, but that encourage you to discover new places and challenge you to explore your neighborhood in new ways.

Basically, you check in when you are out. Kind of like a Tweet on Twitter. You can do it from your mobile phone @ m.foursquare.com, you can do it by TXT message, or, they have an app for iPhones, Android Phones, BlackBerry Phones and the Palm Pre phones.

You earn points for checking in, and badges for doing certian things.

It's all in good fun and meant for you to link up with your friends and compete for points and badges.

If you join, be sure to add me as a friend!! Just be sure to link it to your FaceBook or Twitter Account, and have me as a friend on one of them to find me.

I'm Back!!!!!!

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 09:16:07 -0500

OK, I've let this sit idle WAY too long. I've had myself in a bit of a personal funk, I put back on about 25 lbs of the weight I lost... It's been a rough year.

But, I've met someone that has changed my life. The funk is gone! I'm hitting a local gym, 4, sometimes 6 times a week. I'm back on the diet. And, I'm getting ready to move to a new, hopefully much better place.

What really got me was the election of Obama. It really just killed my hope for this country. But, last nights victory in Mass, a REPUBLICAN taking the seat held by Teddy Kenndy for so many years, in the MOST LIBERAL state in the union, has re-energized me! Let's hope that Scott Brown's victory is repeated in many other Congressional Mid-term elections this year!

F.O.O.L.'s.... are you one?

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:35:56 -0400

Welcome to the "Followers Of Obama Liberals" (better known as F.O.O.L's) As a F.O.O.L. you are expected to give everything you make to the government without question and accept whatever services they choose to provide you without question.

Please say the F.O.O.L Oath with me.....

"I love you,
You Love me,
Let's screw over our economy.
With a great big chunk of my taxes given free.
Won't you please support me?"

F.O.O.L's are not allowed to think for themselves. The government knows better how to spend your money, what kind of car you should drive, how your healthcare should be handled, and what foods you should/should not eat.

F.O.O.L's are not allowed to go fishing to feed themselves. If a F.O.O.L does go fishing, he is expected to give all of his/her fish to President of the local F.O.O.L Chapter and have him divide the fish evenly among all members. It does not matter if the other members like or want fish, they will be given their fair share

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The above is written as parody. However, it's NOT funny at all. Simply because, too many fool's voted for a man to run our country because of his personailty, or the color of his skin, NOT based on his political record.

Before anyone calls me racist, let me ask you this. Did you vote for Obama because he was black? Then you are just as racist as people that voted against him because he was black. Pot, meet kettle.... I voted against him based on his history in politics, his own words & his stand on key issues. I could have cared less about his skin color!

Do you really want the Government deciding what's best for you? For your health? Do you LIKE going to the DMV? Do you LIKE going to the Social Security office?? Health care does need reform, but the government has never proven themselves capable of running anything effectively.

Picture the D.O.T. work crews, always running behind, over budget, more supervisors than workers... you know the image. Now, THOSE GUYS will be running the health care system! THINK ABOUT IT!

As for the fish. Here's how it breaks down. Let's say I go fishing with 2 of my buddies, Joe and Jim. I catch my limit of 6 trout, Jim Catches 3, but Joe caught NONE (Mainly because he goofed off and didn't even try!). It's dinner time, and we agreed that dinner would be what we caught during the day. Meaning, I get 6 fried trout, Jim get's 3, but Joe is sittiing there with an empty plate. HOW does the situation progress??

Socialists, like Obama, would look at it like this: I am a bad person for having 6 fish on my plate. It does not matter that I took the time to find the best fishing hole or that I worked hard to catch them. No, in their eyes, 6 fish are more than I need. Since there are 3 of us, and 9 fish, it's only fair for them to take 3 fish off my plate, give them to Joe who did nothing all day and say we are all even.

Conservatives would leave it to ME to look at my friend and choose to say "Hey Joe, want some fish" and let me give him as much as I want to. Both cases, we all wind up with 3 fish. But, in this case, I was allowed to decide for myself where MY FISH that I EARNED went to. Yes, there is that chance that I could be greedy and Joe could do without supper. Guess what.... That's Joe's problem and maybe sitting there, his tummy growling, watching me and Jim enjoy our fish will motivate him to go catch some of his own.

Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and he'll never go hungry again.

Don't like that? Think about an Easter Egg Hunt. If your child finds more eggs than another child, do you punish them for it? Do you take the eggs from them? IF you hide 50 eggs, and have 5 kids, but only 4 hunting them, do you tell the 4 kids they are only allowed to find 10 eggs each? And do you tell them that, if they find anymore, they have to put them in the basket of the kid sitting on the porch doing nothing? That's how a Socialist Easter Egg hunt works.

More Changes

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 13:40:48 -0400

Well, changes are going on so fast I can't keep up with them..... Between my parents' health issues and choosing to leave my home church, things are a spinnin' in my world right now.

A Walk In The Park

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 23:11:00 -0400

Well, I'm trying to get back out and walk more. Today, I needed to blow off some steam, so I put on my iPod and headed up to Little Mullberry Park. Sometimes, I get a friend to walk with me. But, not today. I had an idea. my BlackBerry takes nice pictures, and has a 2GB memory card in it. SO, I started snapping away. Now, it's not like it's a feature rich camera, but I've been pleased with the results. I took a few of the best shots and put the together in a video slideshow for you guys.

Little Mullberry Park 04/26/2009

Been a while...

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:48:38 -0400

OK, so I've not been blogging like I should. Long story short...

-I rushed into a relationship with someone who was not who they pretended to be. They used me, they took advantage of my kindness and generosity, and worse, they made me not want to trust people anymore.
-I've let my diet go and put about 20 lbs back on.
-I "Quit" the teams I was serving on at Church due to burn out.

But, that person is now moving out of my life, I'm back on my service teams at church, and, I've started walking and back on my diet, again.

Give me some time to get my thoughts together again and I'll be back.

In the mean time, you can follow me on Twitter to!
www.twitter.com/wolfmanrobby

Jimmy Carter 2.0

Wed, 04 Feb 2009 13:34:52 -0500

You know, they make a lot of valid points.... ‘Jimmy Carter’ tag has Obama wincing

Flying

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 08:34:14 -0500

Maybe it's mid life crisis, maybe it's because I've always dreamed of flying like Superman, or "The Rocketeer," but this is calling my name.... How much are wing suits?????

Check out this video

Flying at over 100mph!

One Nation Under GOD!

Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:29:04 -0500

I got this in an email from a friend today...

'With hurricanes, tornados, fires out of control, mud slides, flooding, severe thunderstorms tearing up the country from one end to another, and with the threat of bird flu and terrorist attacks, 'Are we sure this is a good time to take God out of the Pledge of Allegiance?'

I was prompted to reply with this...

The problem is not having God in the pledge… the problem is God is not where your hand goes when you say the pledge – the Heart.

This country has not been ONE Nation UNDER God in many, many years. We are a nation divided in trying to be politically correct, in trying to appease those that do not believe in God, or worse, those that believe in a God that would have them commit mass murder in their names.

I’ll defer to our founding fathers…..

Thomas Jefferson
1781 - Notes on the State of Virginia, Query 18

And can the liberties of a nation be thought secure when we have removed their only firm basis, a conviction in the minds of the people that these liberties are the gift of God? That they are not to be violated but with his wrath? Indeed I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just: that his justice cannot sleep for ever.
Reference: Our Sacred Honor, Bennett (352)

George Washington 1789 - Thanksgiving Proclamation

It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.
Reference: George Washington: A Collection, W.B. Allen, ed. (543)

James Madison 1825 - letter to Frederick Beasley

The belief in a God All Powerful wise and good, is so essential to the moral order of the world and to the happiness of man, that arguments which enforce it cannot be drawn from too many sources nor adapted with too much solicitude to the different characters and capacities impressed with it.
Reference: Writings of Madison, Hunt, ed., vol. 9 (230)

John Adams
1776 - Thoughts on Government

It is the duty of all men in society, publicly, and at stated seasons, to worship the SUPREME BEING, the great Creator and Preserver of the universe. And no subject shall be hurt, molested, or restrained, in his person, liberty, or estate, for worshipping GOD in the manner most agreeable to the dictates of his own conscience; or for his religious profession or sentiments; provided he doth not disturb the public peace, or obstruct others in their religious worship.
Reference: The Works of John Adams, Charles Adams, ed., 221.

Benjamin Franklin
1787 - Motion for Prayers in the Constitutional Convention

And have we now forgotten that powerful Friend? or do we imagine we no longer need its assistance? I have lived, Sir, a long time; and the longer I live, the more convincing proofs I see of this Truth, that God governs in the Affairs of Men. And if a Sparrow cannot fall to the Ground without his Notice, is it probable that an Empire can rise without his Aid?
Reference: Franklin: Collected Works, Lemay, ed. (1138)

Weight Loss Help

Tue, 04 Nov 2008 11:33:37 -0500

OK, I get a lot of questions about my weight loss. Honestly, there is one big secret.... LOGGING EVERYTHING. What I eat, what I do (excercise), my weight....

I use a program called "CalorieKing Nutrition and Exercise Manager" that I bought for $45 last year. Let me just say, I highly recommend it. What this program did for me was make me realize WHAT I was eating. I mean, to come home and log that I ate a Double Quarter Pounder w/Cheese and Large Fries for lunch and see my carbs, calories and fat count shoot into the red, well beyond my "Limits" for the day would blow my mind. And, I would still have to do soemthing for dinner. What that did was make me start thingking about foods BEFORE I ate them. I made me change my eating habits. No, this program does not tell you what you can or can't eat. It just keeps track of what you do eat and makes you think about it.

Now, there were other programs out there, but CalorieKing just gave me the biggest bang for the buck. However, the software program from FitDay.com came in a close second. Now, I know a lot of you are on a budget, or just don't want to spend the money. Well, the people over at FitDay have recently begun offering a "Lite" version of their program for FREE. It's web based, nothing to download. It does not have all the bells and whistles, but the basics are there. I can tell you, if they had this last year, I would have used it instead of plopping out the $45 for CalorieKing.

I still wholly endorse the CalorieKing software, and recommend it. But, for my friends that are wanting to lose 10-100 lbs, and want something cheap or free to try, give the FitDay Free version a try!

Running on God Power

Sun, 28 Sep 2008 19:37:19 -0400

Today Pastor Tony was talking about how we have to depend on God's power to help us, how we can't run on our own power for long. I've never doubted that. What, I never knew was just how long someone could run on God Power only.

See, my batteries feel dead... not dead as in they need to be recharged, but dead as in they won't hold a charge of their own anymore. Like an old laptop I have that runs fine on the external power supply, but as soon as you pull that plug, it sputters and dies. I've been running on nothing BUT God's power for a couple of years now. It's what gets me out of bed in the morning, cause I know that I lost the will to do it myself a long time ago. It's what dives me to work out, and to lose weight. If it had been up to me, I probably would have put ON 130 lbs in this last year, not lost it.

No, I have not run off of my own power at all for about 4 years now. My batteries are dead, worn out, shattered and leaking acid...

Just pray that no one trips over my God power cord and unplugs me before I can find replacement batteries...

2 years....

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 20:14:27 -0400

Two years ago today (09/22/2006) my then wife of 10 1/2 years, who was pregnant with our first child, and I signed the closing paperwork on our first home. We were excited. Yeah, we were out of pocket over $20,000 down payment and closing, but we didn't care! We had a new home and a baby on the way

Less than a month later, on October 14th, we lost the baby. The same week that Patti lost her (Step)Grandmother to cancer.

Less than a year after our closing (Labor Day, 2007), Patti walks out the door. I won't go into details, but our marriage was over. By December, 2007, the divorce was final.

In March of 2008, I find out that I may be a daddy, but those hopes are dashed not long after the little fella is born in July.

And, how do I "Celebrate" my 2 years after closing? Cleaning my belongings out of the house. I have been given until October 18th, then I must turn the keys over to the mortgage company.

I sit here writing this in my "New place" - an 11x12 room with nothing of my own my my clothes, my computer, my cats and my TV. Everything I own is packed into storage. The bed I am laying my head on is not even mine. I have moved it all my self. No help from my so called friends. No response to emails or phone calls. Emails some claim they never got... but I have the Read Receipts that say otherwise.

Well, there is ONE thing else I have here that is my own... the tears running down my cheek.....

Making Changes....

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 13:36:47 -0400

OK, I've decided to tinker with the look of my blog... ignore any funky formatting over the next few days as I experiment with different templates, then tweak them to my liking...

I'm still alive....

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 20:30:00 -0400

I'm sorry it's been nearly 2 months since my last post. Things have been very hectic in my life, and not hectic good... Health Scares and surgery for my dad, betrayed by yet someone else I thought cared about me (Someone that's been part of my life for 20 years), the birth of a son I wanted but who's not mine, I've lost my home to forclosure, and then, this weekend topped the cake.

Over the years, I've helped many friends move. The other week, I emailed the ones I felt I could count on to repay the favor, since I'm all alone now. I know the email went out, as I did have a few replies about being out of town for the holiday weekend (As expected). And, I could see in their replies, the names of everyone I sent it to. But, I did not get back a single offer to help... yesterday morning, it was just me, my fathers Tahoe/trailer and a pair of handtrucks. Three loads to storage, and so much more to do.