Week II

I have blogged about working three jobs while training for the Lead King 25K. Well, this is one of those jobs. Its an early 1960's Heidelberg Cylinder Press that has been converted into a die cutter monster. So I set up the GoPro and shot still photos for 3hrs at 5 second shots.

Training: Hit the gym three times this week and a swim day as well. Cycle Cross Race yesterday. Loaded up on stretching and Sun Salutations to open the hips and calm the lower back.

Radio Show: This Tuesday, 10th on Nov from 4pm - 6:30pm Mt Time Zone, I will be hosting Bluegrass and Beyond. Way fired up about this show because Veta has a huge following and I can't tell you the last time she had to miss a show. I pretty much listen to KAFM all day on Tuesdays when I can. And anther show on Thursday the 12th at 6:30pm. Both show will be live at www dot kafmradio dot org

Legs Feel Gr8, Boy Dog is Happy, & Lets Rock!!!!

Week I

 Was the night before All Hallows Eve, a buzz about covered this sleepy little valley we call a community. The 7th Annual Zombie Prom build up, overtook, and consumed routines of daily monotony. Anticipation was just around the corner…...

Watercolor Paints!! Foundation for later highlights.

…. Unimaginable tales and a cast of characters began to come alive as its a night for adults to recreate overused Halloween Costumes and morph them into Zombie Prom of Boogying-N-Down Gatherings. All week long, " Are you going to?" or " Have Your Tix 4 Zombie Prom yet? " and " Cant Wait " Dripped from mouths of soon to be Zombies.

Showing Off My Cheese Buttons From Years Back

While cleaning out the OM House, I found three unmarked bowling trophies. The Zombie Bowler was created right then and there. The town was expecting a totally different character from my pervious ideas that I might have mentioned. During the FUNd Drive, Zombie ideas were floating around the station. Happily I had shared a couple of really good ideas BUT finding the Bowler Brewed Brilliance.

Added The Bubba J Teeth & Primed Green Flair 

 Me and my DEAD LAST Trophy. Supporting my SCI 2014 Brooklyn Bowl Bowling Shirt. The 1976 Trophy played out a whole storyline of its own. I loaded up my front right pocket with Bicentennial Quarters and Half Dollar. See that Hot In Here pocket??? Held my Silver One Dollar Coin AND Bicentennial Dollar piece.

Red Lip Gloss on the Axe 

The Dude pulled off a crazy flipping Zombie Lumberjack and scared the SH*T out of all the little Tricker Treats. Setting up that scene here……. The Dude carved a whipping pumpkin, I worked over 3 of my own, and I littered the driveway with about 4 years worth of The Boy Dog's Soup Bones. The front of the house was inviting with some very elementary cardboard cutouts of haunted houses and larger pumpkin cutouts. And of course they were all trimmed out with LED lights….. So little ghouls would approach the house all filled in spirits of candy. Then, two dogs going ape sh*t on the other side of the screen door and this crazy lumberjack and I are standing in front of the dogs holding a massive pumpkin full of large size Snickers and Butterfingers. The little little goblins wouldn't come up and the mid range age kids ONLY walked up because they saw the sizer of the candy we were handing out by the handfuls.
A night of bike riding in-sued, enjoying the moment, and remaining in character ALL night. I only dropped on-lines in reference to " go pick up a spare " or " not bad for the 9th frame " and I targeted all the big hitters of Zombies that I recognized throughout the night BUT nobody knew that it was me. It was so much fun!!! A few couples would kinda smile but nobody engaged and just let their own Zombie Side cut loose.
After we were there, I MEAN CENTER OF THE DANCE FLOOR, for about 3 hours into the prom I could tell when the word was out of who we were. Everyone flooded us with " NO WAY"  or " Thats REALL You " and " OMG " and this has went on all weekend long. Just today, while walking the Boy Dog, neighbor gal stopped her car and with the window down gave me her version of her husband and her's perspective. She even claimed that they didn't know until having breakfast with mutual friends on Sunday ( TWO DAYS LATER ) were informed of who that Bowling Dancer was. And the rumor is that there are SH*T Tons of photos out there of Dead Bowler Guy and Crazy Weird Axe Killer posted all over CrackBook.

TRAINING :
In The Early Stages Of Wk 1 Training For The HITs Half Ironman in May. Super pumped about this!! The body felt GR8( before Halloween Weekend ) anyway. I am on a base building during the new three weeks so I might only post weekly. I feel pretty strong about my base level of conditioning at this point. My legs are much stronger after all the gym work. Pretty interested in how the Mid Night Racer will feel under these sit bones. Its just that I learned a lot about my mind body connection over the past two Summers. We will see how it all plays out during the rest of this Fall Season.

RADIO ROOM EVENT :
I auditioned for a/2 part for the radio reading LIVE of Its A Wonderful Life. Truthfully, not sure how I feel about the reading but I really was motivated because its the first ever for our little station. And I wanted a voice in it. There are 36 parts and only about a dozen of us showed up to the audition night. So I do believe I will be reading a couple of parts. I openly spoke out that I am willing to read small parts and fill in were ever the director Patrick might have needs for. Again, Truth Be Told, I am not a strong enough reader or actor to try out AND THINK a lead part should be mine. Every Wed night starts readings, Patrick told us that the first few nights will be slow going, then the reads go quicker, and Dec 4th will be a live broadcasted show. Way Cool


LAST YEARS ZOMBIE PHOTOS here

Stay Strong, Live Out Your Dreams, & Think Of Others

Cheers

Be The Best That You Can Be

Radio Show: Simply missed the goal by $85.oo!!! The show was a huge hit & I was highly entertained for sure. I was under the impression that our show goal was $500.oo but found out after the show that the goal had been bumped up to $900.oo in anticipation of my Theme Show. And thats OK because Jenny & I had a blast & laughed a lot. Thursday, folks were still talking about the show on air. Thats Way Cool!!

 The station still needs to raise $12,000.oo to make the $40,000 dollar goal. Hint Hint
Not sure when my next show will be but I will post when I know.

UPDATE: Received a phone call that NOT ONE BUT TWO members of the community called in pledges after my show. These MEANS….. We went over our show goal by $110.oo!!! OUT OF MY SKIN RIGHT NOW!!!
Home Improvements: First Wave Of Before & After Photos & More To Come!!!

All New Mud & Drywall Patching

Facia Boards Up

More Green Waste

Drywall Repairs 

Sanded & Varnished w/3 Coats 

Screen Pairs & Fascia Borads

Pulled Off All The Old

No More Cracks

Pop Corn Is Gone!!

Old 1980's Door Is Out-a-Here

Training: My training has suffered a weeeee bit because of the photos from above. I have only been lifting twice a week & haven't swam in almost 2 full weeks. Still riding the commuter bike daily to the office but haven't jumped on the Midnight Racer yet this month. That SO Sucks!! BUT I am happy to blame that on the rain. HHHEEeeeee HHHHEEeeeeee
Still doing push ups in the AM with a little yoga mixed in. And I defiantly have felt the effects of all the brew during renovations. On a more positive note…… Hosted two french kids via www dot warm showers dot com. This couple started in Banff Canada and headed down the Great Divide Trail and then turned west at Steamboat Springs Colorado. They stayed with me for two nights and hope to make it to Columbia in the next year and a half. They had a chance to see our little Main St, a free movie at CMU, & ate an old fashion american BBQ on their last night. Fun Kids, Very Inspiring, & I wish them all the safest routes along the way.


Goals:
POOL!!
Gearing up for Zombie Prom
Road Riding
Did I mention swimming????
Cycle Cross Race Tonight
Heading Up Above Treeline w/the Boy Dog as snow fell last night
Lifting 5 Days A Week
Oh, AND SWIMMING……..

Today IS THAT Day

 TODAY Is My FUNd Drive Show……. I Will Be Raising Some Money For Our Little 300 Watt Community Radio Station….. Myself & Imagine Will Be Commentating A Make Believe Golf Tournament….. Not The Famous Pebble Beach BUT Our Own Gravel Pit Open….. All The Holes Have A Theme's From Rock, 80's, Mash Up's, Blue Grass, Reggae, Grateful Dead Hole, & MANY MANY MORE…. Purely For Entertainment & In Hopes Of Building Up Some Excitement As Well….. We Will Have A Closet To The Pin i.e. The Top Pledge Amount….. And I Picked Up A Bunch Of Booze To Give Away During The Tournament, Tee Shirts, Hats, Coffee Mugs, etc….. Oh, & I Set Up A Memorial Hole For Family, Pets, Or Anyone You Want To Pledge A Memory Of…. I Thank You In Advance For Your Support & Truly Hope To Hear From All Of You

WWW DOT KAFMRADIO DOT ORG

My Show Starts At 3:30pm 10-21-2015 & Runs Until 6pm Mountain Time Zone

BIG HUGS,

Cheers

And October Brings???

Utah, Here We Come!!

 Radio Show: So some very exciting news landed in my lap!!! Our little community radio station host Fund Drives twice a year. Because I have been subbing for many moons I haven't had a solid rotation or weekly show. Which means I haven't done a FUNd Drive show in along damn time. KAFM hosted a members meeting pre fund drive party, pizza was delivered by the HOT TOMATO, beer was donated by the Palisade Brewery, & the turn out was much better compared to when the other Executive Director ran the place into the ground.
We listen to the well worded vision from the new ED & new PD & we spoke of goals to shoot for & what days what restaurants will be providing meals & that the Bloody Mary Sunday Show is back on. I enjoyed the meeting to say the least. Plus, many of these member I only see once in the Fall & once in the Spring. Catching up is always pretty satisfying.
Because of the past ED & PD running off loyal programmers, there were quite a few holes in the schedule. Our last PD worked by answering everything with " automated show " if someone couldn't cover their own show. In the past, we had to call three other programers AND THEN the PD would handle it. Hints; the empty time slots because of the automated system. So I now have a FUNd DRIVE SHOW!!! & I am way stoked!!!
I am looking at a few options regarding how to handle this. #1) Its going to be a theme show & I believe its going to be a golfing show. We will create an atmosphere of a golfing tournament & callers pledges will dictate the distance of a ball strike. We will call the phone operators CADDIES. Also had the idea of a memorial hole for folks to pledge for past pets, humans, & long ago programers. An LP Fairway where we play records along that hole. #2) I started writing up commercial that we are familiar with but replacing the items name with KAFM. Example: Are you having trouble sleeping?? Then you might need a new KAFM mattress to help count the sheep away. I have snow KAFM tires, skylights, laundry detergent, & computer help commercials by adding more KAFM Ram. The idea is simply to add tons of humor to commercials that drive us crazy & wacky side effects they may cause. Like KAFM hair products that grows hair all the way down your back & into your A$$ crack.
AND PLEASE COMMENT ANY & ALL IDEAS THAT STRIKE YOUR FANCY. Get it?? Strike Your?? #3) Buying some shirts from Kmart & having them printed with KAFM Golf Tournament 2015 or something a little more creative than that. I will let the screen printers have full range on this one. Oh, and the name of the show, Gravel Beach Open. Thats a reference to the classic Pebble Beach Tourney out in California. All the pledges will be based on 9 hole, 18 hole, or 36 hole prices rather than $35 bumper sticker, $65 hat or shirt, $120 level for Radio Room Tix, or $220 Solar Level.
The show will be October 21st at 3:30pm mountain time zone. 

Training: Been busting out some "real" weights at the gym & I am pleased about what else is possible this month. Such as, example here, my warm up on the incline bench press has been 45lbs & then I go onto the rest of my chest/legs routine. Yesterday, the 45lbs wasn't really a WU per se. Another example was squats w/just the bar for 15 reps after every exercise during my back/bi day. And then there are days when I do drop a little weight & add more reps. Example??? Using 15lb dumbbells for curls while balancing on a bosu ball. This clearly works my stabilizing muscles & my diaphragm plays a big role as well.
So this past week was another "mix it up" style of working out….
MON- Chest/Legs/Tri
TUES- Shoulders/Bi
WED- Off/Volunteer Cleaning For Membership Trade
Thurs- Back/Squats/Bi/Legs
FRI- Chest/ Shoulders/Tri
This Saturday moving boxes
Sunday Cycle Cross Race #2
All the photos are from Shadow Boys Sunday adventure on the boarder of Utah/Colorado. The Boy Dog & I are still on the No TV Football Sunday. We drove up to Glade Park but hunters showed their evidence everywhere. So the Boy Dog & I kept on driving until we hit the dirt road near Utah. So Damn Peaceful When You Feel Like Your Alone On The Planet. Or A Space Alien

Clients: Ortho-Bionomy still blows me away. Had a client come in & was really beating herself up about how her ankle are killing her all the time. So I worked with her hips, low back, shoulders, & neck. Never touched her knees or ankles. After the 45min session, she was walking tall again. Then it hit her like a ton of bricks. "You didn't work on my legs??" She confusingly reports. I gave her a quick muscle train definition & explained how I was looking for balance/imbalances. I could only give her theories of what I was hoping to achieve. Like maybe her pelvis was tiled posterior/anterior which was causing her feet to overwork for satiability. Basically, how everything upstream affects downstream flow. Wish I had a video tape of her walking down the hallway in pure joy & relief.
Another client, from my massage days, walks in & asked if I would do that O-Thing on his lower back.  He even says," Next time we can do a massage but not now." I so love that!!! Love that reassurance of what I am doing. That despite me, Ortho totally works!!!

Counseling: Had an interesting day of counseling a few folks. One guy was sharing about his 52nd wedding anniversary & he was explaining how they really do celebrate anymore. He shared "party" from their 50th & how they treat everyday as a blessing. Thats great & all but I felt compelled to drop a few hints. My advices were to take the wife to a restaurant that you haven't been to & whip out a note that highlights of all the little/unnoticed chores that she does. Hope he takes me up on that.
Another buddy is going through some SH*T & just needed an ear to chew on. Its one of those times when you just know that he really isn't looking for advice & is almost at a state of processing. So I didn't really interject much. I did my best to just keep him in the moment & stay with the facts. He would start to say things like this weekend & I would bring him back to the task of today. Reminding him that he can't control a future conversation so stay here with me & I quickly reminded him of…..
Then, another friend, well, she just needed a hug. So I gave her a hug & told her that she is needed. Her daughter needs her, her classes need her, & the her future endeavors will be memorable because of her accomplishments along her journey. Again, She Just Needed A Hug.

Found These Floppy Disc Here, More Evidence Of Man

And The Boy Dog. He keeps me alive. He eats with enthusiasm. He sleeps when he feels like it. And this weekend is the weekend that he is going to catch Bugs Bunny. He just knows it!!

Back On Line, No CrackBooking

Studies show that 80 percent of the population suffers from depression, and the other 20 percent of you cause it.

The video card in my MacBook decided that it was time to call it quits. So a good friend of mine, Belize, took care of my computer needs by replaced the card, installed a new super DVD burner, & we talked about a new powerful iMac that he has. I am thinking about this new machine & only using it OFF-Line. You know, for GoPro Editing, Biz Cards, Mixing Music, etc. Basically, I am talking about my dream world that I often fall back into.
Something rather interesting is that all of my log-in's are all logged-outs & I don't have a clue as to what my CrackBook Password was. I joined CrackBook in about 2005 because of my friend JK. One day he was all fired up because his old childhood friend was going to be in Boulder Colorado at the same time as him & they found this out together on CrackBook. So I signed up looking for two of my old buddies, Tim S & Chris E, and I became hooked because of one simple link. Back then, a useful tab under your profile photo named PHOTOS. You used to be able to click on that "tab" & ONLY the photos from that day were pulled up. It Was Awesome!! Nothing but photos!! No ads, no political crap, no links to other news feeds. Just Daily Photos. Ah, Back In The Day…….
So I am torn here. I have no interest in joining CrackBook BUT I have used it for my Biz. So do I log back in, do I create a new CrackBook Biz page, do I blow it all off, what to do???? But it has been awesome to be 7 days clean from the CrackBooking World.

CLIENTS: I have been meeting up with some of the most creative clients lately. Started working with an artist that brought me in a piece & WoW what a creative side. Ortho has brought in innovative thinkers. Folks that want to share stories of excitement. Another difference, right or wrong, between massage & Ortho has been that massage clients would walk in and "dump" out pains or family problems or the blues in general. Ortho clients walk in & share stories of goodness & then oh by the way, that knee has been bothering me now that your working with it.
I can see both sides here & I am not passing judgment & there are many reasons all these different scenarios carry merit. Its just been an observation that I have shared with my mentors & they smiled & agreed that Ortho has its hidden benefits.
Another new client came in as they are about to have a knee replacement. I explained how Ortho works with the bone itself to help merry the new metals that are about to come in. I always want to be clear in the fact that I CAN NOT CURE YOUR KNEE but that I can help facilitate a quicker healing process, help your leg communicate as to what the hell just happen to my knee, & how Ortho will bring that leg back on line quicker than doing just PT, Massage, etc. This client displayed a HUGE smile. Obviously I asked, " What Gives?" He told me that I was the first person that didn't say things like " You Should " or " You know what" and that I gave him options. You have no idea how I felt hearing that!!!
Another client that I have been seeing for awhile now walked into the office & was beaming with an unusual glow. My officemate even noticed & later asked me about it. That client told me they ran a 5K last weekend. Sure it was only a 47 min finishing time but I reminded them that they were OUTSIDE & moving pain-free. We had other discussions about training, pacing, & their own goals but what I really focused on here was that they were moving along in this moment in time. I reassured them that it was ALL them & not me. That is was Ortho & them & not me. That they had re-educated their own body & they deserve the credit. They began to paint a new picture of 10K's & so on & thats when I said," Slow Down Turbo!!" They smiled & I explained that I would build a month to month training program for simple 5K's & we will go from there. Lets just work on the foundation of good habits & go from there. Hot Damn  

TRAINING: My body feels GR8 & totally alive!!! This winter will be stellar going into it injury-free!! I am actually feeling bubbly about the Half Ironman in May 2016 because my body feels that good right now.
Been making huge strides at the gym again. A few weeks ago I was reflecting on my lifting numbers from Jan 2015 while I was adding more weight to my excises as we are nearing the end of September. The whole month of September, 4/5 days a week, I changed up my routine. Added arms to a leg day or back and triceps rather than back/bi. Dropped weight and added more reps during a chest/back day and really worked over the cardiovascular system. Basically, mixing it up and having fun.
From the video above, no GPS, the Boy Dog & I just hiked. We would clip along, then I would film, we cruised along, & only stopped when we came in contact w/other hikers or bikers on our return trip. The trail was quite, full of color STILL, wide open, & totally refreshing. I mentioned no GPS because it was freeing not to push that min per mile pace or become distracted because I wasn't below a 10min mile pace. That time will come & have its place. I was stoked to be present, hiking w/the Boy Dog, & just living IN the dream.
Again, I Feel Gr8!!!!

CAMPING: Heading south this weekend for a little over night camp trip. Just a short get-a-way of sorts. I haven't watched any Sunday football games this season, so far. I have gone up to the Dudes place for the two Thursday night games but nothing on Sundays. Week 1 in the NFL was during my 1st Cycle Cross Race of the season and Week 2 was up on the Grand Mesa. HINTS….. The Video From Above!!! So this weekend will be no different as I am escaping the stranglehold from the NFL again. The weather has been perfect out here on the Western Slope so I may pass on a time lapse as the clouds have been replaced by Colorado Blue Bird Sky's.

GOALS: 
Continue to change it up at the gym.
As our weather holds up, get out & about on Sundays.
Add mileage on the Midnight Racer.
Pick up the pace in the pool & add another day just for the pool.
Set up the stereo at the OM house.
Enjoy more time with Shadow Boy.
Target new videos with clients doing something active.
Hit up Mad Margret's soon for new Zombie make up for Zombie Prom 2016.
Put an SD plan in place.
Sun Salutations In The AM, Slow & Controlled

Happy Teeth… Warm Showers

Live is good and my teeth are happy. Working as an Ortho-Bionomist, smiling a lot, I rely on my teeth being clean and healthy. So today was my day for a routine cleaning!! It was also a day for signing up on warms hoers.com ( classic auto correct ) thats warm showers.com after hearing some stories from the other nights dinner/get together. So that should be way cool!!

 Shadow Boy Cooling Down The Paws!! This photo is from a sweet area below Imogene Pass between Ouray and Telluride. The water is unreal clear and cold. The rock formations scream exploration. And I have never seen wildflowers this late in September!!

Totally blown away by all the moisture from this area and by far the wettest I have ever seen it. You can literally lift a rock and the soil underneath is damp and cool. So Shadow Boy dug often to create his own bedding during snack/story time.
I really concentrated on hip movement, powering with major muscle groups, and soaking in the pure joy from what the Boy Dog was bathing in. He was on top of the world!! Damn, he IS the best dog!!

 Love this hole!! I giggle like a grade schooler when even I roll through this sucker. And the little old mining town of Tommy Boy always draw out some emotions for me. The wild thoughts of how hard life was back then but the fact that they didn't know any better so maybe it wasn't that hard. Or of a worker that falls and breaks a hip. Could you imagine busting up yourself in the middle of nowhere and now living like that for the rest of your life??? Or finishing a days work and having that view w/a bottle of whiskey and a few close friends???

 Camp site for two nights!! Yes, chilly. Yes, rocky. YES, Must See For Yourself. These photos are from just below Opher Pass and its amazingly quite there. Just hanging out, catching up on my book, and wondering whats that smell that just perked curiosity in the Boy Dog's wet nose.

And if this doesn't inspire you, check out this blog. Its a friend of mine that seeks the best possible outcome in everything he does. He just busted out a PR 10K and writes with passion and enthusiasm. And with all of his dedication, no surprise at all that he posted a PR.

Again, Life Is Amazing!! This World Offers So Much!! Take Time To Embrace It!! Take The Time To Respect It!! Write Down Your Passions!! Get Out And Live Them!! One Body, One Life, Free Your Mind!!

Cheers