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LOL! I fought the urge the make it into a poem but this came directly from Dr. Universe, Herself, via Milton Ramirez.com. Ask Dr. Universe is an on-line website for children all over the world to submit their scientific inquiries sponsored by Washington State University. For example, did you know our cells can only divide 50 factorial and that a human embryo looks like a chicken embryo? (No wonder we can’t do without fried chicken.) Thank you for answering a question that’s been on my mind ever since I became a Mark Leyner fan, whom by the way would answer as a membership card!

A huge red carpet blogroll-out welcome to Devari from Bali! If you have never been to Bali, it is a beautiful place to visit. Devari answers all the question you’ve ever wanted to ask but wasn’t sure how to, like, just how many Gods do you have and what’s the right way to bargain. Welcome the Great Kotsengkuba, a wonderful photographer, Pinoy blogger and writer. Not sure where my summer will take me, but a please pray for the safety and success of friend, blogger and missionary J. Landrum who will be in Chiang Rai, Thailand…a beautiful place to visit. I have just released the pictures of Chiang Mai on flikr, so have fun!

I decided that rather than taking the bus to practice, I should just start running the 5km to prepare for my black belt test. Here’s a couple of very painful hard learned lessons and a cool strip of my trip to a traditional oriental clinic in the orient.
1. Use the first 2 weeks to keep a regimen. Walk, run or crawl, just get in the habit. Real Women Running is a great web site.
2. Drink 2 liters of water daily and sleep well.
3. Stretch before and after a run. I have to stretch the piriformis and achilles, but each person is different.
4. Get an e-coach like Hal Hidgon for marathon goals.
5. Massages are a great way to rest on your off days.
6. Love your feet, use light shoes, cushion your run and change out often. I’m partial to Sof Soles, a great company used by many runners.
7. Twisted ankles=RICE, rest, ice, compress, elevate for two weeks. (The last part killed me, but necessary.) Visit the doc, and treat your body naturally:


Wish me luck on my self defense test this coming Sunday. I’ll let you know how my 5k is coming along!