CAPITALS STAY ALIVE, 8,000 MILES ON TRUCK

The Washington Capitals stayed alive in the NHL playoffs beating the Philadelphia Flyers 3-2 and forcing game 6 Monday night in Philadelphia, the Caps still trail the Flyers 3-2 in the best of 7 series. I went over and saw Virginia State win its 2nd consecutive CIAA baseball title in Ettrick yesterday, the Trojans beat St. Augustine 14-7 in the championship game in a game, I have to say it was a very good day for baseball yesterday with it being sunny and temps in the mid 80's. It doesn't appear that today is going to be a good day for baseball though, there is a 100% chance of rain which isn't good for Andrews LL game which is scheduled for 6pm at Ironbridge Park. The Nascar Sprint Cup Series is off this weekend but the Nationwide Series will run at Mexico City later today. Can you believe that I now have 8,000 miles on my victory red Chevy pickup truck, it seems just like yesterday I only had 5,000 miles on it. I have added a my training log to the blog so everybody can see how many miles I run a week. My PAIN index is a little better this morning, but not that much better. MICKEY

I sometimes suspect that half our difficulties are imaginary and that if we kept quiet about them they would disappear.
Robert Lynd

DIETING TIP: Make your realistic goals
Set your goals for slow weight loss. If you lose a little more than planned, it will give you a psychological boost, but if you try to plan a rapid weight loss, losing 15 or 20 pounds in a week, for instance, it is not reasonable and will just cause harm to your health. Only 2 – 3 pounds per week should be your realistic weekly weight loss goal.

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