Disconnected
This entry is a summary of the outcome of things from the first month of 2009. I will include the general mood I felt from the start of the new year and fitness totals for the month. I want to wish everyone a Happy Chinese New Year. I want to make my call on the Super Bowl now, the Cardinals win in a last minute drive and turn the football world on its head. I have to cheer for the Cardinals as I once played for them, see the picture. Sorry President Obama, but your Steelers are going down. I hope that the year of the Ox holds up to its meaning; that through the hard work of rebuilding ourselves we will see long term and sustainable prosperity.
I want to sum up all of January 2009 with one term, disconnected. What I mean to say, is that for all of the progress and accomplishments for this month, the news left me with an overwhelming feeling that the great many of us are still disconnected from the reality of our situation and the state of the world. Four specific things come to mind to highlight this growing trend: Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Citigroup’s attempted $50 million planned plane purchase, and 8 babies born to a women who already had 6 living at home with her and her parents. Yet, at the same time, there were events that also lifted my belief in people. Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz cutting his salary down to $10,000 from over $10 million the year before, Obama signing a law enforcing equal pay for women, and Atlanta area restaurants rallying to raise money to fight back crime.
- Cross Training: 76.1 miles over 11 hours and 33 minutes.
- Out Door Running: 7.2 miles over 55 minutes.
- Strength Training: 5 hours.
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