I just got home from the River 5 Kade in Sioux City. I must admit that I was thinking about skipping this race today. I had a bad week of training and didn't even think I could finish the race. Imagine my surprise when I crossed the line at 27:03. A new personal best for me. Almost a minute faster than my old personal best. I was so close to breaking the 27 minute mark that I could taste it. Oh well. There is always the next race.
Everyone out there have a great weekend!
TheGov, out
Saturday, July 19, 2008
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Don't give up, don't ever give up.
It's that time of the year again. The ESPYs are coming up and the ESPYs always remind me of Jimmy V. This year ESPN radio has been heavily promoting an auction for the Jimmy V Foundation. Every penny of the money raised is being used for cancer research. I think they said this morning that there are 165+ clinical trials going on in this country searching for a cure for cancer. I hope the day for a cure is near.
Anyway, as most readers of the mansion know I am a huge fan of Jimmy V. The speech that he gave in March of 1993 at the ESPYs, one month before he died, was a very powerful speech. Here are some of his words:
"When people say to me how do you get through life or each day, it's the same thing. To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
I hope everyone is well. Have a great day!
TheGov, out
Anyway, as most readers of the mansion know I am a huge fan of Jimmy V. The speech that he gave in March of 1993 at the ESPYs, one month before he died, was a very powerful speech. Here are some of his words:
"When people say to me how do you get through life or each day, it's the same thing. To me, there are three things we all should do every day. We should do this every day of our lives. Number one is laugh. You should laugh every day. Number two is think. You should spend some time in thought. Number three is, you should have your emotions moved to tears, could be happiness or joy. But think about it. If you laugh, you think, and you cry, that's a full day. That's a heck of a day. You do that seven days a week, you're going to have something special."
I hope everyone is well. Have a great day!
TheGov, out
Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Great Weekend
Sometimes I catch myself thinking that I am the luckiest man alive. And during those moments I simply turn my eyes to the sky and quietly say thank you for everything that I have been given. I found myself doing that a lot over the 4th of July weekend.
I hope everyone out there is enjoying their summer as much as I am.
TheGov, out
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