Yum & Yuk

Definitely added to my "to read" list: Tomiko Brown-Nagin's book Courage to Dissent: Atlanta and the Long History of the Civil Rights Movement. via.

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Today's planned workout: rest. Today's actual workout: Well, I took Thursday as my rest day, so I'm going to do Thursday's workout today instead - 8 miles. I'm pleased to annouce that, with the help of my step dad, I got my new bike trainer set up last night. It sits in the garage, facing the washer and dryer so I can prop my laptop there and watch movies while I ride. Good set up. It's obviously not as fun as cruising around the back roads of Oregon but it's a great alternative when the weather is crappy out and I feel super lucky to be able to work out at home. I did an hour on it last night (and watched "The Proposal" - perfect "watch while working out" movie) and am hoping to hop on it again today.

A hard truth, but a truth nonetheless. And the search for self respect continues: "We are all alone, born alone, die alone, and — in spite of True Romance magazines — we shall all someday look back on our lives and see that, in spite of our company, we were alone the whole way. I do not say lonely — at least, not all the time — but essentially, and finally, alone. This is what makes your self-respect so important, and I don’t see how you can respect yourself if you must look in the hearts and minds of others for your happiness.” - Hunter S. Thompson