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AT THE GYM |
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OFF THE SHELF |
MUSIC BOX |
RECIPES |
DRUM ROLL |
Anyone who loves houseplants and gardening has had to deal with gnats. Pesky little creatures, they are. What can we do to keep them in check?
What is working for me: Home-made sticky traps and Tanglefoot. (Trap Coating). The yellow traps are working the best ;-)
HYDROCULTURE
Hydroculture - If you've never seen it before, I encourage you to investigate it.
What is hydroculture?
Quite simply, it is an alternative to using potting soil. Plants are supported in a container of clay pebbles and water.
What do you need?
A watertight flower pot, a "grow pot" (shell that fits into the flower pot), a water gauge, clay pebbles, fertilizer, and a healthy plant.
How does it work?
Take one of your house plants, carefully remove it from the soil, and clean the root system thoroughly.
Carefully place the plant into the plant shell, spreading the roots, and fill the shell with clay pebbles.
Insert the water gauge, and place the shell into the decorative pot.
Choose an appropriate fertilizer, mix it with the water, and add water to the pot until the gauge indicates "full" or "optimum".
TIP: To ensure a successful transplant, enclose the entire plant in clear plastic (to aid in the prevention of moisture loss). After a week, remove the plastic.
Why should you try hydroculture?
Soil borne diseases and pests are all but eliminated.
Pots, gauges, and pebbles are reusable.
Watering your plants becomes easier - the gauge indicates the optimum level.
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REFRESH YOUR ABDOMINAL ROUTINE
Are you looking for some variety in your abdominal routine? One of my favorite exercises is the V-crunch. This exercise will help develop both the upper and lower abs.
To execute this exercise, lie flat on the floor on your back. Cross your arms across your chest (you can also use your arms to balance yourself throughout the exercise). Simultaneously, lift your upper body (crunch) and bring your knees up, as if to touch your knees to your chest. Then, slowly lower your upper body and straighten your legs until you are in your starting position.
This exercise will be most effective if done in a a slow and controlled manner, If balancing is difficult, practice one movement at a time (upper body, then lower - legs).
If you need more of a challenge, add a medicine ball (held between your feet, held on top of your head, or both).
By using monitors, we can work out in a specific heart rate zone. If we want to burn fat, we maintain a rate that is sixty to seventy percent of our maximum rate. If strengthening the heart is our goal, we increase the rate (seventy to eighty percent). Finally, if we get into competitive training (to improve our endurance/performance), our desired rate becomes eighty to one hundred percent of maximum.
VOLKSMARCH
Hiking and Biking
For details of some of our hiking experiences, see our WORLD TRAVEL section!
Upcoming Events / Training:
Over the past several months, we have been getting out on our road bikes. Our goal is to be in good enough condition to continue participating in charity rides ... and to stay in shape. A picture of my (Thos') new road bike is below.
OFF THE SHELF - Recommended Reading, Games, CD-ROM's, Magazines, DVD's
Books:
What we are reading right now: FOUR WITNESSES by Rod Bennett and THE RAPTURE TRAP by Paul Thigpen
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by Thomas Dubay, S.M. |
by Mark Crutcher |
by Hamilton, Madison, Jay |
by Peter Kreeft |
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by Hilaire Belloc |
LONGITUDE by Dava Sobel |
THE APOSTLE OF COMMON SENSE by Dale Ahlquist |
THE GREATEST MIRACLE IN THE WORLD by Og Mandino |
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INTRODUCTION TO THE DEVOUT LIFE
FINDING GOD'S WILL FOR YOU by Saint Francis de Sales |
SURPRISED BY TRUTH by Patrick Madrid |
HAIL, HOLY QUEEN and SWEAR TO GOD
by Scott Hahn |
FIELD GUIDE TO WEATHER by National Audubon Society |
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TEN PRAYERS GOD ALWAYS SAYS YES TO
by Anthony Destefano |
SLANDER and GODLESS by Ann Coulter |
IN MY OWN WORDS
by Mother Theresa |
MEASURING, MARKING & LAYOUT by John Carroll |
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WAY TO HAPPINESS
and SIMPLE TRUTHS by Fulton J. Sheen |
VOICES OF THE SAINTS
by Bert Ghezzi |
MEETINGS WITH MARY
by Janice T. Connell |
THE POETRY OF MATHEMATICS
AND OTHER ESSAYS by David Eugene Smith |
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THE NEW AMERICAN BIBLE
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WATCH ME GROW
by Stuart Campbell, M.D, |
THE TRIVIUM
by Sister Miriam Joseph, CSC, Ph.D. |
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED, PEOPLE OF THE LIE, and
THE ROAD LESS TRAVELED AND BEYOND by M. Scott Peck, M.D. |
Audio Books:
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by Thomas E. Woods |
by Stephen P. Halbrook |
by Thomas Sowell |
by Phyllis Schlafly |
Computer Games: (Note that we play all these games on our Macs!)
by Mike Perry (Addictive) from Blizzard Entertainment (Great for networks. Our favorite game of all time!) from Cornerstone TSP Games (A great way to unwind.) from Bungie * (Very cool!) from Freeverse Software (Two most excellent games.) from pcv-soft.com (Entertaining and simple.) from Bungie * (Also great for networks.) from Red Orb (Puzzles will occupy you for hours.)
*Recommended for mature people :-)
CD-ROM's:
THE COMPLETE INTERACTIVE from The Learning Company from Sierra THE COMPLETE INTERACTIVE GUIDE TO YOUR YARD & GARDEN from Sunset New Media
Software (Commercial Packages):
from Apple (Word processing, spreadsheet, and visual presentation applications.) from Adobe (Photo/image manipulation and web page design.) from File Maker, Inc. (Database development.) FOR MACINTOSH from Roxio (CD/DVD mastering.)
GoLIVE
Magazines:
from Dale Ahlquist (American Chesterton Society)
Advisor Publications Inc. Mac Publishing, L.L.C. Future US, Inc.
DVD's:
from Illustra Media from Tom Knapp from Ken Burns Top Executive Media Production from VALHALLA from Randolph Productions Inc A Ladd Company Release from HBO
FROM HATE TO LOVE
ADVANCED PERSONAL DEFENSE:
COMBAT FOCUS SHOOTING
UNLOCKING THE MYSTERY OF LIFE
THE RIGHT STUFF
FROM THE EARTH TO THE MOON
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MUSIC BOX - Some of Our Favorites
Bad Company Led Zeppelin Kansas New York Philharmonic/Kurt Masur Eagles Pink Floyd Van Halen and The Seville Concert John Williams Heart Blue öyster Cult A Tribute to The Music of Buddy Rich Vladimir Ashkenazy, André Previn; London Symphony Orchestra
Mary Mary The Guess Who Scott Fitzgerald Nigel Kennedy Rush
Sam And Dave Harry Connick, Jr. Original Motion Picture Soundtrack The Who David Sanborn Masters Of Percussion Tchaikovsky
Slavonic Dances
RECIPES If you would like a copy of any recipe mailed or e-mailed to you, let us know.
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