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A few things: 1) you are too kind. 2) there will...

2012-02-09T10:56:31.586-05:00

A few things:

1) you are too kind.

2) there will come a time when you want to focus on the act of running. Part of the reason I stopped running with music most of the time was because it started messing with my pace. So not only did I not need it, it was too much of a distraction.

3) I love the idea of the best. At the 2010 Iron Horse, 2 ladies about my pace had an iPhone on speaker. Their mix of Billy Jean, Living on a Prayer, and Walk Like an Egyptian were exactly what I needed.

4) you have no idea how similar our music tastes are. I put that Mindy Smith song on almost every playlist. All you need is Obediah Parker's cover of Hey Ya and you'll be golden!

We are so a like. It doesn't matter how fast o...

2012-02-09T10:40:12.140-05:00

We are so a like. It doesn't matter how fast or slow the song if I like it I will put it on the list. I have a lot of the same songs on my run mix and some of your others I would add if I had them. I love music and running and in the car are about the only times I get to really listen to it.

I fall in love.

2012-01-30T17:55:03.970-05:00

I fall in love.

Awesome! Happy Birthday!

2012-01-27T14:32:11.714-05:00

Awesome! Happy Birthday!

Consider a song titled "Sorry to Myself"...

2012-01-27T14:13:31.946-05:00

Consider a song titled "Sorry to Myself" by Alanis Morissette

Awesome post Ann! You are a fantastic, amazing wom...

2012-01-27T14:09:47.639-05:00

Awesome post Ann! You are a fantastic, amazing woman. Don't ever forget that.

This made me laugh so hard that the dogs started l...

2011-12-13T09:11:05.943-05:00

This made me laugh so hard that the dogs started looking concerned.

@Anonymous 11/13 - the title of this blog is clear...

2011-11-13T15:34:06.492-05:00

@Anonymous 11/13 - the title of this blog is clearly sarcastic. I do not advocate developing an eating disorder, in fact quite the opposite. HENCE the sarcasm.

Eating 600 calories a day is very dangerous. Your body cannot even perform its basic functions (heart beating, lungs breathing, neurons firing) at that amount of calories. Throw laxatives on top of that and you run the risk of permanent damage to your organs or even death.

If you look at my more recent blogs you will see how I found my path to health. I strongly suggest you seek out support and educational resources to stop focusing on weight and start focusing on health. Best of luck.

this summer i went on a 600 calorie a day diet. pl...

2011-11-13T15:19:42.021-05:00

this summer i went on a 600 calorie a day diet. plus laxatives. then i lost so much weight that i stopped getting my period. so i broke the habbit of eatting less, and im disappointed in my weight again. at 112 i feel disgusting and i take laxitave almost every day to try to lose weight.
dont try to get an eating disorder. do things the healthy way.

Again, it's called hyperbole and sarcasm. You...

2011-11-10T10:47:43.376-05:00

Again, it's called hyperbole and sarcasm. You're reading too much into the title without reading the actual post, or any other post of mine on weight loss. Not going to apologize for posting a blog about my own weight loss and eating struggles containing self deprecating humor. It's how I cope. Others troll blogs. We're all just trying to get through the day.

I understand why the anorexic girl is upset. I nev...

2011-11-10T00:10:12.515-05:00

I understand why the anorexic girl is upset. I never had a confirmed eating disorder but could hardly eat a thing for about a year due to anxiety. I know that's not an ED but I was still miserable. I relapse a lot and take pills.. its really not a matter to joke about :/ I know u didn't mean it to be bad though

I love waxing. It hurts a bit, bit its not that ba...

2011-11-03T22:49:37.651-04:00

I love waxing. It hurts a bit, bit its not that bad. Especially the first few times, but if you have a good waxing schedule, your body gets used to it. Try waxing yourself, and I am not talking about legs or arms (which I have been doing for 8 years), I am talking about brazilian front and back and everything. I recently moved to an area where I am just not liking the salons, so all the experimenting led me to waxing brazilian myself. Its more painful than someone doing that deed for you! Although, you get plenty of stretching exercises, a perfect warmup before going for a run!!

I am so proud of you, girlfriend! You're truly...

2011-10-26T20:18:49.171-04:00

I am so proud of you, girlfriend! You're truly an inspiration.

TEAM RAVENCLAW!

Nice post, got me looking at wireless headphones t...

2011-10-26T15:34:08.301-04:00

Nice post, got me looking at wireless headphones that's for sure!

I wanted to mention the RunMeter app. Very similar to Nike+, but it will integrate with DailyMile so you can post your runs automatically when you're done. :)

I love your attitude with this and completely agre...

2011-10-26T08:06:04.689-04:00

I love your attitude with this and completely agree that it is the best way to go. Be happy with the effort you're making and the rest will follow. I've tried to adopt this mantra and repeat it to myself whenever I start thinking those crazy hobo running thoughts.

Great post and great progress!

@Jupiter2012 Homosexuality isn't the most sig...

2011-09-20T21:24:40.042-04:00

@Jupiter2012

Homosexuality isn't the most significant sin, but it's relevant to the topic at hand. Politically, I said Christians should be neutral on the issue, but within Christianity is another case entirely.

I know I'm not perfect (I guess it's easier to imagine me as self-righteous) and I can empathize personally with the LGBT community (if I were ignorant of their plight I would probably be convinced by Ann's post). However, I would say that ensuring anyone is spiritually justified based on modern sociological ideas is arrogant.
We are not supposed to be wise in our own eyes. I would say it is more arrogant to justify than it is to condemn (without Jesus Christ we are condemned automatically). Unless you are condemning hypocritically (which I am not, my words apply to myself as well).

Nothing in the Bible is without question or dispute depending on the perspective one takes. Personally, I read the Old Testament under the guidance provided in the New Testament. Wherein I still see condemnation of homosexuality. If it's not supposed to be read that way, I have yet to see a convincing counter-reading (and I've heard a lot of them, including many like Ann's).

Hope to read from you soon.

nsnate7@juno.com (here's my email)

Nathan Williams

Thank you for replying.

2011-09-20T20:46:55.562-04:00

Thank you for replying.

Nathan, I'll be honest with you. I've nev...

2011-09-20T19:42:45.093-04:00

Nathan, I'll be honest with you. I've never felt less guilty about anything in my life. If assessing you to be a complete asshat makes me judgmental, though, then guilty as charged. On the other hand, I've never said I have family members and friends I unequivocally believe are going to hell with the same unaffected tone I'd have reading from a phone book. So I'd say that makes you the big winner in the old judgmental department. Congrats and good luck sleeping at night.

No. I don't feel guilty about getting you to o...

2011-09-20T19:22:16.450-04:00

No. I don't feel guilty about getting you to own up to your own comments. If we've learned anything during any other Civil Rights issue, knowing your enemy is as important as loving him. Do you feel guilty about stating you believe people are condemned? You should.

I do feel like the Bible has to be read and its principles have to be applied intelligently and thoughtfully. The primary thesis of Christ's divinity and purpose is without dispute. It's in the periphery that we get bogged down. I've found it's best to love, accept love, acknowledge love from others and from God, then mind your own damned business from there. It's when we start to judge others and assume their divinity and eternal life that we start to veer HARD from anything the Bible teaches. You can only know and be responsible for yourself. Please don't assume where my heart and soul lie and I'll do the same for you. By that same token, don't prevent me from having rights and I'll do the same for you. It is, ultimately, what Jesus would do.

It's Nathan Williams, want me to post my email...

2011-09-20T18:40:43.877-04:00

It's Nathan Williams, want me to post my email?

nsnate7@juno.com

I don't have a Blogger account and I'm too lazy to make one to be honest. I suppose you both feel bad about being judgmental now, right?

"I'm also immensely frustrated by the desire for bigots (because that's what you are) to pick and choose what Old Testament law they want to apply. Are you also an advocate for stoning? How about killing disobedient children? I assume you follow a pretty strict diet, too."

I didn't reference the old testament. I said Paul referenced it in Romans 1.

"The words that we get today are only our best guess and the writer's original intent is beyond our ability to know."

Not necessarily, you could basically throw the whole Bible out if you want to play that game. Why be a Christian at all?

"Lastly, as far as my having the burden of proof, if I really need to prove that I am an equal person who deserves equal rights, then there's a lot more of the Bible you should be looking into."

I agree. We are all people, Jesus' blood extends to all of us. All of us have requirements of our lives and no one is excluded.

The only person who is putting themselves in the p...

2011-09-20T12:57:11.818-04:00

The only person who is putting themselves in the position of God is someone who could utter something as sinister and evil as "I have no joy in condemning or knowing my gay family members and friends are condemned. It doesn't make me feel better about myself. I am "anti-gay" because I trust God and his word before myself. "

I feel sorry for you.

P.S. If you are going to be a hateful bigot and misrepresent my religion to the world, at least have the courage to use your real name.

A couple of things regarding that last post up the...

2011-09-20T12:11:39.576-04:00

A couple of things regarding that last post up there: First, if you're going to bother responding which such a lengthy diatribe, have the courage to attach your name to it. If I can be an openly gay man in Kentucky (who was also out at a Baptist college), I would hope you'd have the courage to attach your identity to your remarks.
Further, supporting gays/marriage/equality does not require tossing out the Bible. It simply requires you to open up your mind to the fact that many things have been lost in translation. Several biblical scholars believe that many of the "anti-gay" remarks in the Bible have been inserted there later or simply mistranslated. Not a single Biblical author spoke English and though several manuscripts of the original writings exist, all of them have various differences in wording, difficult to read text and are often written in dead languages. The words that we get today are only our best guess and the writer's original intent is beyond our ability to know.
I'm also immensely frustrated by the desire for bigots (because that's what you are) to pick and choose what Old Testament law they want to apply. Are you also an advocate for stoning? How about killing disobedient children? I assume you follow a pretty strict diet, too.
Lastly, as far as my having the burden of proof, if I really need to prove that I am an equal person who deserves equal rights, then there's a lot more of the Bible you should be looking into.

If anything, I would say that being a Christian we...

2011-09-19T15:39:48.436-04:00

If anything, I would say that being a Christian we "should" be "neutral" in the gay marriage debate in the same way we are "neutral" about divorce despite the fact that we condemn it in church services.

Within the discourse of Christianity, the pro-gay side holds the burden of proof which should be addressed WITHOUT the expense of the Bible. A common argument on behalf of the gay marriage debate is to say "do you really believe a man was eaten by a fish or two of every animal was on the Ark? Well... yeah a lot of them do, they acknowledge it's implausible but "through God all things are possible". Not to mention those who don't believe it actually happened still understand the difference between the purposes of the accounts.

While "homosexuality" (desire) or same-sex marriage (love) isn't condemned homo-eroticism soundly is clearly condemned. And by that virtue, the others go without saying. Romans 1 (as you mentioned briefly without much description) condemns it (as well as lesbianism which Leviticus neglects), although it isn't the central purpose of the epistle chapter the fact that it presumes condemnation goes without saying speaks volumes.

Honestly, what bugs me the most are pro-gay Christians who are anti-fornication or anti-divorce. Now that is the hugest example of hypocrisy. Homosexuality is linked to these other sexual immoralities to condemn one is to condemn the other and to support one is to support the other (particularly on the grounds on "love" and human nature). To be a Christian means to overcome our lusts, not embrace them. As Paul also said in Romans "shall we abide in sin that grace may abound? God forbid." To be anti-gay, ironically, involves acknowledging the person before the sexuality. That's where the "it's a choice" mantra comes from.

Though I do reserve the possibility that God may tolerate homosexuals, I wouldn't align my Christian beliefs to that possibility because we put ourselves in the position of God (ie: leaning to my/our own understandings). I have nothing to gain from being anti-gay in my lifetime. I have no joy in condemning or knowing my gay family members and friends are condemned. It doesn't make me feel better about myself. I am "anti-gay" because I trust God and his word before myself.

Really nice of you to share your revelation with o...

2011-09-16T21:38:24.754-04:00

Really nice of you to share your revelation with others. The road to physical health opens so many doors. You truly are loving yourself more by making the decision to put healthy food in your body and well as maintain fitness. Best wishes with your run! I too am on a similar journey except I am running a half marathon in January!

Thank you for having the grace to add the follow-u...

2011-09-03T11:30:00.946-04:00

Thank you for having the grace to add the follow-up to the conversation. Like many people, I've been trolling the internet and talking to experienced local friends trying to get up the gumption to go. I appreciated this advice!