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Day 86

Okay, so Kiki and I got up late this morning, but we got up and this is what happened:

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Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on September 2, 2010 at 10:56am — No Comments

Can someone please explain WHY I can’t seem to get up anymore at 5am? I mean, we go ALL SUMMER getting up at 5am and now that school has started, I can’t seem to get up! For a couple of days I told myself that Kiki and I could work out in the evenings, but that hasn’t happened! I should have known! My evenings are extremely busy and THAT WAS

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Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on September 1, 2010 at 10:43am — No Comments

What Were Your Dreams?

Thinking back to those days when the wind would fill our sails and we flew off with abandon to the promising and optimistic destinations of our dreams. Back to the moments when we were younger, more daring, more ambitious, more curious and for some of us…. more hair. We were quick to leave the comforts of our childhood homes seeking adventure, excitement and challenges that laid over the next horizon. Most of us just couldn’t wait to escape those perceptions of parental control and restrictions… Continue

Added by John White on August 31, 2010 at 9:06pm — No Comments

Time for more Six-Man teams at ASCO Midland Football Madness

In the ongoing debate that comes all the time as to how better to use the Scharbauer Sports Complex, the question that always comes up is why isn't there more football games at Grande Communications Stadium?

That's not a question I ask much because how many games are played at Grande are dependent on the schedules for Lee and Midland High, and whether it's a good neutral site for playoff games. There are factors involved in this t

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Added by The Sports Blog on August 29, 2010 at 1:28pm — No Comments

Rebels impressive in win over Montwood

As I organized my area in the press box at SAC Stadium in El Paso before Lee’s game with El Paso Montwood, I asked someone next to me (everyone called him “Coach” but he didn’t appear to be affiliated with any school in particular) what teams were supposed to compete in District 1-5A.
He pointed to Montwood as the Rams warmed up and added El Paso Coronado, which Lee plays this upcoming week. In the back of my mind, I thought, “Uh oh, Lee could start the season 0-2.” Well, 42 unanswered point… Continue

Added by The Sports Blog on August 28, 2010 at 5:55pm — No Comments

Jonathan Hull's thoughts on MHS win

My first game under the Friday night lights of Grande Communications was an enjoyable experience, but I don’t think I got nearly as much pleasure from it than the Midland High faithful did.

There had to be some tense bodies in the stands at halftime, though. The Bulldogs offense looked completely discombobulated with an excess of penalties, fumbles and negative plays, killing drive after drive. Those issues left the Bulldogs without any points

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Added by The Sports Blog on August 28, 2010 at 5:45pm — No Comments

Oscar's take on Redman's record-breaking night

Even though Hunter Redman wanted all the record-breaking talk to die down and was relieved when it was all over, it still amounted to a special Friday night at Seminole’s Wigwam Stadium.
Usually there’s very little drama in the season-opening game of a football season. Most of the time as a sports writer you’re there to see what teams actually have to work with for the upcoming season. Scrimmages can only tell you so much as coaches run their vanilla plays… Continue

Added by The Sports Blog on August 28, 2010 at 5:13pm — No Comments

Greenwood, Coahoma ready to grow after season opener

It’s always hard to tell how good or how bad a team

is going to be from the first game of the season.

There are too many jitters, sometimes too many adjustments, and in the case of Greenwood and Coahoma

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Added by The Sports Blog on August 28, 2010 at 2:00am — No Comments

Seven Tips for College-Bound Students to Fight Identity Theft

College students have enough to juggle when it comes to school, work and their social life and fighting fraud often doesn’t make the list of priorities. Because college students are so susceptible to identity theft, BBB recommends that they take seven simple steps to protect themselves on campus.

According to the 2010 Identity Fraud Survey Report released by Javelin Strategy and Research, more than 11 million people became victims of identity theft in 2009. Young adults aged 18-24 to… Continue

Added by Trish Powell on August 27, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Day 79 - Life is Changing

As I picked up Kitty on the last day of volleyball tryouts yesterday, she was very quiet. I asked her how she did and all she did was shake her head. “HOW DID YOU DO?” She began to tell me that she didn’t feel her tryouts were that good and because they were scoring everyone on a points system this year, she “just wasn’t sure”.

So, in my newfound “positive” thinking I told her to imagine all of her volleyball games from last year and how she served 10 points in a row to win a game in o… Continue

Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on August 26, 2010 at 11:53am — No Comments

Day 78

Still in limbo over the next couple of days over workouts, so no great weight loss stories to share…

I do want to share with you a card that I received from “the friend.” This card epitomizes those feeling we ALL have when it comes to losing weight and how we deal with them as individuals!

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Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on August 25, 2010 at 12:47pm — No Comments

Better Business Bureau Offers Chance to Win Dallas Cowboys Tickets

The Better Business Bureau of the Permian Basin is ready to give out four tickets to the Oct. 31 Dallas Cowboys football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars as part of its "BBB Touchdown Game." Tickets may be purchased between Aug. 24 and Oct. 14. Tickets are $25 per ticket or five tickets for $100. Midland ticket locations are: Angela Free Photography, 1401 W. Illinois Better Business Bureau, 10100 Liberator Lane (Midland International Airport Complex) Commercial State Bank, 4409 W. Wadley… Continue

Added by Trish Powell on August 24, 2010 at 5:41pm — No Comments

TO THE UNIVERSE - part 2

Ever have that kind of day where you just wanted to be somewhere else?

Where school, money & work weren’t inconvenient issues at all?

The kind of day where your WHOLE heart and mental vision is somewhere else and all you want to do is follow them?

I.AM.THERE.

From the deepest recessed corners of my being, I know my life is changing because my thoughts are changing… Continue

Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on August 24, 2010 at 3:41pm — No Comments

Day 77 - TO THE UNIVERSE

You will have to bear with me over the next few days while we discover how school sports will affect our workouts in the mornings. Right now Kitty has Athletics 1st period and Tennis 3rd period with Science, Spanish 2 and Social Studies in the afternoon and Volleyball tryouts 2 hours after school. I don’t want her falling asleep in the afternoon classes – just yet…:)

No workout this morning, but I think Kiki and I will hit the park or school this afternoon while Kitty is at tryouts. Ev… Continue

Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on August 24, 2010 at 10:55am — 1 Comment

Days 73-76

BACK TO SCHOOL!

This weekend was about getting ready for “back to school” and spending time with the family that didn’t involve CHORES.

It involved shooting in the dark under the lights, watching movies in the truck under the stars, shopping for backpacks, eating with friends and family and watching a movie at the theater.

Life is good!

This morning we didn’t go workout in anticipation for the first day of “getting ready” for school.

There are LOTS of… Continue

Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on August 23, 2010 at 11:24am — No Comments

"The Night Before School"...

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Added by Mama Dinka on August 22, 2010 at 10:30pm — No Comments

How to Be Happy

Look in the mirror. You have created your face through your many thoughts that have accumulated through this lifetime. Ask yourself, "Am I happy, or am I looking for others to make me happy?" Allow yourself to be kind; allow yourself to express the qualities, the beautiful qualities, of your soul. You

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Added by Hindu Association of West Texas on August 21, 2010 at 6:50am — No Comments

Beware of Deceptive Auto Loan Modification Offers

Ads on TV may promise to modify car loans and stave off a visit from the repo man, but some companies fail to carry through on their promises. BBB recommends that cash-strapped consumers save their money by trying to work out a deal with the lender directly before paying out hundreds in upfront fees to a loan modification company.

High unemployment in the country means that many families are struggling to make ends meet and the number of repossessed cars continues to rise. More than 1… Continue

Added by Trish Powell on August 20, 2010 at 7:30am — No Comments

Day 72

Here are our t-shirt pictures that I promised.

Front: Building Blocks Bootcamp

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Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on August 19, 2010 at 9:45am — No Comments

Day 71

This morning I was lying in bed debating on whether or not to get up and workout. I kept trying to come up with different excuses of why I couldn’t workout this morning and I actually started typing a text message that would have read “I was not going to make it” to everyone. But then I realized that it wouldn’t have been fair to the girls and the more I kept thinking, the more I became “awake”. I discarded my text, got up and woke up the girls.

Since we were running about 10 minutes l… Continue

Added by Building Blocks Bootcamp on August 18, 2010 at 7:21pm — No Comments