Texas Parent 2 Parent….
September 29, 2009
Yes, each child was special and unique, not because they had disabilities or intriguing physical features, but because they were all so positive that they were awesome kids. And the parents blew me away with the level of joy, deep commitment, love and passion for bringing the best to their child. Everyone was talking; everyone was listening. It was an engaging place to be! After performing, I knew I had to write a song for TxP2P because I wanted others to know about how spectacular these children and their families are; that they are unique, shining stars and deserve our time, efforts and resources because they are giving so much of themselves to one another on a daily basis.
There is an unbreakable spirit that you can witness by volunteering, or becoming a financial resource for this group. I believe in many causes, but TxP2P has certainly delivered what it promises---programs, information and community for families with stresses and routines some of us may never know. And I say: THANK GOD for this group! So, come celebrate and cheer the spirited love of TxP2P.
http://www.txp2p.org
In Grace and Gratitude,
Sara Hickman
Mom/Musician
2010-2011 Official State Musician of Texas
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Northfork Sound—-Once Again, the Ultimate!
Chumbawamba nail all the other internet radio stations while congratulating North Fork Sound on 3 years of unbridled, no-boundaries broadcasting, beaming songs about boozing, screwing, smoking, lying, cheating, screaming, dancing, laughing and crying.
To celebrate, it’s Doug Smith Week. He’s had something to do with nearly everybody on this week’s Top 20.
If you’re getting this and you’re not listed below, you ARE on this week’s play-list. Tune in, give yourself a “thumbs-up”…and be seen and heard by listeners in 18 countries and across 19 States.
North Fork Sound Top 20 – September 27th ‘09
1. Motörhead: Louie Louie
2. Girlschool (w/ 'Fast' Eddie Clarke): Metropolis
3. Hawkwind: Urban Guerilla
4. Michael Moorcock & The Deep Fix: Dodgem Dude
5. The Continentals: Fizz Pop (Modern Rock)
6. Whirlwind: Hang Loose (You Gotta Rock)
7. Chumbawamba: All Fur Coat And No Knickers
8. Social Distortion: Prison Bound
9. Mighty Baby: Egyptian Tomb
10. The Pink Fairies: The Snake
11. Tracey Curtis: If The Death Penalty Were An Olympic Sport
12. Gunslinger: Going In For The Kill
13. Tomorrow: My White Bicycle
14. The Sex Patels: Life During Wartime
15. Mick Farren: I Want A Drink
16. Robert Calvert: Catch A Falling Starfighter
17. Amon Duul: Archangel Thunderbird
18. Skin Alley: Bad Words, Evil People
19. High Tide: Death Warmed Up
20. Motörhead/Girlschool: Please Don’t Touch
NoFoSo Alb o’ The Week:
The Shazam: Meteor (Not Lame)
The Guilty Pleasure:
King Kurt: Destination Zululand (GWR Records)
Last Week’s Listener Thumbs-Ups:
Mott The Hoople: All The Way From Memphis
Hal Blaine: Secret Agent Man
The Psychedelic Furs: Imitation Of Christ
Angel Corpus Christi: Threw It Away
Luna: Chinatown
Harvey Mandel: Lights Out
Kris Kristofferson: The Show Goes On
Sara Hickman: Mad World
Glenn Tilbrook & The Fluffers: Still
Motörhead: Ace Of Spades
Invisible Cities: Lizard Brain
Heads, Hands & Feet: Country Boy
The Who: Eminence Front
Little Beaver: Party Down (Pt 1)
Dr. Feelgood: All Through The City (Watch this!!!)
Roky Erickson & The Aliens: White Faces
The Kinks: All Day And All Of The Night
Louis Jordan: Reet Petite And Gone
Billy Bragg: Some Days I See The Point
Jerry Lee Lewis: Drinking Wine Spo-dee-o-dee
The Velvet Underground: Foggy Notion
Gilbert Gottfried: Dad Catches Son
Johnny Cash: Get Rhythm
Graham Bowers: Eternal Ghosts – Which Is To Come (excerpt)
Genya Ravan: I Hate Myself
Doug Powell: Love Is Like Oxygen
Amy Rigby: 20 Questions
The Star Spangles: I Told A Lie
Toots & The Maytals: Pressure Drop
Omar Kent Dykes & Jimmie Vaughan: Baby What’s Wrong
Amy Allison: Turn Out The Lights
The Yayhoos: Oh! Chicago
Website: http://www.northforksound.com
Radio station: http://www.live365.com/stations/thespangler
where you can sign up to hear the station for free and vote for your favourite tracks
If you hear a friend of yours on the station, tell them to sent their next one to:
howard thompson
North Fork Sound
PO Box 45
New Suffolk
NY, 11956
USA
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My friend, Genevieve’s, blog…
September 10, 2009
If you like sharp and witty political thought/writing, check her musings out.
Love,
Sara
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Workout Drill….Here’s What Happens, you see…Starts like this….
Here is a list of the Drills and stretches we begin every workout with.
King Fitness Card #1
Drills (10 to 15 yards each)
A skips, Knees up and down x 2
B skips, knees up, over, and down x 2
High knee (sewing machine) x 2
Butt Kicks x 2
Swan Lake, (shuffle foot to foot and swing arms) x2
Stretches, counts of 8
1. Legs together and down x 2
2. Cross right over left then left over right x 2
3. Legs Wide, down to both sides and to the middle x 2
4. Quad stretch, (grab leg and pull up from behind x 2
5. Runners stretch each leg, x 2
6. Leg swings for both legs, Front to back, side to side, step overs x 1
7. High Knee in place, Fast Feet, Jumping Jacks x2
8. Squats, Push ups, and Rotations (side to side for core) x2
David King
Executive Fitness Coach
Creator of 100 Days to Life*
.(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
(512) 497-5307
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What A Day with Food/Exercise Means to Me Now
September 02, 2009
for "someone else" to help my body be what I wanted it to be. I had magical thinking
that "tomorrow" I'd work out, I'd learn to take better care of myself. At 46, I came
to the realization that that "someone else" was ME.
When I was growing up, I played softball (pitcher/shortstop) and rode my bike around
the neighborhood. But, as I got older, I just became more involved in guitar and art,
and my sister was the athletic achiever---she played soccer and became astounding
at it. She even went over to Europe to compete, and won a soccer scholarship to
Colorado College. She was inspiring to me, but it still wasn't enough to impact me
to find some sort of sport that I could engage in. Occassionally, I'd walk or hike,
but generally, as the years went on, I was just touring and eating, touring and eating,
late nights, lotsa fun, lotsa stress...Then, right before I had my first child, I had
a heartbreaking experience, and I started swimming. I was at 126, and I was amazed
at how different I looked and felt. Before I knew it, I was seeing Lily's father, and we
had a whirlwind romance, which led to my pregnancy with Lily, and then...time marches
on. Nursing kept me slender for the first 2 1/2 years, but then, I started getting into
the old routine of work/eat and, of course, the addition of motherhood (which I love
with all my heart!)
Getting married to Lance and having iolana, I just never quite shed the weight after
she was born. But now my days were full with family, work, eat, snacks, errands, travel...
I kept piling onto my life and sort of forgetting about me. Don't get me wrong---I
was happy!---but I was exhausted because, don't forget, I was an hard core
insomniac for 22 years, which is alright when you're a single rock-n-roller, but when you
add motherhood/wife/touring/bad eating habits/no exercise, you end up with a pretty
tired woman.
So, first I healed myself of what had been incurable sleep by going to Dr. Terry Smith who
led me to Dr. Marilyn Vache. And Dr. Vache did an EEG on my brain and figured out the
part that just NEVER turned off, I mean, NEVER. It talked and created and enjoyed itself with
somersaults and parties and it was the part of my brain keeping me up night after night.
Through her guidance, we found a medication that could help that area sleep, too, and now
I sleep! (I never realized....I mean, I knew I was tired, but wow....count your blessings if you
are one of those folks who naturally sleep 8 hours a night! What a glorious thing, to sleep!)
Thus, entered David King.
David King has been a guru for me because he's glorified my desire to really love myself
by learning why, what and when I am putting food in my mouth. His workouts are fast,
hard, completely supportive (and fun!). I've never felt so THRILLED about exercise, sweat,
and caloric knowledge! David took the time to hear me, shared his clear, straightforward book
and goal setting technique, and he is turning me inside out into the gorgeous woman
I always longed to be. And I'm a busy person, like you, but he has empowered
me to make "tomorrow" TODAY everyday because I'm SO WORTH IT!
(And my family deserves a healthy, sleek, strong mamasita, too!)
I am completely, honestly amazed in the power
of what David has brought to me through conversation, through reading, through
the change in my eating habits, through intense, interesting exercise, and his encouraging
desire to help me be the best me I have ever been. I am grateful beyond words.
I also have the aid of http://www.calorieking.com, which is where I record my six daily meals/snacks.
It tracks my caloric intake for me---breaking down how much protein, fiber, sugars, fats, etc---
so I don't have to do number counting myself. And David set up a program within the program
for me that shows what numbers I need to hit everyday for each category, and it makes it
fun for the goals to be met (I can also easily see where I am under or over in a category.)
So, here's what a sample meal day looks like for me:
Breakfast snack---protein shake
Breakfast---Fiber one cereal, 3/4 cup and 1/2 cup plain soy
Lunch snack---10 almonds (I know you are thinking, "What?"...but 10 actually fill me up
and I love the ease of it)
Lunch---salad (lettuce/tomatoes/shaved carrots/scallions) and tuna steak (grilled) or
tuna (from water, not oil) from a can. No dressing whatsoever.
Dinner snack---10 almonds, piece of dry whole wheat toast
Dinner---salad, Boca veggie chicken pattie (dry, pan cooked, no oil)
And I drink 10-15 glasses of water a day. I'm supposed to drink 15, so I try my hardest.
Then, the exercise is that I commit to 4 times a week working out at least 15 minutes.
So, I might walk, or run, or both, or do jumping jacks, or ride a bike, and then on Tuesdays,
David comes over and we train.
I burn 500 calories in an hour with him.
So, there you have it.
It's delicious, it's satisfying, and I don't miss food controlling my life. And I'm enjoying
the sweat.
I'm one grateful woman, I tell you what. Thank you, again to David for helping me on this
process, and for my family walking with me (good for them, too!) and encouraging me
on this process!
XO
Sara
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