I have always been a fan of Kris Kristofferson. (pop quiz…what's his real name without looking it up?) There's something about his voice that I always found soothing. So it was a pleasure to hear one of his songs come out of the computer while I was on my knees cleaning grout. And most aptly, it was his classic 'Why Me Lord', the signature line of which is, 'Lord Help Me Jesus". Yup I thought! Help me Jesus to clean these floors. "Grab a rag and get down on your knees with me, and we'll have this done in half the time." But you know what? Asking probably wouldn't be necessary. If I ever happen upon Jesus cleaning a floor I'm gonna start helping without being asked, and I am absolutely convinced that he wouldn't need to be either.
Or at least that's my picture of Jesus. He'd smile at me, get down on his knees, sing Leonard Cohen songs with me, and talk grout!. Furthermore, he wouldn't once ask me If I'd been saved; he wouldn't once threaten me with hell; he wouldn't ask me if I was gay or if I'd ever had an abortion; he wouldn't ask if I was Hindu, Muslim or Jew; he wouldn't ask me if I go to church on Sunday, or if I'd ever been divorced. I bet he wouldn't even ask me if I capitalized my "he's" when I'm referring to him.
If the conversation did turn serious I would probably apologize for what we've done to his reputation, but I think he'd probably just deflect it. I suspect the only question he'd have for me is how I managed to get my grout so clean, and of course I would share my secret with him. Besides, it would be pretty hard to hide it from him because he'd be right there helping. And that's the only way anyone's gonna get my secret. Most of our house has ceramic tile, and I've only got one room done, so if you wanna come and help, I'll tell you all about it. Needless to say, it's not magic erasers!
Today was the first day of week 11(of 20) on the computrainer, and I was just a little nervous. For some reason my legs were quite sore this morning, and that puzzled me momentarily. It had been 2 days since my test ride and all I did yesterday was an easy block run. But then I got it! They were sore in a different way than usual, and it was clearly because of the amount of time and effort I committed to riding in the aero bars. I had spent 23 minutes of the 30 minute test with my head down, compared to less than half in previous attempts. So although the soreness was suddenly a good thing, the fact remained that my legs were tired and I headed downstairs with some trepidation. You may recall that I told you that the next 5 weeks were gonna be the same as the last 5 but that is not the case. Even though the baseline remains the same, the workouts get longer and more varied. Today's main set was 6 X 6 minute intervals, with 3 minutes rest between. If you want to make 6 minutes seem 10 times as long as 3 minutes, this is the way to do it. I was proud to spend 24 of the 36 minutes in the aero bars!!
And the answer to the quiz….Kristoffer Kristofferson!!!
computrainer, intervals, 80 mins total
250 tiles, 500' of grout
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"---Jesus
Love
Peter
Or at least that's my picture of Jesus. He'd smile at me, get down on his knees, sing Leonard Cohen songs with me, and talk grout!. Furthermore, he wouldn't once ask me If I'd been saved; he wouldn't once threaten me with hell; he wouldn't ask me if I was gay or if I'd ever had an abortion; he wouldn't ask if I was Hindu, Muslim or Jew; he wouldn't ask me if I go to church on Sunday, or if I'd ever been divorced. I bet he wouldn't even ask me if I capitalized my "he's" when I'm referring to him.
If the conversation did turn serious I would probably apologize for what we've done to his reputation, but I think he'd probably just deflect it. I suspect the only question he'd have for me is how I managed to get my grout so clean, and of course I would share my secret with him. Besides, it would be pretty hard to hide it from him because he'd be right there helping. And that's the only way anyone's gonna get my secret. Most of our house has ceramic tile, and I've only got one room done, so if you wanna come and help, I'll tell you all about it. Needless to say, it's not magic erasers!
Today was the first day of week 11(of 20) on the computrainer, and I was just a little nervous. For some reason my legs were quite sore this morning, and that puzzled me momentarily. It had been 2 days since my test ride and all I did yesterday was an easy block run. But then I got it! They were sore in a different way than usual, and it was clearly because of the amount of time and effort I committed to riding in the aero bars. I had spent 23 minutes of the 30 minute test with my head down, compared to less than half in previous attempts. So although the soreness was suddenly a good thing, the fact remained that my legs were tired and I headed downstairs with some trepidation. You may recall that I told you that the next 5 weeks were gonna be the same as the last 5 but that is not the case. Even though the baseline remains the same, the workouts get longer and more varied. Today's main set was 6 X 6 minute intervals, with 3 minutes rest between. If you want to make 6 minutes seem 10 times as long as 3 minutes, this is the way to do it. I was proud to spend 24 of the 36 minutes in the aero bars!!
And the answer to the quiz….Kristoffer Kristofferson!!!
computrainer, intervals, 80 mins total
250 tiles, 500' of grout
"Let he who is without sin cast the first stone"---Jesus
Love
Peter
I bet they work better than whatever your big secret is! You would already be done the whole house by now without any help from Jesus!
ReplyDeleteTry them, they are amazing.
Love happy odd john
I love magic erasers and use them all the time but to remove the dirt from the grout pales in comparison to his secret.
ReplyDeleteLove Joyful old Roo
Another great blog. Share the SECRET!!! Please. Lol
ReplyDeletepretty sure your legs are sore from all the time you've spent on your knees! then there's all the time cleaning grout!!
ReplyDeleteYou sure do have Jesus figured out! Congratulations on that!
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