Well, we just finished putting up our Christmas decorations, including the ones from Mom with all our names on them, which is nice because it causes us to take a moment to think of all of you as we deck the halls. I hope all are doing well this season and that this Christmas time brings peace and joy to the hearts of all of you. And remember at the center of all the busyness and commercialism, that the reason for this season is to celebrate the birth of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Jason, I don't know if you check in to the blog much, but in case you didn't get my message, Happy belated birthday. If you did get my message, then you are a big loser for not calling back. I know losers, because I am one was well. Happy Birthday.
Jamie
Sunday, December 7, 2008
Friday, November 7, 2008
Musings for a Friday
Running:
So Tim just barely made a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon in his recent bid, but only by seconds. Nancy ran the San Francisco Marathon and ran a time of 3 hours and 50 minutes. Not bad I think...actually, she is catching up on Tim's time. My question is...what is the draw to running in our 40's? Are we running from something? are we battling middle-age? I know I am just at the beginning of training for the Edinburgh Marathon in 2010 as a wee testament to my battle with Guillain Barre Syndrome, and it is going to be painful. Don't be surprised if I turn it into the Edinburgh Pub Crawl.
Obama:
Whether you voted for him or not, you have to love seeing people taking to the streets celebrating an American election. Does anyone have any recollection of that at any other time in our lives? I won't go into my politics, but I think the lesson for Republicans is that it is time to move more towards the center. The Christian Right has proven to be anything but Christian. I think if you judge others, discriminate and are intolerant you may have a hard time adhereing to the Christian Creed. Actually, I will go into my politics, I mean what is a blg for after all. I think the election of Obama shows the world how a true democracy works, that the oil money and lobbyists fell short and the masses turn out and put the right man in for the job. And seeing the recent feeding frenzy of Sarah Palin by the right-wing media and her exposed lack of knowledge of not only NAFTA, but of geography...she would have been a disaster in the administration. McCain's time was in 2000. I saw him speak, he was a powerful speaker with unique ideas and a truly maverick approach and then "W" and Karl Rove went at him like Swift Boat Veterans and he was sunk by his own party. His embrace of Bush for 2008 was his undoing and I was disappointed to see a great man lose his focus. Will Obama rase taxes? Yup. You can't even begin to address a 700 billion dollar bail out and multi-trillion dollar two front war with a collapsing economy without addressing the need to raise taxes and McCain would have done the same thing. So the road ahead is tough, there will be more bad news before there is good news. But hang in there. The world has rallied once again for America and watching blacks, whites, asians, and hispanics celebrate together was truly an American moment in time that should be cherished.
Sarah:
Good luck this weekend and CONGRATS!!
Uncle Davy and Mary:
You guys haven't been driving around your neighborhood in Florida in a golf cart I hope. That would make you both redneck and Floridian and that is unacceptable.
Alice and Dick:
My mother and I went to the Alzheimer's Assocation for some guidance and resources in dealing with my dad. It was a great meeting and we got alot of good stuff out of it. Primarily coping mechanisms as well as some milestones we need to establish and hit. So far so good. My father is kind of plateauing. he hasn't gotten significantly worse or signficiantly better. The Beatles said it best...this is going to be a "long and winding road" or maybe the Grateful Dead said it best "What a long strange it's been".
That's all for now.
So Tim just barely made a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon in his recent bid, but only by seconds. Nancy ran the San Francisco Marathon and ran a time of 3 hours and 50 minutes. Not bad I think...actually, she is catching up on Tim's time. My question is...what is the draw to running in our 40's? Are we running from something? are we battling middle-age? I know I am just at the beginning of training for the Edinburgh Marathon in 2010 as a wee testament to my battle with Guillain Barre Syndrome, and it is going to be painful. Don't be surprised if I turn it into the Edinburgh Pub Crawl.
Obama:
Whether you voted for him or not, you have to love seeing people taking to the streets celebrating an American election. Does anyone have any recollection of that at any other time in our lives? I won't go into my politics, but I think the lesson for Republicans is that it is time to move more towards the center. The Christian Right has proven to be anything but Christian. I think if you judge others, discriminate and are intolerant you may have a hard time adhereing to the Christian Creed. Actually, I will go into my politics, I mean what is a blg for after all. I think the election of Obama shows the world how a true democracy works, that the oil money and lobbyists fell short and the masses turn out and put the right man in for the job. And seeing the recent feeding frenzy of Sarah Palin by the right-wing media and her exposed lack of knowledge of not only NAFTA, but of geography...she would have been a disaster in the administration. McCain's time was in 2000. I saw him speak, he was a powerful speaker with unique ideas and a truly maverick approach and then "W" and Karl Rove went at him like Swift Boat Veterans and he was sunk by his own party. His embrace of Bush for 2008 was his undoing and I was disappointed to see a great man lose his focus. Will Obama rase taxes? Yup. You can't even begin to address a 700 billion dollar bail out and multi-trillion dollar two front war with a collapsing economy without addressing the need to raise taxes and McCain would have done the same thing. So the road ahead is tough, there will be more bad news before there is good news. But hang in there. The world has rallied once again for America and watching blacks, whites, asians, and hispanics celebrate together was truly an American moment in time that should be cherished.
Sarah:
Good luck this weekend and CONGRATS!!
Uncle Davy and Mary:
You guys haven't been driving around your neighborhood in Florida in a golf cart I hope. That would make you both redneck and Floridian and that is unacceptable.
Alice and Dick:
My mother and I went to the Alzheimer's Assocation for some guidance and resources in dealing with my dad. It was a great meeting and we got alot of good stuff out of it. Primarily coping mechanisms as well as some milestones we need to establish and hit. So far so good. My father is kind of plateauing. he hasn't gotten significantly worse or signficiantly better. The Beatles said it best...this is going to be a "long and winding road" or maybe the Grateful Dead said it best "What a long strange it's been".
That's all for now.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Dublin
Well it was along 17 days. We purchased an HD camera prior to leaving the US so we could really maximize the stuff we would be shooting. We landed in Dublin and had to stay awake for roughly 36 hours to get adjusted to the time as quickly as possible. So what better way to kill time than to take a tour of the Guinness Brewery at St. James Gate in Dublin. You also get a free pint at the Gravity Bar at the top of the brewery which has a 360 degree view of Dublin. Dublin is very much like Boston...very big, congested, full of crazy one way streets and you can't throw a stick without hitting a pub. We toured Trinity College and did some investigating into the Irish Famine (we are developing a treatment for a documentary and will keep you posted on that). We spent time at the Temple Bar Pub in Temple Bar which is like a crazy version of Fanueil Hall. Saturday morning at 11:30 and the fiddles are playing and banjos strumming and everyone is really enjoying the "Craic"...pronounced "crack" and the locals use the word often. We stayed two nights in Dublin and during that time the counties of Tyrone from the north and Kerry from the southwest are meeting at Croke Park to play for the All Ireland Gaelic Athletic Association Football Championship. Dublin was packed with the Green and Gold and the Red and White. the GAA is all amateur and Croke Park holds 80,000 fans. We met up with the group that we would be bringing around Ireland and had a pint at the Hairy Lemon on Grafton Street. I was shooting and playing tour host for the time there. On Monday it was off to Galway (to be continued)
Tim Running October 19th!
Hi everyone,
Just want to let everyone know that Tim and I have been training this summer to get Tim qualified for the 2009 Boston Marathon. His first attempt will be Oct. 19th in Lowell at the Baystate Marathon. If anyone wants to come and support us that would be really cool. I'll report back with the results
Just want to let everyone know that Tim and I have been training this summer to get Tim qualified for the 2009 Boston Marathon. His first attempt will be Oct. 19th in Lowell at the Baystate Marathon. If anyone wants to come and support us that would be really cool. I'll report back with the results
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Summer updates
Hello Clan,
So some update on what life has been like for the Washington Ave Hegarty Clan. Timmy and I are coordinating a Gullain Barre Syndrome Road Race for May of 2009. Thank God for Tim, he is the driving force behind this and I couldn't do it without him. Right now we are doing some coordinating and connecting to players in the arena to get details worked out. Keep your eye out for details.
September 19-October 6th, 2008. Tube Media Production, Inc, OK, me and Chris are headed back to Ireland. Tenon Tours will be sending us this year. It will consist of 2 days in Dublin, 3 days in Galway, and 2 days in County Cork...this is repeated for the second week. This time we are also acting more as hosts with the groups that are coming along. So it should be a blast.
November 2008. there is a Gullain Barre Syndrome International Symposium in Chicago which also includes a Walk-a-thon fundraiser. Genie and I have contacted the international GBS foundation that is sponsoring this. I am hoping I might be able to convince them to make a video for this...and who better to use than Tube?
May 2010: I am beginning training for the Edinburgh Marathon as a GBS fund raiser. Today was my first attempt at running on a treadmill, and I was succesful, so I was very psyched that I didn't fall or passout. So the training begins and I am so excited to run in Edinburgh, Scotland. I will be sending out information and sponsorship opportunities for this amazing opportunity...and if we want to coordinate a Hegarty trip to the Scottish part of our ancestry, what better time to do so. Just think...the Hegartys hanging at Grey Friar's Pub and chatting up the locals, truly an awesome time.
So some update on what life has been like for the Washington Ave Hegarty Clan. Timmy and I are coordinating a Gullain Barre Syndrome Road Race for May of 2009. Thank God for Tim, he is the driving force behind this and I couldn't do it without him. Right now we are doing some coordinating and connecting to players in the arena to get details worked out. Keep your eye out for details.
September 19-October 6th, 2008. Tube Media Production, Inc, OK, me and Chris are headed back to Ireland. Tenon Tours will be sending us this year. It will consist of 2 days in Dublin, 3 days in Galway, and 2 days in County Cork...this is repeated for the second week. This time we are also acting more as hosts with the groups that are coming along. So it should be a blast.
November 2008. there is a Gullain Barre Syndrome International Symposium in Chicago which also includes a Walk-a-thon fundraiser. Genie and I have contacted the international GBS foundation that is sponsoring this. I am hoping I might be able to convince them to make a video for this...and who better to use than Tube?
May 2010: I am beginning training for the Edinburgh Marathon as a GBS fund raiser. Today was my first attempt at running on a treadmill, and I was succesful, so I was very psyched that I didn't fall or passout. So the training begins and I am so excited to run in Edinburgh, Scotland. I will be sending out information and sponsorship opportunities for this amazing opportunity...and if we want to coordinate a Hegarty trip to the Scottish part of our ancestry, what better time to do so. Just think...the Hegartys hanging at Grey Friar's Pub and chatting up the locals, truly an awesome time.
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Wedding Day
Well it was awesome seeing everyone at the wedding. I really wish we could get together more often and not only at major family events. I had a blast!
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