There are quite a few fires raging in California right now and the air quality is rather poor. It makes for nice sunsets but not so great to ride in. I was coughing more than I'd like after Tuesday night's effort with my bike club which made me decide to take a couple of days off in preparation for riding this weekend. I will probably ride tomorrow (Friday) as well, time permitting.
This leaves me with some time to write about something a bit off-topic: parenting. A friend of mine, and supporter of my Challenge, sent me a link today that was one of the best things I've seen on the internet in quite a while. It's a 20 minute video of a talk titled "Classical Music With Shining Eyes" by Benjamin Zander, a classical music afficionado who enjoys increasing people's appreciation for classical music. As a parent of an 8-year who is learning to play the piano - and doing quite well I might add - this talk really connected with me. And there are some words of wisdom for everyone near the end. If you have 20 minutes to spare you will be glad you watched it. It left me with "shining eyes".
Another link that resonated with me as a parent of school-age children was "Animal School" published by the Raising Small Souls web site. It is difficult to think about our educational system the same way after watching this, and it will make you appreciate your children's differences. Forget the sitcoms tonight. Sit down in front of your computer and watch some thought-provoking videos on the web.
I'm off to go give my bees - I mean boys (watch the Animal School video and you'll understand) - a pat on the shoulder as they sleep. Oh, and I have to play tooth fairy for Weston (Shhhhhhh....).
The shining eyes video was a great one! Now how about some one-buttock riding from you!
ReplyDeleteWith the size of bike saddles these days it's almost zero-buttock riding.
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