tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post1563324274473321151..comments2024-03-27T18:25:13.690-04:00Comments on Runs for Cookies: Incline walkUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-88457571441392831602015-06-02T23:26:48.773-04:002015-06-02T23:26:48.773-04:00Then stop reading this blog if you have that big o...Then stop reading this blog if you have that big of an issue with it. Personally, I love your blog Katie :) Your stories of weight loss are very motivational and I love hearing about your family too!Lornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-23751716089090137702015-06-01T19:17:37.394-04:002015-06-01T19:17:37.394-04:00Agreed, Bridgette. Comment as yourself or don'...Agreed, Bridgette. Comment as yourself or don't comment at all. I hate anonymous stuff!! I also hate people who are just looking to be offended. You keep your head up, Katie!!Staceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01981507872467300018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-34237791408406505612015-06-01T16:57:22.733-04:002015-06-01T16:57:22.733-04:00Katie, first of all your dad's painting is gor...Katie, first of all your dad's painting is gorgeous! What an amazing talent to find you have at age 60! Beautiful :)<br /><br />Secondly, I really hope you give no thought to the "anonymous" person commenting. You have always given much respect to the military...present and past. Someone who has to comment as "anonymous" appears to be hiding and if they can't comment Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17476588859704100274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-16627978625432554052015-06-01T12:49:42.535-04:002015-06-01T12:49:42.535-04:00Just FYI to Katie in Texas, Katie didn't origi...Just FYI to Katie in Texas, Katie didn't originally even acknowledge what the flags were for, she added that to her post later and didn't even address why she added it. So originally it was just cool, which I realize since I have read her, is just because she is so uneducated and lacks culture to have an interest in anything but herself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-25012643648840709862015-06-01T08:17:09.445-04:002015-06-01T08:17:09.445-04:00That painting is gorgeous! Post a photo when you ...That painting is gorgeous! Post a photo when you frame and hang it.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149563376697532247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-80044698721027079392015-05-31T18:52:37.829-04:002015-05-31T18:52:37.829-04:00I was thinking about going to the rec center to us...I was thinking about going to the rec center to use the stair climber, but it was raining, and I really didn't want to go out--so I figured that was the next best thing. I couldn't believe how good of a workout it was, even though I was walking fairly slowly!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-34061273579036179692015-05-31T18:50:48.885-04:002015-05-31T18:50:48.885-04:00My dad would love a real-life place like that! ;)My dad would love a real-life place like that! ;)Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-10844164819424744222015-05-31T18:49:46.958-04:002015-05-31T18:49:46.958-04:00Yes, I believe so. The plaque showed the names tha...Yes, I believe so. The plaque showed the names that they represented, but didn't give much more info than that. I'm assuming that for Memorial Day, they were representing fallen soldiers. Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-4977568590392361292015-05-31T18:48:45.095-04:002015-05-31T18:48:45.095-04:00Thanks! It looks like the teens (18-19 years old) ...Thanks! It looks like the teens (18-19 years old) are facing some serious jail time--a couple of them up to 8 years! I probably won't get my stuff back, but I'm glad they got caught. Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-13377173286173626352015-05-31T18:46:43.645-04:002015-05-31T18:46:43.645-04:00I'm not sure what it was, either. It was down ...I'm not sure what it was, either. It was down pouring, so the chaperones kind of stuck together under a pavilion while the kids got dressed up and marched with guns ;)<br /><br />The incline walking was definitely a tough workout--just as hard as, if not harder than, running!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-7774118770084761942015-05-31T18:44:52.896-04:002015-05-31T18:44:52.896-04:00It's so interesting to me that he's had th...It's so interesting to me that he's had this hidden talent--he didn't start painting until he was approaching 60! And he taught himself by watching Bob Ross on TV. I'm impressed!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-66488723389036310622015-05-31T18:43:27.191-04:002015-05-31T18:43:27.191-04:00It was HARD... I was thinking of all the excuses i...It was HARD... I was thinking of all the excuses in the world to stop after five minutes ;)Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-7035726103594705192015-05-31T18:42:22.551-04:002015-05-31T18:42:22.551-04:00Thanks Katie! :) I think (at least I hope!) that a...Thanks Katie! :) I think (at least I hope!) that anyone who knows me, or has been reading my blog for any length of time, knows that Memorial Day (and Veteran's Day) mean a great deal to me, and I would never be disrespectful toward that. Seeing all those flags was--for lack of a better word--a "cool" visual to represent Memorial Day. I'm glad you know what I meant!Katie Fosterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04733849582309631730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-4556455529397374272015-05-31T18:10:25.790-04:002015-05-31T18:10:25.790-04:00Holy cow on the incline + calorie burn! That is se...Holy cow on the incline + calorie burn! That is serious! It makes sense though I guess because even walking up a steep hill gets me huffing and puffing. And 12% is no joke! Your dad's painting is GORGEOUS! Be sure to show us when you have it framed. :)Melisa @ Accidental Runnerhttp://www.accidentalrunner.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-20310134824175772712015-05-31T17:34:16.148-04:002015-05-31T17:34:16.148-04:00To the anonymous commenter: I assume you're be...To the anonymous commenter: I assume you're being a jerk because you've dealt with some sort of loss, so I'm sorry about that - but taking it out on a blogger on the internet is not productive at all. And if you weren't biased or a jerk, you would have seen that Katie acknowledged the magnitude of the loss represented by the memorial. She meant it is cool that the memorial is Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-79446122043602251852015-05-31T13:18:06.779-04:002015-05-31T13:18:06.779-04:00History may not be of interest to you, but at leas...History may not be of interest to you, but at least show some respect. There is nothing "cool" about flags set up for Memorial Day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-4418549133515654202015-05-31T11:48:21.215-04:002015-05-31T11:48:21.215-04:00Love the painting! Looks like the fishing village...Love the painting! Looks like the fishing village in Leland that we drive through on our summer vacation up north :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-14431118371893351652015-05-31T08:07:29.979-04:002015-05-31T08:07:29.979-04:00I can barely stay at a 12% incline for a couple of...I can barely stay at a 12% incline for a couple of minutes. You are in amazing shape! Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06295638840606299902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-8718097394520480872015-05-31T07:56:09.335-04:002015-05-31T07:56:09.335-04:00That painting us beautiful. Your dad is very talen...That painting us beautiful. Your dad is very talented.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-75146228986556817402015-05-30T22:23:16.871-04:002015-05-30T22:23:16.871-04:00I actually like history, but have NO idea what Eli...I actually like history, but have NO idea what Eli is supposed to reenacting. He looks like a wizard with a gun! :) <br /><br />Good for you for creating a hard workout that you can do with your injury! I've heard that incline walking is really great for toning your legs and butt as well, in a way that running doesn't necessarily do. Fingers crossed for your physical therapy appointment Tracy @ dirtyeating.comhttp://www.dirtyeating.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-25123040548121321362015-05-30T22:14:37.896-04:002015-05-30T22:14:37.896-04:00So happy you found an exercise which can burn as m...So happy you found an exercise which can burn as many calories as running until you can run again. Way to go. And that painting, I love it. Stunning! The way the wood grain looks so authentic, and I can only imagine how good it looks in person.<br />And, as far as those punk kids, so glad they found them. I hope you get your stuff back and someone teaches those kids a lesson.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4904256286279591900.post-12983968262993930502015-05-30T22:11:00.366-04:002015-05-30T22:11:00.366-04:00I have very little interest in history as well. Di...I have very little interest in history as well. Did the flags and names represent soldiers who died? luminajdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17619243785023025119noreply@blogger.com