From metaphors and alliteration to help ideas “stick” in readers’ minds, imagery to evoke sensory sensations, or foreshadowing that teases what’s to come, smart and attractive writers(just like you)have been using literary techniques since the dawn of the written word. But despite their pop...
keeping them slightly bent at the elbow. Then, while keeping your core engaged, raise your body up and down using the strength of your triceps, making sure to keep the motion controlled throughout.
but Lorraine likes to combine reflexology with reiki, but she’s never been able to do the reiki bit with me (in who knows how may times I’ve seen her) as I’ve been completely blocked. She said that the “life force
The spiritual disciplines are not meant to be wicked taskmasters trying to whip us into shape. They are gifts of grace from the Lord meant to draw us closer to Him. Simply start where you left off. Reading the Bible in a year doesn’t have to extend from January 1 to December 31, y...
I fully intended to explore different virtual/augmented reality platforms when it arrived, it after a brief dalliance with Tacx VR I had a go with Zwift, and despite some early confusion found a surprising level of engagement. I’m sure many of you have seen that Black Mirror episode (15 ...
So, finally got an MRI done on my shoulder which was not getting better and I am going to have to have rotator cuff surgery. Ugh, arm in a sling for a month. But it’s got to be done! Thankfully I have the worlds’s best assistant in Nadia Lynch to help through this! Anna /...
(real, not instant) potatoes in herlatkeswere an oxidized grey, the resulting pancakes flabby and greasy from improperly heated oil. Small wonder I was the pickiest eater on the planet, utterly exasperating my Depression-era parents who, let’s face it, were only trying to embrace the advent...
I was out in the gardens this morning just before the sun fully crested the new day sky, and as I was looking over my dahlia blooms, I noticed a dragon-fly flitting between my yard, and the yard next to mine. It was an interesting dance – somewhere between an odd Tai Chi, and a...
The other arm should be pulled back so the wrist is at approximately shoulder level with the elbow high and the forearm parallel to the angle of the other arm. 2. Pull hand toward body while simultaneously rotating along the axis of the spine to the non-dominant side. Hands should switch...
” Anyone just starting to exercise again probably shouldn’t be jumping (such as jumping while holding weights — can injure knees), or making jerking movements with limbs (in Tae Bo boxing exercises, use caution and do not “punch” quickly — can injure shoulder or elbow. Do a slow-...