August 2006 in Review August 31, 2006
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Assessments, Blacksburg VA, Training Stats , add a commentWhat I’ve done between the 1st and the end of the month.
Data entered into, compiled, and exported from FitnessJournal.org.
Total Hours: 23.6; Calories Burned: 15,048.
Swimming kills … August 9, 2006
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : General, Swimming, Blacksburg VA , 1 comment so farHere’s an article snagged from my local tri list-serve. Scary stuff!
Swimmers battle deadly infections
Bacteria in water sent men to hospitals, linked to one death
By E.B. FURGURSON III Staff Writer
Chilly Orme has been working and playing in the bay all his life. But the waters that have provided his family a living for 50 years nearly killed him this summer.
A mere scrape on his shin became seriously infected after he waded into Bear Neck Creek just off the Rhode River the day after torrential tropical rains in late June.
“I’ve been around the water all my life,” he said, still healing from the infection. “Now I am almost scared of it … No, I am scared of it.”
(08/06/06) Dear Grandma, August 6, 2006
Posted by Amber D. Evans in : Blacksburg VA, Grandma , 2 commentsDear Grandma and Granddad,
It’s Amber! It’s been a long time since I’ve written a letter. It’s been a very long time since I’ve written a letter to you. Last time I did that may have been High School, but it’s always better to be late than never.
Well, I’m writing for a couple of reasons: (1) to say hello and to update you on what’s going on in my life because I know you don’t use the Internet or Email; (2) to help me reconnect with you despite my living in Virginia; (3) to just say, “I Love You.” (more…)