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7-9-2014: Street Spark

7/9/2014

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Hit the RPI track again today.... hot and muggy, hard to keep going --- then  someone recognized me from yesterday, smiled and said "back again, huh?  good for you!" and I felt my energy level pick up; a few encouraging words, a simple smile even, can spark a person forward; heart-spark pass it on... 
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7-8-2014: Street Spark

7/8/2014

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Jogged the track at Rensselaer (aka "RPI" - world-class university here in Troy), sweet ankle-knee-hip relief from the hard pavement of city streets (thank you for leaving open to neighbors, Dr. Jackson) -- a summer camp group of kids doing warm-ups on the field, counting out a stretch in both English and Spanish -- two athletes zipping past me timing a sprint -- an elderly couple holding hands as they walk --  different ages, different goals -- round and round we circle --  back to where we started, again and again, each time changed -- lighter in weight,  lighter in worries,  perhaps brighter with a new idea, spark -- four times around is a mile.
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7-07-2014: Street Spark

7/7/2014

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Jogging up Oakwood Avenue spotting tossed soda cans, candy wrappers, beer bottles, junk food bags...and perhaps the saddest trash, discarded instant lottery tickets... "win up to $50,000!"... "Cash for Life!"..."KING'S RANSOM -- Win up to $3,000,000!!! -- 15 Chances to Win!   The tickets ranged in price from $1 to $10.  If a person put $1 a day in a cookie jar for a year there'd be enough for a course at a local community college... a much safer bet for the future. 
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7-4-2014: Street Spark

7/5/2014

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A blackberry bush on 16th Street linked me back to Camp Russell in Old Forge, my three sons picking berries for Tama's pancakes, little fingers stained purple all morning.
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7-1-2014: Street Spark

7/5/2014

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Saw today while running:  Red-circle brim of a sombrero on hot pavement, lost or tossed for a different hat?

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Trying Something New

7/5/2014

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Firefly ideas often spark on my morning runs.  I am posting them here on this new blog page for inspiration.  Maybe they will *spark* an idea for you, too.  :-)
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    Firefly ideas often spark on my morning runs.  I am posting them here on this new blog page for inspiration.  Maybe they will  *spark* an idea for you, too.  
    :-)

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