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Day 241: Geronimo, Borscht, A Secret WWII Internment Camp and Prayer!




I am looking forward to getting back to my normal routine again.  Cranky and irritable, I am!

I watched the movie "Geronimo" last night.  It stirred up the old feelings of anger and frustration at our ancestors that robbed these people of the dignity and way of life.  I stayed awake late thinking about how so many cultures are destroyed by a dominant group.  And it is still happening.  What would this country be like if we had allowed the Apaches and all the other tribes to live free?  Maybe we wouldn't be here at all. 

Humanity. It sucks sometimes. I downloaded a book about Geronimo to read on my Kindle.  While searching the internet, i stumbled on some information I had never known.  The Crystal City internment camp in Texas in World War II. 
You can read about it here. http://tpr.org/post/texas-matters-secret-history-crystal-city-wwii-internment-camp#stream/0 I have more reading to do. But I honestly had never heard about this before. I need to download another book:

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 The above book is next on my list! I'm downloading a sample as I type this, so I remember what I'm reading next.

Yup, bookaholic I am.  Treatment I do not seek!

You know, it sure is tough getting back to work after winter holiday break and then snow/ice days on top of that!

My email is going crazy with requests from students needing to reschedule, musicians wanting to rehearse, family needing to get together....Oy!

But I started the day at the gym with my daughter. I did one mile on the treadmill, stretches, crunches, and then ended with another mile on the elyptical. I am avoiding weights for the time being because my left elbow is really sore. 

It's been like this for almost a week, ever since I had blood drawn last week.  The same arm. I wonder if there is a correlation?

I am kind of cranky today.  I think I have cabin fever. The roads are pretty clear, but the sidewalks are awfully slick, so I have not gotten out much besides the gym. But just walking from her truck across the parking lot was treacherous.  Many slick spots.


I am teaching a few piano students today. Usually I am eager to start my day. I enjoy the walk to and from the bus and to their houses. But today I am not looking forward to it.  I still have another hour before I have to leave, maybe the sidewalks will be clearer then. 

I am definitely stopping at Starbucks between students today. I have a light load. One student cancelled and there is no choir practice tonight.

But I am heading to the music center to practice after my last student. I also need to pick up some music. Our choir is doing the Mozart Requiem this term and I need to get practicing! :)

On a very positive note, my daughter made homemade borscht last night. Her best ever!  She roasted whole beets.  It was better than I remember their Ukranian babysitter's borscht.  And that is saying a lot!

I had a nice bowl with a dollop of sour cream for lunch.  Oatmeal mixed with brown rice cereal and quinoa for breakfast.  I'm feeling good about my eating. And my exercising. Now I've got to work on this attitude!

I just realized what I am missing today. God! How could I forget him!

I haven't been going to early Mass because of the weather.  But I can still pray and journal and read the bible.


And that is what I am about to do!

Happy Tuesday!

Z
Rejoice always, pray continually,  give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus." ~1 Thessalonians 5:16-18


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