Category: Small Town stuff

Half a lap

high school track sprint in black and white
1977. Can’t tell if this is the 440 or the 220 finish tape. The background bleachers indicate this is the 220.

Was a good 100 yard sprinter in High School. Then senior year, Tim Hawkins took my spot as our team’s fastest 100-yard dash sprinter.

It was healthy to have my “bubble burst”.

i was a very good 220 yard sprinter. Was never beaten by a teammate. Ever. A few rival schools had faster 220 sprinters.

Humbly (hopefully), i was an excellent 440 sprinter.

Note: Sophomore year a rival team put their soon-to-be 100-yard Pennsylvania High School 1975 State Champion against me. It was my only loss in three years of York County competition, including being three-time County Champion. Scott Fitskee was second in the 220 and Long Jump at States. 1975 results here.

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Where is Spring Grove

Spring Grove, Pennsylvania welcome sign
Entering town from the West. i grew up in a small housing development East of this small town. Behind the sign is the PH Glatfelter Paper Mill “Coater Building”. The coater added a shiny finish to any grade of paper it coated. Spent two college summers working in the Coater Building. The green-striped bridge was used by people but it was designed as a conveyor for large rolls of finished paper to get coated.

Where is Spring Grove?

Pennsylvania.

Small town, founded 1749.

Not far from the Maryland border (also known as the Mason-Dixon Line).

Maybe 30 minutes East of Gettysburg. About 100 miles West of Philadelphia.

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Port Canaveral return 7am, home

16-second video: Responding to the voice message i just received.

i love being myself.

When you are your brand (and you are), you are trustworthy because everything about you is aligned.

What you say.

What you do.

What you believe in.

Why you believe in it.

Your hopes.

Your efforts.

Your tenacity to make your efforts achieve your hopes.

Finally, happy present moment. Today is not on many radars…

Note: Not a video. Ps. Today is the shortest daylight of the year. Tomorrow we begin the ascent to the shortest darkness of the year.

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Sea Day #3, home

14-second video: Epiphany!

Walking for 2.5 hours today exposed a BFO.

The video is a note to myself for when we get back to dry land.

To infinity and beyond.

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Grand Turk 7am-4pm, home

29-second video: Watched back to back shows before bedtime.

Today is yesterday’s “tomorrow”.

Same thing happens tomorrow when you think about the promises you made to yourself today.

There’s beauty in knowing this.

How?

Once keenly aware, you can hone your habits so you don’t have to make promises for tomorrow.

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