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Bachelorettes and Gladiators

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My friend asked me why I watch "The Bachelorette" and  "The Bachelor." I think it is the same reason ancient Romans watched the Gladiators. It starts off with a group of people, and you watch them fight, and compete in a huge arena for survival. The goal is to be the last one standing. I don't think people who watched the Gladiators were anxious to be in the arena. It was just so awful, horrific, and spectacular, they couldn't look away. Kaitlyn, and a rose. This franchise keeps the rose industry hopping. So, this season has been especially awful. It started with two bachelorettes: Sweety Britt, and Hilarious Kaitlyn.  The 25 men voted for which bachelorette they wanted to date by putting a rose into a box with their name on it. It was such a weird way to start the season, increasing the power plays and competitive nature on every single level. Britt went home, but she had a guy follow her, so it is going to be OK for her. Don't worry. Her

My Daughter the Yogi

Yoga has been summoning me back lately. So, today is the second time I've been a yogi this week. I brought my 9 year old daughter along with me both times. She had physical therapy for tippy toe walking. Such walking creates inflexibility and shortening of things that shouldn't be shortened within the calves area. I thought yoga would help with it, so along she comes. Plus, I love one on one time with my kiddos. She spends about 20 minutes in child's pose. The rest of the class is doing other things. But, the teacher said at the beginning of class that we could go into child's pose whenever we wanted, and my daughter took her at her word. She wants to be in child's pose a lot. I am doing other things. Planks, and downward dogs, and extended runners lunges, and baby back bends, and mountain poses. There she is, child's posing. I sometimes think she is sleeping, but then I hear her deep breaths, like the ocean. Sometimes she gets up from child's pose