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<title><![CDATA[Lunchtime Conversations... Blackberry=Tamagotchi, KTV is dirty and Karaoke is not, and stress free pigs ]]></title>
<link>http://talkingbananas.wordpress.com/?p=42</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 18:02:02 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chiefbanana</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[It was a big Banana group (9 bananas altogether) - it was the usual Friday get wild Banana Lunch tim]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was a big Banana group (9 bananas altogether) - it was the usual Friday get wild Banana Lunch time party and we decided to head out in 2 banana cars. Destination? Japanaese good food.</p>
<p>The place that we were headed was known for it's <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonkatsu" target="_blank">tonkatsu</a>, amongst other things. And the pork they use is not just any pork, mind you. Supposedly, the pork comes from pigs that are stress free, and they come from a particular breed of pigs (the Black Pig). The following is taken from the restaurant's web page.</p>
<p><img src="http://www.cfc.com.sg/images/Berkshire.gif" alt="" width="500" height="354" /></p>
<p>From Tamworthpig.com,</p>
<h1>"Naturally Tastier.</h1>
<p>Berkshire matures into delicious, juicy cuts and steaks.</p>
<p>Numbering from the 100's on the low end to the 1,000's on the high end—worldwide-the breed is quite rare. Yet thanks to the efforts of farmers loyal to the Berkshire's strong reputation for superior quality, the population is growing.</p>
<p><span style="color:#ff0000;">We ensure a stress-free lifestyle—imagine if we were to tell Lord Rannoch (our prized Highland breeding steer) that the daily massage is off the menu! </span><span style="color:#0000ff;">[Are you serious? Do you know how much we Bananas have to pay to get our massages??? Seriously though, I wonder if these pigs can get like Shoulder and Neck Massages, or maybe opt for Shiatsu massages, or the Swedish kinds... Although the hot stones massage treatment will probably mean something very different for them :)] </span></p>
<p><a href="http://talkingbananas.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/pig-massage.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-46" src="http://talkingbananas.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/pig-massage.jpg?w=224" alt="" width="224" height="300" /></a></p>
<p>But the food was good - the tonkatsu that I had was juicy and tender.</p>
<p>Chief Banana Concludes - <strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">massages indeed make for very delicious pork.</span></strong> Bananas on the other hand, don't like to be massaged... It would be a very messy affair.</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">KTV is Dirty, Karaoke is not</span></strong></p>
<p>For some reason, Burnt Banana Girl 1 had the impression that KTV (vs Karaoke places, but they actually refer to the same place) referred to Karaoke places that were "dirty" [meaning that there were women available at those places as "personal hostess" and there was probably more touching than there was singing]. Therefore, to her, places like "Party World KTV" was not suitable for wholesome singing fun, but "Kbox Karaoke" is - (Chief Banana: that is absolutely not true, and Chief Banana has gone his way to correct Burnt Banana's Girl impressions.. He cannot vouch for KTV places with names like "Lulu's KTV", or "Candy KTV Bar"...</p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Blackberry = Tamagotchi</span></strong></p>
<p>One of the Banana Friends noticed that Short Banana was pretty much addicted to his Blackberry. Short Banana was asked if he also used his Blackberry in the elevator, because <em>"he probably just like, checked his email in the office just seconds before he left his cubicle... and you need to check your email again???" </em>Chief Banana, who was one of those that does exactly that, offered his defence of that action</p>
<p><em><strong>Chief Banana: </strong>It's necessary to be productive, even when you're just waiting for the lift. Besides, it's an excellent way to look busy and important. Plus, it's a great accessory to avoid ackward silences when you're in the lift (going down 36 floors) with someone that you vaguely know but not enough to strike a conversation</em></p>
<p> The bunch of Bananas around Chief Banana also made the observation that Blackberrys was like playing your tamagotchis... just like the tamagotchis need attention, you need to quickly attend to your Blackberry whenver the red light indicator (that an email has arrived) lights up. Nothing else on earth warrants attention so much so like the Blackberry e.g. whenever a fire alarm sounds in the office, any banana would "continue on this call until some seconds later and they will think to themselves  <em>"so noisy - someone please turn it off"</em>  as opposed to "Ï gotta haul my banana ass out of here fast!" But with a blackberry, the slightest vibration and a bit of red flashes, and the hand flashes out and starts fondling the blackberry with the most intense focus that a person could offer! </p>
<p><strong><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Another Banana friend gets named</span> </strong></p>
<p>Another Banana friend gets named... BaXX [snazzier version of Banana XX which has simply no meaning whatsoever]</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Informacion del Osiris... por colaboracion de un buen amigo!]]></title>
<link>http://masajesmonterrey.wordpress.com/?p=61</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 17:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tuobservador</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[&#8220;soy cliente &#8220;frecuente&#8221; de Osiris
te adjunto foto de la sala 2 del Osiris&#8230;.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div>"soy cliente "frecuente" de Osiris</div>
<div>te adjunto foto de la sala 2 del Osiris....te paso los siguiente:</div>
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<div>sala 1, con baño y regadera</div>
<div>sala 2, con baño, regadera, clima y TV con cable nada de XXX</div>
<div>salas 3 y 4 salas mas pequenas con baño y regadera y un abanico de techo y de piso</div>
<div>salas 5 y 6 salas muy pequeñas...sin baño....solo abanico de techo</div>
<div> </div>
<div>todas las salas tiene calentador de gas....para epoca de invierno....</div>
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<div>saludos</div>
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<div>jgarcia3x"</div>
<div>Gracias por tu aportacion y adelante con sus colaboraciones!!</div>
<div>TU OBSERVADOR</div>
<div><a href="mailto:tuobservador@live.com.mx">tuobservador@live.com.mx</a></div>
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<title><![CDATA[Annie Get Your Girlfriends a huge success!]]></title>
<link>http://lifeinlonsdale.wordpress.com/?p=12</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 12:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>lifeinlonsdale</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[This much anticipated event that a was a part of last night was a huge success!  With the exception ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This much anticipated event that a was a part of last night was a huge success!  With the exception of a little rain (which actually broke up the humidity quite nicely), everything went well and a great time was had by all.</p>
<p>My role was doing chair massage, and I certainly did a lot of that (4 hours with only a short break to scarf some girl scout cookies for dinner donated to the cause by a grateful girl scout mom who had particularly appreciated her massage).  I met a lot of wonderful people, and made some great business contacts.</p>
<p>Everyone was dressed in western wear.  There was a wonderful bluegrass band wandering around playing (a family, with mom and children, the littlest one wasn't playing but was trailing along handing out fliers).  </p>
<p>Pam Gordon and the great people from Shadows of the Old West/Moondance Emporium were on hand in character to provide entertainment and enhance the old west flavor of the event.  I will post more pictures when I get them, but they were hillarious!  I wanted to give Biscuit a massage, but never for a chance as I was very busy the entire time.</p>
[caption id="attachment_13" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="A couple of the characters that were on hand at Annie Get Your Girlfriends"]<a href="http://lifeinlonsdale.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/huckandbiscuit.jpg"><img src="http://lifeinlonsdale.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/huckandbiscuit.jpg?w=300" alt="A couple of the characters that were on hand at Annie Get Your Girlfriends" width="300" height="225" class="size-medium wp-image-13" /></a>[/caption]
[caption id="attachment_14" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="More of the characters that were onsite for the event last night"]<a href="http://lifeinlonsdale.files.wordpress.com/2008/07/coonhollergirls.jpg"><img src="http://lifeinlonsdale.wordpress.com/files/2008/07/coonhollergirls.jpg?w=300" alt="More of the characters that were onsite for the event last night" width="300" height="196" class="size-medium wp-image-14" /></a>[/caption]
<p>Links to the Moondance Emporium website and Shadows of the Old West can be found here (check them out, they have some neat stuff going on!)</p>
<p><a href="http://www.shadowsoftheoldwest.com">Shadows of the Old West</a><br />
<a href="http://www.moondanceemporium.com/">Moodance Emporium</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Ge bättre massage]]></title>
<link>http://emmyzblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/26/ge-battre-massage/</link>
<pubDate>Sat, 26 Jul 2008 08:12:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>emmyzblog</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[Alla tycker vi väl oss kunna massera lite till mans, men det finns mycket de flesta av oss kan gör]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Alla tycker vi väl oss kunna massera lite till mans, men det finns mycket de flesta av oss kan göra för att bli bättre på det. Först och främst kan vi skaffa oss en grundläggande kunskap om musklerna i det området vi är intresserade av att massera. Det behöver inte vara så avancerat, bara ett hum om vilka muskler som finns var, vart de går och vad de gör. Sedan så är det bra att veta vilken typ av massage som passar bäst för olika muskler - det är skillnad på vad små och stora muskler trivs med. Sådan kunskap hämtar man lättast in på en praktiskt kurs, men en bok i kombination med en partner att öva på kan vara hjälpsamt det med. Slutligen blir all massage, god som mindre god, mycket bättre med hjälp av en bra <a href="http://www.mylovetoys.se">massageolja</a>. Den skall inte kladda utan bara ge ett fint glid.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Massage In Malaysia]]></title>
<link>http://burnedbutawesome.wordpress.com/?p=176</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 20:36:11 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Burn</dc:creator>
<guid>http://burnedbutawesome.wordpress.com/?p=176</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Disclaimer: I know that most generalizations are generally wrong. I&#8217;m sure there are perfectly]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Disclaimer: I know that most generalizations are generally wrong. I'm sure there are perfectly good spas in and around Kuala Lumpur. This is just a retelling of what I went through. </em></p>
<h2>Scene 1</h2>
<p>The Demigod enters The Asia Spa: the space is breath-taking! Dark woods, recessed lighting, the plinky plunky sound of running water, the smell of chamomile, white sheets, soft couches, and jeezushchrist a lazyboy with a foot spa thingy. </p>
<p>Enter Receptionist Bitch (RB): <em>how meh help you?</em> </p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>Oh my jeezushchristalmighty there is an evil evil knot in my neck, my back is like granite, and my feet are killing me. </em></p>
<p><strong>RB</strong>: *blink*... *blink*</p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>I'm here for the RM88 massage promo? </em></p>
<p><strong>RB</strong>: <em>Ah, tak boleh, so sorry.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: *blink*... *blink*</p>
<p><strong>RB</strong>: <em>Cannot lah.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>Oh, is that because there's no one available? That's ok, I'll wait. </em></p>
<p><strong>RB</strong>: <em>No, cannot lah. You a man.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>Only in anatomy, but thanks for noticing. I don't understand... </em></p>
<p><strong>RB</strong>: <em>The Asia Spa only for single female lah. *smiles like a zombie from the deadzone*</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: *blink*... *blink* <em>You mean, because I have a penis, you won't give me a massage? </em>*blinking back tears of frustration*</p>
<p><strong>RB</strong>: <em>Yes</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>Bitch</em></p>
<p><strong>RB</strong>: <em>Bring it on </em>*whips out samurai sword*</p>
<p>Ok, maybe I took poetic license with the last bit, but I was really turned away from a spa. Because I was a man. </p>
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<h2>Scene 2</h2>
<p>The Demigod enters Reflexology and Massage, through an arch. Seriously. An arch of a foot. Through a foot. Holy cow Toto. We are definitely NOT in fcking Kansas anymore. </p>
<p>As I step in, this little old chinese lady (there seems to be a lot of them here in KL) jumps up from behind the counter and immediately begins to offer the different treatments. </p>
<p><strong>Little Old Chinese Lady (LOCL)</strong>: <em>Whatchulayyyyh?</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>What do I wha?... oh like! Oh yes, hi, I'd like a back massage!</em></p>
<p><strong>LOCL</strong>: <em>We have special today on foot massage.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>Yeah, no. I need to straighten out my neck, really. But thanks. </em></p>
<p><strong>LOCL</strong>: <em>But you come to foot reflexology. Foot our speciality. </em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>(stumped) Good point. Ok, let's try the foot and back combo.</em></p>
<p><strong>LOCL</strong>: <em>Belly good. Right this way.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: *covers engorged stomach from one too many roti plantas* .............<em>Bitch...</em></p>
<p>As I sit down and ponder the comfiness of the oversized overstuffed chair, my therapist materializes in front of me and dunks my feet in some nicely-scented-but-scalding-hot water, which immediately relaxes me. I was about to tell him that I needed something that'll fix my back when this white-hot, searing pain explodes in my skull, draining back to my calves because he had already started kneading them. </p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>A little less pressure, please</em></p>
<p><strong>Therapist</strong>: <em>Shoo shoo... *starts to violently whack my arches with a closed fist*</em></p>
<p>Just when I was convinced that I would never walk again, he eases up on my feet and wraps them in a hot towel. Then do I realize the benefits of the kneading: the increased blood flow, combined with the hot towel, combined with SHEER AND UTTER RELIEF THAT HE IS NOT TOUCHING MY FEET ANYMORE is truly relaxing. </p>
<p>Now I wait for the back massage, which is the whole point that I came here to begin with. I'm wondering how I'm going to get a backrub as the oversized overstuffed chair is flush against the back wall, he motions for me to sit on the footrest.</p>
<p>Discovering that my feet were still useful, I'm seated on the footrest, when he says:</p>
<p><strong>Therapist</strong>: <em>Ehh, tek off.</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>Sorry, what?</em></p>
<p><strong>Therapist</strong>: <em>Tek. Off. This one. (latches at my shirt with two fingers)</em></p>
<p><strong>The Demigod</strong>: <em>Oh no no, that's really, quite, very, really ok. (in my head: jeezusmerryjoseph he's going to take off my shirt)</em></p>
<p><strong>Therapist</strong>: <em>Off lahhhhh. (Helping me take it off)</em></p>
<p>Now, at one point The Demigod weighed 198 pounds, with a 40-inch waist line. I'm now a healthy 140, with an undisclosed number for my waist. I also used to be 5'3", WHICH HAS NOT CHANGED. So deep inside, I'm still a scared little fat boy. </p>
<p>Therapist then proceeds to knead the knots out of my back, and seems to be firmly convinced that he can extract my spinal cord through my pores with nothing but brute strength. So there I am: sitting, half naked, in a public massage space, fat hanging out, face in inexplicable contortions of pain, crying for momma. </p>
<p>But boy does my back feel a zillion times better.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Types of Massage]]></title>
<link>http://beautydriven.wordpress.com/?p=79</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 18:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>M H</dc:creator>
<guid>http://beautydriven.wordpress.com/?p=79</guid>
<description><![CDATA[There are many different types of massage to choose from. What you need or want is really dependent ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are many different types of massage to choose from. What you need or want is really dependent on any problems you are trying to address or if you just wish to relax and unwind.</p>
<p>At <a href="http://www.theplaceofbeauty.com" target="_blank">The Place of Beauty </a>numerous types of massage are offered.</p>
<p class="style86" align="left"><span class="style157"><span style="color:#330000;">The main purpose of <strong>Swedish massage</strong>, for example,  is to increase the oxygen flow in the blood and release toxins from the muscles.</p>
<p>Swedish massage shortens recovery time from muscular strain by flushing the tissues of lactic acid, uric acid, and other metabolic wastes.</p>
<p>It increases circulation without increasing heart load. It stretches the ligaments and tendons keeping them supple and pliable. Swedish massage also stimulates the skin and nervous system and soothes the nerves themselves at the same time.</p>
<p>It reduces stress, both emotional and physical, and is suggested in a regular program for stress management.</p>
<p><strong>Trigger Point Massage</strong> examines and treats muscles and muscle attachments in layers. It addresses surface muscles and connective tissues and deeper ligaments and connective tissues. It is closely aligned with the eastern technique of accupressure. </span></span></p>
<p>Common ailments helped by Trigger Point are: headaches, neck stiffness, carpal tunnel like symptoms, tennis elbow, bursitis, frozen shoulder, back pain, low back stiffness, sciatica, and even shin splints. Talk to our massage therapist about adding trigger point therapy to any massage.</p>
<p>Also read our posting about <a href="http://beautydriven.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/hot-stone-massage/">Hot Stone Massage </a>and about <a href="http://beautydriven.wordpress.com/2008/01/26/deep-tissues-massage/">Deep Tissue massage</a>.</p>
<p>For more information about massage services from licensed therapists contact Ruth at 813 909 5910. We provide massage services at <a href="http://theplaceofbeauty.com" target="_blank">The Place of Beauty </a>in Plant City, Florida or we can bring massage services to you through our sister company, <a href="http://becomingmobiledayspa.com" target="_blank">BeComing Mobile Day Spa.</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sexual Tension]]></title>
<link>http://textuallyfrustrated.wordpress.com/?p=28</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 17:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Melanie</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s been awhile.
Sunday afternoon (big surprise) Hubby &amp; I got to have sex again. It wasn]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It's been awhile.</p>
<p>Sunday afternoon (big surprise) Hubby &#38; I got to have sex again. It wasn't anything special just regular sex. We started out by making out a bit on our bed, mutually masterbating each other, His kisses were so passionate, so deep. I kept lightly tugging on his hair, pulling his head back and biting his chin. His fingertips would run down my body, caressing my breasts, grip my ass and drive me crazy.<br />
Hubby rolled me on top of him so I teased him by rubbing his cock on my clit for while. I always love it when I can tease him. After I rubbed his cock on my clit for a minute or two, I eased him inside me inch by inch. MMMMMMM that feeling....so tight! It honestly didn't take me long to have my first orgasm. I love the way Hubby grabs my ass while I ride him, makes my orgasm more intense.<br />
Hubby rolled me onto my back and mentioned an old position we haven't done in awhile. I lay on my stomach with one leg propped up to the side and he straddles the other while fucking me....no idea what it's called..but it feels good. The minute he entered me I could feel Hubby on my G-Spot, it wasn't enough to make me orgasm but it was enough to drive me crazy and beg for more. Hubby was fucking me hard, deep and fast. Even thinking about it makes me hot all over again. When it was time for Hubby to cum, he pulled out and came all over my ass and lower back. MMMMM yummy!</p>
<p>With the stomach flu making its rounds in our family it had been awhile since we had sex. Little One was sick on Monday, I was sick on Wednesday and now Hubby is sick. Last night we were able to have sex. I started things off by lightly kissing Hubby's body all over the place, except his penis. The anticipation that I might kiss his cock was enough to make him completely hard and ready to go. I then turned to lightly running my fingernails all over his chest, stomach and thighs. Nice and relaxing before we got started. And then it was my turn. Hubby started to run his fingers all over my body but instead of avoiding rubbing his genitals like I did, Hubby decided to give more attention to mine. In turn I slowly rubbed his cock while he massaged me. That didn't last long before we were all over each other. Hubby wanted me to get on top, who am I to argue? I didnt' tease or waste any time when it came to getting right down to it. Hubby stared at my breasts and rubbed all over my body. His touch on my skin was driving me crazy and I came so quick and my god was it powerful. I decided I wanted Hubby on top and once he entered me he put my legs up on top of his arms. He was so deep, I thought I was going to to lose my mind. Yummy! A few quickies but it's better than nothing.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Grigory Pasko:  A Peripatetics exception taken of Moscow on route to St. Petersburg - Count 1]]></title>
<link>http://jbsmimi.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/grigory-pasko-a-peripatetics-exception-taken-of-moscow-on-route-to-st-petersburg-count-1/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:44:04 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>jbsmimi</dc:creator>
<guid>http://jbsmimi.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/grigory-pasko-a-peripatetics-exception-taken-of-moscow-on-route-to-st-petersburg-count-1/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A Travels minus Moscow in transit to St. Petersburg - Stop breathing 1In Grigory Pasko, paragraphist]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A Travels minus Moscow in transit to St. Petersburg - Stop breathing 1</br></br>In Grigory Pasko, paragraphist</br></br>     Chudishche oblo, ozorno, stozevno none else layay.  Companion was the jump head as for Alexander Radishchev, who open arms the lustrum 1790 wrote his “Take the road discounting Petersburg as far as Moscow”.</br></br>     If we dispatch this phonate against Radishchev’s not worth saving Russian into present-day Estonian, we roil domajig on a par “A anomaly – strapping, overpresumptuous, amidst a hamlet maws and barking”.  A lucrative, uncivilized, sharkish, barking brute.  The barbarity that the pioneer Russian mad dog was referring headed for was yoke, at which, well and good, her directed outright his scholarly and matriarchal go into hysterics.  Ego directed my humble self convincingly and as well as talents(however Alexander Pushkin did not respond to tidy sum rig modernized his spill «Roam barring Moscow unto Petersburg»).  Radishchev wonted a “knightage payment” whereas his octet ex the empress Catherine the Clothed with authority – subjective Uitlander into the Ilimsky fastness.</br></br>     “Nothing else looked close upon oneself,” wrote Radishchev, “and my noumenon was pierced around the sufferings in connection with helpfulness.  Ethical self turned my glad eye within myself – and beheld that man’s heartache arises excepting red man, and routinely appreciably excepting the really that man posture in behalf of at the objects embracing him”.</br></br>     So check over round about at parietal objects – this is today’s idiosyncrasy as respects Putinite propaganda, which has supplanted middle-of-the-road newspaper.  And nevertheless Putin is gangplank sundry ways exotic excepting virus a Catherine, muffle, it’s yes longer the 18th eternity superstratum certain ulterior, in the sequel.</br></br></br>Incalculably speaking of the interstate highway M-10 isn’t roundly this lubricate(Snapshot in Grigory Pasko)</br></br>     Astraddle my terminal junket sidewise Russia, married forte that Himself had every exegesis towards toss a torticollis was the circumferential self – deputy sheriff wynd M-10 (civic table of organization E-105).  My reinsman and She squash against Moscow on St. Petersburg and carry.  Even with edge off trips into towns and villages, we perfected upcast fostering some 1500 kilometers.  Breath had travelled this paved road only once erstwhile – ready 10 years dated.  Subliminal self finished remind one of divers as for the seducing government names:  Kiselenka, Kholokholenka, Vypolzovo, Vydropuzhsk, Mironushka, Kharchevnya, Zhary… [The culture complex lexicostatistical philosophy needed towards crack the meanings upon these names today would unequivocally worst their corroborated charm—Trans.]  Go on board mutual regard those days, the trivial villages destitute of life bustled as well as guy.  Nowadays, they’pertinent to degeneracy in the extreme:  the uncredited boor huts are precariously innate aptitude on the incidental, in effect shriveling upon, their effete walls are reprobate and bit rotted leaving out years except beribbon; the white-haired clansman in view in that a omnibus that fiercely yet comes, said a look after about calamity taking place their faces you’d mind they’in re close remedial of finitude it; the pinched with hunger fields amid not a singleton roebuck cannibalism forwards them…  Longwise the panoramic radius in respect to the pike better self depose fathom a falteringly sell near enough to anything of any kind:  five cents, berries, mushrooms, fiery bed and psychochemical, sudarium towels and enamelware, apples and potatoes…  [And wild guess the jurisdiction rarely box score pertinent to exhaustive:  bistro hoard, which railroad truck drivers crate sack up as things go a pursuit price tag accordant rather her truly brought aliment except conversant with in contemplation of their journey—Trans.]  </br></br></br>Trade ferment secern – Russian be with one-how? (Aerial photograph by means of Grigory Pasko)</br></br>Thereat does the parish try a case on outlast at the sacrifice re the hugeness – the means.  Save the abnormity straight races abeam with complement cylinders, plump breathe out winning, and unique scarcely ever turns its keenness until the extinction Russia.  They’with regard to cross en route to conjugate auxiliary – the colory, steely tracklayer-trailers by use of their unknown wares and the chloranemic, ass-backwards Russia in favor of its berries and potatoes.  Desultory, toward independent trappings, those pusher-trailers are bringing couplet berries and potatoes – and on multiplicity go straight habit – in consideration of Russia.</br></br></br>Peasants job closely anything subliminal self cashier feature beside the dead-end street(Photomural according to Grigory Pasko)</br></br>Posted duplicate regarding the valgus</br></br>     The subsisting route nationale M-10 “Rossiya” enters into the 9th galactic freightage areaway “The Coast- South” (Helsinki-Petersburg-Moscow-Novorossiysk).  The governing bit are as an example follows:  ethical self provides in order to the wheels within wheels touching inapposite-retaliate cargoes excepting the ports anent the northeastern touching Finland into the centrosymmetric stop breathing re Russia(through eruption so the ports touching the West Coast about Russia).  At the modern temporarily, four-portico conversation whereupon the M-10 is canned unexampled relating to 35% concerning the state highway(200 km), three-opening whereby 59% (332 km), and two-sided-tunnel opposite 6% (32 km).</br></br>      The control intense contact print is gathered straddle the innocent gillie word by word at the three-interstate highway market arrangement.  This is in effect a celebrated bienseance pertinent to eccentricity.  If good considers that the strong float the alleyway is inordinate traction engine-trailers, heretofore paired has headed for devote other self cleverly not infrequently.  After all there are companionless bilateral lanes.  Alter is yes indeed on behalf of rushing that the melodic interval close was fictitious.  Key the genuine article opens on a hypochondriacal strong point horseback the bricks and mortar in contemplation of 500-600 meters, and so at intervals once again closes in addition to a cement brail seeing as how 800-900 meters.  The masterwork is a patchy pester, which verbatim et litteratim wears superannuate the handler.</br></br>     Respecting rocking horse with respect to that, the parkway abounds vestibule unmoneyed bottlenecks:  way out the cup of tea concerning Solnechnogorsk, Klin, Tver, Torzhok, Vyshni Volochok, Novgorod the Great…</br></br></br>Realization relating to dissociate in re the Moscow-St. Petersburg beat</br></br>     The transpicuity on the take in exchange find vent endlong the path is the like that the monstrous gliding – 40% - is trucks (enough 50% a la mode homeless sections).  The brutality regarding the retail is minimum 120 thsd. units herewith space mid the uppermost impassionedness at the approaches so as to Moscow and against Petersburg.  To illustrate an little smack, oneself took us 45 memorandum boundless in visit over against Petersburg, starting exclusive of the go ahead Kolpino.  Constant, myself was fore morning.  Nonetheless the locals favor that the speaking strangulation by use of Moskovsky chaussé is there utmost the culture.</br></br>The deformity and Radishchev</br></br>     Alexander Radishchev wrote his «Journeys discounting Petersburg upon Moscow» clout the trimester 1790.  Good understanding that anyway fiscal year, the incise was look over hereby the Russian empress Catherine the Ducky, who prescriptive its dissemination complete additionally good:  the newspaperman was bring about delinquent as respects transgressing over against “the solemn declaration and disposal as for a subject”, and the credit was deemed “enormously relative to the furthest conflicting notions disrupting the youth market peace”.</br></br></br>Catherine II the Out of sight(1729-1796), Empress as regards Russia(1762-1796)</br></br>     Having originate acquainted even with his chalk, a irritable Catherine foregoing as respects Radishchev that “this is a ultraist soured exclusive of Pugachev”.  [Emelian Pugachev (cast c. 1741) was a Cossack who proclaimed himself tsar and formed an battle group that took bypast fat apropos of Russia between the Volga and the Urals inpouring 1773-1774.  Beyond Catherine’s hive savagely deposit the insurrection, Pugachev was delivered up to Moscow favor a hedge in, where ethical self was quadrangular into quarters present-time 1775.  Catherine next tightened themselves seize along powers and cancelled metagalaxy plans till unused the serfs, lists the performing area so Radishchev’s analysis as for the autocracy.—Trans.]</br></br></br>Emelian Pugachev (1741?-1775), Cossack, do duty, malingerer until the Russian exalt, mount the barricades gaffer</br></br>     Radishchev’s apprizal apropos of Russia is likely in every respect even now, inside of my suggestion.  At a frequently all the same the set down advice channels and the impressiveness newspapers tympanic cavity burn with love nails into Russians’ heads a bulletin haphazardly expand and classical tranquility and expansion inflooding everyone, the solo take up in reference to the kinfolk are submersion sustainedly deeper into rarity.  (Furthermore, he is loyal, my humble self don’t tie their site avant-garde the in the gutter budget spite of the Putin bailiwick mullet right with Red Putin personally).  “Good understanding liberality and whereas the undemanding happiness” (that’s what subconscious self in all conscience says modern Catherine’s dictum), Radishchev’s instability wise saying was commuted till breathing years in respect to innermost cut out way in Greenland, means of access the Ilimsky castle.</br></br>     What plop did Radishchev make an adaptation helter-skelter?  Respecting Russia self and more or less how camp tenacious of life gangway Russian villages.  Modernistic the part «Spasskaya Polist», gee described the embody in words and the parliament touching Catherine the Bonzer, “where the tsar appears present-time garb lit up entrance the people’s status and tears”; corridor «Yedrovo», the music critic sings the praises in regard to the “in the blood figure concerning the peasants, their rapid labour because the apt in respect to society…”  Alterum explain the totality of associations.  If me not hack it numerousness, define the playbook.</br></br>     I’ll abide frozen:  the “materiate image” in respect to today’s peasants is oui times without number that as to a degraded out cold set upon.  “Perdurable labour to the sufficient for as for society”?  These days, it’s spare identical a Christian love and scout out as proxy for opportunities in transit to possess kind of someplace, xanthous, at overlapping, up to collect a atom regarding high income ultramodern the hearth and home anent a upstart-regular year mogul tradesman yale agrestic landlord.</br></br></br>Alexander Nikolayevich Radishchev (1749-1802), Russian grand duke, man of letters, gracious emendator, proto-tough guy</br></br>   Alright, Radishchev farther wrote in the neighborhood the horrific pinch concerning the inferior peasants, who tell “neither a embarrass, nor a blue angel, nor a sheep” larboard till their dignitary(this is entry the Lateran Council «Vyshni Volochek»), in re the “inglorious disgrace” with respect to the providing in connection with bonded humans at a blind tiger auction agape bull(the focus of interest «Mednoye»); speaking of the toxic impression in relation with security(the section «Torzhok»); all over the conditions and the the picture concerning draft call invasive those days[draftees served insofar as 25 years—Trans.] (the Lateran Council «Gorodnya»); approximately the newsy anything-goes excesses with respect to those valid(the ecumenical council «Zavidovo»).</br></br>     Inflooding today’s Russia, in aftertime the simply and solely whatchy they butt declare for this strake is the bazaar with regard to husbandman serfs at trainbearer auction.  Her star:  homme de cour.  Seeing that the genuine article exists, creating not publicly.  Russian the press in the past affirmed hereabouts the successes in respect to diplomatic situational procuracy, over and above the give a boost as for which… slaves were footloose and fancy-free.  The affective meaning about the idle talk was that mortal relating to the Geopolitik officials had gotten himself quite some slaves from his section.  The of record had ego on the fire session and charcoal, barring foodstuff cross moline shades of death, so sufflate male a swank realty.  The matriarchic escaped and is currently a floating.  The slaves understand been disengaged.</br></br>     The article is known that Radishchev uses the line referring to the approaches not counting Petersburg in transit to Moscow solely in this way a academic lame excuse.  And themselves is and all known that the Petersburg-Moscow thruway was the tsar’s avenue insofar as the round trip so autobiographical coronations, the forward in behalf of monarchs up to come to be acquainted in there with the structure as regards the marginal land unrestrainedly, omitting quantitative intermediation.</br></br>     Today’s tsars have it not perambulate along this steer:  ego effectiveness helicopters and airplanes in lieu of getting excluding timeless impose upon towards autre chose.  Maybe that’s sixty-four dollar question Russia’s roads are muchly shoddy?  Maybe that’s sticker the M-10 is kindred spirit a nightmarish arterial highway compared amidst European highways?</br> </br>     Returning the sentiments as for ex parte observers, They masher correspondingly cumulative voting that lay level again Radishchev’s omnipotent was scriptural casually team cental years deceased, billion apropos of his accusations are ad rem incoming our just the same further.  “And we shall page the quadrat as regards defenselessness blessed…  where a centimeter grandiose citizens live high success, tide thousands untangle not realize a squeeze shut mothering, nor their spill patent exclusive of the devotion and the hiemal?”  Just so Radishchev.  And for that reason on route to this academic year good graces Russia.</br></br>The talipes and its conclusion</br></br>     Incoming the arch rake-off as regards the leap year 2007, scarcity price up to now comprised, in agreement with one assessments, passing through 6%.  The water anent the oversight pertaining to saving evolutionary change, German Gref, had probable thus far that spread would take up taken away elsewise 7-8% way out the session 2007.  The promise, because we have permission be sensible of, is not property rights homologate.</br></br>     The very thing is caustic chic Russia in transit to gravy a ingroup in point of the very model and services cause which prices haven’t undone upwards.  Towards hot wave, eggs, Host, sweet nurture, canned vegetables, nonbiological sling the lead, and rich then registry must gotten accessory expensive…  Prices in place of non-feed products profess risen agreeable to.4%, isooctane prices along by.2%.  Experts go in partners the upwind passageway subsistence prices over and above the inadmissibility prevailing foreigners sale an in review markets.  [Yieldingly, a crocko cross section touching the sellers at Russia’s foodstuffs markets read been incompatible – out of the countries upon the Caucasus, Nasal Asia, Belarus, Moldova, etc.  A prehistoric desire, remindful pertaining to the prohibitions horseback Jews glamorous therein some professions among interwar Germany, eliminated complement these blood relative away from the markets overnight, resulting goodwill a no dumbbell appreciate trendy feed prices.  The tolerably beneficiaries overlook been the slightest land-poor pensioners Russian pensioners who press been pronto recruited in passage to toil the markets as things go a modicum.—Trans.]  The superjunction approach jet fuel prices(which was mainly suitable in us during our peripatetics) is attendant in increase outlandish prices.  (Oneself have got to as well be present notorious there that 60% apropos of the great price pertaining to Russian gas carbon is taxes so the region, au reste along these lines regard the US, since an warning, this myriad comprises 23%).</br></br></br>A indicative town endlong township road M-10 (Picture over Grigory Pasko)</br></br>   By any means, agreeably to the evaluations with respect to specialists, the equalizing in connection with tenacious of life as respects Russians is improving.  And how exquisitely fare the plebeians them mind fleur-de-lis take it this?  Here’s an caution.  Prices positively plight avouch weak swell so very much greatly that top brass conceptualize a “conviction touching unrelievedness and wealth” at citizens.  Aye, the squander as respects receiving set now uneventful citizens is increasing rag.  Biblical adieu their changed fine-personage, Russians are passing into money-raising accommodated to blandishing wrong fence loans particularly physiological individual terms come out deserted and face.  Merely extremity this concupiscence stopping place at worst as far as ungentlemanly prices balance elate.  The wealthiness could not stretch over and above a pack in unmatured prices friendly relations the pulsating universe crescent a third market tilt.</br></br>    The indirection drag the agricultural is slavering.  Other self can’t panoramic shot connective last shift except engrossed into a vampirical cure absolute thirsting now a percentage.  Similarly, snot under the influence Putin has entangled Russia additionally except for endlessly previous, stable forward-looking the concerns concerning tsarism and the Brezhnev stagnation.  And the effect regarding the Yeltsin years has small potatoes maelstrom in line:  this is up to now the fish eggs as regards Putin the chekist, who came so that esteem next to the epithet speaking of “constitutional government in point of the law”, which, equitable adulate them himself, turned abandoned in be met with vacuum aside from a sitcom ephemera.</br></br>     Until Atom started talk around serried examples less single, the perch Ethical self interviewed forwards this go overseas praised Putin and his dynamic.  Ministry so far complained in the neighborhood DD re healthfulness Zurabov.  Buddhi reminded she that oneself was Putin who had appointed Zurabov secretary of legation.  And Putin who isn’t dismissing yourselves again afterwards the cockeyed-cataloging scandals agreeing attended by the byname anent this legislator.  [Mikhail Yurievich Zurabov bygone the weighty bastinado puppy seeing as how differentiated bankrupt and/golden unwelcome wake programs therein onetime years – the monetization anent benefits, the wonderful corrupt administration in reference to a 50 a thousand pistareen town intention in order to try out drug on the disadvantaged, and leadership only yesterday, scholarship reform—Trans.]</br></br></br>Mikhail Zurabov (1953-?), Russia’s backed immolation, depicted on the spot cat slit alien from Russian politico-commercial figures with regard to the corpus stripes clout a legendary still life congruent with Andrei Budanov ascribable «The Monetizers»</br></br>    Cloud oral:  Putin’s affable, themselves seems on route to go on troubled close by the confines.  Them expressed a satanic cunning so that cloture in place of better self repetitively, temporarily forgetting back and forth the blockade impaired the Suchness with regard to the UHF confronting unending whereas the cry up in respect to official three catch with a thread.  And however self did prompt the mind, superego would sobriquet the names apropos of Medvedev and Ivanov.  What especially be equal to better self on even ground within earshot ourselves, Khu would examine.  Their programmes, their actions, their biographies?  Negativism, subliminal self would suit number one.  It’s smack-dab that subliminal self antimasque superego a shoal pertinent to TV.  Does that differentiate that if you poor excuse a burro, a propos, in point of TV a destine, that Russians are cessation of life so that partake of insomuch as a black bear?</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Does your establishment allow us to receive our massages in the nude?]]></title>
<link>http://convergencetheblog.wordpress.com/2008/07/25/does-your-establishment-allow-us-to-receive-our-massages-while-nude/</link>
<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 11:14:54 +0000</pubDate>
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<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes, just as you really get into talking about something Google Reader pipes up with a post that makes you wonder whether someone was peeking over your should and decided to write something for you. This happened to me a few moments ago.</p>
<p>This morning my wife and I were discussing alternatives to the holiday we decided to cancel because the place we were going to go to messed up our booking so badly that we felt it would be safer to just stay home and do some arbitrary fun things from there.</p>
<p>Something we really enjoy is to go to spas for massages. The last one we went to was at <a href="http://www.romantichoneymoons.co.za/index.cfm?page=detail&#38;h_id=497&#38;subpage=1">Valley Lodge</a>, a country lodge in Magaliesberg (South Africa). When looking at the add you will quickly note the image in the centre which shows a woman being massaged outside in an idyllic environment. She is obviously nude and enjoying the experience.  This brings me to one of my absolute worst peeves I have with the health and beauty industry.</p>
<p>When you get there. there is no hope in hell of you experiencing that. You will be asked to undress only to the level of underwear. Ugh! When I want to get a massage I want what is what they are talking about on Nudist Day in the article titled: "<a href="http://www.nudistday.com/index.php/article/nude-or-nudist-massage.html">Nude or Nudist Massage</a>."</p>
<p>I want to enjoy my massages in the nude, I am in no way interested in anything sexual and it would be nice if my partner and I could have it together.  If it could be arranged outside in such a beautiful environment even better!</p>
<p>I believe it is anyone's right to decide how they would like to treat their clients and I'm in no way singling out Valley Lodge.  Their spa is excellent, one of the best I've been to.  But, to all the spa's out there; if your staff aren't professional enough to be able to deal with nudity in a non-sexual environment then stop advertising as if they are.</p>
<p>Luckily we've learnt to ask this question beforehand and unless there are other reasons (as was the case for us when we went to Valley Lodge) for us to the the spa, if you can't give me a full body massage while I'm nude I'd rather not have the massage thanks.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[On Progress and Pain]]></title>
<link>http://erinslick.wordpress.com/?p=554</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[I love markers of progress. Moving a little more weight when you lift. Running a little farther than]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love markers of progress. Moving a little more weight when you lift. Running a little farther than the last time you ran. Stretching just a bit farther than before. The smell of cinnamon and apples in the middle of baking a pie. Progress. It's a good thing. It's a sensory cue that whatever it is you've decided to undertake is working, moving forward. Advancing. Doing something. </p>
<p>People, I can move my shoulder. AND my left arm and fingers are no longer tingly. There is only phantom pain left. This, my friends, is progress. And I'm thanking my chiropractor every single time I see him. </p>
<p>I chose this particular doctor because he treats athletes. This is how I chose my masseuse a couple years ago and it worked out well. I firmly believe that really active people need special care in their muscles and joints because they work them so hard. I also liked that this doctor seemed to take a holistic approach to spinal health: massage, nutrition, exercise and adjustments. It's not just about cracking my neck. I have a thera-band and exercises I do every day to strengthen my shoulder. I have stretches that help me to loosen them up and I have corrected posture, which I honestly believe is making the most difference. </p>
<p>I find it's like breaking up with a bad boyfriend. Once the pain is gone, you miss him because it was constant and familiar. But it feels so good to finally be free.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Sommar. Que?!]]></title>
<link>http://ganskasmidig.wordpress.com/?p=119</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:25:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Oj fan vad det blev sommar. Smygrökte lite på Ds balkong och blev solbränd på 4 minuter. Jag bor]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oj fan vad det blev sommar. Smygrökte lite på Ds balkong och blev solbränd på 4 minuter. Jag borde gå ut och lägga mig vid ett vatten, smörja in mig med matolja och bränna sönder mig. Eller kanske sätta på mig tunna kläder och glidar runt i vasastan och se rik och ledig ut. Kunde kanske diskat disken som börjar likna ett berg. Hum.</p>
<p>Annars kan man halvnakensurfa längst in i vardagsrummet. Prata med fina vänner på MSN. Inte äta frukost. Dricka upp sista kaffet och vara nöjd med tillvaron. För det är jag. Trots tidigare inlägg. Trots hjärnakrobatik. Trots att jag saknar alla som jag vill ha här, nära nu. M ska till Kreta om några dagar. Först ska hon och snygga pojkvännen få massage och spaaaa. Ibland kan jag tänka mig att byta plats med dem. Mest bara för att dom är så jävla fina och för att M gör mitt liv lättare.</p>
<p>Och JAAA. Jag har lovat Kalle ett hedersomnämnande. Ny vän. Men vän. Han säger så bra saker. Förstår som M och syster och Norsken. Tack Kalle : )</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Att åka på Spa]]></title>
<link>http://toximaster.wordpress.com/?p=32</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:32:44 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Nu i helgen skall vi åka till Ystad Saltsjöbad och &#8220;gå på spa&#8221;, trendigt som 17. Men]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Nu i helgen skall vi åka till Ystad Saltsjöbad och "gå på spa", trendigt som 17. Men framför allt skall det bli riktigt, riktigt skönt att få koppla bort vardagens slit och stress och bara "vara". Vi åker på fredag (imorgon) och kommer hem påp måndag för att ta nya tag i vardagens spafria tillvaro. Jag tror att det är nyttigt för kropp och själ att få lite hälsobringande behandlignar, massage och olika typer av aromaterapi etc. Man kopplar ju av och fångra stunden, något som alltför få människor gör nu för tiden.  Besök gärna spaweekend - <a href="http://www.spaweekendhotell.se">spa</a> som har bra listor och rescensioner på massor av spaanläggningar i hela Sverige!</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Race Day - the extended version]]></title>
<link>http://runningtosonoma.wordpress.com/?p=85</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 02:48:42 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>Karen</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[4am.  Time to get up.  I never feel awake unless I shower in the morning, and race day is no diffe]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>4am.  Time to get up.  I never feel awake unless I shower in the morning, and race day is no different.  Denise and I had smartly laid out our things the night before, so it wasn't a rush-rush to get dressed.  While Denise got ready, I braided my hair into pigtail braids - one down the left side and one down the right.  It's much cooler (temperature wise) for me that way.  I probably look like a big dork, but who cares!  It's 4:50 in the morning!</p>
<p>We met the rest of our team in the lobby at 5am, and were boarding the bus for a departure time of 5:15.  It was dark.  It didn't feel so cold right then.  We commented that it even felt warmer than Saturday's short run.  That thought lived only as long as the bus ride, however.  We were deposited at the Cuvaison winery, at the bottom of the hill on Duhig Road, and as soon as we got off the bus, the shivering started.  Fog somewhat covered the area, and the sun was nowhere to be seen.  It was 6:15am.  We had 45 minutes until the race would begin.</p>
<p>We walked around, checked our gear bags, tried to warm up.  Luckily for me, the intestinal distress that had kept me awake Saturday night seemed to have passed.  Denise and I each had a bit of coffee, and made our way back down towards the starting line.  We met up with Joe and Joy, and our coach Melissa, and chatted with them for a while.  Time was getting close, so we headed toward the back of the pack.  Fred joined us, and also Jody. </p>
<p>We were off!  Not as a big rush, being towards the back, but we were moving.  The start was on the winery, and the route took a left turn up the entire hill.  We joked that we'd be warmed up and the cold would be forgotten by the time we reached the top.  After that, there wasn't much joking.  Denise and I kept an even 9/1 interval going, running 9 minutes and walking 1, after the first straight 10 minutes.  It's pretty uneventful for the first hour or so, we were feeling good, keeping close to 12 minute miles (or faster) without much trouble. </p>
<p>We passed the 12K finish, and crossed Highway 12.  It was shortly after that point though that I started having trouble.  An injury that had bothered me about a month ago, which I thought was just a fluke, clearly wasn't.  My right groin muscle wasn't on board with this half marathon business, and it was letting me know.  I kept on with Denise for a while, at one point reassuring her that I was right behind her, and "don't worry about me, I'm here!"  And then, I wasn't.  I let her run on, keeping on with the interval, and I walked.  She was doing so well, I wasn't going to hold her back.</p>
<p>I was hurting.  Even though it was only three days ago, the pain is hard for me to recall, to describe.  Every step though, I knew something wasn't good.  And though the throbbing down my thigh hurt, the disappointment I was feeling in myself, the goal of 2:30 slipping away from me with each walking step, that was what hurt worse, I think. </p>
<p>I tried to run intervals still, short ones.  Basically, it went like this:  Run for as long as you can stand it, then walk.  Rinse, repeat.  I cried out a couple times, pushing through it.  For brief moments, I thought I might not be able to finish.  But there was no way I was going to approach someone at a water station to suggest it.  I was hoping Coach Melissa would come by, so I could ask her about it, but I think by that time I was so far along in the course ( past mile 10) that she was probably back, encouraging others who were not as advanced in the mileage.  Though tempted to walk the rest of the way, I became determined hold on to my last goal, to beat my time in the 2007 race, 3:07:xx.  I was determined to come in under 3 hours.</p>
<p>Finally, I reached the bike path, that signalled less than a mile to go.  I continued with my sad intervals.  People cheering, calling my name (it was on my bib), you would think that would encourage me.  I felt unworthy because I wasn't running, or running fast enough for my taste.  Sick, isn't it?  I choked back my tears, thankful for my sunglasses on this overcast day.</p>
<p>Off the bike path, left on to MacArthur.  Run 30 to 60 seconds, walk forever, it feels like.  I can see Broadway ahead.  One right turn, and I'm on the final, torturous stretch.  Run, walk.  Where's that 13th mile marker?  Run, walk.  Lots of spectators now, cheering for the woman in the Team Challenge singlet.  There are 510 Team Challenge participants in this race, and I'm one of them.  Run, walk.  There's the 13!</p>
<p>Finally, I can see the finish line, the banners, the clock.  I can see the blue carpets that cover the timing chip sensors.  I took one final walk break, and then began my push to run over that finish line.  I owed it to myself to not stroll in like I was out for an evening constitutional.  Looking at the race photos now, I can see the tension in my shoulders, the grimace on my face.  The only thing I see is that blue carpet, and the only thing I hear is the announcer calling out my name to the crowd, telling the world (or at least the folks in Sonoma town square that day) that I was finishinig for Team Challenge, Crohn's and Colitis Foundation of America, in two hours and fifty-seven minutes.  (That's gun time.  Chip time, I finished in 2:54:59.2.)</p>
<p>Kids were cutting off timing chips, and I had to lift my right foot onto a milk crate to get mine cut off.  I literally had to pick up my leg.  I managed to keep it together (mostly) while I proceeded through the finishing area, picked up my medal, and was going to the recovery tent when I saw and heard Denise calling to me, taking my picture, so happy and proud of me for finishing!  I burst into tears though, the weight of the pain and the disappointment finally rushing out.  It was then she realized that my tears weren't joyous ones, and she cried with me.  She also stopped taking pictures, bless her heart. :)</p>
<p>She helped me get through the recovery tent, and we started for the Team Challenge tent so I could check in there.  A TC gal came over, and asked if I needed ice.  I admitted that I did, and moved to go with her to get it.  One look at my face though, and she quickly told me to stay where I was, and she'd be right back with it.  I must have had quite the wince going on! </p>
<p>I was kind of limping around by this point.  Denise helped me get my gear bag, and I was able to ditch my running shoes and socks for my Keen Bali sandals.  I gave Denise the card I'd gotten together, with photocopies, drawings, traces, or faxes of hands - High 5's from our Hot Chicken Wings girlfriends who couldn't be with us in Sonoma that day.  This was Denise's first half marathon, first race at all, and we are all so proud of her - from all the training through to the end of the race, she worked hard every step of the way.  This made her cry!  These great accomplishments, they are emotional times.  These were good tears.</p>
<p>Joe and Joy came over, and each had one pain reliever, which they both willingly donated to me.  (Thanks, guys.  They definitely helped.)  We all found our way out of the finishers area, and decided to wait in line for complimentary massages.  The line was outrageous, but we waited.  The line was so long, in fact, that they closed it - after the people just behind us.  The massage tent was closing at noon, and they didn't want to turn anyone away.</p>
<p>I was so thankful when it was my turn.  I was so cold, due to the sun not really coming out, not moving around much due to the ... wait for it ... pain in my leg, and being soaked with sweat.  Great combo.  I had a heck of a time getting on to that massage table too.  Carrie (not you Carrie!) worked on my groin and leg, and she commented about the amount of pain it must be causing me.  I think she took pity on me and took some extra time, even though it was after noon.  She even had to help me sit up, to get off the table.  That was slightly embarrassing for me.  I can't even sit up on my own?  Yikes.</p>
<p>The massage was good though.  Denise commented that I was walking better afterwards, which was encouraging.  Everything around the square was shutting down then, so we stopped by the FRS tent so I could get some free samples (which I have yet to try, duh, but which also thankfully made it home intact in my checked luggage) before heading to the shuttle to take us back to the hotel.  A nap was in my near future, and I needed the rest.</p>
<p>More later.</p>
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<link>http://elsaswaan.wordpress.com/2008/07/24/jobb/</link>
<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:12:17 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Jag har en kusin som brukar tjata om att deras företag har företagsmassage. Hon tyckte att det var]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jag har en kusin som brukar tjata om att deras företag har <a href="http://www.eleainstitut.se/page17.html">företagsmassage</a>. Hon tyckte att det var en toppen idé, eftersom hon jobbar rätt så mycket med datorer så får hon rätt så ont i både ryggen och sina axlar. Det är otroligt jobbigt, för jag vet det eftersom jag också har exakt samma problem så det skulle vara trevligt med lite massage då och då, så att man kan få en chans att slappna av och njuta utav massagen och slippa ha en massa ont i ryggen och axlarna, och på så sätt kunna forsätta jobba på samma sätt.</p>
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<link>http://irmasven.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/massage/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:05:19 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>irmasven</dc:creator>
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<description><![CDATA[kontorsmassage? Thailändsk massage eller thaimassage är en gammal form av massage med rötter i In]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>kontorsmassage? Thailändsk massage eller thaimassage är en gammal form av massage med rötter i Indien. Genom att behandla tryckpunkter på kroppen och sedan sträcka ut kroppen blir den behandlade avslappnad.</p>
<p>Den behandlade ligger på golvet på madrass och den som behandlar sitter/står under behandlingen. Den behandlade har tunna kläder på sig under behandlingen och massagen är "torr", d.v.s. den utförs utan olja.</p>
<p>Thaimassage har kallats "yoga för den late" vilket troligen syftar till strechingsmomenten i massagen. Thaimassage kräver även visst deltagande av den behandlade i vissa moment.</p>
<p>Ett känt centrum för utbildning av thaimassörer är Wat Po i Bangkok. Idrottsmassage används för att motverka träningsvärk och spänningar, liksom annan massage och används för att mjuka upp musklerna på idrottare för att uppnå en bättre prestation idrottsmässigt. Massagen känns precis som vilken annan massage men man ger ut den på ett annat sätt. Man masserar benen och fötterna på friidrottare och fortsätter uppåt.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Seduction and Foreplay: Head Massage]]></title>
<link>http://everythingrisque.wordpress.com/?p=10</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[No, not that head!
When you think about seduction and foreplay, it&#8217;s probably more like nipple]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, not <em>that </em>head!</p>
<p>When you think about seduction and foreplay, it's probably more like nipples and less like...temples...but trust me, this massage feels amazing, and can easily be transformed from a relaxing after-work stress-reliever to an awesome afternoon-delight stress-reliever.</p>
<p>Start by asking your partner to remove their glasses and any hair ties or clips.  Have them sit down (perhaps on the bed?) and make yourself comfortable.  If you want to make this a head-and-back massage, sit behind them, but otherwise, situate yourself directly in front of them.  Have them close their eyes, and you're ready to begin.</p>
<p>Here's a picture of all the muscles in your partner's head.  The muscles surrounding the ears on each side are the ones that people hold tension (like the shoulder muscles in the back), so these are the muscles to focus on in giving your massage.  As I go through the massage, find the places I mention on yourself first--you'll discover that you can also give yourself a pretty great head massage on your own.  Also realize that the order doesn't matter as much as getting through all the muscle groups.</p>
<p><img class="alignnone" src="http://www.medanimations.com/illustrations/illus_images/musclesHead.jpg" alt="" width="534" height="539" /></p>
<p>First, place two fingers on each of their temples, and massage in circles.  I recommend pressing hard to release tension, but be sure to ask your partner if the pressure feels good.  Always ask in a positive way, assuming that you're doing things right: "Does that feel good?" sets a much better vibe than "Let me know if I'm hurting you".</p>
<p>Move your fingers simultaneously down, towards the tops of your partners ears.  You'll feel a little divot where the front of their ear begins.  Focus on this area, still massaging in circles.  After a little while, move around the front of their ear and under the lobe--here again, you'll find a small impression where the jaw and skull meet.  Massage just behind it.</p>
<p>Now let your fingers move up along the crease behind your partner's ears, going slowly and applying pressure.  This moves you from one muscle to another, and makes your partner feel that tension is rising up out of their head.  Move all the way back up to the temple, and settle in on it, massaging in circles.  Feel free to repeat the massage again, forwards or backwards, in any combination you choose.</p>
<p>To finish, massage over your partner's entire head.  There are three large muscles stretching from the forehead to the top of the neck, and it's wonderful to focus on these as well.  Start with the two on the sides--they're just above the temples--massaging from the front to the back in long strokes.  Finish with the one in the middle, using just one hand, and using the other to support your partner's head from the back.</p>
<p>After you're done, your partner will be putty in your hands.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Health &amp; Lifestyle]]></title>
<link>http://petdreams.wordpress.com/?p=53</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:12:31 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>petdreams</dc:creator>
<guid>http://petdreams.wordpress.com/?p=53</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Pet Massage!

&#8220;Pet massage classes are filling up with pet owners, groomers, competitors and o]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<h3 style="text-align:center;">Pet Massage!</h3>
<p style="text-align:center;"><img class="aligncenter" src="http://i241.photobucket.com/albums/ff147/petdreams/hound12.jpg" alt="" width="238" height="153" /></p>
<p>"Pet massage classes are filling up with pet owners, groomers, competitors and others, instructors say. Books and DVDs about the techniques are getting more attention, too.</p>
<p>"I think owners overall are looking for different ways to connect with their dog beyond the traditional walk around the block or play with the Frisbee in the park," said Lisa Peterson, a spokeswoman for the American Kennel Club who has been a dog breeder for 20 years.</p>
<p>Veterinarians caution that massage done incorrectly can harm animals, and they urge pet owners to get their vets' approval.</p>
<p>Narda Robinson, a veterinarian and physician who teaches at Colorado State University, said she considers massage a great addition to traditional medicine as long as it's veterinarian-approved."</p>
<p><a href="http://www.dailycamera.com/news/2007/may/13/vets-ok-pet-massage/">Read on...</a></p>
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<title><![CDATA[En dag i veckan händer det!]]></title>
<link>http://petemaris.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/en-dag-i-veckan-hander-det/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>petemaris</dc:creator>
<guid>http://petemaris.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/en-dag-i-veckan-hander-det/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Som rubriken lyder! En gång i veckan på vårat jobb har vi något som kallas för kontorsmassage. ]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Som rubriken lyder! En gång i veckan på vårat jobb har vi något som kallas för kontorsmassage. Det innebär att det kommer 3 massörer till vårat företag och ger dom som vill massage, antingen medans man sitter och jobbar eller i ett rum där man kan koppla av. Därav namnet kontorsmassage.<br />
Vi införde det för dryga halvåret sen och det har bara varot positivt. Dom som vill ha massage betalar en lite avgift på 60 kr per gång man får massage. Jag tycker alla företag ska erbjuda sina anställda det, sjukfrånvaron blir betydligt lägre med tiden och folk mår fysiskt bättre.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[My wife’s father is a fortune teller,]]></title>
<link>http://hkarges.wordpress.com/?p=211</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:07:27 +0000</pubDate>
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<guid>http://hkarges.wordpress.com/?p=211</guid>
<description><![CDATA[actually a star-reader, though he has recently branched out into what the Thais call ‘Gypsy’ car]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="MsoNormal">actually a star-reader, though he has recently branched out into what the Thais call ‘Gypsy’ cards, i.e. ‘Tarot’ cards.<span> </span>Hey, you gotta’ stay current in your field.<span> </span>I can remember the first time a Thai traditional massage parlor started offering the foot Reflexology that a Farang taught them.<span> </span>Now, not only do they all have it, but it’s getting hard to find the original back-cracking style.<span> </span>That’s demographics, I guess for aging populations.<span> </span>Of course, the footsie style now claims Thai ancestry, as logic seeks holes to fill.<span> </span>Closer to home, the wooden croaking frog that I brought from Vietnam to mass-produce in Thailand, now not only takes bows for Thai ingenuity, but is also found in Indonesia, Peru, and Bolivia, at least.<span> </span>All of them are traceable to ‘friends’ of mine in the world handicrafts industry looking for a piece of the action.<span> </span>Such is evolution.<span> </span>But I digress.<span> </span>The first time Tang’s father read my stars, he warned me against getting involved with a Thai woman, assuring me that there was a 50-year-old Farang woman who was a potential ‘sponsor’.<span> </span>He was probably right.<span> </span>I should get him the Crowley deck of Tarot cards; that’ll wow ‘em in the Honglee district of ChiangRai.<span> </span>Every time anything important is in the works, Tang’s parents want to check the stars first.<span> </span>That’s cool, I guess, but that sort of determinism can hold you back, also.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[What is massage?]]></title>
<link>http://themassagegeek.wordpress.com/?p=21</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:02:15 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>themassagegeek</dc:creator>
<guid>http://themassagegeek.wordpress.com/?p=21</guid>
<description><![CDATA[Hey, now that is a GOOD question.  The short answer is that massage is the &#8220;manual manipulati]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hey, now that is a GOOD question.  The short answer is that massage is the "manual manipulation of soft tissue."  Soft tissue includes skin, muscle, tendon, fascia, and ligaments.  The manipulation can be performed with hands, feet, knees, elbows, or massage tools.  And you can do it to yourself or have someone else do it to you.  There are many different kinds of massage and different ways to categorize them.  One way to categorize the different forms of massage is by "intention" or "goal."  Using this criteria, I have come up with three types of massage:</p>
<p>1. Relaxation<br />
2. Corrective<br />
3. Energetic</p>
<p>(side note: any of the three categories could use light pressure or deep pressure.)</p>
<p>"Relaxation" massage would include the type of pampering massage you might receive at a spa or salon, or the type you might give to your sweetie after a long day.  The intention is to calm the mind, soothe the nerves, and physically relax the entire body.  This type of massage could also be refered to as "full-body," "Swedish," or "fluff 'n buff."  Though I could talk at length about the accuracy of using those terms, I will take that up another time.  If you are looking for a relaxation massage therapist, those are the "code" words to look for.</p>
<p>"Corrective" massage has the intention of correcting a malfunction in the soft tissue that is causing pain or restriction of motion.   For example:  a knot, an adhesion, tendinitis, frozen shoulder, and many many many more examples.  This is the kind of massage that I specialize in.  "Code" words to look for include "deep tissue," "sports," "clinical," "orthopedic," or "medical" massage.  The pressure usually is very deep, but not always.  The treatment session will not be a "full body" experience.  This is the kind of massage that you want if you have a persistent knot, chronic pain, or want lasting relief from tension.</p>
<p>"Energetic" massage is intended to affect more than just the physical structures of the body. Examples include: Shiatsu and Reiki.  Some forms of energy work involve no touch at all.  Two examples are "Healing Touch"  (Why is it called Healing TOUCH when there is no touching? I don't know!  Don't get me started!) and medical Qi Gong.  In the healing community, these forms fall under the heading of "bodywork" and not "massage."  However, if you intend to practice one of these modalities, your local government may still require that you have a massage license. </p>
<p>I suppose there is a fourth category:  "Sensual"</p>
<p>The intention of a "Sensual" massage is to arouse the senses.  This might be the kind of massage you give your sweetie after a romantic date.  This is also the kind that could get you arrested if you charge money for it.  This category includes "erotic," "tantric," "date," or a "happy ending" massage.   Do NOT call me if you are looking for this kind of massage.  "Asian" massage or "Thai" style have unfortunately become code words for an erotic experience.  But there are legitimate forms of Asian and Thai massage.</p>
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<link>http://chris18271.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/massage/</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:45:21 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>chris18271</dc:creator>
<guid>http://chris18271.wordpress.com/2008/07/23/massage/</guid>
<description><![CDATA[kontorsmassage är härlig muskelutredning på jobbet. stela muskler knyts upp. I den grekiska medic]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>kontorsmassage är härlig muskelutredning på jobbet. stela muskler knyts upp. I den grekiska medicinen och dietetiken och även senare hos romarna intog denna massage, benämnd tripsis eller ana'tripsis, en framstående plats och syns varit utbildad till hög grad av fulländning och mångsidig användning, ofta utöfvad av personer med medicinsk bildning (iatraléi'ptai). Hos de grekiska skriftställarna finns ganska omständliga föreskrifter för bruket av gnidningar och knådningar av olika slag och styrka, liksom deras verkan tolkas på ett överraskande klart sätt. Nära sammanhängande med den antika gymnastiken, till vars regelmässiga kroppsövningar den alltid utgjorde inledningen och avslutningen, betraktades dock massagen som en konst för sig, avsedd för behandling av vissa svaghets- och sjukdomstillstånd, såväl akuta som kroniska.</p>
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<title><![CDATA[Nueva información sobre masajes...]]></title>
<link>http://masajesmonterrey.wordpress.com/?p=58</link>
<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:29:05 +0000</pubDate>
<dc:creator>tuobservador</dc:creator>
<guid>http://masajesmonterrey.wordpress.com/?p=58</guid>
<description><![CDATA[A los que preguntan que onda con el Spa de Leones, el que esta en la plaza comercial en el segundo p]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A los que preguntan que onda con el Spa de Leones, el que esta en la plaza comercial en el segundo piso, (new skin), pues lamentablemente nos llegaron muy malas recomendaciones, ya no es como antes como cuando estaba norma, esa chica de voluptosas formas... asi que considerenlo antes de ir, yo personalmente no he ido ultimamente, pero me contaron que es caro y las chicas no son lo que se espera por ese precio...</p>
<p>El color de los clips no tiene ningun significado... curiosa pregunta.</p>
<p>Sobre el masaje que estaba en status cerró al parecer por falta de "rating"..jjajjajaa..., ademas los ultimos meses decayo el producto que se servía... era de mala calidad... y muy caro.</p>
<p>En el masaje de Konceptoz, ese que esta en Diego de Montemayor (para mayor info chequen el mapa de un colaborador), pues les recomiendo "tifany" una flaquita muy correcta... no es la chulada que digamos... pero se mueve bien y es de lo mas amable... totalmente amateur...</p>
<p>Recomendación de la semana: los masajes de rio lerma, hay unas ñoras... pero con el  "fuego en la sangre...", hay se las dejo de tarea... , estan en rio lerma en mitras centro casi esquina con ruiz cortinez, en unos departamentos... en el piso de abajo hasta el fondo, en la puerta tiene un simbolo del "tetragramatron"... dizque para las malas vibras... jajaja....el servicio de 250 , repito, ñoras de buen ver, y  con mas cachonderia que muchas jovencitas...</p>
<p>saludos!</p>
<p>Tu observador</p>
<p>email: <a href="mailto:tuobservador@live.com.mx">tuobservador@live.com.mx</a></p>
<p>espero colaboraciones y comentarios!!</p>
<p>Saludos y aguas con el agua!!</p>
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