Other Olympic Games

Lourd de Veyra proposed competition among:

1. Trollympics

2. Wrestling of Logic

3. Tumbling of Grammar

Heavyweights

 "Ang mga pabigat sa ating bayan ay iyong mga bigatin."

Extreme Treks

In Bolivia's El Choro Trail, a flock of sheep did not want to cross a bridge. A boy picked up a lamb and led the ewe and the rest across.

BBC Earth

All of the Above

Csikszenmihalyi's Traits of Creative People:

1.   Energetic and Focused

2.   Extroverted and Introverted

3.   Smart and Naive

4.   Playful and Disciplined

5.   Realistic and Imaginative

6.   Proud and Modest

7.   Masculine and Feminine

8.   Conservative and Rebellious

9.   Passionate and Objective

10. Sensitive and Joyful

We are all creative in some way.

Reminder

Fr. Jerry Orbos quoted what he read on seniors:

"Let's take care of ourselves and avoid injuries. Most of us are made in the 40's, 50's, and 60's and spare parts are no longer available. Warranty period is long over, and expiry date is forthcoming. We are a 'very limited edition'."

Cycle

Tablets were replaced by scrolls. Scrolls were replaced by books.

Now we scroll through books on our tablets.

(Dad Jokes)

When Feeling Not Mentally Strong

"1. Recall past hard times.

  2. Act as if strong mentally.

  3. Dress like a superhero even just socks.

  4. Do what the brain says you cannot.

  5. Give in for just 10 minutes.

  6. Exercise challenge.

  7. Name the feeling so it is nuanced.

  8. Give self a pep talk.

  9. Focus on breath, keep calm.

10. How'd I be telling this in the future?

11. Build mental strength."

(Amy Morin)

"Trust Me"

(God)

Split-level communist hate

Sen. Ralph said it best when he remarked that while DU30 curses the communists in PH, he loves those in China!

Weight-lifting

With her faith and perseverance, Hidilyn lifted 127k, more than twice her weight of 55k, observed Solita Monsod in her Inquirer column.

Now the joke among husbands, according to Patrick Paez of Wag Po on ONEPH is that their wives could very well carry those containers of 5-gallons of water!

Jesse Owens

The black American Olympic gold medalist in track-and-field:

was not given a handshake by Hitler, 

still sat at the back of the bus in the US upon his return, 

promised movies did not materialize except as a movie reel documentary of the Olympics,

treated to a "restaurant" in NY called Sabrett, 

had to leave receptions after he was awarded, 

had to close his losing Olympic Cleaners business

going back to college at Ohio State U, he became Assistant Coach handing out towels,

IRS ran after him for unpaid taxes when he gave most of his money to helping others. The Judge decided in his favor.

(From the HITS feature)