Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken.
— Oscar Wilde.
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Fathers
This is one of my favorite pictures I’ve ever taken of my Dad. It was a good day at a lake, near where I lived years ago in San Marcos, CA. It’s not a great lake for fishing, especially using artificial bait. I prefer the casting and meditative qualities of fishing therein. Don’t let a largemouth bass get in the way of a great day outdoors fishing. haha. Anyway, it’s largely just about being there on great days that will never be forgotten, like this one fishing with my Dad. He passed in October 2018 after a relatively brief battle with ALS, living into his eighties. We finally buried his ashes in Ohio recently. And spent some time with our extended family, seeing people we’ve not seen in years. It’s nice to have a little more sense of closure, but there will never be complete closure. That is not necessarily a bad thing, as it allows him to live on. I recommend taking a moment today to think of people or pets, who have left your life. Also, maybe call someone still in your life, maybe that you have not contacted in a while, but should. We all have these people in our lives.
Memorial Day Weekend
This was taken in 2012 near Grants, NM. I recommend grilling in one of your favorite outdoor locations with family or friends this weekend. The featured photo is one of my favorite grilling spots. We build a wood fire and grill over it, camping-style. Relaxing with people we enjoy is what we all need now, after being deprived of regular doses of true social interaction for too long. Get out there this weekend and do it – whatever it is you truly enjoy and miss.
Basic Human Cell: Labeling Exercise
Please feel free to label as many structures as you can. The lack of color in this image makes it much closer to what an actual human cell looks like – off-white, often grayish, for example (looking through a microscope). Also, I like the artistic quality of the sketch. Hope it helps those of you studying the human cell in any of your classes. Cell sketch by 68somebody70 on Instagram, where you’ll find some nice photographs and possibly some drawings.
Leap of Faith
Following from my last post (about unexpected turns in life), sometimes in life you are at a crossroads with two, or maybe several, choices regarding your future path in life – usually at these types of crossroads the decision is not easy. Therefore, take your time and make sure to make the correct choice. Make a list of pros and cons, follow your heart/gut, ask a friend(s), etc. This photo was taken at Tillie Fowler Park in Jacksonville, FL, near where I used to live. Mountain biking was rather fun here, and being in a small forest of mostly pines with some oak was nice, relaxing, and exhilarating. This was my favorite jump I liked to take. I always recommend getting out in nature anytime you are able. Even if you don’t feel like it, get out for at least 20 mins. (the more mins., the better). It will do you good in so many ways.
Life’s Unexpected Turns
Sometimes life alters your path in an instant – you meet someone, visit a place that feels like home, and so on. I recommend you follow your heart, gut, whatever you call it, that feeling in your soul, and take the turn. That is, do what your heart/gut tells you, as best you can. An unexpected turn in life may lead you to a great place.
Feeling for Lake Charles
I can relate to people in Lake Charles and other Louisiana locales. This photo is taken the day after Hurricane Irma along the St. Johns River in Jacksonville, FL. I woke up to water inches from entering the apartment. Next I waded through water to help get cats and a dog in cages to our vehicles, and head for less flooded accommodations. Ah….memories. I will keep the people of Louisiana in my thoughts, as they work to move forward. Historic storm surges are a real eye-opener to live through!
Levels of Muscle Organization
Skeletal muscle’s function is to contract and cause movement. This figure represents the different levels of muscle organization. This 3-D anatomy is difficult to remember and keep straight in your brain. It also may be rather difficult to visualize this figure in your mind. You will be very glad if you can, though, as it is an important Anatomy & Physiology topic. Realize that the levels of organization of a nerve are very similar to this muscle organization, even using very similar terminology (word anatomy: neuro- instead of myo-).
A key point of reference to remember is that muscle cell ~ muscle fiber. Muscle cells end-to-end form a muscle fiber. There are then higher and lower levels of organization from this point. For example, a bundle of these muscle fibers is called a muscle fascicle. And going smaller, a muscle cell, or myocyte, contains many myofibrils. The myofibrils are each composed of sarcomeres (basic functional unit of muscle) aligned end-to-end. I hope this helps you get a good start into learning about muscle anatomy, which is closely tied to muscle physiology (how a muscle actually works or functions).
Get Out There
Here’s another photo that I hope will inspire you to get out there and exercise today, and everyday for that matter. This unedited photo was taken at Hyde Park G.C. in Jacksonville, FL.
Photo like a Painting
This unedited pic was taken near the Fort and the Bridge of Lions in St. Augustine, FL. It’s always been one of my favorites. I hope it inspires you to get out and walk or bike, or whatever today. The point here is you should try to get out in nature or beautiful scenery every day at least once for longer than just a few minutes. I will do this myself today for sure.
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