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I Thought I Knew How
By Michael Thacker POETRY But did I know or just think that I did? Photo by Qijin Xu on Unsplash I thought I knew how Then I found I knew nothing Then I found knowledge In Closing I haven't written in a very long time, but last night I read a post here on Medium by one of the more established writers on the...
My Last Day as a Flight Attendant
Travel Your last day at a job and it changes your life forever. Photo by Photoholgic on Unsplash When I was a young boy, I lay in the grass of our home in Echo Valley (yes, that was the subdivision name) and looked up at the jets as they flew overhead. Yes, they were very far up in the air, pretty much just a trail of smoke, but I could see them just the same.
Does your back hurt? How one surprising lifestyle tweak can reduce pain
After many months in lockdown, a lot of us are finding that we’re experiencing back pain that we hadn’t been bothered by before. There could be many reasons for this, including increased stress during the past year, moving less and spending more time sitting in one position. But while you might think you should rest your back if it hurts, being active can actually help relieve your pain and protect you from getting back pain again in the future.
Back pain: Why exercise can provide relief – and how to do it safely | Health24
After many months in lockdown, a lot of us are finding that we’re experiencing back pain that we hadn’t been bothered by before. There could be many reasons for this, including increased stress during the pandemic, moving less and spending more time sitting in one position. But while you might think you should rest your back if it hurts, being active can actually help relieve your pain and protect you from getting back pain again in the future.
Back pain: Why exercise can provide relief - and how to do it safely
After many months in lockdown, a lot of us are finding that we’re experiencing back pain that we hadn’t been bothered by before. There could be many reasons for this, including increased stress during the pandemic, moving less and spending more time sat in one position. But while you might think you should rest your back if it hurts, being active can actually help relieve your pain and protect you from getting back pain again in the future.
Back pain: why exercise can provide relief - and how to do it safely
After many months in lockdown, a lot of us are finding that we’re experiencing back pain that we hadn’t been bothered by before. There could be many reasons for this, including increased stress during the pandemic, moving less and spending more time sat in one position. But while you might think you should rest your back if it hurts, being active can actually help relieve your pain and protect you from getting back pain again in the future.
Hello, How Can I Help You?
It can all start with “hello”. Photo by Szabo Viktor on Unsplash I woke up this morning having thoughts about how in past years of my life, I’ve forgotten to say hello to people when they had inadvertently interrupted me when I was in the middle of a task. Can you believe that I have disturbing dreams like that?
I'm Excited to Be Getting My Vaccination!
Pandemic Why does getting my COVID-19 vaccination almost feel like “New Year's Eve” except I don’t enjoy New Years'? I am scheduled to get my COVID-19 vaccination today, and yes, I know that I am one of the lucky ones to be receiving it already — perks of being older and having some bothersome health issues. Scheduling my vaccination was a bit of a pain in the**, and I am in one of the better states related to COVID policy, guidance, and how well we are doing on the public vaccination program.
Don’t Worry If It Stinks, You Can Always Write More
WRITING Don’t let any doubts you may have stand in the way of your writing. Photo by Vine Ramazani on Unsplash I heard this phrase, “Don’t worry if it stinks, you can always write more” on the Start with This podcast recently while walking. I immediately had Siri make a note of it. Something about the phrase resonated with me, and I knew that I would have to refer to it again. This morning I was trying to decide what I wanted to write today.
What Does “Alone” Mean Anyway?
When being alone means more than just being by yourself I know we’ve all been using social media and Facebook for years now, but I found something that I hadn’t utilized until recently called Groups. I guess that I had always used them for my business, and other topics, but not for anything that related to me personally. I don’t know if you have found groups yet, but if you have, you know that there are groups for about any topic you would ever want or need.
Bell's View: Mobility Trends at CES
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Drinking and Thriving: The North Texas Breweries Serving Fitness With a Chaser
The New Year has dawned upon us, which brings about resolutions galore, many focused on fitness and health. Of course, there are several ways of approaching your fitness resolutions to add all that cycling, running, weight training and diet restrictions you promised you'd endure this year. The diets normally entail giving up your favorite brews, but who in the hell wants to give up the malts and hops? There has to be a better way, right?
Soul Fire Brewing Brings Local Beer to Roanoke, Texas
Michael Thacker 4 EXPAND Soul Fire has some space, but not a ton compared with some other North Texas breweries. Michael Thacker AA Over the last few years, Roanoke has seen a boom in growth as its list of residents expands and more business pops up, adding a variety of restaurants, small pubs and stores to capture the attention of locals and visitors. Although there has been plenty of growth and new buildings occupying the streets, there was still one thing that was missing: a brewery.
Best Dallas Local Beers for the Christmas Holiday
The holiday season has dawned upon us, and that means it’s time for delicious holiday creations — not only in the realm of food, but beer, as well. Each year local breweries are hard at work to come up with new, enticing recipes to captivate the craft beer lover’s palate that keeps them craving another sip. Most recipes include holiday-centric spices, including nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, chocolate and coffee.
Craft Beer Guide for Dallas-Fort Worth
It wasn’t that long ago that Dallas-Fort Worth was without a selection of craft breweries, with only mass-produced brews distributed while the availability of craft beers was little to none. Now we have an array of quality craft brews spread throughout the greater Dallas-Fort Worth area, with the number drastically increasing each year. The selections of craft beer are now immense and quite daunting for newcomers compared with their previous favorites.
Fort Worth’s New Funky Picnic Brewery Wants to Help You Make the Perfect Food-Beer Pairing
Michael Thacker 4 Funky Picnic opened this week in Fort Worth. Michael Thacker AA It wasn’t that long ago that Fort Worth had little to no craft breweries occupying its landscape, and yet within a decade, we have seen a dramatic increase in breweries entering the scene. This summer, Fort Worth managed to squeeze in another new brewery: Funky Picnic Brewery, which is smack dab in the middle of an area with several other local breweries, creating a utopian central for beer lovers.
Gait-initiation onset estimation during sit-to-walk: Recommended methods suitable for healthy individuals and ambulatory community-dwelling stroke survivors
Loading metrics Open Access Peer-reviewed Research Article Gareth D. Jones , Darren C. James , Michael Thacker , Rhian Perry , David A. Green Gareth D. Jones, Darren C. James, Michael Thacker, Rhian Perry, David A.
Fruity, Floral and Fresh Dallas IPAs to Sip This Spring
Springtime always brings out the best of IPAs with their floral, herbal and citrus aromas, which feel not unlike the freshly blooming flowers swaying in the midday breeze. Dallas beer-drinkers love IPAs, which means Dallas brewers do, too. What makes the IPAs on this list different is the variety of hops used, with each presenting different aromas, flavors and even affecting the mouthfeel.
How Brut IPA Beer is Made
An IPA is typically categorized as an East Coast-style beer that features a hazy body with tropical and citrus aromas and flavors, or a West Coast-style beer that is more malt-forward with prominent piney and earthy characteristics. Even though the majority of IPAs fall into one of these two categories, this can’t be said of the newly crafted Brut IPA, which features a crystal-clear, light body and flavor that’s as dry as the desert air.
The Week in Dallas Beer: Bonnie and Clyde, Beer Kickball and Cow Plop Bingo
After a hard day’s work, what better way to spend the evening than working on an art project while drinking beer under the stars? The Creative Pantry has teamed up with Hop and Sting Brewing in Grapevine to host an arts and crafts beer night with a string nail art project. Tickets are $35, which includes a $5 beer token, so be ready to get creative with your inner beer.
Interview with New Belgium Brewery About Hemperor HPA
With the rise of cannabis and hemp legalization spreading throughout the country, it’s no wonder that craft brewers want utilize this herb in their beers. Although there has been much receptivity among the general public, the federal government is much more leery, which has only made it tougher for brewers to experiment with this plant. But some brewers have taken the risk and brewed beers using hemp seeds that contain zero THC, the psychoactive compound that the lawmakers frown upon.
Things to Do In Dallas: Beer and Board Games, Martin House Sour Fest and More Dallas Beer Events
If you’re a game lover, then you have to visit BrainDead Brewing this Tuesday night for an evening of trivia and PC games. The primary game of the night is called Fibbage Trivia, which is a lying party game where you make up answers in order to fool the other players and gain more points. Other games to play include Gang Beasts, Ultimate Chicken Horse, Starwhal and more, all paired with the more than 24 house-brewed beers on tap. Admission is free.
And You Won’t Even Need a Lime: The Best Mexican-Style Beers Brewed In DFW
This weekend is Cinco de Mayo, during which many a Texan will enjoy a Modelo or Tecate or seven. But this is Texas, which shares a border with Mexico and which used to, in fact, be Mexico. Around here, we've got a big love of Mexican-style beer — and a ton of locally produced homages to the style. To better understand what to look for, beer lovers must first understand what makes a Mexican-style beer.
Definition of a Milkshake IPA and the Best Ones to Drink
Over the past few years, we have seen a rise in the intriguing style of milkshake IPAs as IPA enthusiasts scramble to get their hands on bottles and cans. The majority of the nationally and locally known craft brewers took advantage of this opportunity and began experimenting with the style, coming up with deliciously crafted variations as a result.
The Week In Dallas Beer: Star Wars Day, Cinco De Mayo and a Party That Celebrates Both
On Tuesday night, head to Community Brewery for their annual seafood boil. A $75 ticket gets you all-you-can-eat crawfish, shrimp, jambalaya, corn muffins, potatoes, salad and slaw, along with two drink tickets.
Brewers News: Best New Beers to Try from April 2019
April showers lead to May flowers, and in the case of beer, it also leads to some new, intriguing styles and flavors as well. This month, brewers were far from shy when it came to conjuring up various recipes to help brighten up the rainy days and enhance the ones with sunshine. With the list of so many different delicious flavors and hues to choose from, here are five excellent new beers to try first. Harpoon Rec.
How Legal Draft Brewing Co.'s Craft Beer Gave Arlington a Cultural Boost
Michael Thacker 4 EXPAND Legal Draft Brewing Co. opened in Arlington in 2016, and other breweries, bars and restaurants followed shortly after. courtesy Lauren Carter AA Arlington has long had a reputation for being little more than the home of sports stadiums and Six Flags, but now, the Dallas suburb is home to several bars and restaurants serving up an array of craft beers, along with two breweries and one more coming in the next year.
Radeberger Pilsner Beer Review
Located just a little more than 100 miles south of Berlin, Germany lies the Radeberger Brewery. There, in 1872, five men with a united dream of brewing better beer came to life and the Radeberger Pilsner was born. After several decades have passed, the Radeberger Pilsner is still admired and savored around the world by craft beer enthusiasts and newcomers alike. This German pilsner is a golden-hued delight with a nice, medium-sized head that dissipates fairly quickly.
This Week in Dallas Beer: Beer Dinners, Crawfish and a Birthday Party for a Dog
Start your week off right with craft beers and food pairing at the Meddlesome Moth’s ninth annual beer dinner. Tickets are on sale for $80, which gets you a six-course meal with each dish being uniquely crafted to pair well with your beers. The beers being served are locally crafted by several breweries including Celestial Beerworks, Community Beer Company, Denton County Brewing Company, Oak Cliff Brewing, Peticolas Brewing Company and Turning Point Beer.
Best Fort Worth Breweries to Visit on the Ale Trail
Nestled in the northern part of Texas is the cowboy city of Fort Worth, where cattle drives still thrive, bulls rule the pastures, rodeos are deemed popular, light beer is everywhere, and ranches surround the inner city. But while all that is going on, there is growth and hype surrounding the local craft brewing scene, with 11 breweries situated within and nearby the city. This culture is thriving, and the list of breweries is increasing each year as the demand for great beer intensifies.
Things to Do In Dallas: Velvet Hammer 5k, Dogfishtival and Other Beer Events
Barrel aged beers always stir up craft beer lovers, and now Strangeways Dallas has really caused some commotion with their Barrel Week event. All week long, they will have 40 barrel-aged beers on draft to sip and savor. There will be a variety of different styles to try, so get ready to voyage through barrels of flavors. What: Barrel Week When: 4 p.m.-2 a.m., Monday-Sunday, April 15-21 Where: Strangeways Dallas, 2429 N. Fitzhugh Ave.
The Tipsy Oak Gives Arlington a Dose Of Cool With Live Music, a Great Patio and Craft Beer
Michael Thacker 4 EXPAND The Tipsy Oak opened last year in Arlington with live music, a solid craft beer selection and gorgeous outdoor space. Michael Thacker AA Only a couple of miles from the ever-looming AT&T Stadium, in the heart of a fast-growing urban district of Arlington is The Tipsy Oak, a restaurant where craft food meets craft brews. It's designed with a rustic look accompanied by a wraparound porch and an outside bar area with a direct view of a small stage where local bands perform.
The Best Sour Beers From Dallas-Fort Worth Craft Breweries
When some people hear the term “sour” beer, the instinctive reaction is puckering of the lips and a polite, yet affirmative, “no thank you.” The idea of sipping something that presents acidic, pungent and tangy is a hard sell for some, especially for the everyday Miller drinkers where the mountains have to stay blue and the flavor is as bland as the packaging itself. For the longest time, beers were sour in nature primarily due to the lack of proper sanitization.
Every Long Beach Brewery to Visit if You’re a Beer Lover
When one thinks about California and craft beer, the first place that comes to mind is Los Angeles. And while it’s true that grand ol’ L.A. is renowned for its brewery list, one doesn’t have to travel very far to find themselves in uncharted territory and stumble upon a hidden treasure.
Beer News March 2019: All the New Brews to Try
Spring has sprung with its beautiful rise of green grass, colorful flowers, warmer days, and, of course, new, intriguing craft brews to help enhance the new season. This spring brings creative minds hard at work at the brew kettles with an array of different hops, malts, and adjuncts being meshed together to form the ultimate brews. Here are five new brews to try as you lounge in a meadow of tulips, watch the kids play in the backyard, or enjoy the first signs of grilling weather with friends.
Best IPA Beer to Drink Right Now
What better way to prepare for the cold weather than to try some new craft brews with some fresh hop powers? This year, several brewers have leaned more toward the hoppy side of things, with many new releases showing up in IPA style. Here is a list of 9 delicious IPAs to try. Sierra Nevada Hazy Little Thing IPA This California IPA is a new release from the guys at Sierra Nevada, and unlike most IPAs, this beauty is bottled and kegged unfiltered and raw.
- Chilled Magazine New Belgium Brewing Hemperor HPA Beer Review
Located in Fort Collins, Colorado, is the ever-famous, employee-owned brewery New Belgium Brewing. New Belgium has been supplying the world with fine brews since 1991, and its most famous beer, Fat Tire, is a popular choice among both new craft beer drinkers and veterans alike. The brewery also offers seasonal delights, a Voodoo Ranger series, a Belgian collection, barrel-aged brews, and mouth-puckering sours.
New Belgium Brewing Hemperor HPA Beer Review
Zuma Las Vegas, recently launched the “Zuma Zacapa Live Solera” installation, on the one-year anniversary of the global partnership with Ron Zacapa, joining nine other Zuma locations worldwide. The custom-designed cocktail theater installation is displayed at the bar at Zuma restaurants across the world, each cocktail delivering a unique taste inspired by the location.
Parameters that remain consistent independent of pausing before gait-initiation during normal rise-to-walk behaviour delineated by sit-to-walk and sit-to-stand-and-walk
STW is a more challenging task due to the merging of rising with GI reflected by greater CoP-xCoM separation compared to STSW indicative of more positional instability. However, BCoM vertical momentum, flexion-momentum time, and step3 stability remained consistent in healthy individuals and are therefore candidates with which to monitor change in gait rehabilitation following pathology.
4 Summer Suds to Try Today
Each summer, a few brewers experiment and provide flavors and styles that lean toward the lighter, brighter side of things, including hazy IPA’s, sour and wild beers, and fruit-filled brews. This year, brewers are hard at work hoping to give craft beer lovers a unique taste while trying not to delve off into the heavier, darker end of the spectrum.
Brew Review - Shannon Brewing Company
This summer, Shannon Brewing Company out of Keller, Texas, decided to really delve deep into creating that perfect seasonal beer by brewing up a slightly sweetened, floral-filled Blackberry Crystal Wheat beer that is as clear as the sunny days ahead and as invigorating as an afternoon shower.
Physical activity interventions are delivered consistently across hospitalized older adults but multimorbidity is associated with poorer rehabilitation outcomes: A population-based cohort study - Jones - 2017 - Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice -
Older adults live with multimorbidity including frailty and cognitive impairment often requiring hospitalization. While physical activity interventions (PAIs) are a normal rehabilitative treatment, their clinical effect in hospitalized older adults is uncertain. To observe PAI dosing characteristics and determine their impact on clinical performance parameters.
Physical activity interventions are delivered consistently across hospitalized older adults but multimorbidity is associated with poorer rehabilitation outcomes: A population‐based cohort study - Jones - 2017 - Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice -
Older adults live with multimorbidity including frailty and cognitive impairment often requiring hospitalization. While physical activity interventions (PAIs) are a normal rehabilitative treatment, their clinical effect in hospitalized older adults is uncertain. To observe PAI dosing characteristics and determine their impact on clinical performance parameters.
Physical activity participation and the association with work-related upper quadrant disorders (WRUQDs): A systematic review
Workers in various occupations often report work-related upper quadrant disorders (WRUQDs). Research has shown that associative factors for WRUQDs include psychosocial and environmental elements, gender and physical activity levels. To date, no review has investigated whether physical activity participation is associated with and/or predicts the development of WRUQDs, so the present study set out to determine this.
Physical activity participation and the association with work‐related upper quadrant disorders (WRUQDs): A systematic review
Workers in various occupations often report work‐related upper quadrant disorders (WRUQDs). Research has shown that associative factors for WRUQDs include psychosocial and environmental elements, gender and physical activity levels. To date, no review has investigated whether physical activity participation is associated with and/or predicts the development of WRUQDs, so the present study set out to determine this.
Factors Associated With Physical Activity Participation In Adults With Chronic Cervical Spine Pain. A Systematic Review
Does continuous infusion of local anaesthesia improve pain control and walking distance after coronary artery bypass graft surgery? A randomised controlled trial
Where to Adopt a Pet in Louisville | Michael Thacker | Realtor
There are many places in Louisville where you can adopt a pet. Some are rescue missions, specifying the adoption services offering specific breeds. A few are no kill shelters, which are always in dire need of great homes for their lovable populations of cats, and dogs. You also have several humane societies and animal services from which to choose. Where you can select a sweet dog, cat, or perhaps a few other types of animals who need a forever home.
Buyer looks to Bethunes as a listed shell
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Michael W. Thacker - The Warren Record: Obituaries
Mike was born and raised in Roanoke, Va. He began his computer career at the Norfolk and Western Railroad in Roanoke. He obtained his masters in Computer Science from Arizona State and also earned the coveted CDP (Certified Data Processor) from the Institute for Certification of Computer Professionals. Mike owned a computer consulting business in N.Y. before moving to Lake Gaston with his wife Connie of 26 years. After relocating, Mike and Connie started Home Connections, Inc.
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