Yesterday I got up feeling energetic, ready to whip my weight in wild cats...two- or three-day-old wild cats, maybe. After breakfast I made sure to do my 'get-ups,' where I get down on my mat, lie on my back, spread my arms out at shoulder height, then get back up again. This engages every part of my body.


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I have to take my recycles down to the basement area of my building to throw them away: not very burdensome since I generate about one standard Whole Foods bag of recycles a week. Since the walk from the elevator to the recycle bin is about 100 steps (200 round trip, for those of you mathematically challenged), I decided to walk up the stairs from ( Read more... )

For the first time this year ( Read more... )

Yesterday was a pajama day. After getting up much too early, after too little sleep, I decided to nap and generally take it easy. I did notice that my acid reflux was bothering me more than usually, but I knew why. I take a Nexium every other day which is enough to control it, but I had used up the last of my supply a day or two earlier...maybe ( Read more... )

Dear 2019, I hope you bring us everything good: a functioning government, a presidential resignation, and reasonable economic policies that either stave off an economic downturn or mitigate it. Is that too much to ask? Yes, I know it is.

(I do keep thinking, though, that Nature may act soon to permanently remove an overweight, 72-year-old man ( Read more... )

My last post of 2018! I feel it should be something special but, alas, I have nothing prepared. *sigh ( Read more... )