I just found myself looking longingly over the webpage for a spiffy new piece of high-tech equipment. All sleek lines and specialized contours and optimized dimensions and everything... Want one. Oh, yeah.

Of course, what I was looking at wasn't the latest piece of computer or smart phone technology or anything like that.

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So finally, after a mere three years of periodic sessions at the Egoscue Clinic in San Francisco, at every one of which for the past two years David the clinic director has been saying, "So, have you been doing your supine groin progressive exercise in the Tower?" to which we have responded sheepishly, "um, no"- after all that, Pirate and I finally ( Read more... )

I did a simplified version of the Convict Conditioning progression chart and taped it inside my workout log so I can see it any time I want to refresh my memory:


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Just got home from the vet.

The most beautiful word I've heard all week is neovascularization.

The most beautiful phrase I've heard is "Bella's eye looks so much better!" (Second most beautiful phrase: "Ya done good ( Read more... )

Kaiser has me so frustrated I want to SCREAM.

My Google alert for "Egoscue" led me to PhDRoadShow, a blog by a graduate student in biomedical science, who discovered the Egoscue method while recovering after being hit by a car while biking home. This post discusses their first visit to the local Egoscue clinic. Other posts include further Egoscue reading and thoughts and discussion of other ( Read more... )

I just put in my periodic re-order of fish oil capsules from Puritan's Pride. As usual, they have way too much info about the different products they sell to be easily evaluated ( Read more... )

Thanks [?] to Jezebel, I just became aware of the latest completely unnecessary, girl-parts-are-icky invention.

( And they've got cute little flowers! )

An hour ago, Pirate and I had a block-and-a-half sprint for the bus (he was coming in with me to get some errands done early ( Read more... )

Since I know many - most? - of the people I know are beginning to be increasingly aware of health issues as they get older (hey, I resemble that remark), I'll probably be posting more pointers to health research I find interesting.

Sadly, I don't have a copy of the "tea, dammit" userpic.


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