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Just stuff I thought of while getting a little exercise. |
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The doctor was serious. "You are getting too lazy for a 78 year-old. Watch your diet, then do some exercise to burn off a hundred calories every day." A writer's life is sitting in a chair. I can't stand just exercising, pumping iron, push-ups. So, I had to come up with something interesting while getting a little exercise. Our neighborhood has 23 McMansions on 1 acre lots. It's about one mile round trip to walk past them all. At my normal gait, it takes about 25 minutes. MtFitnessPal says 25 minutes at 3.5 mph is worth 129 calories. So that's what I'll do... but at first it might be a little boring. But 25 minutes, doing a mindless task, allows the mind to wonder. Maybe I can make it into a mindless blog. |
A Friend Passing February 25, 2025 at 9:13pm Last December I received word that a long time friend of mine had passed away. Sadly, due to a few serious complications, I knew I would not be able to fly from New Hampshire to Oregon to attend her funeral. What made me even sadder though was, at the same time, I happened to hear an old song from our past. The song was "You Don't Know Me" sung by Jerry Vale in 1956, written by Eddy Arnold with Cindy Walker. It had come down from the top of the charts but was still played often ... [Read more] |
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