After what I ate while giving thanks yesterday I am spending today giving my new activity tracker a workout. That’s a lie. I’m not being active today. I hit a step goal and am willing to incur a few penalties for inactivity over the remainder of the day. I could do a few other things…
Category: aging
For That, I am Thankful
I’ve heard people say that they like to look at the sunny side of life. I’m not that optimistic. Instead, I like to laugh so I look at the funny side. The reality is, there are a lot of funny things that happen in everyday life…if you just look. Trust me, I looked a lot…
A Few Steps Forward-A Few Steps Back
My birthday was this week. I got some presents that will help to solve problems I’ve had over the past couple months and others that actually caused me problems on my special day. I was an avid fitness tracker for about 3 years. As many of you know, my tracker suddenly quit syncing about 3…
You’ll Cut Your Bells
It’s beginning to feel a lot like…what the hell? It’s early November and it’s already Christmasey everywhere you go. Yeah, I know, I shouldn’t have used ‘hell’ in that sentence given I’m talking about Christmas, but what the hell? I was in the grocery store on the second day of November picking up a few…
Incessant Chit-Chatterer
I wanted to have dinner and drinks the other day in a busy downtown area. Taking the hotel shuttle allowed me to do what I wanted to do while avoiding traffic and parking issues. When the shuttle arrived at the hotel to pick me up, four people and the driver, Larry, were already inside. I…
I’m Not One of Those People
Halloween is the day when people want to feel scared. I really don’t understand why people actively seek out scary things but given the number of scary movies and haunted houses it seems a lot of people like to be scared. I’m not one of those people. My travels took me to a work-related multi-day…
My Fruit of the Womb 