It's been a rough week
posted over 3 years ago | 5 comments
By now, the story of Tim Russert has run through the news cycle so many times that you would have to be on another planet not to know he passed away at 58. I watched "Meet the Press" regularly and welcomed his keen political savvy and ever present...
What did you say?
posted over 3 years ago, updated 1 minute later | 3 comments
Out of town, delayed, exhausted, and weary from what the airlines had foisted upon me in the name of their twisted, loose definition of "customer service," I sought energy in the airport coffee bar, hoping to remain awake long enough to arrive at ...
Age vs. Maturity
posted over 3 years ago | 4 comments
Posted on a placard at the senior center: "Aging is not for sissies." As I am indeed aging, I will raise my right hand and unwaveringly attest to this certainty so boldly and simply stated. However, being a glass-is-half-full kind of guy, I also s...
What can happen in one moment
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Given time and inspiration, what can be accomplished in 100 years?
In 1908, the must-have vehicle was the initial Model T as it rolled forth on rickety spoked wheels for the first time from the Ford assembly line. The traffic signal, invented by ...
In 1908, the must-have vehicle was the initial Model T as it rolled forth on rickety spoked wheels for the first time from the Ford assembly line. The traffic signal, invented by ...
Spring Cleaning
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
Losing weight can be laborious. Nonetheless, it has its perks. Nothing so uplifts the soul as having a co-worker notice changes.
"Wow! You look great...new haircut?"
OK, the intent there was positive, but not everyone notices weight loss specifi...
"Wow! You look great...new haircut?"
OK, the intent there was positive, but not everyone notices weight loss specifi...
Jogging for Donuts
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Offering up the rationale that she had to go out of town, my trainer canceled our appointment. I knew the "real" reason: She had grown tired of me, leaving to find another greybeard to tutor; tossing me to the curb like yesterday's recyclables. As...
Inner Beauty
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
The Chamber of Deputies, France's lower house of parliament, recently adopted a bill making it illegal for anyone to "incite extreme thinness;" the latest and strongest of a series of measures proposed in the wake of a 2006 anorexia-linked death o...
Happiness in Small Steps
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
Staring at the red LED numbers on the scale, she appeared as if she was willing them to change. If she glared enough, they might, just maybe, morph down to 172, 158, or better yet, 137.
"This is too frustrating," she said, exhaling the annoyance ...
"This is too frustrating," she said, exhaling the annoyance ...
Feeling the Pain
posted over 3 years ago | 2 comments
I have staggered into a topsy-turvy world where pain is considered a goal. All is peculiar to me this side of the looking glass, for I have gone through to the dominion of "The Workout."
Thinking unclearly in the midst of a sugar-rattled brain f...
Thinking unclearly in the midst of a sugar-rattled brain f...
Please Set Cell Phone to "Nag"
posted over 3 years ago | 1 comment
There is a fine line between inquiring with concern how you might assist someone in her diet efforts; and braying persistent, repetitive, noisy, constant, loud-mouthed inquiries as to whether she knows what the heck she is doing. The former is lab...
