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First, Last And In-Between

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , on December 11, 2025| Leave a Comment »

No matter the path, savor the journey and the destination when you arrive.
    —     Anthony T. Hincks
[On a journey of 1,000 steps, the first and last steps may “feel” the most important, but until the very last step, it’s the next step which leads to arrival at your personal destination.    —    kmab]
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Click here (11 December) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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Step 4

Posted in General Comments, Health, Steps, Workouts, tagged , , , , , , , on July 3, 2025| 2 Comments »

Back in May I started getting a weeping shin (left).  It started off with a single point and then turned into about five(5) spots.  I had no swelling or sense of tightness.  Just running saline.  It stopped on its own after a few days (like 5).  I mentioned it to my cardiologist and my regular physician and they both pretty much said the same thing:  “There’s nothing happening today.  Try to lose some weight and hopefully it won’t come back.”
Early last week, my right shin started weeping – just one spot.  Nothing on the left.  Again, no pain or sensation of bloat or swelling.  So, I took a water pill to drain any extra fluids from my system.  The weeping stopped that evening, came back the following day (morning) and then stopped on its own.
Being the hypochondriac that I am, I’ve decided it’s time to get back to exercising.  Three days ago, I went “mad dog” with 30 mins of steps in the afternoon sun.  The last two days (and today), I’ve been much more reasonable and just gotten up a little earlier and done the steps before the heat of the day.
The initial soreness is beginning to wear off and I’m slowly adding on weight training – shrugs, pull-downs, presses and squats.  For now, just one set of each…  As time goes by, and my body adapts, I’ll begin adding more sets (up to three) and then more / different weight exercises.  Although my legs need “regular” body-weight squats, I’m just going with the steps for now.  The “squat” I’m currently doing is a full “butt to ankles” squat and held for 60 seconds.  This is “my” version of a spinal decompression.  Because I have a 1cm kidney stone, I have to be careful and not do what I’d normally do for lower back release – which is inversion.
So, that’s today’s report.  I don’t know if I’ll be posting about this (frequently) or even how long I’ll be keeping it (the steps) up.  But, I am feeling better, so I’m just gonna do me for a while and see how it goes…  Day 4 done!
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Click here (3 July) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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Don’t Wait For Perfection

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on October 22, 2024| Leave a Comment »

Don’t wait until everything is just right.  It will never be perfect.  There will always be challenges, obstacles, and less than perfect conditions.  So what?  Get started now.  With each step you take, you will grow stronger and stronger, more and more skilled, more and more self-confident, and more and more successful.
    ―     Mark Victor Hansen
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Click here (22 October) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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After You, My Dear

Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , on April 2, 2023| Leave a Comment »

Love is taking a few steps backward maybe even more to give way to the happiness of the person you love.
    —     Winnie the Pooh
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Click here (2 April) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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They Are All Perfect

Posted in Health, Philosophy, Quotes, Running, Workouts, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on July 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »

Try to keep your expectations reasonable.  You’re beginning the journey of a thousand miles with a single step.  Each step is important;  every step counts.
    —    John “The Penguin” Bingham
From his book:  “No Need For Speed“
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Click here (24 July) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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Dealing With Trumpism, Racism And Fascism In America

Posted in Education, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , on January 22, 2021| Leave a Comment »

The mind unlearns with difficulty what it has long learned.
   —   Lucius Annaeus Seneca
A journey of a thousand miles must begin with a single step.
   —   Lao-tzu
[We are going to HAVE to be in it for the long haul folks.  So, get settled in…  There’s lots of work ahead.    —    kmab]
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Click here (22 January) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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65K

Posted in Health, Walking, tagged , , , , , , on March 31, 2020| 6 Comments »

Last Saturday, was my 65th birthday.  Ten years ago, I took the week to jog 55 miles.  Because I’ve been having issues with my AFib, I haven’t been in a position to even consider trying to do the same thing for this birthday…

65K on 65Yrs
Instead, I decided to try to march-in-place for 65,000 steps.  As a subset, I did do my 30 minute dog walk and of course there is the regular amount of steps one would take in a day.  (I try to do a minimum of 7,500 steps.)  My prior FitBit maximum for a day was 50,000 steps which included the dog walk and a 5K jog.  Anyway, it was a long haul, but I made it.  I got my first 55K, my first 60K and then my 65K!  Sore back and sore knees at the end of the day, but otherwise no significant issues the following day.  And, yes, 544 minutes is over 9 hours to get it done.  LoL!!
Life can be full of small, daily achievements…
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Click here (31 March) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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Next Rung

Posted in My Journal, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged , , , , , , , on January 26, 2014| Leave a Comment »

The rung of a ladder was never meant to rest upon, but only to hold a man’s foot long enough to enable him to put the other somewhat higher.
    —    Thomas Huxley
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Click here (26 January) to see the posts of prior years.  I started this blog in late 2009.  Daily posting began in late January 2011.  Not all of the days in the early years (2009-2010) will have posts.

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