I am a cyclist. I don’t ride as much as I used to ride because my primary sport is backpacking and I’m usually preparing for backpacking trips to places like the Red River Gorge, the Smokies, the Grand Canyon, Colorado, or Utah. When I was 55, I rode my bicycle across the state of Indiana…
[Verse 1] Don’t take my food away from me! Don’t you leave my stomach in misery? If it goes then I’ll be blue! ‘Cuz breaking up (with food) is hard to do. [Verse 2] Remembering how it taste so good. I even dream of full plates of food. Think of all that we’ve been through….
It’s my birthday! I turn 67 today. And I’ve got lots to talk about. I want to talk about myself, of course, and about my upcoming season in my Healthy Aging blog, Season Nine. First about me. This past weekend I did my annual hike to the top of Mount LeConte in the Smoky Mountains….
This blog references “Triumphs of Experience”: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study,” Written by George E. Vaillan “Better learn balance. Balance is key. Balance good, karate good. Everything good. Balance, bad, better pack up, go home. Understood?” Mr. Miyagi “First learn stand, then learn fly. Nature rule, Danielson, not mine.” Mr. Miyagi “Lesson not…
This blog features “It’s All About Me,” by Mel Brooks My father hated the fall. “Everything is dying,” he would tell me. He wasn’t a pessimistic person. He didn’t complain a lot about getting older, at least not to me. He was proud of his nine children. He loved his 25+ grandchildren. But fall, I’m guessing,…
Pat Morita, who played Mr. Miyagi was an alcoholic, and his alcoholism contributed to the loss of his health, the loss of a career, and eventually contributed to a shortened life. We looked at his life in a previous blog. I want to expand this topic of alcohol and aging and see what light the…
“Kevin!” I’ve seen the movie (Home Alone) a 100 times and I can conjure up the scene where Kevin’s parents realize that he’s not on the plane while it’s on its way to Paris. It’s a cute movie. Kevin is “Home Alone.” No parents, no family members, and no Buzz. And let’s not forget the…
“He described himself as a unique drunk. He could work almost every day, and no one would know it.” “I’m drunk almost every day.” Pat Morita. Mr. Miyagi. I’m guessing most of you have heard his name. He taught Daniel LaRusso karate in the three karate kid movies. Such a great character, and Pat Morita…
This blog will examine the work, “The Country Chronical,” by Gladys Tabor I love sleeping in a tent, especially when it’s raining. I’ve had a few unpleasant experiences camping. Mostly I love it. I’ve slept through a blizzard in the Sierra mountains. Woke up to a foot of snow. I’ve slept through a “no see…
This blog will continue examine the work, “Triumphs of Experience: The Men of the Harvard Grant Study,” written by George E. Vaillant. How do we sucessfully finish the race of life? Daniel LaRusso and Johnny Lawrence see life as a competition. Johnny is “jelly” because Daniel has a beautiful family, a very successful car dealership,…
