Archive for December, 2006
Two Men
Saturday, December 30th, 2006Gerald R. Ford’s body arrived in Washington, D.C. today to lie in state throughout the weekend. The former President is being afforded full honors before being laid to rest in Grand Rapids, Michigan, near his presidential museum on Tuesday morning. The Ford family held a private service in California before accompanying Ford’s body […]
The First One
Saturday, December 30th, 2006Today’s dinner is the first that I’m trying in the new diet: jambalaya. I’m hoping the meal doesn’t end up being too spicy because it includes chili powder and red pepper. Spicy foods are good for revving up the metabolism but sometimes don’t go over well with the delicate digestive systems in the […]
Priorities
Saturday, December 30th, 2006A nice walk should have been my priority when I got home from the grocery store this afternoon. Instead, I spent the time writing (which is good), but now I’m going to have to bundle up and go out in the cold and dark because I’m determined that I’m going to get a walk […]
Promises, Promises
Friday, December 29th, 2006Another day of little exercise. The only thing I really managed was a trip up the flight of stairs to my office…then I spent the rest of the day relaxing. I’m going to do my absolute best to get out of the house for a nice long walk tomorrow. Right now, it’s […]
The End?
Friday, December 29th, 2006News reports indicate that Saddam Hussein is scheduled to be put to death at any moment now. While I feel he should be punished for what he did, I don’t know if executing him will accomplish anything; he’ll more than likely become another martyr for whom blood will be shed. I would prefer […]
Self Image
Friday, December 29th, 2006This is one of the times I need to remember when I’ve successfully gotten into better shape. At the moment, I feel so ungainly and unattractive that I’d like to crawl into a hole and hide. Days like these make me wish that I could go off somewhere for six months or a […]
National Mourning
Thursday, December 28th, 2006Former President Gerald Ford died at his home in California this past Tuesday. He was 93 years old. That leaves us with only three living former presidents: Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton.
Most of my memories of the 1970s have to do with Watergate and the end of the Vietnam war. […]
Medical Advice
Thursday, December 28th, 2006Recent blood tests indicated that my LDL (bad) cholesterol and triglycerides are elevated. She has told me in the past that I’m on the verge of diabetes and that I need to lower these numbers in order to prevent myself from having to take more medication for the rest of my life even as […]
Sounds Familiar
Thursday, December 28th, 2006While I didn’t get out for those walks yesterday like I intended, I did manage to get in some good aerobic exercise through work. My job can consist of a lot of lifting and bending (pulling boxes of heavy files off storage shelves). Yesterday I did just that in reverse - our office […]
Everyone Knows it’s Windy
Tuesday, December 26th, 2006Today would not have been a great day to exercise, weather-wise, but I really wish I could have gotten out for a walk this evening. Our temperatures have been in the upper forties to lower fifties and the skies have stayed somewhat blue. Now if only the wind would die down I’d probably […]
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