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Old dogs and old tricks
So today at the gym, I was completely bored by the cardio equipment - all I could see were elaborate hamster wheels. So I hopped on the treadmill, and tried a deceptively simple workout from my track days. Start at a slow walk, concentrating on smoothness and steadiness. Every minute add 0.5 mph to the speed until you reach the speed where either ( Read more... ) -
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The guard of the day is centerline "vom tag"... damn. So after doing weights and helping a friend move, I got to spend most of 2 hours holding a longsword over my head. Ouch. By the end I could barely manage a zwerch ( Read more... ) -
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So much to do, so little time, and I spent the first really gorgeous springlike day in a hotel basement ( Read more... ) -
Another day, another ?
I seem to have a reactive metabolism: two workouts, and I'm eating like a teenager again. It isn't as much fun as it sounds, as I really need to get some things done, rather than stuff my face. This always happens when I start working out, and is always a surprise ( Read more... ) -
Back to the gym
I went back to the gym for the first time in a little over a year today, and was actually a little surprised at how little I've lost. I guess xing yi and ba gua are more of a workout than I thought. Or there's something to the whole "chi flow" business. Whatever it is, I'll take it. I do feel much better, especially in that post-workout hyper- ( Read more... ) -
Back to earth
Well, nothing like a good highway run and a quick kid visit to help get back on the ground. Driving is therapy sometimes. My youngest wanted me to stay for family movies night, which was nixed of course, by She-Who-Decides, but it was nice to see him reach out. He's a gentle soul sometimes, when he isn't pummeling the opposition. Today has gone by ( Read more... ) -
Strange day
It doesn't happen much, but all day today I've felt a little unreal - like I was interacting with the world from a half step farther away than usual. I hung out with finitedancer for a bit, then made a quick run to Belleville to take my little one some toys he forgot here last weekend when he visited. He _loves_ his sea creatures - especially the ( Read more... ) -
Another day
I really am on the steep part of the livejournal learning curve at the moment. I'm not sure what I'll get out of it, but we'll see. -
Writer's Block: Self-Indulgent
Chocolate