This is kinda funny. For several weeks now, I haven't been able to maintain my pace on the treadmill. Just plain could NOT do it. Had to slow down. Had to slow down more than the usual fast-walk pace, had to slow down even more! Then, last night, as I was warming up, I wondered, "is this thing inclined?" and when I checked, it was inclined up ( Read more... )

O.K., so maybe it's only a world record for ME, but I've hit the 7-mile workout. Did it last night, and what a relief! I'd wanted to hit that goal last week, but I got a cold. That led to the discovery that when you're congested, you do not get enough oxygen into your lungs to do much. Honestly, it wasn't until I got on the treadmill a couple ( Read more... )

I've spent at least 18 hours today in a highly focused effort of research, conversations, e-mail exchanges, and a board meeting with my fellow members of the Homeowners Association. At issue, health and safety concerns surrounding the landfill adjacent to the neighborhood. Today concludes with 5 nearly-identical e-mail letters sent to various ( ( Read more... )

My goal before the local planning board was to get their attention, to let them know our community is stunned and very upset that the County thinks it can dump 350 diesel exhaust-spewing school buses on our neighborhood, atop a toxic landfill no less ( Read more... )

So the 6-mile workout is becoming a standard accomplishment. But that doesn't make it easier. I've only climbed one flight of stairs this evening, (from basement to first floor) and I'm worried about that second one. I'd better not forget anything when I head upstairs a few minutes from now ( Read more... )

Another 6-mile workout tonight, and again, I survived. Total time was 94:00, which includes warm-up and cool-down time on the treadmill ( Read more... )

So, I adapted a new approach to my treadmill workouts. The hell with speed. And, I let myself be a lazy slug for a day or 2 at a time. And the result was stunning. Last night, I was at the slowest-possible jog, and I kept going for more than 23 minutes! After a little bit of walk time (fast walking, by the way), I did another 10 minutes. ( Read more... )

Some of the best food is prepared at home. With a supply of basic ingredients, and a rotating set of "featured" items, I can make genuinely tasty food. No, really! I just ate a fantastic Greek salad, with gourmet kalamata olives, a block of fresh organic feta, a sweet, vine-ripened organic tomato, and my world-class, outrageously-expensive, and ( Read more... )

I'm making a second run here on livejournal. It's easier to post here, than to send personal notes to each and everyone, with much the same information ( Read more... )

We're noting that 10/21/06 is the 3rd anniversary of Elmo's adoption---that is, he adopted US 3 years ago.