My husband and I arrived home from our wanderings as climate refugees on October 10. We had power, and with it, internet and TV. We had water, albeit with a “boil water advisory,” which demanded a minimum of 1 minute at a rapid boil before consuming. Over those first few…
Andrea and I have been friends for 30 years. We met when our younger sons were enrolled in a pre-school Mommy and Me program. We lived basically around the corner from each other in our Cortlandt Manor, NY days. Our sons were good friends (and partners-in-crime) for many years. Andrea…
A cycling buddy recently asked me, “what’s your superpower?” In hindsight, I am not sure if she was querying me about riding a bike or life in general. My response considered the former, perhaps with a slightly wider view of my athleticism and fitness philosophy. My superpower is being slow….
You are most well known as a number—20,310 feet. You are alone at the top of North America. You are a record holder: at 18,000 feet from base to peak, you are the tallest mountain in the world. You have always been Denali. You were named by the Athabaskan people…
Day 5 “Strive for progress, not perfection.” Today I did my own thing at the gym. Instead of using “machines,” I designed my own workout that might be described as focusing on my “core.” Before getting into describing how I put this together, I should probably discuss what it is…
Day 3 – “Sore today, stronger tomorrow.” I had my consult with a trainer from the Wellness Center to set up a basic weight lifting program. Given: the options are limitless. There are free weights, cable and tower systems, stretchy bands, kettlebells, medicine balls, bosus, stability balls, etc. For the…
Day Zero- “We don’t stop exercising because we grow old, we grow old because we stop exercising.” I had returned from visiting my 93 year old mother in NY. Over a 2 month period, she had survived COVID, 3 falls, and a urinary tract infection (UTI) with a high fever….
