Hi folks, welcome! Everything you learn will come in useful one day, so learn lots of interesting things, which means explore your world. This has certainly helped me find interesting content for my style of blogging. But first, a general note on this blog: I was becoming disenchanted with my blog the other day. The muses were absent and traffic continued to be too flat. So I posed a question, concerning ... Read more
Blog Of The Week: “Just Live Your Own Life,” Which Is Not So Easy As You Might Think!
Hi folks, welcome! I decided to bring your attention to one of my most dedicated followers, mentors, and guides, Marsha, who loves lost animals and history, and authors an excellent blog, "Just Live Your Own Life." What I find most alluring about Marsha's writing is that it calms me down. I'm not naturally a nervous person, but I am a bit driven, or even OCD. In spite of my daily meditation, I can still become ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Blog Choice Of The Week: When They Get Older
On Aging - by Maya Angelou When you see me sitting quietly, like a sack upon a shelf, Don’t think I need your chattering. I’m listening to myself. Hold! Stop! Don’t pity me! Hold! Stop your sympathy! Understanding if you got it, otherwise I’ll do without it! When my bones are stiff and aching and my feet won’t climb the stair, I will only ask one favor: Don’t bring me no rocking chair. When you see me ... Read more
Every Setback Can Be An Opportunity For Reflection, Even The Flu!
"Stubbornness, on the other hand, may look like tenacious determination, but it can paint you into a corner and cut you off from the possibility of positive change." Tenacious or Stubborn, by Sallie Culbreth Hi folks, welcome! A change is as good as a rest, even when my training, blogging, and life in general, are interrupted by my lying flat on my back with a fever for four days. It feels so good to be ... Read more
Best Triathlon Training Book I Ever Read - Slow, Old, Fat, Nervous, Who Cares Says Jayne, And FitOldDog Agrees?
Hi folks, welcome! Thinking of giving triathlon a try, but don't think you would fit into that scene? Read this great book and think again, then give it a tri! Over my 17 years of triathlon training, I've read quite a bit of material, including some excellent books, magazine articles, and blog posts. I've also received much sage advice from coaches. But for me it always comes down to attitude, especially taking ... Read more
FitOldDog’s Quick Fix Plantar Fasciitis Guide Is Now Available Because Of Lessons From Blogging
To buy FitOldDog's Quick Fix Guide For Plantar Fasciitis Click This Link Hi folks, Making a living on the Internet is as interestingly challenging as developing a system of safe exercise for better health. I'm still at the beginning of this adventure, having achieved a Google page rank of 3, sold a small number of my Aortic Surgery Recovery Guides, and now I've put up product number two for sale, ... Read more
Introductory Video Lesson On Yoga Toes From FitOldDog’s Continuum And Dance Teacher For An Endurance Athlete
Hi folks, I recently published a blog post about the effect of Continuum training and yoga toes on the health of my feet and my shoe size. This generated some interest from Pauline, an endurance athlete who introduced me to the AAA Facebook Page, of which she was one of the creators. As the real key to the use of yoga toes is how they are applied, which requires some training, I asked Rebecca, my ... Read more
If You Prefer You Can Talk To FitOldDog About Safe Exercise For Better Health On Facebook
Hi folks, When I'm not training, being an elderly soccer dad, reading, playing with our dog, Scooter, meditating or drinking tea, I'm working to improve my online media skills. Facebook took up so much of my time today that I decided to use the current state of my business Facebook page as my blog post. Some people seem to prefer Facebook to putting comments on blogs, so here it is if you want to ask ... Read more
No Point Sending Out Advice On Safe Exercise For Better Health Unless FitOldDog Can Reach His Target Audience
Hi folks, I finally prepared my first product, a guide to aortic surgery recovery based on personal experience. Then I stepped gingerly into the world of marketing by studying books on the subject and testing alternative keywords as bait for my target audience, such as guidance on life after hospitalization, getting your life back on track after surgery, nurses helping patients going home, surgery ... Read more
And Now For Something Completely Different, My Brother’s Favorite Reading List As An Invited Blog Post
Interviewer: Was there anything unusual about Dinsdale? Lady Friend: I should say not! Dinsdale was a perfectly normal person in every way. Except inasmuch as he was convinced that he was being watched by a giant hedgehog he referred to as Spiny Norman. [Later] Lady Friend: Lately, Dinsdale had become increasingly worried about Spiny Norman. He had come to the conclusion that Norman slept in an aeroplane hangar ... Read more
