Hi folks, For anyone new to this site who is expecting training advice I recommend that you follow this link, as today I want to talk about Internet bots. More precisely, I want to encourage you to listen to someone else talking about bots. The more I blog the more I learn about the strange world of the Internet, and incidentally about myself. In my mind there are creatures (bots), like little black beetles, ... Read more
A Watershed Moment In The Life Of This Blog: Completing An Ironman Race With My Son And My Stent
Hi folks, (I am not sure who many of you are, but I appreciate your interest in my chatter), I am now moving into the next phase of my e-life experiment. I started this blog about one year ago out of fear for my life, and the need to talk to someone about how it feels to have an abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and an AAA-stent graft. I achieved that aim and found what I needed at the Facebook AAA ... Read more
Musings Of A Neophyte Social Networker And Must Read Book Series, Everlost
Hi folks, Twitter is a strange world that it takes time to negotiate. I have found that this networking tool can direct a lot of traffic your way, or not, depending how you use it. There is a mountain of advice out there on the use of Twitter, but the three things that I have learned so far, that might be important, are: Don't just automate your tweets through your blog and/or Twuffer (or similar), ... Read more
Blogging Reminds Me Of The Day That I Rescued A Seagull On The Outer Banks
Hi folks, I came to the USA for two reasons. One was a job, which worked out well, and other was a photo in a National Geographic magazine, showing a group of men surf fishing on the North Carolina Outer Banks. I thought, "Boy, that looks like great fun in a beautiful place. I'd like to go there and do that." I eventually did. I enjoyed surf fishing for a while, but gave it up because I couldn't stand the ... Read more
As The Boomers’ Older Brother
Hi folks, This whole baby boomer thing is fascinating, especially when you are looking for a market for your experience as an older athlete. Apparently there are about 75 million of them. Here is the birth rate graph from Wikipedia that determines whether you are a boomer or not. I was born in 1943, making me older than the oldest boomer. How about that! I don't feel old. Does that qualify me to ... Read more
The Evolution Of This Blog, Unlike Biological Evolution, Is Goal-Oriented
Hi folks, This morning I was completing a two hour run on the road, having ridden my bike for about 120 miles in the last 36 hours, with most of this training undertaken at >90°F and high humidity. The usual pre-taper stuff one does for Ironman training. My mind was wandering, maybe because of the relentless heat. I started to think about where my blog is going. Is it evolving, I wondered? I tried to ... Read more
Veterinary Tales From FitOldDog As A Youth: Catching the Barn on Fire!
Hi folks I realized recently that I continue to blog because I enjoy storytelling. Deb's 13-year old son, Nick, will frequently say, "Kevin, tell us a story. Please!!!" Just imagine your most ancient of ancestors sitting around a fire in some part of what is now called Africa, looking at the stars and wondering about it all. No television. No radio. No books. The most popular person at that time might well have ... Read more
Was Alistair Cooke Creating A Model For Blogging?
Hi folks, Whilst growing up in post-war England during the late 1940s to early 1950s, my impressions of the USA (America is an inappropriate but common abbreviation that I will use here for convenience) were molded by a number of factors, including my mother's vociferous opinion ("problem with them is that they're over sexed, over paid and over here"), Hollywood (we were all in love with American film stars), and ... Read more
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