"Old people are cranky, slow and boring. Kids are noisy, restless and irritating. For most of us, life is about making sure we stay as awesome as we are right now -- we'll always love our video games, and music, and eating burritos at two in the morning after the bars closed. Isn't that what all the commercials tell us, that you're only as old as you feel? Well, science has some bad news for you. The behaviors of ... Read more
Thoughts To Carry With You As You Dive Into 2014, And Don’t Forget To Exercise Your Mind And Body For Heaven’s Sake
Hi folks, welcome to the end of 2013 and the beginning of 2014. This morning I was sitting quietly enjoying a cup of coffee, whilst reading 'Simple Truths: Clear and Gentle Guidance on the Big Issues in Life, by Kent Nerburn,' in one sitting. Then something caught my eye, four pairs of feet under the adjacent table, each pair wearing Nike Free shoes. My favorite light running shoe. I said to this quartet (the ... Read more
Start Your Engines For 2014, Forget The Headphones, And Should I Continue To Feed The Birds?
"Are you going to be another weekend warrior, or take your training more seriously, as opposed to taking yourself more seriously?" Recommended News Years Resolution FOR YOU from FitOldDog: "Please take off those headphones, and get a life in the gym or on the trails. When training, the quality of your workout and possibly your safety will depend upon your level of distraction, or conversely on your degree of body ... Read more
Of Canucks, The Jewish Nation, Pills, Donuts And Endurance Sports: Separating Myth From Reality To Improve Our Lives
“Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult - once we truly understand and accept it - then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.” M. Scott Peck Hi folks, welcome to my blather, which I enjoy ... Read more
Of Cats, Ironmen, And New Year’s Resolutions – First Time Ironman Racers Take Note!
Good morning, or evening, or whatever, welcome! Taking on an endurance sport as your new year's resolution is like taking on a cat. I've never had to seek out a sport or a cat. They walk into my life. And now it's another cat. I looked down and there I espied Cat! A ginger cat! A cat that we tentatively named Marmeduke, after 'The Marmalade Cat.' No, that's Orlando! We have yet to name this cat of 12 ... Read more
A Dream Of Running And A Dead Mouse, plus “Remember, just say no to statins!”
Hi folks, welcome! If this blog post doesn't make a lot of sense, it's because I'm still in a post-surgical drug-induced fog. Maybe I should try reading Ulysses again, right now? Yes! I'll give it another try. Thinking of dreams, fantasy and the like, I just enjoyed another important guiding dream, which went as follows: "I was heading out on a run, feeling strong, light and flexible, and I found that I could ... Read more
Am I Afraid Of The Surgeon’s Knife Or Living Life?
Ah! Fear. An interesting and essential attribute for all living things, irrespective of their level of conscious awareness as we perceive it (a speciesist judgement, and surely flawed). Without fear, I suspect, neither would life exist nor human existence be so rich. Embrace it if you can, with abject terror being a possible exception? But what is fear? It ranges from appropriate caution to sheer horror, and is ... Read more
Can I Have It For Free? It Worked! Thank You Rich Hall.
Hi folks, welcome! The best self-help book I ever read was written by Rich Hall. It makes you laugh when you want to cry. What better solution to pushing you along the rocky road of emotional growth? Rich Hall recommends that you always ask, "Can I have it for free?" when faced with a purchase, because you never know your luck. I tried it today at my local garage, Chapel Hill Tire, as they were installing a ... Read more
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