At a writer's retreat some years ago, I was asked to read a favorite poem. I recited Robert Frost's The Road Not Taken. Having learned it in high school choir, (where we performed its musical arrangement), I thought I knew something about what it meant. A guy goes for a walk, sees two virtually identical paths to …
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‘Tis Better to Do than to Receive
At the start of my Monday evening yoga class, we lie flat on our mats, lights dimmed, and our instructor tells us to "go to a favorite place." This is necessary preparation; we must relax and think happy thoughts while attempting to turn ourselves into pretzels. I take myself to hanging out at our campground …
Honored Beyond Words – But I’ll Do My Best
MOST VALUABLE RUNNER of 2014. All I can say is - WOW. And thank you all so much. Yesterday when I crossed the finish line at the Holiday Hustle 5K, I accomplished my goal of competing in every single event on the 2014 Running Fit calendar. It was a total of 23 events from January through December, …
Breaking News: Exercise Good, Scams Bad
CAPTAIN OBVIOUS HERE with a couple pieces of information that will be news to you, if you don't know about them already. 1. The following news is from the New York Times (which is a New York City newspaper): Study: Exercise in middle age is important to health Yes, a landmark, ground-breaking study found that …
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