Bob's Laundry Room

I got into my Day 3 exercise campaign.  Felt more sore when I started than I had anticipated, but I ran my 5 minutes, walked 10, ran five and then walked 10 more.   About half way into my trek it started raining with thunder booming around and lightning hitting off in the distance.  It only rained hard enough to gradually drench the top half of my shirt so all in all it was not too bad.  I was pretty tight when I got back to the room so I took some Advil, showered and hopped into bed. This morning I am pleasantly surprised, not sore at all.  Good deal. While I was doing the run/walk the rain turned to a light mist and that spring boarded me to the thoughts below. Spiritual Time: What we all want, but may not know it..yet. One of the parts about running and walking alone is that I can think, talk to myself, pray or just drone out to the rhythm of my pace without distraction.   The movie "What Women Want" with Helen Hunt and Mel ...

The Egg Theory of the Aging Human Body So here is the deal.  The egg theory is simple.   As we age we should treat our body like a fresh egg.  Accordingly, there are some pretty simple rules to follow to coincide with this theory. 1.  Fresh eggs do not do well in extreme cold.  When I was a boy, we had some chickens and on cold winter mornings we would collect the eggs out of the hen house and on some occasions the eggs would be frozen solid.  Freezing eggs is not good for them if you actually intend to use them later on. Frozen Eggs are nasty and it does them no favors. Rule#1  As you age don't let your body get too cold. Cold racks the bones tightens your muscles up.  You can slip on the ice, wrench muscles,  fall and break bones (another part of the theory).  Stay in the happy 65-80 degree range if you can. Johns Hopkins supports this part of my theory. JohnsHopkins Health Alert about Cold 2.  Fresh Eggs also...

Today is the Day.   Do I turn pull up on the yoke or power this body into the ground? If you are out of shape or almost out of shape (not once what you were) you will understand completely the turning point I am at today.   I turned 50 on April 29th and am just getting to the point where I have to decide, "Am I going to just let it go or am I going to change decades of bad habits a little at a time so that I can more fully enjoy the rest of my life?"  Many that read this may have arrived at this decision point decades ago, perhaps even in their teens.  Maybe you flopped.   However try try again.  I don't think it is that hard...maybe I am wrong.  However, I have found that when I stick to something it usually gets done. For me this day came this past week when I got out of breath after my stomach squeezed up into my lungs when I was tying my shoes.  After a bit of reflecting I realized that along with letting my body go I have let a lot...