Miscellaneous musings

     This accountability stuff really works, so far anyway.  I woke up tired, grumpy, sore, and the last thing I wanted to do was any exercise.  But, on this blog, I said I would, and for some reason blog promises must be held inviolate.  I can never ever tell a lie in written form; it will always come back to bite me.  So I did do my exercises, and actually feel much better.

     Oprah Winfrey, in 2010, gave up dieting forever.  +1 Oprah.  Me, too.  It just causes rebound weight gains.  I must change my life practices for good.  Oprah, also, recently challenged her staff to be vegans for 1 week.  Go Oprah.
     As everyone knows, she ran the Marine Corps marathon back in 1994 in a time of 4:29:20.  She was my role model then.  "If Oprah can do it,  I can do it" was my mantra. 
     But why should she bear the burden of being my role model?   Remember Charles Barkley saying "I am not a role model"?   It's true.  Celebrities are just people doing their best, just like the rest of us.
     Plus they can afford personal trainers, personal nutritionists, coaches,and cooks, an entire health advisory team..... unlike the rest of us.  We have to be self-motivating, which explains all the quotes I collect.  I need  them.  Maybe I will return the favor and be Oprah's role model this time. "If I can do it, Oprah can do it" could be my new mantra.

     And whatever happened to Susan Powter?  Remember how popular she was in the 1990's? .... "Stop the insanity"..... I googled her,  she has a website and is still active.

     Did you notice the absolutely stunning full moon the past couple of nights?  Amazing.  Huge on the horizon.

     Spring must be around the bend.  I saw a magpie flying with a stick in its beak yesterday, so nesting season approaches.  Today I saw a couple of pelotons of bicyclists out, and scores of joggers.