“There are some good things to be said about walking. Not many, but some. Walking takes longer, for example, than any other known form of locomotion except crawling. Thus it stretches time and prolongs life. Life is already too short to waste on speed. I have a friend who's always in a hurry; he never gets anywhere. Walking makes the world much bigger and thus more interesting. You have time to observe the details. The utopian technologists foresee a future for us in which distance is annihilated. … To be everywhere at once is to be nowhere forever, if you ask me.”

― Edward Abbey

(daily ex, morning walk with friends 6.2 mi, morning yoga)

Drew Dellinger

 it’s 3:23 in the morning

and I’m awake
because my great great grandchildren
won’t let me sleep
my great great grandchildren
ask me in dreams
what did you do while the planet was plundered?
what did you do when the earth was unraveling?

surely you did something
when the seasons started failing?

as the mammals, reptiles, birds were all dying?

did you fill the streets with protest
when democracy was stolen?

what did you do
once
you
knew?

(daily ex, morning group walk 3 mi, , morning yoga, pm jog/walk 2 mi)

Enjoy this day. It's the last time you''ll be this young.

 (home again after class reunion and family visits, yoga/stretching 1/2 hour, jog 3.2 miles)

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.” ― William James

 (daily ex, walking 1.5 mi, afternoon, stretching, tm jog 7.3 mi.  run streak day 4054, starting year 11)

Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better! Ingrid Bergman (1915-1982), actress (Casablanca)

 (daily ex, not much, morning yoga, pm slow jog 1.1 mi streak saver)

“Life is like a game of cards. The hand you are dealt is determinism; the way you play it is free will.” – Jawaharlal Nehru

 (daily ex., morning yoga, pm tm jog 4.1 mi)

“Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today. To get through this thing called life.” ― Prince

 (daily ex., morning walk 2 mi., afternoon yoga, pm long jog tm 8.1 mi)