by mike | Aug 12, 2019 | Aging, Life, Travel, Uncategorized |
In recent years I took on the persona of the Walking Dude. I kept track of my daily miles, reported it monthly on social media, and set a yearly goal that I always surpassed with plenty to spare, consistently logging about 900 miles. As 2018 drew to a close, I decided...
by mike | Jul 4, 2019 | Aging, Books, Life, Uncategorized |
It took me a long time before I read my first eBook, but now… This post first ran in 2015. I admit it: when it came to reading eBooks on Kindle or other e-readers, I stood in the forefront of many other Luddites who insisted that holding a paperback or hardcover...
by mike | May 30, 2019 | Aging, Blowing Shit Up, Humor, Movies, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
My first “Blowing Shit Up” post, from 2015. I love films like this! If you’re an aficionado of all things explosive, you probably know that the three Expendables movies, featuring just about every action film hero of yore, constitute a “Blowing-Shit-Up-Fest” of the...
by mike | May 20, 2019 | Aging, Death, Life, Movies, Music, Romance, Thrillers, Uncategorized |
A national treasure is gone. Singer, actress, animal rights activist Doris Day passed away last week at the amazing age of ninety-seven from complications of pneumonia. Word of her death, in her hometown of Carmel, California came from her charity, the Doris Day...
by mike | Dec 31, 2018 | Aging, Books, Life, Movies, Science Fiction, Uncategorized |
I first ran this post a few years ago. Given how relevant it remains, here it is once again. As the extremely challenging year 2018 comes to an end, I got to thinking: how in the name of Zeus’s butthole did it pass so quickly?! I guess when a year is 1/72nd of your...
by mike | Nov 26, 2018 | Aging, Life, Uncategorized |
I’ve done lots of walking/hiking over the decades, though in all likelihood not as much as during the past nine years. I had open-heart surgery back in 2009, and subsequently, over time, I realized that I was “Walking Scared,” as I called it. I guess that’s not hard...
