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Rated: 18+ · Book · Scientific · #2262478

Just stuff I thought of while getting a little exercise.

The doctor was serious. "You are getting too lazy for an 82 year-old. Watch your diet, then do some exercise to burn off a hundred calories every day."
A writer's life is sitting in a chair. I can't stand just exercising, pumping iron, push-ups. So, I had to come up with something interesting while getting a little exercise.
Our neighborhood has 23 McMansions on 1 acre lots. It's about one mile round trip to walk past them all. At my normal gait, it takes about 25 minutes. MtFitnessPal says 25 minutes at 3.5 mph is worth 129 calories. So that's what I'll do... but at first it might be a little boring.
But 25 minutes, doing a mindless task, allows the mind to wonder. Maybe I can make it into a mindless blog.
Musings to the Reflectr
November 17, 2025 at 10:16am
A friend said, "Put that stuff out there." I said, "But it's not writerly. They're only prompts to an AI post." "So what. It's just you." So, this is a chunk. 2025/10/28 I can feel the deterioration in my physical body. Today I had to move a cement block and make a step to access the furnace oil port. 5 years ago I used to carry two at a time... but now I can barely lift one. Other things, like always using the rail climbing stairs. My one mile wal... [Read more]


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