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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 a 78 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.
Story Germination
June 14, 2025 at 11:11am
2025/06/13 09:35-11:40 Friday [Research] While doing research for a pending probate, I've been fording through old logbooks for times and dates pertinent to my past guardianship obligations. Software and hardware changes over the years have resulted in many lost files. Restoring usable text (from out-of-date formats) requires a close look at the raw binary data. With patients and a lot of luck, I rediscovered some interesting things. It also shows me how I put together my stories. A pa... [Read more]


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