Walking Challenge 2012: July behind me makes me more done than not…

~Tuesday~    June’s Challenge Entry | All Challenge Entries | August’s Challenge Entry “7/12ths done,” “5/12ths to go,” or “Over the hump”—however you want to say it, I’m more done—than not—toward my goal to walk for at least 30 minutes every day in 2012. It’s been another month not without its challenges, including one day … Read more

Would you look at that woody…

~Thursday~  With these close to—or over—100° temperature days, when I take a lunch time walk, I’m always on the lookout for shade. Fortunately, more than many of the streets in the neighborhoods adjacent to my work building are heavily tree-lined, making for a good number of options. Today, I walked on a sidewalk near an … Read more

In the spirits of thanks…

~Tuesday~  When I got back from lunch today, there was a very nice gift bag—complete with tissue paper to match, sitting on the chair in front of my desk. On the inside was an expensive gift, but I couldn’t find any note telling me who left it there, nor could I think of any reason … Read more

Put-In-Bay Vacation—Day 3

~Wednesday~  After a couple of mimosas with breakfast, Joe and I headed outside to the pool and had a couple of Bloody Marys at the swim-up bar: At one point, I went inside to use the restroom closest to the pool, where they had a waterfree urinal that saved a lot of water annually, but … Read more