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It has been brought to my attention that I am an idiot

Posted on October 31, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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The return of Standard Time makes it lighter in the early morning, not darker. So Woodbury’s early risers will not be spared the terrible sight of me grunting and drooling my lumpish and creaky way around town. They’ll either have … Continue reading →

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Wrist watch

Posted on October 30, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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I’m trying to get back to regular running. Our morning walks are really, really good (though Paul’s gone off cosmopolizing again), but I need more if I want to remain merely moderately chubby, and a shuffle every-other day before the … Continue reading →

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Friday jaunt

Posted on October 24, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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We had only a few light sprinkles as we drove the hour or so up to the trailhead Friday morning. I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to walk in decent weather, after the fine times I’d had recently hiking … Continue reading →

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Not barefoot in the park

Posted on October 21, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Finally, an intelligent article on this whole running shoes-don’t-really-help thing. It’s very true that when you’re fit and light and biomechanically adequate—let’s just say when you’re young and genetically fortunate—that running barefoot is wonderful. As a kid, when I had … Continue reading →

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Music At Twilight

Posted on October 20, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Before I lost the hearing in one ear in the mid-’80s, I listened primarily to what’s commonly called classical music. My special love was the chamber music of the late 18th and early 19th centuries—roughly Hayden to Schubert. We used … Continue reading →

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An almost walk, a short walk, and a non-walk

Posted on October 16, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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The almost walk:Last Wednesday was flu-shot morning for sweet B, H had a cold, and it was also wet in New Hampshire. Rain came down most of the day, and when it slackened, H and I packed the baby up … Continue reading →

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Winter pokes its nose through the curtains

Posted on October 15, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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It’s snowing here in Woodbury…and this during what is usually the crispest, brightest, best time of year. Goody. … Continue reading →

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Last week’s walk #2

Posted on October 14, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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The plan last week was for H and me to get out and walk as much as we could. And we did, but a little less than we had hoped. One day was a washout—we decided not to take sweet … Continue reading →

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95 percent

Posted on October 13, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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Almost. A great day in the hills, regardless. Maybe we’ll try it again in 2109. The last time my picture was in The D was in 1968, and it was for a much sillier reason. … Continue reading →

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Sweet B and B.B.

Posted on October 13, 2009 by MarkMay 18, 2016
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More delighted than I can say that, introduced by Sandra Boynton, acclaimed by children, parents, grandparents, and right-thinking people everywhere as one of the giants of American literature, sweet B has become an enthusiastic, dancing, vocalizing fan of the great, … Continue reading →

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