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Meditation on day 24

Wow, so far winter has not arrived in Kingston.  I thought this was supposed to be the coldest part of the year?  It is 4 degrees celcius today.  What gives? But I digress. A big part of mindfulness is arrived at via meditation.  Hmmm.  So I am attempting to learn to meditate.  Easy right?  Nope. [...]

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2 weeks of vacation – Kingston style

I needed two weeks to recover from numbness in my fingers from shitty ergonomics at my workstation.  I also needed sleep.  Not one or two nights but two weeks worth.  Stomach issues are improving.  I needed the opportunity to take stock. Today will mark 20 consecutive days that I have either rowed or run.  I [...]

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The Wolverine Program

I’ve been trying to get back in shape.  Life kinda got in the way of fitness so now the wagon is miles in front of me and I really need to work to catch up. This is day 13 of my attempt to get back in shape.  Days 1 through7 were baby steps.  30 minutes [...]

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John McKay’s avulsion fracture of the proximal fifth metatarsal

UPDATE! I broke my foot on June 23rd when I was thrown onto the edge of a low platform during a warm up for Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.  One of those stupid avoidable injuries. At first, I thought it was just bruised and I was able to finish the class and drive home, walk the dogs [...]

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