Category Archives: Health

The First Talk

I waited 60 days to take a seatand ask an expert questions I possessed;his specialty is swamped by a completedisruption of nutrition, he’ll attest.I liked him and respect his skill, but guessedcorrectly he’d recite the standard care.So while I’m willing … Continue reading

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Hype in the Headline

Is this bad journalism, or contemptfor every reader? Someone okayed “hype”to end a headline, like they were exemptfrom objectivity. Of course I gripeto read “ideal”’ as if it were a typeof lukewarm adjective, and see there’s nodistinguishing veracity from tripe.I … Continue reading

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Hot Home Yoga

So chilly here this morning, though it’s June,I fire up the fireplace. I knowit will be warm inside this afternoon,but want to practice yoga now – the flowand pose and breath will make this body gomore flexibly, and lubricate my … Continue reading

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inVested

Of late I find it’s easier to walka little longer not desiring rest.I say it here, cause I don’t want to talkto friends unless I hear sincere request.To speak about my health there’s no behest,but I’ll record a hint I’m … Continue reading

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10 More Blocks

I haven’t paced so far without a restin many months. I cannot recollectthe last time, and I never would have guessedit could be quite this easy. I’d expectto feel my knees – I wear an 8-pound vest –but I am … Continue reading

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Presbycusis

Refusing hearing aids (we don’t know why),the conversation suffers even morethan when it simply angered me to cry(unfiltered and so harsh she was before).No matter how on telephone we tryto garner sense, it’s ever trending poor.In person even we can’t … Continue reading

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A Long Way Along

Deliberately I walked a longer route,and shopped before embarking on the train.My need for exercise became acuteand happily I added steps. No painwas dogging me and yes, my aging brainreceives from ambulation benefit.At night I’ll run TV to entertain,but afternoon … Continue reading

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The Annual Eye Exam

To meditation I directed methe morning that I had to leave by 9.I skipped the bike and set myself to bean early walker, opting to assigna meditation for humility.And knowing I’d spend quite a chunk of timeawaiting eye dilation, I … Continue reading

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Prime Ads

I’ve streamed for years, confess it’s often Prime,and now they’ve added ads I try to miss.I see and sense some frames, and note that timehas little changed who pays to bust my bliss:New cars and car insurance while I piss,but … Continue reading

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Bone Bits

An article was tossed last week at me,as if an eavesdropper was paying heedto current thoughts of biochemistryand what to counter fragile I might need.I gave the offered words attentive read,and even after buffing them with salt,they prompted questioning how … Continue reading

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