Category Archives: Health

Hands Off

Posted on July 22, 2025 by sputterpub

They’re dining once a week now, and they cookthe dish her aging foster kid desires.He watches kitchen shows, she reads a book,selecting to avoid the use of fryers.She says she has him listen, taste, and look –she wants to teach … Continue reading →

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Not So

Posted on July 17, 2025 by sputterpub

Asserting that a story humbly toldabout oneself is surer to succeed,she narrated her anecdote but rolledthe end to pride about her fitness. We’da walk ahead to which each had agreed,and after she rejected extra weight,we set forth and, in minutes, … Continue reading →

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Wednesday

Posted on July 16, 2025 by sputterpub

Like coming home when I’ve been tasked away,embracing peace and savoring the quaintarray of charms these cubic feet convey,I’m reveling in absence of constraint.I had to bind myself, until today,in disciplines not worthy of complaint,but just enough obnoxious that I’m … Continue reading →

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An Altered Monday

Posted on July 14, 2025 by sputterpub

I’m glad to note, the lumbar twinge perceivedwhen I arose today, diminished soon.And inconvenience lab and doctor peevedme with, will probably inspire thought.No doubt some novelty will be achieved,experienced through slightly altered state.And data will be gathered that’s believedof use, … Continue reading →

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Spirit Walk

Posted on July 11, 2025 by sputterpub

Increasing weekly walking quite a bitof late, but always with an end in mind,like getting to a place appropriatefor family or labor or the kindof groceries I savor and think fitfor purposes to which I’m strong-inclined,my path is often varied … Continue reading →

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The First Talk

Posted on July 10, 2025 by sputterpub

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

Posted on July 6, 2025 by sputterpub

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

Posted on June 21, 2025 by sputterpub

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

Posted on June 19, 2025 by sputterpub

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

Posted on June 11, 2025 by sputterpub

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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