Category: Health
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Rattle & Grunt: A Six Sentence Story
The last appointment Richard had with his previous primary physician was to talk about the results of his bone scan, but when the doctor looked at Richard’s charts, he noticed he hadn’t had a physical in over a year the next thing Richard knew he was bent over the examination…
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Observations From the Mat #10: Are Yoga Mats Really Necessary?
In my practice, this question has been raised occasionally, mostly in books I have read: Are yoga mats essential? Below is a combination of the old question and new information with a possible answer for me. When I became interested in yoga nearly twenty years ago, I recall attempting and…
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I Was Almost a Dwarf
Recently, I recalled (thanks to my wife: my one-woman brain trust) that my parents once worried that I was going to grow up a dwarf–that I might have Achondroplasia. It’s true! And looking at the images of dwarfish children at Achondroplasia.com I can see similarities between these little people and…
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Old Man Walking
How often do you walk or run? Every day I go for a morning walk to one of two different coffee shops and order an Americano and listen to a podcast or whatever audiobook I am currently on. Since the pandemic I have tried to ride my bike or walk…
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Observations From the Reformer (the first and probably the last): Crash & Burn & Embarrassment
Besides left-wing politics, writing, reading, and the two original subjects of this blog: scooters and Sacramento area hamburgers, this blog has sometimes seemed more like a blog on yoga than anything else. My interest in yoga lasted about seven and a half years. This blog has featured about 80 posts…
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Interview with Yogi Bob
I met Robert Hallworth in a Power Yoga class at the Capital Athletic Club in Sacramento about seven years ago. I was both impressed and intimidated by his level of practice. I was new to yoga and only took “gentle” yoga classes. After that initial exposure, I never attended that particular class…
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An update from an old post about my weight, diet, and yoga practice
On March 19, 2017, I posted a 192-word blurb about the struggle I was going through at the time: laziness and overeating vs. practicing yoga and eating healthier. Unfortunately, I gave the post the uninspiring title “Battle Royale.” Also, I was unaware that the title is from a book that…
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Returning to the Movie Theater
Godzilla vs. Kong — ASSHOLES WATCHING MOVIES As everyone knows by now, movie theaters are opening up with limited seating. There are two BIG films I want to see on the big screen: Jon M. Chu‘s In the Heights, which will be released sometime this summer, and Godzilla vs. Kong,…
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COVID-19 Shots
First Shot I thought I had longer to wait. I wasn’t in the tier to receive my COVID-19 vaccination. But my wife persisted because I suffer from complex partial seizures–that are completely surprised by meds (still knocking on wood for over 50 years) and, I guess, becomes I’m almost 65.…
BURGER SCOOT 