Yep! I went to The Bagel last night for dinner and challenged myself to a eat lower fat meal for a change. My regular favorite waiter had my usual dinner order memorized: start with chicken soup which consisted of two giant baseball sized matzo balls, noodles and broth - in a cauldron. Large matzo ball with noodles please! BLT on whole wheat toast with fries and a side of mayo (for the fries) and about seventeen refills of regular coke. But that was not my order this night. …
Old friends: “I’m Fat!”
It was inevitable. We are 48 years old. There are five of us bemoaning our advancing age, aches and waistlines. And there were reading glasses appearing out of nowhere! …
first time in a long time…
I have been walking by it for days - months - years, but today I walked right up to it. Pulled the cobwebs off (literally), dusted off the seat and mounted my stationary bike. And I rode. I used to ride the thing for sixty minutes at a time back in the day, followed by free weights, the Bowflex and all kinds of core work. It's amazing how far I regressed into the non active lifestyle and the bad eating habits. But not today! Seriously folks, there were cobwebs on my work out equipment! …
Goldilocks
Was it not Goldilocks who sat in a chair and broke it? That chair belonged to one of the Three Bears. Well, I wasn't at the home of the Three Bears. I was sitting with a good friend on a barstool in his kitchen when suddenly I lost my balance. The chair seemed to have dumped me. I caught my balance before hitting the ground but when I glanced back at the offending chair I saw that it had been twisted, bent down as though by a very heavy force - MY ASS!! …