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I know we say it’s nonsense to diet in the books but sometimes you get desparate. I REALLY want to drop 10 pounds before the Head of the Charles, at the end of October. Harry says that’s silly but...

In our books, Harry and I go a little light on death. Makes sense…want to keep everyone’s spirits up for the long, good, old-age. But once in a while, death does stick its nose in. HARD. And then you...

Nice day for me. Had my annual physical with Harry…always an anxious affair…and it went pretty well. Bottom line: This stuff works. My blood pressure is 110 over 70, which is "ideal" as Harry shyly put it. And the...

There is a modest possibility that I am getting a little weird on all this exercise stuff but here is a tip anyway. We are off, by car, to visit some pals in Maine. Work out possibilities obscure at...

There’s been a touch of drama lately in my quiet, retired life. I had hoped to row in the Head of the Charles Regatta this October (in my case that meant a tough three mile, single sculling race for...

In the books – and on this site – we urge people to get decent gear, as a motivator and for its own sake. There’s also something to be said for taking decent care of it…and even developing a...