This is daughter Ranie, swimming two hours in THE STRAITS OF MAGELLAN! in 49 degree water (no wet suit) in an area with a 30 foot tide The Bay of Fundy only has a 25 foot tide. Wild currents....
The Tide Is Rising
There was an interesting little piece in The Times recently that may be an omen of where we’re going in this country, a nice one. Smart hotels are spending more dough on more and better gyms. Huh! How come?...
SUGAR LAWS
One of the things that drives you absolutely nuts, if you are sensitive at all to the way America eats and drinks, is regular colas, sports drinks and hyper sweetened coffee. They are sugar bombs, pure and simple, and...
HOW MUCH EXERCISE? HOW INTENSE?
The endless question we get all the time: How much exercise do I need? And how intense must it be? The reason people ask, I suspect, is that they hope to hear that there is some ten-minutes-of-aerobics miracle that...
After the election
Back in New York after the election. Went to Florida, like good citizens, to help get out the vote. We’re New Yorkers of course so we’re a bit stunned and saddened with the result. Guess we should have worked...
IT AINT GETTING ANY EASIER
It’s turning to winter in these damn hills. The temperature is a whopping 45 degrees at noon on a sunny day. Also, cruel wind. Okay, here’s a LIFE TIP… with LARGER IMPLICATIONS. Go out the door, anyway. Dress carefully...
