July 09 2011
From May through September, Rochester is Festival City. Today I did lots and lots of stepping at the Corn Hill Festival, which is the best of the best. While the Lilac Festival can be cold and rainy, the Corn Hill Festival is always hot. The 2 best things you can bring (besides your wallet) are […]
July 09 2011
July 08 2011
Taking a long walk is like writing a novel. I’m certainly not the first person to make that analogy, but I was thinking of it today while I was out walking. The best part of a walk for me is when I’m at the end and can see my house or whatever my starting point was. […]
July 08 2011
A daisy a day keeps depression away. Day 187: 9,996 Steps YTD: 1,682,236 Steps Goal: 1,760,000 Steps
July 05 2011
I tried something new today. Instead of driving to the gym, using the weight machines, and then the treadmill, I decided to walk to the gym, use the weight machines and then walk home. It’s only about a mile to the gym, not nearly as far as I thought it was. I can’t believe I […]
July 04 2011
By 11 am I had already logged 12,000 steps! I also had a pain in my left shin, a blister on my right little toe, and a radish red face. Aside from that, I was feeling great, and very smug – until I started thinking about the people who ran the Firecracker 5 mile race […]
July 04 2011
July 02 2011
The Erie Canal is one of the treasures of New York State and one of my favorite places to walk. Today I started in the village of Fairport, a town that knows how to do the canal right. There are places to tie up your boat, restaurants, sightseeing boats, kayak and canoe rentals, shopping and […]
July 01 2011
Did you ever wish you were a cat? I got up early this morning and went for a walk in my neighborhood. While I was huffing and puffing up the first hill, I came across this cat just lying there taking a sunbath. He didn’t even look up when I got closer to take his picture. Then, […]
July 01 2011
Wow! It’s June 30th already, and we’re halfway through the year. Now if you do the math (I always do the math), you’ll notice that 181 is not exactly one half of 365. The second “half” of the year actually has 4 more days than the first “half.” But I’m not here to quibble about […]