February 06 2011
The 100th anniversary of Ronald Reagan’s birth. I’ve been reading a lot of Ronald Reagan quips today. Many of them are very funny. But I haven’t seen quoted something I read a long time ago in an interview he did. I don’t remember the exact words, but the interviewer asked President Reagan how he made […]
February 05 2011
Take steps toward solving a problem today. Day 36: 11,034 Steps YTD: 332,007 Steps Goal: 341,000 Steps
February 04 2011
Friday is all about anticipation. Anticipation of: Sleeping late, Wearing sweats all day, Stepping out for the evening. It’s the jack-in-the-box just as the handle starts to turn. It’s the baby, head first in the birth canal. It’s the horse trotting up to the starting gate. Yes, we know that reality often does not meet […]
February 04 2011
Trees in dead winter Stand naked before their God Arms raised high in praise. Day 34: 12,783 Steps YTD: 308,434 Steps Goal: 319,000 Steps
February 03 2011
SNOW DAY (or not) Baking cookies is my favorite snow day activity, so even though technically the storm passed us by, I got busy in the kitchen. And at one point both the roads and the sky were clear so I even got to the gym. Then I sat in my kitchen drinking coffee […]
February 02 2011
Today I stepped into the Rabbit Room at The Lower Mill in Honeoye Falls. (I really wanted to say I hopped in.) The mill dates back to 1827 and is on the national registry of historic places. Once a working grist mill, it’s now part restaurant, part party house, part gallery, and part art studio. Check […]
February 01 2011
Today I did NOT want to get out of bed, and I did NOT want to go to the gym. After about 15 minutes of arguing in my head, I got up and went – probably because I knew that today was the end of my first month of stepping and time for my first report card. […]
January 31 2011
One of the best things about crockpot cooking is the way your house smells so good all day long. Today I made this recipe for beef stew. Stayabed Stew 2 lbs beef stew meat, 1cup little tiny peas, 1 cup sliced carrots, 2 chopped onions, 1 tsp. salt, a dash of pepper, 1 can tomato […]
January 31 2011
SATURDAY PART 1: I woke up early and got to the gym before it opened. THAT’S never happened before. Sedentary Sal would have sat in the car for 8 minutes and read a book. (I always travel with reading material.) But Stepping Sal got out of the car, walked along the strip mall sidewalk for […]
January 30 2011
Friday is fish fry night in Rochester. When I was growing up here, every Catholic church, every social club and every restaurant served fried haddock, French fries, cole slaw, and a roll on Friday nights. Every Rochesterian had their favorite fish fry place. My father belonged to the 40/8 club on University Avenue, so that’s where we […]