Now that you mention it, it kind of does! Maybe country? Thank you! Oh, that would be a great title.

True! To be stagnant and not evolving in some way isn't really living.

Thanks! All is well on this end. Spring is almost here in this part of the world. How are you?

Thank you!

Thank you for that! That song is so perfect I had to add it to my music library. It encapsulated everything I was feeling when I wrote this poem. Interesting correlation with, The Picture of Dorian Gray!

Thanks! You're right—old struggles leave permanent scars!

Thank you Nancy! I appreciate the kind words. I was mainly thinking of my own struggles as I was writing this but made some edits towards the end to make it a little more ubiquitous. I feel like some people

It's the best part. : )

I don't really care if you have money or if you'll go on expensive trips with me, but aligning yourself blindly to any one ideology suggests a great poverty of spirit and wit I refuse to tolerate. Damn.

Thank you Silvia! I've struggled with it myself, especially when I started first experiencing success. I will never lose the wonder and gratitude of the turn my life has taken. I think that gratitude of

Moving is very important! These weights were a struggle at first but have become easier over time. I'm noticing, at 53, fatigue comes a little more quickly than it used to. Thank you! I want to add handwritten

You look like you work out! You must have inherited some good DNA. For some people a little walking is all they need. Thanks! I'm so happy with how the book turned out. I'm have to think about who I'll

That sounds much more rational than what the news and social media posts are saying about it over here. They're claiming people are being arrested just for posting their disagreement with certain immigration

Amen. I think the power and the political system itself naturally attracts those with sociopathic tendencies. It will transform a lot of the well-intentioned into sociopaths as well. Politics has probably

Yes, it would definitely be better than the processed foods! Mediterranean is probably my favorite baseline diet but I add more protein. I eat lots of haddock and salmon but it's getting harder to find

Mob-mentality is right! You hit the nail on the head. People tend to shed lots of IQ points when they gather in large groups.

I see, I appreciate the clarification. I don't think peaceful protestors should be bothered. I've also seen some news reports about how people are being rounded up by the police for their social media

Thanks for the book suggestion, I'll check that out! The super-agers (people keeping their health/mobility into their 100's) are an interesting bunch. The research I've read tends to point to it having

You're welcome! I think they're the most effective form of weight training I've ever found and I've pretty much tried them all. This workout incorporates squats and they are amazing. The Romanian deadlift

The first couple of times just plain sucked. You'd be surprised how quickly your stamina builds though. I have a bad habit of not increasing the weight or intensity of my workout benefits level out after