geezerchick

geezerchick
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exercise junkie, married to the best alien on Earth, four grandchildren, ornery dog who is not house-trained, if it's legal, I've probably done it -- for pay

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FEBRUARY 9, 2012 10:24AM

BeWithing


My daughters tell me I’m high maintenance.

 

I don’t want gifts that can be bought at a store. I want time. I don’t care if the time is spent chatting in the living room, walking by the river, cooking in the kitchen, or reading aloud. I want what I

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FEBRUARY 4, 2012 12:05PM

At the Sales Pitch

I went to a Toastmasters meeting that was supposed to showcase a skilled speaker from out-of-town. It turned out to be a sales pitch, but the speaker did use some interesting techniques, that felt lifted from religious services. Lots of stand-up and sit down, hand clapping, shouting, call-and-respons… Read full post »

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JANUARY 29, 2012 2:05PM

Tits Forward

Tits Forward

My gym is having a charity drive, but instead of donating money, we donate meters rowed on the rowing machine. The rowing machine company pays 2 cents for every 1000 meters our club rows.  At first, rowing looked easy.  Push with your legs, pull with your arms, take… Read full post »
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JANUARY 23, 2012 11:38AM

At the Liberal Potluck

One of the first shows I remember watching on television as a teenager (my family was late to get technology) was one about a woman who infiltrated the Communist Party. This woman discovered that some of her neighbors were Communists. She reported them to the FBI and the FBI asked

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JANUARY 21, 2012 6:08PM

Bicycle Conversations at the Grocery Store

The cart corral at my local grocery is convenient to the parking lot, but out-of-the-way if you park a bicycle beside the store. Wearing my helmet, sunglasses with rear-view mirrors, and carrying my pannier (bike bags) I spied a cart near the door, and walked briskly towards it.

An employee

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JANUARY 13, 2012 10:18AM

Biorhythms and Interval Training

I was feeling good about my interval training on the elliptical machine.  I’d been doing 4 intervals of speed-up in 12 minutes and feeling energized when I got off the machine. 

Then, a week ago, I did 3 intervals and I felt tired.  My thoughts went into loops. Am
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JANUARY 6, 2012 11:48AM

Good Deeds?

When possible, I like to connect people I think could help each other. Often it works out. I recommended Young PT to a computer client who damaged her rotator cuff. I share recipes and baking samples with neighbors. 


And I thought it would be helpful when one of my computer… Read full post »

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DECEMBER 27, 2011 6:11PM

No Leverage in Yoga

I’ve done spine twists, sitting sideways on a chair, using the back of the chair for leverage to increase the twist for over 30 years.  For over 30 years, I’ve enjoyed the warmth along my spine after a good twist.  Until my last yoga class.


We sat in our chairs.… Read full post »

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DECEMBER 14, 2011 11:21AM

Small Exercise is Wonderful

I’ve been taking Feldenkrais classes at my gym for about a year now. The teacher is always telling us, you don’t have to make the biggest motion you can. You can make it small. You can even imagine yourself doing it.


I thought this was for the less fit students,… Read full post »

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DECEMBER 8, 2011 10:43AM

Men Think They Know Everything

Men think they know everything.


Boys, too.


I read once that a man will think he’s qualified for a job if he has 40% of the required skills.  A woman will think she’s not qualified if she has 90% of the required skills.


I wondered how young this… Read full post »

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DECEMBER 1, 2011 5:02PM

Learning About Time

One of my grand twins lost her shoe in a pile of leaves.  The shoe hunt, accompanied by much arguing and complaining lasted about two minutes.

“That took at least an hour,” said one of the twins. 

“Do you have a watch?” I asked.

“I don’t want people… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 28, 2011 11:05AM

Teaching Science to the Unbelievers

I was sitting here thinking about how to write about my cousin who thinks infrared light is as unlikely as levitation, when my friend Miriam sent me this link:

http://motherjones.com/politics/2011/03/denial-science-chris-mooney

I teach science and as part of my ongoing propaganda to lure my grandch… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 18, 2011 11:08AM

Random Acts of Literacy

Another short blog this week.  I follow Jane Yolen on Facebook. She introduced me to http://randomactsofliteracy.weebly.com/

 

This site suggests that people give books to strangers that they meet in public places.

 

Usually I resell mine or trade them for credit at my local used… Read full post »

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NOVEMBER 10, 2011 11:45AM

Vitamin C Raises HDL Cholesterol


My husband, the alien, has always had low HDL in his blood.  His doctors have told him to exercise more.  He rides his bicycle to work, he goes to the gym with me every morning, he helps in the garden. In the summer, he swims after work. It would be… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 8, 2011 5:04PM

Voting for a Republican

I just voted for a Republican.  I don’t usually do that without a lot of research, without being disappointed in the Democratic candidate.  But this time, I did it on impulse.

The day before the election, I received many robo-calls.  Technically, according to the law, these reco… Read full post »
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NOVEMBER 7, 2011 9:48AM

Life Before Death

Just a short blog today.  I came across this website: http://lifebeforedeath.com

 

We're all going to die.  We do not need to die in pain.  But many of us will.  Advocate now so we'll have options when our time comes. Read full post »

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OCTOBER 31, 2011 10:02AM

Lock the Doors, Turn Out the Lights

Tonight is Halloween.  When I was the age to trick or treat, I knew the neighbors whose homes I would visit.  We talked for weeks about what costume I would wear, what tricks I would do, and what sorts of treats I would like.  One year, an elderly man on my… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 28, 2011 4:52PM

Am I "The Man?"

In the middle of a discussion of Occupy Wallstreet on Facebook, I found myself defending my generation. One opponent insisted that those of us in our 60's or “from the 60's”  - odd how that’s mostly the same group – have become “the man.”  This woman stat… Read full post »

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OCTOBER 18, 2011 3:40PM

Jumping Rope and My New Hip

Jumping Rope was one of my favorite activities in elementary school.  I did the research. It’s low-impact. Not much different from jumping on a trampoline which I do all the time.  So, I bought one of those new-fangled plastic jump ropes that is much easier to spin than the old rope… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 13, 2011 3:03PM

Balls are for Sale

I saw a quote recently that read, “People keep saying I should grow some balls.  Why? Testicles are delicate and easily hurt.  What they really need is to grow a vagina.  Vaginas are built to take a pounding.”

Since menopause, I’ve developed a sneeze and leak problem… Read full post »
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OCTOBER 4, 2011 4:31PM

Peer Gynt and Cats and Mice

My co-author and I have some overlapping cultural experiences and some that seem completely detached from each other’s worlds.  I love Peer Gynt. The play, the music, the imagination and even the debate about whether the story “really happened” or was all in Peer’s head a… Read full post »
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SEPTEMBER 30, 2011 12:53PM

Stress Test

First – the good news. I got to wear my own shirt for the stress test.  The woman who attached the stickers tried to talk me out of it. “You’ll get sweaty.  You’ll get gel on it.” I rode my bike to the stress test center, so I was already sweaty.… Read full post »
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SEPTEMBER 27, 2011 10:13AM

Interval Training and Ranting

Time for another rant.

Some of the elliptical trainers at the gym face a television. The sound is off, so I usually ignore it. But, I’ve been doing Interval Training.  

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/interval-training/SM00110

This means I work out in a cycle of normal speed for 2 minu… Read full post »
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SEPTEMBER 21, 2011 12:24PM

Ecology in the Doctor's Office

The EKG lady led me to the doctor’s examining room.  She asked me to take off my blouse and bra and put on a silly examining costume.  I told her that’s an eco-crime.  My blouse will do just fine.  I only need a minute to get my bra off and my… Read full post »
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SEPTEMBER 14, 2011 5:20PM

How to Be a Weather Witch

In order to control the weather, it helps if you do some experiments first.  All the statements below work for me – but until you do your own experiments, there is no reason for you to accept that any of this is possible.  Just try it.
 
1) You have power… Read full post »
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