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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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 »

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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
SEPTEMBER 10, 2011 3:52PM

I Don't Believe

This is my 9/11 Rant.  When people talk about how a few suicidal maniacs crashing planes into buildings “brought us together” I have no idea what they’re talking about.  As I see it, this country has never been more divided.  The hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. &nbs… Read full post »
SEPTEMBER 9, 2011 10:46AM

The Blonde Bombshell Walk

Yesterday in Feldenkrais class at the gym, we worked on hip movements. We lay on our backs, knees bent, and used our leg muscles to lift our pelvises. We played with moving our feet closer to, and further away from our buttocks. We moved… Read full post »

SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 1:11PM

No Thanks for Weather Witching

Before my cousin’s wedding, all the talk was about the weather. My cousin (actually first cousin once removed, but she’s still a cousin) had planned an outdoor wedding and rain was forecast.  I told everybody not to worry – my husband, the alien, and I are weather witches. &nbsRead full post »

AUGUST 29, 2011 10:26AM

Dante Speaks

Dante is the only dog who ever arrived at our house as a puppy.  I think we talked to him differently because he was a baby. Single words. Lots of repetition.

I was taking a grammar class when Dante moved in.  Our teacher talked about how we can understand what… Read full post »
Sometimes being a computer repair person is like being a surgeon. I’m not referring to opening up the box and swapping out dead cards or upgrading RAM.  I’m referring to delivering bad news.  The worst news is – your computer isn’t worth fixing – it would be ch… Read full post »
AUGUST 16, 2011 10:40AM

How to Choose a Pineapple

Pineapple Plantation


One of our stops in Costa Rica was a Pineapple Plantation.  On the way there, our guide asked how we selected pineapples at the grocery store.  Answers were varied.  Smell them. Pull on the leaves to see if they are loose. Feel for soft spots. Tap them and… Read full post »


I hadn’t seen my younger daughter in almost 5 months.  


5 months ago, I needed a cane. I had to force myself to walk a few blocks to the nearby park. I had to sit, rather than run after my grandchildren.  I couldn’t join a game of kickball. Every/

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AUGUST 5, 2011 4:01PM

Barbed Wire

One of our jungle boat rides took us to the border between Nicaragua and Costa Rica.  Note the barbed wire on the Nicaragua side.  

Nicaragua border

Costa Rica Border

Our boat took us one foot over the Nicaraguan border, just because we could without being caught. 

AUGUST 1, 2011 12:41PM

Mt. Poas with My New Hip

Our first adventure day, we rode a bus most of the way up Mt. Poas, one of 7 active volcanoes in Costa Rica.  (There are also 60 dormant volcanoes.) We were given a choice of two paths to the crater.  A) through a cloud forest over hilly terrain or B) a… Read full post »
JULY 25, 2011 11:19AM

I Forgot to Mention the Beach Crabs

My husband, the alien, and I arrived at a tide pool on the Pacific Coast of Costa Rica during low tide. We’d come to body surf and did not bring our camera.  We do not need to record our body surfing tumbles for posterity. 


I’d seen beach crabs before –… Read full post »

JULY 23, 2011 7:09PM

When I Didn't Have my Camera

On my trip to Costa Rica, some of the most photo-worthy events happen when I didn't have my camera.  


1) An adorable tree frog hugged the handle on Jean’s suitcase when she left it out for the baggage handlers at our hotel where each unit had a door to… Read full post »

JULY 19, 2011 3:06PM

Two Endorsements

I don’t usually use my blog space to endorse products.  However, two products I’ve enjoyed lately are worth mentioning.  I have not consulted either company. I have not received any payment to make these endorsements. I paid full retail price for the products I used.

1) Coolmax… Read full post »
JULY 5, 2011 12:04PM

PT is Over. Long Live PT

At my 2nd to last PT appointment, I told Young PT that I want to bake something for him and his family.  He said it would have to be for the entire department.  Okay.  How many is that?  He asked around and came back to me.  Two dozen.  I can doRead full post »

Nobody wanted the job.  

I threw down the gauntlet.  I’ve given two speeches about why I think the Pledge of Allegiance is unpatriotic, untrue, and a violation of free speech when it is coerced.  

Other Toastmasters members have thanked me for my courage in stating my opinion,… Read full post »
JUNE 27, 2011 11:46AM

My Mother Fell for a Scam

My 88-year-old mother enters sweepstakes, trying to win money to pay tuition for my sister’s youngest daughter to go to college.  That’s sweet and harmless and only costs a few stamps. In theory somebody might win one of these sweepstakes. Maybe even my mother.  It’s not a… Read full post »
Young PT was showing me a safer way to do Circus Bears – an exercise where I balance on my shins on top of a balance ball.  He says he’s seen a man stand on a balance ball and catch a medicine ball without wobbling.  He also knows my left leg… Read full post »
JUNE 21, 2011 2:34PM

Yoga With My New Hip

Yoga has become such a part of my life that I’ve missed it dearly for the past 4 months.  One month because I really couldn’t do it with my old hip joint. 3 months because my surgeon restricted my range of motion so I wouldn’t dislocate the new hip gadgetry. He’d… Read full post »