The trap of streaming content all day

October 9, 2025
It starts innocently enough.  A rainy afternoon, a comfy couch, and “just one episode” of a series everyone’s talking about. But suddenly—hours vanish, the sun has set, and the only exercise you’ve had is reaching for the remote. Streaming platforms are designed for this. Episodes...

Pretty, isn’t it?

March 1, 2009
I've been feeling very...domestic....of late.Of course, I haven't done anything yet with the 14 boxes that arrived from California on Friday.And am anticipating the...

Boxing Haiku

March 1, 2009
My quads are screamingBoxing sprints, lunges are hardThe wages of...

Rainy days & Sundays

March 1, 2009
It's an overcast and drizzly day in Tampa and we're dug in for the duration. It's a day for Netflix, reading the papers, flipping through books and doing the New York...

A Big Day

February 27, 2009
As I anticipated the end of 2008, I knew the new year would involve the start of Life 2.0, but I hadn't anticipated everything that it would entail. And how important...

Report from the Ring

February 27, 2009
Ok, so we weren't really in the ring. Not the actual ring with ropes, just the on-the-floor training ring. The one with bags.Before boxing class, the girl at the front...

Boxing for Girly-Girls

February 26, 2009
This is my idea of what boxing for girls is like. We'd wear sexy silk boxing robes and pink gloves. Makeup and hair in place. My trainer thinks I should start boxing at...

"Botox Party this Weekend"

February 26, 2009
On the road this morning, I saw a sign: Botox Party this Weekend."Hmm. Botox PARTY??? No.A gathering during which someone would take a long needle and inject a...

Not a bad thing

February 26, 2009

Atlantis

February 26, 2009
Such a pretty old...

There’s no success like failure..

February 26, 2009

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