Memento mori. Remember that you will die. Us moderns don’t like to think too much about death. It’s a bit too depressing and morbid for our think-positive sensibilities. Our culture is devoted to perpetuating the lie that you can stay young forever and your life will go on and on. But for men living in antiquity all the way up until the beginning of the 20th century, rather ...
Midlife Scrapbook
Now. Play.
“Man suffers only because he takes seriously what the gods made for fun.” ~ Alan W. Watts Dusts by Mindaugas Pov https://vimeo.com/118719607 I doff my noggin topper to Mindaugas Pov for his February 4, 2015 short-short film called "Dusts", a visually enrapturing sequence overlaid with the voice of Alan W. Watts. The filmmaker from Vilnius, Lithuania limits his explanation to technical notes: ...
Midlife Fitness Could Slow Brain Aging
I have some inspiring news to share, midlife companions. Midlife paunch and a finicky g.i. system prompted my re-commitment to personal fitness several years ago, but I've stuck with my improved midlife fitness regimen and far healthier nutritional habits because of the many additional benefits I've experienced. My allergies have dramatically improved, energy levels are up and chronic back pain ...
Moustache
Approximately nine weeks. Mowed twice so far, and a third time after this photo. Salt and pepper. Wiry white whiskers make it easier to purchase booze without having to produce an ID. Slightly curved mustache makes my bride laugh. Makes me laugh. Like a goofy character in a children's book. And then my laughing bride stops laughing and reminds me that I said I would mow it. Soon. I will... ...
Story
"We all need stories in order to live. Create a story. Tell a story." ~ Guillaume Wolf (You Are a Circle) ...
5 Gluten Free Dishes
Recently (weeks? months?) the MyFitnessPal app I use to track my food inputs and energy outputs has started including in-house blog posts on the home screen. I was initially nonplussed, especially because I usually use my phone and the interface is already crammed with information. But last Thursday this post caught my attention: a dozen enticing recipes for gluten free dinners, all ostensibly ...