Water World
I just started an aquasize class offered by our local YMCA! The other aging ladies in the group call it “water aerobics.” This may be wishful thinking but we do jumping jacks midstream in the pool and even cross country skiing (or at least we make motions to that effect).
Sometimes I feel like I am Esther Williams though. You may not remember her – a film star who was once the center of synchronized swimming. If I squint a little, I think of my current “aerobics” group as my mininons and I am Esther in all her glory. Imagination is a wonderful thing.
Social Media for the AgedAging
A charming and dedicated fellow high school graduate from my early days (those days celebrated in history books now) has initiated a new FaceBook page by-invitation-only, a private group just for us graduates of our particular year. I was so excited about participating that I immediately heaped a boatload of photos and stories onto the page. It dawns on me now there are only 21 of us participating. I think there were 600 in our class.
Rain, Floods, and Vitamin D
It keeps on raining around here in rural Virginia. Sometimes it even floods and our local Alert System is always warning that soccer team and other sports events have been cancelled. Bill and I are “hill toppers” so we are not too worried about being flooded.
I do get concerned about a Vitamin D deficiency! They say, “Twenty minutes of natural sunlight on two thirds of your unprotected body parts is all you need to self-generate enough Vitamin D for good health.” So in those brief periods of sunshine we now enjoy, I head for the deck with bare legs and arms, and with no SPF protection.
Down with a Cold or is it The Plague?
All that sunbathing didn’t help after all. I developed a nasty cold the day after water aerobics! Tylenol worked for a low grade fever, but I am left with a deep gutteral cough, light headedness, and the occcasional sweats.
I have however, found the ultimate cure-all, feel-better-right-away solution. I am reading “Year of Wonders” – a story about the Plague!
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