Fit Bit? Nah, Bit Fat.

I love seeing people wearing their Fit Bits. However, I am a fit bit drop out.  I couldn't get my syncing right.  I screwed up my charging....I killed one of those cute little bracelets.  I lost my charging cord. 

I do like the idea of Big Brother watching my every step though.   I'm a sitter.  He'd get bored.  Haha!  Someone needs be the bottom of the pack.  I'll volunteer.  

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I have two athletic brothers.  I have an immediate family of "Let's hike the mountain." "Let's work up a sweat."  "Let's challenge ourselves!"  "I can climb a wall."  "I can roller blade."  "I do cross-fit." "Let's run the rim of the Grand Canyon." "Let's play golf."  "Shall we ride our bikes across Iowa?"  

Me? "Hey, y'all.  You wanna try these new cookies I baked?"  

The sloth might be my mascot on a good day.  

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My family has embraced their Apple watches.  They talk to each other.  They read e-mails and texts.  They are reminded to move by the watch.  

Frankly, my eyes can't read agate type without a magnifying glass.  I guess I could carry one in my back pocket, but I'd have to stop everything I was doing to see what is happening.  

I am a hold-out for paper and pencils.  One time in graduate school a statistician asked me what stat program I used.  I held up a piece of paper and a pencil.  (Nah, I really could use the Stat program....I was just playing with her.) She looked at me funny and said, "Really?"  I looked back and said, "Really."  (This was a moment like in a Texas Hold'em Tournament  when I knew I shouldn't break eye contact and keep on bluffing.....she nodded and kept working.)

I like technology.  I like writing letters.  I like balance.  A good postage stamp is terrific.   Podcasts are amazing.  Sometimes, I feel like the world of technology is taking over.  Is this bad?  Is it good?  Is it progress?  

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We all have strengths and weaknesses.  My strengths are a sassy sense of humor and a bizarre case of the X-ray vision in seeing the irony in everyday life.  My weaknesses are my love of Kerrygold butter and worrying about humankind.  

BUT

Maybe my weaknesses are my sassy sense of humor and bizarre case of seeing the irony in everyday life and my strengths are my love of Kerrygold Butter and worrying about humankind.  

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I have a secret.  Not only do I do five crosswords per day (NO, they aren't the ones in the New York Times) I have done some form of exercise everyday of 2022.  For example, I have walked, rode a stationary bicycle, done yoga, completed an exercise lesson, and generally moved my sedentary body.  I am trying to improve my health.  

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Balance, people.  Life is about balance.  

Pass the Kerrygold, please.