Ripley, Believe It Or Not

Hello, dear reader!

And welcome to the beginning.

Yes, this most humble offering constitutes the very first blog post of my 52nd year clinging to the surface of this rapidly spinning ball of rock and showing the odd sign of life.

And the transition between the years of my ever-increasing age has been quite eventful.

Push It real good!

Hello, dear reader!

And welcome to the end.

The end of what, you may ask. The end of the world? The end of this blog? (you should be so lucky) The end of life as we know it?

Well, no. Nothing quite as dramatic.

I’m talking about the end of my 51st year of continual existence.

Making A Meal Of It

Hello, dear reader!

And welcome to the turning point!

The year, if we’re honest, has many hinges hidden away in the turning of the seasons.

There’s the universal ones such as new year, midsummer, the winter solstice and then there’s the more personal ones; birthdays and anniversaries.

One of which occurred yesterday.

Fixed Perspective

Hello, dear reader!

So, it's little me again - coming through with my promises as always. I upheld my end of the bargain today which was an offer to share my thoughts in the blog.

Old News

Hello, dear reader!

It’s good to talk.

And, if you read that in the voice of Bob Hoskins, then that means you are at least as old as I am.

Which segues nicely to the theme of this week’s offering.

Let's Get Physical!

Hello, dear reader!

Never look a gift horse in the mouth, they say.

And so, when an opportunity presented itself to me to get some of the exercise I’ve been so drastically needing for quite some time in a structured and measured way, I was hardly in a position to turn it down now, was I? No, the chance had to be seized, no matter how unlikely that chance might sound.

You see, I’ve joined a gym!

On Track

Hello, dear reader!

There’s a lot to be said for taking a break from the old routine.

And this week there’s been not one break, but two to report on!