It’s All Very Zen & Inscrutable

[mallorys_camera]

BB—bless his heart—talked me down off the ledge.

Then RTT called & was his usual charming, garrulous self, & Molly-Mabel Cat auditioned to be the Cutest Cat in the World—she does this by flopping down when you pet her, curling up in a ball, and going after her own tail: the feline uroboros—plus Amazon delivered George Plimpton’s oral biography of Truman Capote. (I hate Amazon, & try never to use them. But the book wasn’t available through anyone else. At least, not at this price.)

So, all & all, yesterday didn’t turn out to be too terrible. Though, of course, I was staggering through it on four hours of sleep.

You feel what you feel.

But feelings are really just chemical reactions: Somebody forgot to turn off the GABA neurotransmitters! [Hands on hips, shaking head waggishly.] Again!

Meaning you are your feelings, but at the same time, you aren’t your feelings. It’s all very Zen & inscrutable.

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I read this fabulous article about a 93-year-old man who took up rowing when he was (ulp) 73, and now has the body of a 40-year-old! (rebeccmeister, white courtesy telephone!)

And also, I watched the first episode of True Detective: Season 4. Kinda meh: If I want to watch The Thing, I’ll watch The Thing, and I won’t have to listen to Billie Eilish (who, no doubt because I am old/old/old, I find vaguely irritating.)

But I was much taken with Jodie Foster in the role of the wise, old, codger-y sheriff. Jodie Foster appears to be letting herself age naturally! No fillers. No obvious plastic surgery. (Though I suspect, ages ago when she was young, something was done to her nose.)

Jodie Foster has jowls! We are sisters in jowls!

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It is something like 9° Fahrenheit out but sunny & bright.

I will wait till it warms up to 20° before tromping.

Comments

[lookfar2]

I am very suspicious of "having the body of a 40 year old!" Shades of Dorian Grey. Although it occurs to me frequently that one benefit of retirement - and also yet another way that income inequality has very direct and measurable effects - is that you can spend all the time you want on maintaining your health, which you can't do if you are a 75 year old bodega owner or dishwasher.

[mallorys_camera]

I get what you're saying entirely. But did you look at the article? The guy was a baker. He only works out for approximately 40 minutes a day, and most of that workout is easy workout. He does do weight training and eats a lot of protein.

But the main thing is he enjoys the exercise. 😀

[bleodswean]

I suppose I could do more to achieve the body of a 40 year old...and probably should. But I'm pretty okay with my body and very okay with the insides of my body because I have made radical dietary changes these past few years. I walk a lot! As do you! I just don't "do" machines in the house.

TD S4. The Thing. I saw Hannibal the tv series. Yawn. So many talented writers in the world and they just aren't being utilized. I'm willing to wait a bit more though. And yes, Jodie is wonderful to look at. She looked downright amazing and ripped in that swimming flick.

[mallorys_camera]

I'm not thrilled with my body. Specifically, I'm not thrilled with the flap on my tummy, left over from having birthed two nine-pounds-plus infants. My "guest house" as I call it. 😀

Rowing won't get rid of that, of course. Only a Mommy plastic surgery makeover will get rid of that—which I'll never be able to afford unless I win Lotto.

I'm very strong from my legs down, but my arms need work. I dunno. If I thought I'd actually show up with any degree of regularity, at this point, I would join a gym.

TD S4 isn't bad. It's just not great.

(By the way, have you ever watched Dead Like Me, Hannibal showrunner Bryan Fuller's very first TV show? If you haven't, I think you'd really like it. Great backstory mythology & some excellent performances.)

[bleodswean]

You've recced that before and this time I'm moving it to the top of the list.

Admittedly, I do a daily arm routine with weights and a vibe plate.

[mallorys_camera]

What's your arm routine?

[bleodswean]

There's a gazillion on youtube and I don't know how I found this gal, but it works for me! I use 5 pound weights, started with 3s. I also stand on a vibe plate.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAGfBjvIRFI&t=3s

[mallorys_camera]

Thanks! 😀

[rebeccmeister]

I'm pretty curious about his regimen. Does he have a coach or a training program or anything, or does he just do the same thing every single week? I really enjoyed learning about Ruth Bader Ginsburg's fitness routine and trainer a couple years back. I definitely prefer a training regimen that includes a social component - teammates who say they miss me when I don't show up, a coach who decides what we will do every time.

Also, last year at the CRASH-B World Indoor Rowing Championship I had the honor of watching and getting to cheer for Dottie Stewart as she set the first-ever world record for a rower over the age of 100.

Life goals. :^)

[mallorys_camera]

Well, we know he rows less than five hours a week ('cause his average rowing time is 40 minutes a day.)

As a baker, he would have spent his working life on his feet rather than sitting on a chair in an office, and of course, that would give him a headstart as far as senior fitness is concerned.

Wow, go Dottie Stewart!!!!!!~ That's really impressive! Particularly since it sounds like her osteoporosis is severe.

[asakiyume]

Oooh, I'll have to go look at a current photo of Jodie Foster to see her jowls. I have jowls! I give myself a finger face lift when I look at myself in the mirror.

Glad you got reeled back in from the ledge <3

[mallorys_camera]

Yeah. I fantasize about jowl-removing cosmetic procedures. Or maybe if I got some duck tape the same color as my hair & kinda slipped it around in back of my ears...? 😀

Jowls are truly disheartening!

[adoptedwriter]

Kitties make everything better!

[mallorys_camera]

They really do!!!! 😀