Reason or season? You know that expression: People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime. Although I was baffled at first, I can now appreciate the sequence of events that recently occurred concerning my caregiver, my significant other. We had a blissful few weeks and, … Continue reading
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Toby? You Lucky Dog, You!
I had my finger poised over the SPAM button when I noticed it was NOT an ad for Viagra or cheap cigarettes as is usually the case when I get a new comment on an old blog. It was the “extra-large Chocolate Lab” part that grabbed me. My heart … Continue reading
Doctor Who? Doctor What?!
Doctor Magic, that’s what! I just stopped by to see what condition my reconstruction was in. Turns out my reconstruction needed reconstructing. As most of you know, I am a breast-cancer survivor of many years. I was one of the lucky ones who caught it early, had the mastectomy and reconstruction, … Continue reading
Vegas Birthday Bash!
Some people love Las Vegas. Others hate it. Whichever you are, you must admit there is no place quite like it for a blow-out bash of many varieties. Me? I love it. I get to dress up, strut around in stilettos, and see real flamingos. Real, not plastic! Where? At the Flamingo, of course. It is … Continue reading
Operation Bunny Wrap-Up
The birthday has come and gone. I have pictures to prove it. Here’s the deal: I am going to write a boxer training summary, followed by an actual birthday blog, and then return to boxing. Yeah – it’s not over! With the hard work, encouragement of these two magic-men and, … Continue reading
The REAL Women of Boxing
Women boxers have been around since at least the early eighteenth century according to Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women’s_boxing Who knew? Certainly not I. It wasn’t until I initiated “Operation Bunny” that my awareness was heightened. The first time I stepped through the door of Santa Cruz Boxing in Scotts Valley, California, I saw how many women … Continue reading
Float Like a Butterfly – Part 3
I’m no longer a newbie at the boxing gym. There are no more excuses. I’m going into my sixth week of training, my confidence is up, I have dropped fifteen pounds, gained muscle, and tightened up to the point of showing muscle definition. The other day, Brian, the gym owner, came up to … Continue reading
