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Category Archives: Terveys
Out of the cave
I’ve been going through a rough patch lately. A patch . . . oh, about 8 months long. A cave, to be sure, well-supplied with bookshelves, TV, laptop, Kindle, iPod Touch, & plenty of escapist entertainment; but a cave nonetheless, … Continue reading
Remembering Nicholas Hughes (1962–2009)
Nicholas Hughes: a wildlife biologist at University of Alaska Fairbanks who died by his own hand in March 2009. Something tells me his family, friends, colleagues, & partner saw him as something far more than one the headlines over the past week have painted him as — the putative victim of his mother’s “suicide gene.” His death was a tragedy, yes: but a tragedy because it was a loss of him & for all who knew him. And for many of those, like me, who didn’t. Continue reading
Posted in depression
Tagged death, Nicholas Hughes, suicide, Sylvia Plath, Ted Hughes, the pit
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Weight loss chart 18 Feb – 12 Aug 2008
Here it is all in one pretty little chart: my weight loss since February 18 this year (41 pounds scale weight to date). The color swatches mark off the diet regimes I was following during each period. Lotsa jaggies during … Continue reading
Workplace wellness
My employer, University of Alaska, has been working pretty hard over the past couple of years to encourage its employees’ health through various workplace programs, like the Start Walking program I’ve now participated in twice. (Actually, we’re still in the … Continue reading
My four-chambered echo chamber
Just had my echocardiogram over at Heart Center at Providence Hospital. This is one of the three imaging tests the ER doctor from my pepperoni pizza night ordered up to figure out whether I had a TIA or not — … Continue reading
Um… pepperoni…?
Last month, on a day that happened to coincide (& undoubtedly not just coincidentally) with a bit of constipation plus an abnormally-for-me high level of sodium intake from eating too many meals in a row that featured ham — well, … Continue reading
Stamina
Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. Back on April 21 this year, I was proud to complete my first half-marathon (21,097 meters = 13.01 miles) on my erg as … Continue reading
Adverse weather conditions
Per the UPS tracking site, my Xvest underwent adverse weather conditions in Anchorage at 8:09 PM last night. But today, it’s officially been arrival-scanned into Anchorage. Hope they deliver it tomorrow early enough for the kid to sign for it … Continue reading
Down from Everest
Note: My Start Walking posts can easily be found by clicking on the label Start Walking 2008. I dunnit. As of last night — with, as my grand finalé, a half-marathon row (actually three meters more than that 21,097 meters … Continue reading
Posted in Fat loss, Nutrition, Start Walking
Tagged PSMF (protein sparing modified fast), Start Walking 2008
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Xvest
I ordered an Xvest.