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Category: Trying Out

  • Trying Out: Timeleft

    I did not wait for New Year’s to try something different. I tackled it in November and found that it was not for me. Friendships have gotten harder to achieve. …

  • MacGyver- A Pro at a Con

    I like to think that I am not one who chases after fame.  I was always taught that God created everyone so we are all equal.  Let me hug the…

  • Trying Out: Six Pack in 30 Days

    Last year I tried Splits Training. It was fine. I learned a few new stretches. However, I began their plan believing that I would be able to do the splits…

  • Trying Out:  New Adventures, Old Markers

    I have been in this city for a fair number of decades, but I do not claim to have seen all the sights.  I had a few hours between work…

  • Trying Out: Massage Parlor (Or, Getting Rubbed the Wrong Way)

    I have this weird opinion that I should be able to turn my head roughly one hundred and eighty degrees.  I think that when I try to lift my left…

  • Trying Out: 2017 Index

    Trying Out: The Wrap-Up I survived. I told myself I would try to do something new or challenging every week. Some were a bit much. Some were rather mundane. But…

  • Trying Out: New (Year’s Eve) Park (Week 53)

    Trying Out: Wayne Golf Course Bothell’s Brand-New Park (Week Fifty-Three) I had never walked through a golf course.  Oh sure, I had taken the one week course in high school…

  • Trying Out: Half-Marathon (Week 52)

    Trying Out: One More Long Run (Week Fifty-Two) As I have stated before, my history of running wore my knees out.  I logged eight or so miles once a week…

  • Trying Out: Ice Skating (Week 51)

    Trying Out: Skating on Thick Ice As I alluded to before, there are plenty of holiday activities to partake in when trotting around Seattle.  We may not be New York…

  • Trying Out: Washington State History Museum (Week 50)

    Trying Out: Tacoma’s Historic Past (Week Fifty) When my friend and I were attending the Jet City Show, we drove past a rather spiffy looking building.  Tacoma is all well…