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  • Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred Steps and A Wind That Plays The Harmonica

    Twenty One Thousand Five Hundred Steps and A Wind That Plays The Harmonica

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesToday I could have taken the scooter to some shops but I went for a walk. The result of that walk is that I reached twenty one thousand five hundred steps. I often take a lot of steps per day. I wish I was walking somewhere more interesting than in circles. According…

  • Walking With A Fear of Dogs

    Walking With A Fear of Dogs

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    Reading Time: 3 minutesI walk every single day, whether it’s raining, windy, snowing, a heat wave and more. I like heatwaves because dog walkers usually stay in. We live in an age and society where fear of dogs is not respected. Yesterday I was on a walk and i saw two big dogs. One was…

  • Garmin’s Auto Goal

    Garmin’s Auto Goal

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesGarmin allows you to select the number of steps you want to take in a single day, or let it be set automatically. For a year or two I allowed the goal to set. The result is a step goal that fluctuated from 12,000 steps per day to 15,000 steps or more.…

  • The Last Thing I learned

    The Last Thing I learned

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWhat is the last thing you learned? I am currently learning to run five kilometres again. I’m one week away from completing the training program. This isn’t learning in the conventional sense of the word. It’s about fitness and endurance. About pacing and stamina. I have run five k in half an…

  • Visiting Buildings

    Visiting Buildings

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is a rule that you should often visit churches and other buildings, if you are authorised to. You can often find something interesting. In the case of the Temple De Crans-près-Céligny it’s the kitsch paintings and blue colour. The other reason is for the view when you are outside, especially on…

  • Spring Watch

    Spring Watch

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteMagnolias in Nyon

  • A Spring Walk

    A Spring Walk

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  • Not a chance

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteDo you believe in fate/destiny? Nihilism

  • The Setting Sun Walk

    The Setting Sun Walk

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteI went for a walk and by the time it ended the sun had set. I walked with a flashlight in case but didn’t need it. Usually I would have gone for a walk earlier in the day.

  • Dry Weather, Clean Shoes

    Dry Weather, Clean Shoes

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesWe’re having dry weather which means that I have clean shoes, once again. They cut the grass recently but rather than see greenery we see yellow. We’re in March and it already looks as if we’re un June/July, with how dry the landscape is. The sides of the road, where it was…