Every year when the fourth quarter begins, we are bombard with surveys from coaches, training teams and other fitness leaders and professionals with loads of industry-related questions to see what the coming year will bring for the wonderful world of health and fitness.
Dear Abby: Recently my husband and I invited a couple that we are close with to accompany us on a 10-day bus trip. After the first couple of days, they started doing everything on their own – going to dinner, excursions, etc. We noticed it right away, and wondered what was going on. After a while we began doing our own thing and leaving them alone, which they appeared not to mind.
Q: Ed, we have two full bathrooms and want to convert both tub and shower units to walk-in shower stalls. But some friends have mentioned that removing the bathtubs could possibly list the bathrooms as half-baths? Your input is welcome.
Dear Abby: I’m in my late 30s and have been married for seven years. My husband and I have two young children, a beautiful home, good jobs, etc. However, over the last few years, I have lost my attraction to him.
Dear Doctors: My chorus has started meeting again – outdoors and vaccinated – to practice and sing. We’ve had a year off, and I’m upset that my voice is getting to be hoarse, and even cracking on low notes. I’m 67 years old and have always been a good singer. Is this happening from disuse?
The holidays aren’t the only thing sparking nostalgia this time of year. All of the memorabilia you’ve saved up from significant moments in your life is taking you on a trip down memory lane.
Why are many of us still drawn to paper calendars in this digital age? h Karen Hernandez, senior product manager at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, has theories. h First, we can feel “more intimately tied to our plans, and get increased joy out of organizing our to-dos, when we can track them physically on analog calendars,” she says. h Also, “these calendars can express our style and bring beauty to otherwise monotonous days. Not only does the act of writing the event down stick in our minds more permanently, we’re also able to use the calendar for creative self-expression.” h There are a variety of beautiful and creative calendars on tap at bookstores and online sites to mark the months or weeks of 2022 with photos, artwork, quotes, cartoons, puzzles and more. Added bonus: You can frame your favorite images after each month is done.
Weeks, months, and probably years from now, if there is one thing that you may remember about the Fijian archipelago, it is the stunning clarity of its water. If such a thing is possible, the water is clearer than glass, its facets sparkling more brilliantly than scads of diamonds and more reflectively than millions of mirrors. All of that clarity, yet it still manages in its relatively shallow, iridescent depths to reflect gemstone shades of silver, turquoise, emerald and a serenade of blue, from sapphire to cobalt to aquamarine to robin’s egg.
According to Alexander Pope, “Hope springs eternal,” but that spring often gets plugged at this time of year. In ancient times, enemy combatants would use stones to stop up the wells and springs of a city under siege. In this way, they could force their adversaries to abandon their strategic advantage and become vulnerable.
Only last week I remarked to Daniel how blessed I am to not have been sick much these last years since we were blessed with more children through foster care and adoption. You guessed it.