Work out

Thank you all for the heartfelt sympathy toward my dog. It’s been tough, but we’re getting through it.

Since I’ve gotten all fat and lazy lately, I decided that I needed to get onto better shape, so I’ve started the “Couch to 5k” app on my iPhone. I just completed the first workout in week 3, which is the first workout that’s really gotten me to work up a sweat. Maybe I wasn’t as horrible as I thought. On my own I’d wonder about the efficacy of the app, but my sister-in-law went through it recently and just ran her first 5k, so I’ll keep it up.

Or, I’ll keep it up as long as my back lets me. I have a bulging disk in my back which limits workouts, but so far so good. I hope I don’t wake up one morning unable to move without being in great pain. Road work is supposed to be bad for the back – I haven’t had any problems yet. And no problems with legs, shins, etc. Let’s get in shape!

Today’s podcast won’t do much to help the workouts – maybe save me from drowning. We start with Billy Bragg, then go to Deerhunter, Paul Weller, Los Lobos, the Smithereens, Ray Charles, Joe Simon, O.V. Wright, Shemekia Copeland, Johnny Copeland, Charlie Musselwhite, Tracy Nelson, Dire Straits, B.B. King and John Hiatt.

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