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RIP Jimmy

iPhone home screen screen shot
September 1, 2023…publicly announced early today, Sept 2. RIP Jimmy.

Jimmy Buffett has been our home’s “house music” since forever ago.

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Jimmy Buffett died today. He was 76.

Buffett’s music is our Florida home’s soundtrack.

It dawned on me as i walk right now but i can’t recall Jimmy ever singing about going to the gym or for a run.

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Oasis of quiet, physically

Continental Divide cliff
Getting closer. The enormity of our location is lost in this photo.

Every situation, properly perceived, is an opportunity.

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You cannot see or think optimally if you are not quiet and still.

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Physical couch potato

hikers in the mountains
We’ve reached the saddle between Piegan and Pollock (seen behind us).
Apple Watch in the mountains
View from the saddle. Took us two hours…all up hill.
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270′ away from the top.
6-second video: Steve makes it look easy. Once you do it, it is. But there’s a fear factor the first time. This step puts you at the base of The Great Cleft.
hikers in the mountains
The Great Cleft. So much fun. So challenging. i asked if i could go first, to simulate doing it solo (in the future).
hiker in the mountains
At the top of The Great Cleft. Still 200′ vertical away from summit.

Keep moving forward.

Walt Disney

Pursuing physical vibrancy is a good and decent life goal.

No one would ever shun it if it was easy.

And it’s because it’s not easy that those who reach it, sustain it, and improve it are invisibly shunned by others.

No one likes to be wrong.

When none of your family, friends, or coworkers have physical vibrancy, you have no obvious conflict with others and therefore no guilt.

No guilt?

What guilt?

The guilt in knowing you haven’t embraced physical vibrancy because it’s hard and requires serious sacrifice.

The guilt in knowing that your friend has figured out how to slay the demons everyone says are un-slayable.

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Healthy mindset

NOAA hurricane Idalia tracking screen shot
NOAA hurricane Idalia tracking screen shot. Note the red circles. At 5am, with 130mph winds, landfall is an hour away.

Healthy living facilitates physical resiliency. Physical resiliency mitigates stress, and accelerates illness and injury recovery.

dad

Hurricane Idalia should have been our second hurricane we weren’t home for, since 1982. Hurricane Ian was the first, less than a year ago.

Emergency eye surgery August 17 (13 days ago) cancelled my August 19 return to Glacier.

So far we have not experienced any adverse weather. Heading out soon for the drive downtown.

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Breath taking Bishops Cap

unique mountain ridge formation
Northern Rockies. Maybe 15-20 miles from Canada. This small portion of the Continental Divide is called the Garden Wall. Photo: Late September, 2019.

Remember, virtues can’t be theory for you. Your patience is confirmed by your actions, not your thoughts, hopes, or words.

dad

Hurricane Idalia set to hit Florida in 14 hours.

Projected to be Category 3.

Retina Specialist Doctor appointment in 16 hours.

i can wait until next week if needed should the office need to close for employee and patient safety.

Orlando should be spared.

However, Central Florida remains a potential tornado hotspot.

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