AniMal's Trax

Rarely a month goes by I don’t sneak in a couple bakery quality muffins, bagels or even a couple-three chocolate donuts. Maybe multiple of the above. That’s all in addition to the overeating of dehydrated fruit, chocolate milk (low-fat!), and snack crackers I do on a weekly basis. Habit for years. Decades even. Still have … Read moreChocolate Milk & Salmon…mmm…mmm….tasty!

We were outside doing yard work when we were kids—maybe I was nine-ten-eleven….when the whirl of a couple-three days was set in motion by a bone-cracking scream by my brother. He ran toward the house, most details fuzzy at best, incomplete at worst as it was decades ago…..he ran toward the house while either mom … Read moreFour Quarters

Pain can be managed. Pain can be controlled. Pain can even be fully eliminated should one choose. Pop a pill, get a shot, take a drink.  That’s all easy. Healing on the other hand……… Our bodies are amazing in many ways. Amazing and frustrating. Near the top is how we self-heal. Both amazing and frustrating. … Read moreHealing’s The Hardest Part

Thirty days ago I was hopping in the car to make my daily trip to the Metro. Anxious to complete the short jaunt to get home and get on the bike for the first time in several days. It had rained over the weekend—when hadn’t it rained this Summer-into-Fall?!?!? I hadn’t been on the bike … Read moreIt’s Been….One Month