Why I'm Blogging Again

I've tried blogging a number of times, but haven't been able to continue it due to computers continually fouling up on me. I'm hoping that this time I'll be able to stay with it because I have a need to talk about things that I alone seem to understand. I may be that so few of understand what I'm perceiving that I just don't have contact with them, or you, as the case may be. The name for this blog came about while I was doing my daily walk which started recently. I'm walking eight tenths of a mile everyday. To be accurate, I try to everyday. Some days though.... But, while walking I realized one of the benefits of walking was being able to think quietly. And, since my time for walking a mile is approximately 25 minutes, I've set a goal of twenty minutes walking to complete it. If and when I achieve that goal, I'll shorten it a couple of minutes just to raise my metabolism to help me loose weight. I weighed 319 pounds 10 months ago and have weighed at least 300 pounds for the last two years. At 66, if I don't get my weight off, I may not be around much longer. I won't anyway, but I want to stay as long as I need to, and I feel that I have some things yet to accomplish. Today is January 1, 2009. Yesterday, the last day of 2008, I weighed 299 pounds--the first time I've weighed less than 300 in over two years. Ergo the walking and the blog. What a way to start a new year!