Day 55

Happy New Year!

After a nice family weekend with a visit from my nephew and his son, I had a noon workout with Art and Sam (Avina was off for one more day). The new regimen is quick transitions with 8-12 reps. We did dips and pull-ups and flies and shrugs and presses, oh my!

Art said he had been reading my blog.

“You’ve been writing a lot about me,” he said. “It’s like I’m one of the main characters. I mean, Sam and Avina are in the blog, but they’re supporting cast.”

“That’s true,” I said.  “You’re a big part of the story.”

He smiled.  “If this was a show, who would I be?”

I thought about it and said, “If I was Thomas Magnum, you’d be TC, his helicopter pilot buddy. You know, the sensible sidekick.”

“I don’t think I’ve seen that show,” he said, to my shock.

I keep forgetting that, due to our age difference, Art didn’t grow up watching the shows I watched. Would he get it if I compared him to Mr. Spock? (That would, of course, make me Captain Kirk in my life story, which I am totally in favor of.) Maybe Picard and Data would be a more apt comparison for him as a member of the Next Generation.

I got today’s walk in later in the day when Josh and I walked our home golf course in drizzly weather. I always have good conversations with him. He has hidden depths. The pace was good too, although walking the unlit golf course can be tricky in wet weather.

My favorite moment: Josh found a golf ball near the path and instead of taking it home, he ran onto the green of a nearby par 3 and deposited into the hole. Someone will have a nice surprise tomorrow.