Women: have a female community and nurture that community.
Men: marry and stay married.
Stay active. Stand when you can. Move often.
Exercise daily.
1. Cardio 30-90 minutes per day.
2. Weight training three times per week.
3. Stretching/flexibility regularly.
Avoid sleep deprivation/nightshift work.
Eat 5-10 fruits and vegetables each day.
Stay your ideal weight.
Avoid toxins like drugs, tobacco, and alcohol (there is some debate about alcohol. One glass of wine a day may be reasonable).
Eat minimal sugar.
Don't over eat salt. <3g day="" p="">
Get vaccinated.
Avoid STIs.
Get cancer screening: PAPs, cscope after 50, mammography
Get regular screening over the age of 35-50, depending on your family history: BP, glucose, cholesterol.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Friday, March 15, 2019
13 MOONS ON THE BACK OF A TURTLE SHELL AND HOW TO RENOVATE IN A YEAR
THIRTEEN MOONS
13 ROOMS TO RENOVATE, 1 EVERY 28 DAYS
INDOORS - smallest to largest room
1 POWDER ROOM
2 FOYER
3 BATHROOM
4 LIBRARY
5 CREATIVE ROOM
6 ATELIER
7 MINOR BEDROOM
8 MASTER BEDROOM
9 KITCHEN
10 LAUNDRY/FURNACE
11 LIVING ROOM
12 DINING ROOM
13 PLAYROOM
7 GARDENS TO RENEW
OUTDOORS - front to back
1 CANAL
2 TUILERIES
3 PIAZZA SAN MARCO
4 CABANA
5 TAVERN ON THE GREEN
6 POTAGER
7 THE BACK 40
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| Map Turtle |
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| Map of a Turtle Carapace (plastron is the front) |
13 ROOMS TO RENOVATE, 1 EVERY 28 DAYS
INDOORS - smallest to largest room
1 POWDER ROOM
2 FOYER
3 BATHROOM
4 LIBRARY
5 CREATIVE ROOM
6 ATELIER
7 MINOR BEDROOM
8 MASTER BEDROOM
9 KITCHEN
10 LAUNDRY/FURNACE
11 LIVING ROOM
12 DINING ROOM
13 PLAYROOM
7 GARDENS TO RENEW
OUTDOORS - front to back
1 CANAL
2 TUILERIES
3 PIAZZA SAN MARCO
4 CABANA
5 TAVERN ON THE GREEN
6 POTAGER
7 THE BACK 40
BILLS TO KEEP, AND OTHER SIMPLIFICATIONS
Tax Deductions
Tax Credits
Under Warranty
Potential Returns
Car
House
Princess Pirate
In an attempt to follow the advice of an introvert who preferred his own company to others, but made brilliant sense in his classic book Walden:
"Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail. In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized life, such are the clouds and storms and quicksands and thousand-and-one items to be allowed for, that a man has to live, if he would not founder and go to the bottom and not make his port at all, by dead reckoning, and he must be a great calculator indeed who succeeds. Simplify, simplify. Instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one; instead of a hundred dishes, five; and reduce other things in proportion. "
Tax Credits
Under Warranty
Potential Returns
Car
House
Princess Pirate
In an attempt to follow the advice of an introvert who preferred his own company to others, but made brilliant sense in his classic book Walden:
"Our life is frittered away by detail. An honest man has hardly need to count more than his ten fingers, or in extreme cases he may add his ten toes, and lump the rest. Simplicity, simplicity, simplicity! I say, let your affairs be as two or three, and not a hundred or a thousand; instead of a million count half a dozen, and keep your accounts on your thumb-nail. In the midst of this chopping sea of civilized life, such are the clouds and storms and quicksands and thousand-and-one items to be allowed for, that a man has to live, if he would not founder and go to the bottom and not make his port at all, by dead reckoning, and he must be a great calculator indeed who succeeds. Simplify, simplify. Instead of three meals a day, if it be necessary eat but one; instead of a hundred dishes, five; and reduce other things in proportion. "
BACARO PIZZA, LASALLE
My friends and I wanted to do pizza, but the place we had picked wasn't open when the three of us were able to get together. Thankfully, Bacaro Pizza as a backup suggestion turned out to be an excellent choice. If you want to be a true "Pizzaterian", the Specken Wolf was a crowd favorite, and the best name of the menu (a nod to my German heritage and Herman Hesse's Steppenwolf and the word for Ham).
We ordered dessert before we could use the excuse that we were too full. They were delicious, and we were 3, so the hot Nutella sugar coated beignets were easily downed, if not obviously divisible by 3!
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| My primavera pizza covered in rocket (arugula). |
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| 5 divided by 3. Tough math, but generous tablemates! |
"WAR CAKE" FOR AN AUSTERE BIRTHDAY OR A NUTTY EVERYDAY LOAF TO SHARE
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| Nutty loaf |
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| Dry cream of wheat, but I would presoak in milk. Also known as fine semolina, used in focaccia bread and breakfast porridge. Backpulver is baking soda, and 3/4 tsp worked. I love using a whole egg instead of 2 whites. It took closer to an hour but I would start at 40 minutes to check. |
CAFEXO, VAUDREUIL
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| Lavander lemon scone |
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| Anastasia Kusmi Tea, 3 minutes to perfection, Parisien elevation of Earl Grey's Bergamot |
MONT SAINT SAUVEUR
I had a free Tuesday and convinced a friend to join me for a ladies deal they have at Saint Sauveur. Unfortunately it was one of two weeks in March that it didn't apply, but buying the four hour ticket was worth it anyways. There was a 20 cm snowfall in the 48 hours before we arrived. The conditions were perfect! My experience skiing in Quebec has often been icy, cold and overcast. This was like skiing in Sun Valley. We had total powder coverage. There was not one icy slope. It was sunny. It was cold, but not even negative double digits. My favourite run was down to the Pavilion 70, with a great view of the town and beautiful lake.
It was great fun, although it was just a little too little time! But I am glad that we had a lunch in the sunny cafeteria, and a little break before hitting the slopes.
The technology at Sauveur was impressive. Given a Go Card, you put it in a pocket (best at your hip) and it lets you through the gates on your way to the chairlift. No person trying to scan your badge that flaps in the wind. Very convenient! But most impressive were the bathroom fixtures. I took out my phone to take a picture of the beautiful bathroom stalls, then noticed the bespoke mirror. It was only on the way out, I went to wash my hands and found the most incredible bathroom hygienic fixture that I am convinced is more superior than any other I have ever seen in hospitals, airports and public places!
The only downside of the day was that at the end, with approximately 3 hours of exertion, my fitbit recorded my daily "active minutes" at 17! I refuse to accept this as valid information and went to bed without guilt!
I hope to return next Tuesday and actually get the $23 ladies pass. Summit Gabriel is advertising $15 for ladies on Mondays, but is a further drive and smaller hill, but what a great deal!
Funny thing about weather. It may be melting and raining in Montreal, but drive a little higher into the hills, and add some snow guns, and you have skiing for another few weeks to make the end of winter a little easier to bear!
It was great fun, although it was just a little too little time! But I am glad that we had a lunch in the sunny cafeteria, and a little break before hitting the slopes.
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| View onto Jay and Cote 70 Est run |
The technology at Sauveur was impressive. Given a Go Card, you put it in a pocket (best at your hip) and it lets you through the gates on your way to the chairlift. No person trying to scan your badge that flaps in the wind. Very convenient! But most impressive were the bathroom fixtures. I took out my phone to take a picture of the beautiful bathroom stalls, then noticed the bespoke mirror. It was only on the way out, I went to wash my hands and found the most incredible bathroom hygienic fixture that I am convinced is more superior than any other I have ever seen in hospitals, airports and public places!
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| Bathroom stalls as wall art |
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| Mountain Mirrors |
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| It doesn't photograph well, but this is a touchless fixture, with soap on the left, water in the centre and a personal dryer on the right. That means that each sink had its own dryer. That gives 10 more dryers to the a busy bathroom than most. Brilliant! |
I hope to return next Tuesday and actually get the $23 ladies pass. Summit Gabriel is advertising $15 for ladies on Mondays, but is a further drive and smaller hill, but what a great deal!
Funny thing about weather. It may be melting and raining in Montreal, but drive a little higher into the hills, and add some snow guns, and you have skiing for another few weeks to make the end of winter a little easier to bear!
Friday, March 1, 2019
THINGS RATTLING AROUND IN MY HEAD
The reason sometimes I fail is that I haven't spent enough time extending beyond the bounds of basic emergency medical expertise.
"Do you know why most investigators fail?They refuse to extend their basic knowledge beyond the bounds of basic investigative procedure."
Elementary's Sherlock Holmes
Said to me in the staircase after rounds on my way out
"I didn't recognize you. You look so pretty!
The biggest communication problem we have is we don't listen to understand , we listen to reply.
Beauty is not an option.
You never know.
Poverty is sexist.
"Do you know why most investigators fail?They refuse to extend their basic knowledge beyond the bounds of basic investigative procedure."
Elementary's Sherlock Holmes
Said to me in the staircase after rounds on my way out
"I didn't recognize you. You look so pretty!
The biggest communication problem we have is we don't listen to understand , we listen to reply.
Beauty is not an option.
You never know.
Poverty is sexist.
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