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Music Monday

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 Two of my favorite Star Trek  actors passed away last week.  Walter Koenig played Ensign Pavel Chekov in the original series, and Sir Patrick Stewart was Captain Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek:The Next Generation. Koenig also had a role in Babylon 5, and Stewart was Professor X in the X-Men series. In their honor, today I’ll be posting songs about space and space exploration. And of course And Sir Patrick gets the last word

Ramblings

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 Yes, that was me on the dance floor last night, doing the Macarena…and  dancing to “Sweet Caroline” and “Dancing Queen” …  And let’s not forget this one It was a fun wedding,  very untraditional. Apparently I have reached the age where half of my contacts have the same first name: Doctor. I guess it’s better than the alternative. But apparently, the days where I can donate blood may be over. My doctor told me not to do that for the next six months; nothing is seriously wrong but my blood work was not what it should be. The things you do to stay healthy. And staying healthy has become very important to me. I feel better now at 66 than I did at 56. I want to keep feeling good I’m not switching gyms just yet. I want to make sure that the habit sticks before I invest more money. But I have been going twice a week so I think it is going to be part of who I am from now on. The gym  that I have in mind has yoga classes, which would be interesting. I wouldn’t have to s...