The smoking reduction program hasn't been going well, particularly under the current work circumstances. However, good news on the horizon: My wife is increasing her effort to quit for personal reasons so I'm thinking the same thing.
What's been good is that exercise has been going up for both of us. For example, my wife's job requires her to do outdoor activities with the kids at the Boys and Girls Club. Therefore, she's gets a nice amount of daily exercise during the summer.
I continue to walk along Lake Michigan on weekends and do basic working out at home. Yestreday, my wife and I took a walking tour of our neighborhood, going to parts of Edgewater that we hadn't seen in a long time or at all (after two years...still exploring the neighborhood...very sad, but improving). We enjoyed burgers at Moody's Pub near the Thorndale Redline, and, via word of mouth, we checked out two new places near the Granville Redline. First was a new coffeehouse and roaster, Metropolis. The inside was great; the cup was brewed well; and, we bought 1/2 pound of beans of what we sampled. (We would have bought more , but, just the day before, we picked up a pound of Black Cat from Intelligentsia.)
We also stopped by the fairly new Left of Center Bookstore, located next door to Metropolis. Only open for a few months, the place is still filling out its shelves, but it's a small, independently owned bookstore, which is a good enough reason to frequent it. With the new Borders opening up at the corner of Lawrence and Broadway, it's refreshing to see a locally-owned bookstore pop up. The place has lots of left-leaning publications, but I thought the fiction section had a nice variety.
To provide some revenue to the shop , I made a couple of purchases, books that I wanted, but didn't really need. They're on the "To Buy" list, but it was more about supporting a local business than needing something to read. I bought the new David Sedaris hardcover, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. (For the fans out there, I was laughing out loud by page five; for the newbies, do yourself a favor and read Barrel Fever or Holidays on Ice to get a feel.) I also picked up some fiction that's been on the "Baseball To Buy" list for a long time, The Natural by Bernard Malamud. Looking forward to reading it because wondering how different than the classic movie with Redford.
If you're in the city, check it out. And stop by Metropolis for a cuppa.
What's been good is that exercise has been going up for both of us. For example, my wife's job requires her to do outdoor activities with the kids at the Boys and Girls Club. Therefore, she's gets a nice amount of daily exercise during the summer.
I continue to walk along Lake Michigan on weekends and do basic working out at home. Yestreday, my wife and I took a walking tour of our neighborhood, going to parts of Edgewater that we hadn't seen in a long time or at all (after two years...still exploring the neighborhood...very sad, but improving). We enjoyed burgers at Moody's Pub near the Thorndale Redline, and, via word of mouth, we checked out two new places near the Granville Redline. First was a new coffeehouse and roaster, Metropolis. The inside was great; the cup was brewed well; and, we bought 1/2 pound of beans of what we sampled. (We would have bought more , but, just the day before, we picked up a pound of Black Cat from Intelligentsia.)
We also stopped by the fairly new Left of Center Bookstore, located next door to Metropolis. Only open for a few months, the place is still filling out its shelves, but it's a small, independently owned bookstore, which is a good enough reason to frequent it. With the new Borders opening up at the corner of Lawrence and Broadway, it's refreshing to see a locally-owned bookstore pop up. The place has lots of left-leaning publications, but I thought the fiction section had a nice variety.
To provide some revenue to the shop , I made a couple of purchases, books that I wanted, but didn't really need. They're on the "To Buy" list, but it was more about supporting a local business than needing something to read. I bought the new David Sedaris hardcover, Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim. (For the fans out there, I was laughing out loud by page five; for the newbies, do yourself a favor and read Barrel Fever or Holidays on Ice to get a feel.) I also picked up some fiction that's been on the "Baseball To Buy" list for a long time, The Natural by Bernard Malamud. Looking forward to reading it because wondering how different than the classic movie with Redford.
If you're in the city, check it out. And stop by Metropolis for a cuppa.
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