Philip Brewer
I write science fiction and fantasy stories.
I also write about personal finance and frugality for Wise Bread.
I speak Esperanto, and use it to communicate internationally. Esperantistoj, legu mian esperantan hejmpaĝon.
Personal finance articles (at Wise Bread)- Interesting stuff
Tag Archives: walking
Today’s walk: 12.35 miles, plus taiji
Jackie wanted to walk to the Savoy Recreation Center where we take our taiji class, and it was about time for another long walk, so we did. Our training plan for getting in shape to walk the Kal-Haven trail calls … Continue reading
New longest walk
By merest happenstance, Jackie and I both had the same distance as the furthest we’d ever walked: 14 miles. She’d hiked hers at Yosemite. I’d hiked mine in the Uinta Mountains in Utah. On today’s hike, we topped that. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Local, News
Tagged endurance, endurance exercise, exercise, Fitness, walking
Leave a comment
Long walks
It happened this way: I suggested to Jackie that we might hike the full length of the Kal-Haven trail. She’s a long-distance walker from way back, so she said yes. The Kal-Haven Trail is a rail trail. It runs from … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Local, News
Tagged bicycling, endurance exercise, exercise, Fitness, hiking, kal-haven trail, kalamazoo, walking
Leave a comment
Losing weight
I’ve lost a good bit of weight over the past 18 months. I haven’t talked about it much here. It’s bad enough when this starts seeming like an exercise blog; it will not become a weight-loss blog. Continue reading
Guns versus cars
I’m one of those annoying people who always responds to any suggestion that we “do something” about gun violence or terrorism by pointing out that we allow 40,000 motor vehicle deaths per year, and that maybe we should do something … Continue reading
Posted in News, Policy
Tagged bicycling, deaths, energy, firearms, papers, peak oil, pedestrians, public policy, public spaces, running, security, vehicles, walking
6 Comments
Daily routine of Vestricius Spurinna
I’m a student of daily routines. I like to imagine that I’m looking for good models for my own behavior, but that’s only true in an oblique way. By now I understand pretty well the structure of a productive routine; … Continue reading
A fitness goal
Jackie and I hiked at Allerton Park last Saturday. We walked for about two hours, covering about six miles. About midway through the hike, Jackie said, “We should stay in shape so that we can bicycle to Allerton, do a walk like this, and then bicycle back home.” Continue reading
A fitness regimen that’s working
After years of getting into shape during the summer, only to gain weight and lose fitness over the winter, I think I’ve finally put together an exercise program that’s working year-round. It’s pretty simple: Three times a week we go … Continue reading
Bought new boots
I don’t hate shopping. I sometimes say I do, but it’s an inaccurate shorthand. What I hate are a cluster of things inextricably intertwined with shopping. I hate driving from store to store. I hate the mall. I hate agonizing … Continue reading
How much exercise?
I’ve always struggled to get the right amount of exercise. I used to blame much of my difficulty on having a job. My experience over the past three years makes it clear that it wasn’t so simple. (It wasn’t completely … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged bicycling, daily routine, exercise, Fitness, lifting, running, taiji, walking
2 Comments