to maintain some smidgeon of regularity in your otherwise frenetic life, what is it? For me, I'm trying to walk/run every day. Not only is it great exercise but more importantly, I find I'm able to tap into a vast reservoir of thought that otherwise remains inaccesible to me. When I come home, I'm a new man again, I just want that feeling to last forever. It gets me through most of the morning, then it's back to square one. But for a few hours, I feel alive again and it's wonderful. At the moment I'm contemplating a second run about mid-afternoon.

Naturally, being the good bp that I am, I went out and bought a pedometer and a new g-shock to police these great walks of mine so yes, I'm definitely timing myself. However when I do allow myself to slow down to sub-Kenyan pace, the woods this time of year, in the northeast, are spectacular, a mosaic of color, and partridge are everywhere. So lovely to have "fresh eyes" again.