Old Man in Japan

This morning’s walk started like any other. Quiet. Early. Slightly questionable life choices. Then Apple Health decided to make things interesting. The First Notification Not long after getting started: 7,500 minutes of walking. That popped up early in the walk. No build-up. No planning. Just:“Hey, you’ve been doing this for a long time.” The Second…

This morning, Boots and I crossed another milestone: 425 kilometers for the year. No big event. No planning. Just another walk that happened to push the number over. How It Happens You don’t really notice it day to day. It’s just: And somehow that turns into 425km. The Real Driver Let’s not pretend this is my…

Somewhere between “just getting started” and “I guess this is a habit now,” Boots and I crossed 400 km for the year this morning. No fireworks. No dramatic music. Just the usual quiet road, a soft sunrise, and Boots doing her job like she always does, making sure I don’t turn around early. The sky…

This morning, Boots and I crossed another milestone: 6,500 minutes of walking. 98 workouts since the start of the year. Which sounds planned. It wasn’t. The Reality of 5AM This one happened early. Around 5am: The kind of morning where everything is still half asleep… except one corgi. The System (Still Not Mine) Let’s be…

This morning, I crossed another milestone: 500 minutes on the elliptical. Which sounds impressive… until you remember it’s just me going nowhere, slowly, for a very long time. The Situation It’s been a bit of a mixed week. So naturally, the elliptical became the backup plan. The Supervisor Boots, of course, was there. Sitting. Watching.…

Somewhere along the way, without any real plan, Boots and I passed another milestone: 6,000 minutes of walking. That’s not a typo. That’s also not something I ever set out to do. It just… happened. How This Keeps Happening There was never a goal like: “Let’s hit 6,000 minutes.” It’s always: And Boots making sure…

I’m back from Osaka. The ferry, the food, the whole trip… all solid. No complaints. But none of that mattered the moment I walked through the door. The Reunion Boots saw me and immediately switched modes: No dramatic punishment. No cold shoulder. Just full reset. Which honestly feels a little unfair considering the guilt I…

This afternoon, I’m off to Osaka. The plan: Sounds good, right? The Problem Boots is not coming. And she knows it. She has already figured out: And now she’s giving me that look. You know the one. The Look It’s not loud. It’s worse. It’s quiet disappointment mixed with: And honestly… she has a point.…

This morning, according to Apple Health (which continues to track my life better than I do), Boots and I crossed: 5,500 minutes of walking this year. That’s a lot of walking. That’s also a lot of me thinking, “this will be a short one.” Yesterday: The Calm Before the Storm Yesterday it rained all day.…

This morning, according to Apple Health (which we are legally required to treat as truth), Boots and I passed: 325 kilometers of outdoor walking this year. Which sounds impressive… until you remember most of it started with “Fine, let’s just go around the block.” How It Actually Happened Nobody sets out to walk 325 km.…