Tag Archives: health

Fitbit 2017 – Is 5 million steps a possibility?

Posted on April 13, 2017 by Joe Owens

Welcome back any who dared take part in the craziness known as 1 Million Steps to 2017. Over 92 days from October 1 to December 31 of 2016 I set my sights on “hanging a big number” to celebrate a … Continue reading →

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1 Million Steps to 2017 – Update #2

Posted on December 1, 2016 by Joe Owens

It has been over a month since I last took the time to collect the information I have about my long term goal of amassing 1 million steps between October 1st and December 31st. I have showed the math before, … Continue reading →

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1 Million Steps to 2017 – Update #1

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Joe Owens

Thanks to those of you who have read the first post in this quarter-year long series which began with this post: 1 Million Steps to 2017. If you have not read that yet the gist is that I have set … Continue reading →

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1 Million Steps to 2017

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Joe Owens

It is the time of the year when countdowns are the rage. The countdown to Halloween, when the spooks and candy collectors reign is only 24 days. Perhaps you like thanksgiving the time to feast, watch football and count your … Continue reading →

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To Honor My Mother

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Joe Owens

Today is my mother’s birthday. Had she lived to see this day, she would have celebrated her 72nd birthday. Almost three years ago she succumbed to lung cancer. What follows is the eulogy I delivered at her funeral. It was … Continue reading →

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Sixteen years ago today I lost my brother Kevin to Colo-Rectal Cancer. He was 29 and my only sibling. His death was a seminal moment in my life, the kind of experience you just cannot fathom before it actually occurs. … Continue reading →

Posted on January 8, 2013 by Joe Owens | 3 Comments

Swift Blogging Challenge – Part Three – This is Me

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Joe Owens

This is my third of five  responses to Tilda Swift’s blogging challenge. I hope you find these interesting and I encourage you to join in the challenge. If not, at least comment on mine. I hope you enjoy this paragraph … Continue reading →

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Swift Blogging Challenge – Part One – 3,2,1 – Something I am Afraid of

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Joe Owens

This is my first of five  responses to Tilda Swift’s blogging challenge. I hope you find these interesting and I encourage you to join in the challenge. If not, at least comment on mine. Something I am Afraid Of… Cancer. … Continue reading →

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