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The Walk I Did Not Take

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Today’s prompt asked me to go for a walk and photograph something eye-catching. Instead, I found peace in deciding not to turn a Florida midday into a forced inspiration project. Continue reading →

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The Only Exercise I’ve Ever Truly Trusted

Posted on April 9, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

Most exercise feels like voluntary suffering dressed up as self-improvement. If it hurts, leaves you sore, and makes stairs feel like punishment, there ought to be a reward at the end. Fortunately, sometimes there is. Continue reading →

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Sixty Miles in Orange and Blue Shoes

Posted on February 19, 2026 by Douglas Blaine

In 2006, as my mother battled breast cancer, I laced up a pair of orange and blue Mizunos and walked sixty miles over three days. They didn’t cure anything, but they carried me through one of the hardest seasons of my life — step by step, mile by mile. Continue reading →

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The Exercise That Doesn’t Feel Like Exercise

Posted on October 26, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

I’ve never loved exercise for its own sake. I like it best when I don’t notice I’m doing it — when I’m refereeing football, chasing a play down the sideline, or just living life in motion. The trick, I think, is finding ways to move that feel like joy instead of obligation… even if my favorite “workout” still involves bourbon curls. Continue reading →

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Walking? Working on It.

Posted on September 13, 2025 by Douglas Blaine

How often do I walk or run? Short answer: not as often as I should. On a good day I land between 6,000–8,000 steps just living life—teaching, errands, dog duty. Some days I don’t crack 5,000. Fall football season is … Continue reading →

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