cycling in rain

Carpe Diem, The Series: Becoming One With The Wind

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “GET OUT THE SCUBA GEAR!” By this time of year, we should be able to enjoy the outdoors with seasonably mild temperatures and sunny skies, right?  But noooooo – it has been largely wet and soggy and if it hasn’t been that, it has

cycling in the rain

Carpe Diem, The Series: Weather Permitting

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “ALL DRESSED UP WITH NO PLACE TO GO!” I’m sitting in the house on a Saturday looking out at what is a cool and miserably wet day.  My fellow Manditos (the bike riding group I pedal with here in Sarnia) had some preliminary thoughts

Man running in snow

The “Tweener” – The Time Between 2 Seasons

Paul Stevens “THE TWEENER” What’s a ‘tweener’ you ask?  Well, it’s the time between two distinct seasons. The weather tells me it’s not really winter any more and it’s not quite spring yet.  It’s ‘in between’, hence it’s a ‘tweener’. Think of Homer Simpson who invented the new daily meal he called ‘Linner”; that meal

Stay Fit With A Ski Trip

  Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “SCHUSSING THROUGH THE SNOW” The annual ski trip is now in the books and a good time was had by all.  As mentioned previously, a week at Quebec’s Mt. Tremblant was planned and without wanting to make this sound like an unpaid advertisement,

Tempus Fugit

“Tempus Fugit” When You Stay Active

  Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “TEMPUS FUGIT” I get sucked into the same hole every year.  I repeatedly think that the break offered by the holiday season will provide the time to do a bunch of things from odd jobs around the house to sitting by the fire

Deck the Halls with Activities

Paul Stevens Carpe Diem (but in a relaxed sort of way) “DECK THE HALLS” What a difference a year makes.  At this time last year, we were into the early stages of a winter that really didn’t want to show up as the temperatures were unseasonably mild and snow was not even a twinkle in

Staying in Shape for the Long Haul

    Paul Stevens “ALMOST DONE” Halloween was just a couple of days ago and wasn’t it fun to see the little ones show up at the door, wide-eyed and dressed up in all manner of costumes, holding their treat bags open anticipating what we were about to add to their collection of goodies?  We