the compulsive newYorker – 020324

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Hello, I’m Jan, and today is February 2, 2024, a Friday. This, as it has been since 2011, is the day I try to put some of my thoughts and feelings together in a hopefully digestible content to keep you reading to the end. I should think, but I’ve been wrong before, that …and of course I have my doubts about lots of things including old saws that ‘age brings wisdom’ because basically experience teaches, however some have experience without experiencing and some have lessons and don’t learn. Nevertheless …so, as I too often repeat to you, which is nowhere near the amount of times that I hear my own repetitions which, separated by nano seconds, I likely have the thought during these past ten months, since I have become ninety years old “I AM NINETY” one thousand times in a day:
“What does it mean? What am I suppose to conclude? How should my behavior change? Now what? How might people look at me knowing this? How should I change to acknowledge that toward others? Toward myself?”
Anyway – not to get lost in this type of inquiring at this moment, although I have a feeling that that might be more interesting, hah hah, that what I had had, have in mind as the hours during the week approach Friday, the text of my video-blog, the inward journey product I present to you on a subscriber list today, is #533. Those two ‘3s’ reminds me that I’m born in the year ending in 33, not 1833 not 2033, this being my wished for ending birthday if I must die.
I was born 03.31.1933. Our dynamic American Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader-Ginsburg was born 03.15.33, so did the supreme writer of the American experience, Philip Roth, 03.19.33, both dead now. So I should see the handwriting on the wall – they were ‘recognized supremes’ (in America). Is it possible that because I am ‘supremely anonymous’ that I might not have to die? Hah hah. Yeah, keep dreaming wherever you think that’s going to get you.
And one of the most supremely accomplished persons ‘of history’ is Johann Sebastian Bach born in 03.31.1685. The equally supreme Ludwig van Beethoven was born 03.28.1770. Imagine these two giants died at ages 65 and 56 respectively, accomplished so much that is part of our lives 250 to 350 years later.
So let me get to a practical task which I do believe could be a life-changing experience, if not right away but in the long haul of the short haul of long lives, depending on your perspective. I have to admit that I am fortunate to be alive at age 90, so that’s a long life, but looking forward there is mostly a very short haul on an increasingly shortening horizon. OK, stop it now. Get with the promising thing you bellowed! Just one more segue – this promised life-changing experience is mine, a substantial contributor to my longevity, as far as I can assess at this time. Time is a promiscuous and hard to second guess concept, always full of surprises.
This doesn’t mean that I can’t die tomorrow because of several other substantial factors, less controllable, in my life, but do not let such a demise of my life diminish the value of this tool, when persistently and intelligently practiced. It will also contribute to your longevity.
THE INVERSION TABLE FOR SPINAL COLUMN HEALTH
FOR 15 YEARS THIS IS WHAT I DO DAILY FOR ABOUT 8 MINUTES IN THAT UPSIDE DOWN POSITION AND IS WHOLEHEARTEDLY APPROVED BY AN ORTHOPEDIC AND A PHYSIOTHERAPIST I’VE CONSULTED.
FOLLOW DIRECTIONS AT YOUR OWN RESPONSIBILITY.
I USE FOR 15 YEARS #EP-850 TEETER HANGUPS.
https://vimeo.com/799335604 MyIndoorExercise – 10:54
(It is basically two tubular metal squares attached at one side to form a triangle on which a body size table is hinged at its approximate center. It is a large waist high playground seesaw. The table starts on a 45º angle on which you lean your body unto, lock your ankles, lean back using counterweight of your arms overhead, enabling the table and you on it, to turn 45º to vertical -90º, a 135º rotation.)

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