Alan MacVicar Blogs

  • Put a Shirt On!

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    I used to run bare chested. I don’t anymore and if you are a man, I suggest you don’t either. Not sure how you feel about things here but I can unequivocally say that no one needs to see your man boobs flopping around as you run down the street. I will now double down.…

  • I’ve Fallen and I Can’t Get Up

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    As I laid there on my back on the icy driveway, staring up at the stark, early morning winter sky, I was in shock. I had become the meme from decades ago, ‘I’ve fallen and I can’t get up’…at least not right away. Except I didn’t have a personal alarm system of a lifeline pendant…

  • My First Dry February

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    I can’t believe I did it. A whole month. Not one drop and let me tell you it was hard. I never thought I had the willpower to complete a whole month but once I started getting a few days under my belt, I built up some momentum – momentum that carried me through the…

  • I Live With a Ninja

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    It’s true, this isn’t just hyperbole. I want to shout this from the roof tops but I am deathly afraid of heights, so I will just say it from the streets. That is, I have lived with a Ninja for the last 10 years and not once has it let me down. Never. And it…

  • The Gym Is My Sanctuary

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    As I stepped under the bar in the squat rack at GoodLife Fitness, I was still feeling a bit weak. i was looking at an empty barbell, roughly 45 pounds, that was waiting patiently to moved. It wasn’t going anywhere unless I moved it somewhere. It’s funny like that. Seeing that this was my first…

  • Breakfast Cereal Angst

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    As I walked down the cereal aisle of Loblaws this morning (a price gouging grocery chain here in Canada), I took my sweet time and took it all in. You see, I am still off work still recovering from COVID and seeing that I am no longer infectious, (2 lines on the rapid antigen test…

  • Are You Winning?

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    Are you winning? I know this can be a meme (pronounced ‘meem’ Mom, in case you are reading this) but it is a question I have been asking myself for the past 9 days since I started listening to an audio book entitled ‘100 Wins in 100 Days” by Dr. Aziz. This is the third…

  • I Slept in on a Monday!

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    Yeah I did. First of all, I am not retired. Just tired. At the ripe old age of 57, soon to be 58 ( March 1st by the way if you are thinking of getting me a present), I am still working for the man…and the woman…for that matter. Yes, cue the finger violins please.…

  • Why I Run Everyday

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    Do you like to run? I have discovered casual running which means I run from point A to B at a chillaxed pace. To work each day. Disclaimer alert; I I am not someone that geeks up and nerds out on putting on my running gear….lacing up the Hokas, sliding on the Lululemon running tights,…

  • Visual Field Test – Modern Day Arcade Game?

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    https://alanmacvicarblog.com/2024/11/03/visual-field-test-modern-day-arcade-game/