Unplugged

So, I took the summer off from blogging. Partly from laziness and partly from the fact that I did not want to spend my summer in front of a computer. In fact, aside from the occasional email checks, Facebook updates, a few baseball and Tour de France updates (mostly done from my phone), I tried to stay offline as much as possible. It was somewhat liberating. I spent a lot of time teaching RPM at the Riverplex and teaching cycling at the Loop...actually, these consumed lots of time this summer. I trained in Body Combat. And I spent as much of the time left with my family.
I did from time-to-time wonder what I was missing in my RSS feed, but after a few quick scans of it, there wasn't much. A few postings from friends that I caught up on, but most professional stuff was "stuff" that could wait.
Regardless of the peace over the summer, I plan to get back in the swing of things and spout more Supposedly Interesting Things in upcoming weeks/months.

UPDATE 8/24/26:

Wow!  How life has changed for me 15 years later!  My kids aren't really "kids" anymore (college and high school), and I don't teach RPM, Body Combat, or cycling at The Loop anymore.  I retired from group fitness classes about 4 years ago.  I haven't watched the Tour de France in probably 5 years, but I still find myself trying to find ways to "Unplug."  

I teach my students that unplugging from technology is healthy.  Studies show that individuals who spend too much time on screens are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression.  Well, I ain't got time for that, so I try to find as many blocks as I can to unplug.  I find that my computer isn't the one that I have to unplug from like I did 15 years ago.  I really need to unplug from my phone.  

So when you are done reading this, shut down, take a walk, read a book, listen to music (like really listen), or go sit with someone you love and see how their day was and maybe make plans to do something together.