Catch up posts

Place holder post to record everything I've missed recording. 

No I'm not dead

and neither is my blog.  Both of us are wheezing and gasping for breath, but hanging in.  A bazillion things have kept me from writing, which may not be of consequence to the few who read, but it means I'm losing my fitness log.  So back on it, and after a few catchup posts,  I should be breathing better.