Category Archives: Health and Fitness

Tucson Speed Biking with Dan

Posted on November 21, 2014 by jimattrell

Dan is here for a 104 mile race around Tucson and I came out to cheer him on. Dan took off at 6:30 am Sat morning on his bike all geared up on a very nice day and headed to … Continue reading →

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Mount Everest Nov 2014

Posted on October 30, 2014 by jimattrell

Trip Video Documentary click here Peter left Vancouver early this morning and will meet me in Beijing tomorrow evening. I flew from Dallas to Chicago and board an American Airlines 777 to Beijing this afternoon. The thirteen hour trip from … Continue reading →

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Europe Sept 2014

Posted on September 24, 2014 by jimattrell

Today I begin my journey to Europe and I will be arriving in Frankfurt tomorrow and taking the train to Brussels where I will meet a driver to go to the Vimy Ridge Canadian War Memorial. The flight to Frankfurt … Continue reading →

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Peru and The Amazon with Trisha

Posted on December 28, 2013 by jimattrell

It’s a beautiful day as Trisha and I leave Dallas and 60 degrees heading for the summertime warmth in Peru. Our flight leaves at 5:00 pm and arrives at 1:00 am but we are flying business class so it will … Continue reading →

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Family UK Trip

Posted on May 12, 2013 by jimattrell

We begin our exciting journey tomorrow and the packing process has been intense. Taking the pets to animal hotels and lining up all systems for the visit has been fun. Your browser does not support the video tag The trip … Continue reading →

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Polymyalgia Rheumatica is no fun!

Posted on April 6, 2013 by jimattrell

I’ve never experienced a more painful and depressing sickness than Polymyalgia Rheumatica which I have suffered with for the last three weeks. It wasn’t until yesterday when I visited a Rheumatoligist that I knew what I had. I went (in … Continue reading →

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Losing 50 pounds

Posted on January 10, 2013 by jimattrell

I started my diet on June 10, 2012 after weighing in at 249.5 pounds. Today, I’m a slim trim 199.5 pounds (200 counting my iPhone used to take the picture below). With Dr. D’Amamo’s blood type diet as my guide … Continue reading →

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Niagara Falls is Spectacular

Posted on November 26, 2012 by jimattrell

Going to Niagara Falls was another Bucket List item of mine and after attending the Grey Cup in Toronto with Peter I drove to Niagara Falls the next day. It was about 90 minutes to get there and I stopped … Continue reading →

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Fishing Ray Roberts with Joe

Posted on November 22, 2012 by jimattrell

In what has become an annual event, Joe took me out in his boat on Lake Ray Roberts to fish for Sand Bass. On my first four casts I caught two fish on one line (with two hooks). The weather … Continue reading →

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Eye Surgery is Scary

Posted on November 13, 2012 by jimattrell

I thought that I’d rather have any other kind of surgery rather than eye surgery until recovering from going under the knife with a retina specialist named Dr Witherspoon. I arrived at the hospital for outpatient surgery around 9:00 am … Continue reading →

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