Tag: cats

Occam’s Razor

~ Veselin ~ 9 Comments

Occam stated that the simplest explanation is more likely to be the correct one than more complex solutions. So here’s a problem and the simplest possible explanation, illustrated through Gemini.

Breaks from counting steps

~ Veselin ~ 2 Comments

Regular fitness activities require healthy breaks. The body needs to recover from the micro injuries. Muscles grow, the tendons heal. It also feels good.

Walking is not quite the same. We are made to move and we are also not made to not move. Walking doesn’t generate the same stress as strength training. It’s a light activity.

As a result of this thinking, I adopted the strategy to only have breaks when it’s simply not possible to go out. Got Covid or a knee pain? Break. It rains, snows, life is stressful, the project must ship this week, or I really feel like having a break? Go out and walk.

This approach simplifies decision making. I don’t need to ask myself if I am above or below an imaginary line that lets me do steps. I just hope it’s sustainable. Doing something wrong every day comes with consequences. Walking too much could be that as well.

Stuff you never see if you don’t walk outside

~ Veselin ~ 6 Comments

It’s been over 3 years since I started doing daily walks. One of the joys of doing them is just spotting ordinary things that just looks nice, and the early spring is probably the most colorful of all seasons for walking.

Here’s for your pleasure, Grape Hyacinth, a mid-80s tabouret, and a scary pirate.

And then two different orange cats. At first, I thought it’s the same cat, because I took these photos maybe 5 meters from one another. After looking at the photos, I noticed one has 2 ears and the other one has 1.75. The two-eared cat is also Pesho, recognized me and meowed.