Here you are in one of the greatest cities in the world only to find yourself staring at a sea of black umbrellas.  Yes, it is raining in New York City and your plan of being able to eat what you want because you are going to walk it off is unraveling. Not to worry, there is a rainbow in sight since there are plenty of walks you can take on a rainy day

About 10 years ago, I suffered from fairly severe neck pain. 

I had two bulging discs in my neck which limited my mobility and caused pain that ran down from my neck through my shoulder and sometimes down my arm.  My doctor suggested I get a cortisone shot and told me that if that did not work that I would need surgery.

Now, I hate all things having to do with doctors and hospitals. 

Walking up and down stairs is great exercise.  It gets your heart rate up and burns calories. 

For most of us who try to walk the stairs it is a matter of walking stairs rather than taking an elevator. 

But, I do have friends who walk up and down their stairs at home or work in order to fit more steps in their day or to get their heart rate up and burn more

Atlanta has one of the largest, if not the largest, population of tennis players of any city in the world 

In Atlanta, you can play 12 months out of the year.  Atlanta has more recreational leagues than I can name much less participate in.  If you wanted to, you could play a league tennis match 7 days a week 12 months of the year.

But, one cannot live on tennis alone.  The stress on

I was a huge fan of the TV show “Lost”

I loved the mystery, the not knowing, the not completely understanding what was happening experience that was “Lost”.

I loved talking about it with other fans and reading about it on blogs. Yes, I was a total “Lost Nerd”.  And I have missed “Lost” since it went off the air a few years ago.

Now my new obsession is  “The Walking Dead” 

Okay, so

“A vigorous, — 45-minute walk done correctly, with you in front! — every morning is crucial. This represents a primal migration with the pack leader. So it becomes both a physical and psychological exercise.”  Cesar Milan The Dog Whisperer

I picked Jaycee up from the Humane Society in the evening and took her for her first walk early the next morning.  Since our relationship was new I did not really know what to expect.  I