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Provoked to Invigoration: The Journey from an Insidious Rut

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  Good Son-Day!!! Iron Range Throwback August 2019 Provoked to Invigoration: The Journey from an Insidious Rut You know Jo and I like to venture somewhere every weekend.  We also have taken up walking two miles or more at least five times a week.  We typically saunter one mile to the Coon Rapids Dam.  The walk takes about 42 minutes. It is a beautiful walk because it is all residential and park land along the way.  After doing this route for a month, Jo looks at me and says, “We need more routes to keep the interest going and keep me inspired”.    She said it in the same tone when she told me, "Bobby, you need to update your wardrobe". It cut to the core. The walks have been wonderful for many health reasons, but we also have a captive audience, ourselves.  Lots of unplugged talking time.  Even after nearly 43 years of marital bliss, the current conversations are like ones we had when we were courting in college.  There is tha...