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The rainbow above shows Burke Mountain (taken from Vermont Mornings HQ) after a few passing showers ahead of a forecast that says we’ll be sun-drenched for the entire weekend.  The Caledonia County Fair is underway, all is well.

It’s Better Here.

Oh, the picture was taken by a Droid X.  Wow.

If you don’t vote today, your license to bitch about almost anything is revoked.  If you don’t vote today, shut the hell up.  You don’t get democracy.

The way I see it,  you turn fifty and you have only two choices.  You can buy into middle age and prepare for that gradual decline of…everything.  OR…you do what you can to fight the common wisdom and make however long you’re given…whether a week, a month, or thirty years…as productive and active as possible.  I’m in the middle of a book called ‘Younger Next Year‘ and although one of the authors, Chris Crowley, is shouting at me a lot in the pages I’ve read so far, he’s also confirming that my recent choice to work with a personal trainer was the right choice.

This isn’t vanity, or a desperate attempt to recapture youth.  I have to deal, every single day, with enough people who suffer from Narcissistic Personality Disorder.  All I am doing is making a conscious choice to get fit…physically and mentally.  That’s where Adrian Guyer comes in.  Adrian, who is in his 20′s, opened Xtra Innings Performance in Lyndonville, Vermont earlier this year.

If you’re middle-aged, or if you act middle-aged, or if you’re young and out of shape, you need to know that almost the entire world and our entire way of life is conspiring to make you old and unhealthy.  You don’t have to go along with the masses.  I’ll finish the book and let you know my thoughts…in the meantime, spend fifteen minutes with my personal trainer:

Adrian Guyer, XIP

If you’re in a more populated area, there are probably dozens of personal trainers around.  Figure out your budget, do some homework, ask your friends.  Here in the Northeast Kingdom, you can reach Adrian at XIP at 802-249-7870 or email him at xiptraining@gmail.com.

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• Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin. You know it’s Gershwin, but his take is so original, so unexpected, so Brian Wilson, that you should listen and judge for yourself. It WORKS.
• Six albums from the ’80′s and ’90′s by Laurie Anderson.  She was one of the early adopters of computer technology when the 1980′s began, and “Oh Superman (For Massenet)” is still one of the most haunting recordings…ever.
• Tesla.  Some ‘Best Of’ stuff, by request.  They started in Sacramento in 1984, they’re still going.

Coming early next week:  the new album “God Willin’ & The Creek Don’t Rise” by Ray LaMontagne.  One of the year’s best.

12,161 songs and growing.  All yours, all FREE.  Click on LISTEN HERE! in the upper left corner and begin the journey.

Hervé Filion, a legend in harness racing.  Now 70, he is one of the winningest drivers in history.  If you’re a fan of trotters and pacers, head up (or down) to Barton, Vermont and enjoy the 143rd Orleans County Fair.  There’s racing both Thursday and Friday this week, post time is 1:00.  Get there at noon on Thursday for the International Trot, honouring our U.S./Canadian racing heritage, and featuring Herve, who is still actively racing.  Believe it or not, a horse named Noble Falcon went 1:56.2 on this track a couple of years ago!

You’re welcome.

Off to the city for the annual gathering known as Bob Fest.  If we get distracted and don’t post, we’ll remind you NOW…

HERE’S THE IMPORTANT THING YOU’LL WANT TO KNOW:

Saturday (the 14th) from Noon to Midnight Eastern U.S. time, you can hear the music of BobFest:  Genesis (and solo efforts by its many members over the years), Pink Floyd, Renaissance and from 11pm to midnight, the wonderful jazz singer Miss Tess.

Just click on LISTEN HERE! in the upper left and enjoy twelve hours of amazing music, in high-fidelity 128k kick-ass stereo.

We’re off