My brother, who is not fat, broke his leg while running last week. Exercise can be very bad for you. Anything more strenuous or more dangerous than walking should be avoided.

Never trust a whistling woman.

That is 1000 kinds of awesome!

Kayaking is something I miss terribly since getting the cancer. Water therapy is what my buddy the serious kayaker called. If you've got friends willing to haul you and the boat around, it's well worth it. Try a sit-on-top model, so you don't feel so trapped, too. I reckon up there in that Seattle, you'd need a wet-suit to stay warm, though. Maybe, never mind.

Well done to him. If the U.S. Mil-dustry Establishment tried to do this, it would have cost 90 billion to develop. This is how most truly great inventions came about in the early industrial age, of course-- folks, doing stuff with things.