Life With Fitbit

When I was a child, I was very interested in quite a few things. I would read and watch everything I could find about them, and absorb information better than a sponge absorbs water. One of my interests was the animal world. I had my favorites – elephants, whales, dinosaurs, tigers, deer, and tame animals like cats and dogs – but most any animal could attract my interest. Deer, chickadees, hummingbirds, squirrels, moose. I would even watch grasshoppers and ants carry on their routines. I watched shows like Lassie and Flipper.

I especially liked documentary shows about animals, as I could learn more about animals from them. Jacques Cousteau showed me the wonders of the seas. There was Wild Kingdom, with Marlin Perkins and Jim Fowler, introducing me to animals and birds of all types and on every continent.  There were many other such shows, whose names I cannot remember just now.  Continue reading “Life With Fitbit”