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Relax. Take a load off. Cool your jets.

But… how? How does one cool one’s jets?

Well, everyone is different. We all have our own ways to relax. I can tell you what I would do, but it might not work for you. Maybe you could give one of these simple things a try and see how you feel?

• Spend some quiet, quality time with the family
• Listen to some music
• Play the guitar
• Watch a good movie
• Watch some TV
• Go for a drive, with or without an actual destination in mind
• Go to the ocean and just sit and listen to the waves
• This one is something I hope will be a go-to in the future but it’s not quite there yet: Exercise
• Pet a kitty
• Pet two kitties

There are a few ideas of things you can try. I should add read a book, but ever since I had to start wearing bifocals (progressive lenses, actually) sitting down with a book has been less relaxing than it used to be. I should still do it more than I do, but I still have something like 390 episodes of the original Doctor Who series to get through. How can I spend time with a book (such as the new Stephen King novel, Holly which either just came out or is just about to come out) when there is still so much Who to go Through*?

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*And you thought the goofy haiku were the only evidence of my mad poetry skills.