Gee, I really should get off my butt ...

My Cat Takes More Drugs Than I Do -- This essay from the "My Turn" reader-contribution page in Newsweek, which I clipped for its inspirational value, was written by an 87-year old man who has stayed healthy by following the standard nutrition guidelines and by exercising:

Rue Ann and I, depending on the weather, do one of the following five days a week: ride our bicycles 10 miles, walk 3 miles or climb the stairs in a 10-story building. Consistency is the key to a successful exercise program.

Wow. 87 years old and climbing ten flights of stairs!!

He started this exercise regimen when he was 50, as part of a quest to see how little he could spend on health care, and he advises people to get started when they are in the 40- to 60-year range. Ok, that means me ...