Category Archives: Exercise

December 20, 2025 · 8:47 pm

20 December 2025

Stretching. Walk, slowly, ever so slowly, in La Cueva neighborhood.

Christmas In The Trenches – John McCutcheon
The Rebel Jesus – The Chieftains
What Child Is This? – Mahalia Jackson
We Are Christmas – Spelman Glee Club
Go Tell It On The Mountain – The Blind Boys Of Alabama Feat. Tom Waits
Jehovah The Lord Will Provide – Harry Belafonte
I Saw Three Ships – Robin Stapleton, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, BBC Philharmonic, Coventry Cathedral Choir & Lichfield Cathedral Choir
Las Posadas – José Feliciano
Silent Night – The Temptations
Asleep At Last -The Wailin’ Jennys
A Cradle In Bethlehem – Nat King Cole
I Wonder as I Wander – Ed Ames
O Holy Night – Jennifer Nettles
Little Drummer Boy – Peter Mayer
Carol of the Bells – Windham Hill Artists
Come Faithful Ones – Red Nativity

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December 20, 2025 · 11:40 am

19 December 2025

Walking North Domingo Multigenerational Center track. Marginally faster than yesterday.

The Rebel Jesus – Seven Nations
Once in Royal David’s City – David Briggs, Orgnn/Stephen Cleobury/Choir of King’s College, Cambridge King’s College Choir
Happy Xmas (War Is Over) – Sarah McLachlan, feat. The Sarah McLachlan Music Outreach Children’s Choir and Youth Choir
We Three Kings – R. Carlos Nakai & William Eaton
The Little Drummer Boy – Dolly Parton
Silent Night – Johnny Cash
O Holy Night – Frances
Magical World – Peter Mayer
The Holly And The Ivy – Alex de Grassi
Go Tell It On The Mountain – James Taylor
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen – Michael Manring
Fairytale Of New York – The Pogues
O Come O Come Emmanuel – Carpenters
O Little One Sweet – The Royal College Of Music Chamber Choi
Stille Nacht – James Galway; John Georgiadis: Munich Radio Orchestra, Regensburg Cathedral Choir
Behold, The Lamb Of God – Yellowjackets

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December 20, 2025 · 11:34 am

18 December 2025

International Migrants Day. Walking 2.13 miles at North Domingo Baca Multicultural Center. Slower pace than yesterday. Stretching.

Unite 75 – Daara J Family
Immigrant – John McCutcheon
Ave Que Emigra – Gabby Moreno
The Migrant Worker – Jim Croce
Gourma – Etran Fintawa
Take Me to Cleveland – Robert Neustadt
No Geography – The Chemical Brothers
Look in Their Eyes – David Crosby
Why We Build the Wall – Hadestown
La Jaula de Oro – Los Tigres del Norte
Alien – Gil-Scott Heron
Cages – Redbait
Bad Hombres y Mujeres – Antonio Sanchez
La Frontera – Lagartijeando, feat. Minuk
Migration – Jonny Lipford
The Dreamer – Jackson Browne
My Only Home – Unchained XL, feat. Genesis Elijah & Femi Ashiru
A Safe Place to Land – Sara Bareilles, feat. John Legend
Running – Keyon Harrold, Andrea Pizziconi & Jasson Harrold, feat. Running feat. Common & Gregory Porter
Amor Migrante – Elena & Los Fulanos
Go Tell a Bird – Maya De Vitry
Beyond the Border – Bhi Bhiman
Godspeed – Radney Foster
Where We Are – Diana Jones
Migra – Santana
Immigrant Eyes – Willie Nelson
The Immigrants – Gabby Moreno & Van Dyke Parks
Deportees – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Immigrants (We Get the Job Done) – K’naan, Snow Tha Product, Riz MC & Residente
Refugee King – Liz Vice, feat. Hannah Glover
No Human Is Illegal – The Wakes

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December 17, 2025 · 7:38 pm

16 December 2025

The comeback begins. Walked slowly in the neighborhood. Did morning stretching.
Beautiful Star of Bethlehem – Darlene Silversmith
Uncle Carl – Aaron Lacombe
Christmas Must Be Tonight – The Band
Handel: Messiah, HWV 56 – Comfort Ye, My People –    Joan Sutherland, Grace Bumbry, Etc.; Adrian Boult: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
Gower Wassail – Quadriga Consort
Canticle of the Turning – Rory Cooney, Gary Daigle & Theresa Donohoo
God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen  – Sam Levine                
Snowfall – Liz Story       
O Little Town Of Bethlehem – Bruce Cockburn
Carol of the Drum / Peace on Earth – Christine Anu, feat. Jay Laga’aia
Feliz Navidad – Daphne Rubin-Vega
We Wish You – Black Violin, Kevin Marcus Sylvester, Phil Beaudreau & Wilner Baptiste
Carol Of The Bells – Natalie Cole
Cradle Song – John Rutter: Clare College Singers & Orchestra
I Wonder as I Wander Joanne Shenandoah
Hark the Herald Angels Sing – Irish Christmas Folk Music
The Stockford Carol – Loreena McKennitt

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September 14, 2025 · 11:20 pm

Gaza 5K walk/run – Virtually

I’m fundraising for UNRWA USA by participating in the Gaza 5K walk/run VIRTUALLY on or about Sunday, October 12th, 2025. I’d like to walk in person in New York, but I will be in Albuquerque.

I choose to show my solidarity with Palestine refugees by committing myself to raising money for UNRWA mental health services. The trauma of the crisis and the stress of living under blockade, unable to leave the Gaza Strip, has left thousands of refugees, particularly children, in need of psychosocial support.

The situation may seem hopeless, but by providing counseling through UNRWA, we can support their mental health, help them cope with their traumas, and improve their quality of life even slightly during this assault on their homes and lives.

Though I know I can’t change the world for every refugee, with your support, I intend to reach as many children as possible.

If you share my commitment to bettering the mental health of Palestine refugee children, please donate to my Gaza 5K walk.

Proceeds will go directly to UNRWA mental health services and counselors–refugees themselves–in the Gaza Strip. NOTE – this fundraiser does not raise funds for immediate food needs. There are other ways to do this. This fundraiser helps to provide mental health services.

Thank you for supporting me to show Palestine refugees that Americans care and for giving what you can!

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September 1, 2025 · 7:21 pm

Steelers 5K Run Walk

Steelers 5K Run Walk to support the Art Rooney Scholarship Fund and the Chuck Noll Foundation for Brain Injury Research. Done virtually in North Domingo Baca Park.
Renegade – Styx
Chariots of Fire – Vangelis
Apple Cider Re-Constitution – Al Stewart
The Weight – Aretha Franklin
Running On Empty – Jackson Browne
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
All Along The Watchtower – Jimi Hendrix
Long May You Run – Neil Young
Let The Circle Be Wide – Tommy Sands
Grapefruit Moon – Tom Waits
Nantucket Sleighride – Mountain
Last Lonely Eagle – New Riders of the Purple Sage
Mr. Bojangles – Nina Simone
A Whiter Shade Of Pale – Procol Harum
Tell Me Why – Archie Roach
Victor Jara – Arlo Guthrie
Carry On Till Tomorrow – Badfinger
Magical Mystery Tour – The Beatles
Will It Go Round in Circles – Billy Preston
Fire Of Freedom – Black 47
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Calling All The Children Home – John McCutcheon
No Surrender – Bruce Springsteen
Crowded Table – The Highwomen
The Rocky Road To Dublin – The Chieftains & The Rolling Stones
Stairway to Heaven – Dolly Parton
Piper to the End – Mark Knopfler
Gone To Shiloh – Elton John & Leon Russell
Blackbird – Emma Stevens
Boulder to Birmingham – Emmylou Harris
Someday We’ll All Be Free 40 Keb’ Mo’

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September 1, 2025 · 6:54 pm

1 September 2025

Labor Day.
9 To 5 – Dolly Parton
Workin’ At The Carwash Blues – Jim Croce
The Hands That Built America – U2
Bracero – Phil Ochs
She Works Hard For the Money – Donna Summer
Worker’s Song – Dropkick Murphys
Livin’ On a Prayer – Bon Jovi
Mr. President – Randy Newman
Working Class Hero – Green Day
Working Man – Imagine Dragons
Working On The Highway – Bruce Springsteen
Joe Hill – Paul Robeson
There Is Power in a Union – John McCutcheon
Las Madres Cansadas – Joan Baez
We’Re Still Here – Si Kahn
Which Side Are You On – Natalie Merchant
Bread and Roses – Judy Collins
Three Miles Down – Gil Scott-Heron
More Than a Paycheck – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Ship In The Sky – Woody Guthrie
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger

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August 23, 2025 · 9:28 pm

22 August 2025

Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center.
The Blue Hour: No. 40, 3rd Refrain – Shara Nova & A Far Cry
Never Know – Jack Johnson
All Used Up – Utah Phillips
Caldonia – Willie Nelson & Wynton Marsalis
The Mason’s Apron – The Chieftains
My Love’s Leavin’ – Steve Winwood
Perfect Love Song – The Relatives
Serpentine Shelly – Spyro Gyra
Sun Roof – El Vate
Like A Rolling Stone – Judy Collins
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart- Duke Ellington and His Orchestra
Ya Ya – Lee Dorsey
Lindelani – Miriam Makeba
Gorok – Gurejele
When Bad Got Good -0 Neil Young & Promise of the Real

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August 23, 2025 · 9:17 pm

21 August 2025

Walking. North Domingo Baca Multigenerational Center.
Basements – Frank Waln
Don’t Cry – Neil Young
Dreams – Fleetwood Mac
Heaven Is Less Than Fair – Magpie
Lady Bug Dance – Mary Youngblood
Summer of Love – Jefferson Airplane
Where Are You Now, My Son? – Joan Baez
White Man’s World – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
You’ve Got A Friend – Carole King
柔情蜜意 – Teresa Teng

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August 16, 2025 · 7:25 pm

16 August 2025

Walking. Inez Neighborhood. Woodstock anniversary.
Jam Back At the House – Jimi Hendrix
Izabella – Jimi Hendrix
Get My Heart Back Together – Jimi Hendrix
Won’t You Try – Jefferson Airplane
Eskimo Blue Day – Jefferson Airplane
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright – The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sweet Sir Galahad – Joan Baez
Guinevere – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
4 + 20 – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Marrakesh Express – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
My Beautiful People – Melanie Woodstock
Birthday of the Sun – Melanie
Blood Of The Sun – Mountain
Theme For an Imaginary Western – Mountain
Woodstock Boogie – Canned Heat
Let the Sunshine In – Audience During Sunday Rainstorm

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