Stretching
If You Believe – Tom Jackson
Silent Night – Harry Belafonte
It Came Upon A Midnight Clear – Bruce Cockburn
O Come, O Come Emmanuel- Robin Stapleton, Michael George, BBC Philharmonic, Coventry Cathedral Choir & Lichfield Cathedral Choir
Carol of the Bells – Carpenters
Hark, The Herald Angels Sing – José Feliciano
Wexford Carol – Nightnoise
Rejoice Greatly, O Daughter Of Zion – Joan Sutherland, Grace Bumbry, Etc.; Adrian Boult: London Symphony Orchestra & Chorus
The Rebel Jesus – Seven Nations
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming – Mahalia Jackson
We Three Kings – Marion Meadows
Comfort, Comfort Ye My People – The Many
The First Noel – Ed Ames
Ave Maria – Will Galison And Toninho Horta
What Child Is This? – Julie Andrews
Joy to the World – Robin Stapleton, Michael George, BBC Philharmonic, Coventry Cathedral Choir & Lichfield Cathedral Choir
O Come Little Children/We’ll Dress The House – Liz Story
Tag Archives: stretching
2 January 2026
Filed under Albuquerque, Christmas, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
01 January 2026
New Year’s Day. Haitian Independence Day.
Short hike with Lucy, Tricia and Sean. Contemplation Trail.
Stretching.
Treadmill at the apartment.
The New Year – Death Cab for Cutie
The First Day Of The Year – Katie McMaho
New Life – Brianna Lea Pruett
New Generation – Nemaska Community
A Brand New Me – Aretha Franklin
New Beginning – Tracy Chapman
New Redemption Song – Over The Rhine
Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears – Celtic Woman
New Time & Age – Ziggy Marley & The Melody Makers
New Year’s Day – U2 War
Turn Over A New Leaf – John Lee Hooker
New Year’s Luck – Kiha & The Faces
What’s New – Harry Pickens
You Make Me Feel Brand New – Roberta Flack
At the Door of the Year – Jim & Jean Strathdee
How Can I Keep From Singing – Little Windows 2
Haïti chérie – Kali, feat. Emeline Michel
Tankou melodi – Emeline Michel
Aux Antilles – Tabou Combo
La Dessalinienne – Haïtian Troubadours
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Family, Hike, Music, New Mexico, playlist
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
Filed under Advent, Albuquerque, Christmas, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
2 July 2025 – Paul’s birthday
Happy Birthday, Paul!!
Walking the arroyo. Morning movement.
Hello Muddah Hello Faddah – Allan Sherman
Snoopy vs. The Red Baron – The Royal Guardsmen
I Got A Name – Jim Croce
This Is the Time – Billy Joel
Shut Up and Dance – WALK THE MOON
Day By Day – The Hooters
Fool’s Parade – Michael Stanley Band
Thunder Island – Jay Ferguson
Classical Gas – Mason Williams
Icarus (Borne On Wings of Steel) – Kansas
Fishin’ In the Dark – Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
China Grove – The Doobie Brothers
Africa – Toto
Desperado – Linda Ronstadt
The Sounds Of Silence – Simon & Garfunkel
The Sound of Silence – Disturbed
Under Pressure – David Bowie & Queen
Seven Bridges Road – Eagles
The Tears Of A Clown – Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
Nostradamus – Al Stewart
Never Been Any Reason – Head East
What Is Life – George Harrison
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Family, Music, New Mexico, playlist
6 May 2025
Walking. La Cueva neighborhood. Morning Movement. Chair stretching.
家へおいでよ (Come On-A My House) 1 Teresa Teng
Resist (Reprise) – Lea Salonga, feat. Allegiance Original Broadway Cast Allegiance
Bad Friend – Rina Sawayama
Brown Out – Ruby Ibarra
Roses – Annalé
Abracadabra / Yabureta Koi No Naoshi Kata Oshiemasu – Yumi Matsutoya
Kawaikini – Jake Shimabukuro, feat. Kimie Miner
Recluse – Jennifer Chung
Ako ay Pilipino – Kuh Ledesma
forever – Hayley Kiyoko, feat. johnny rain
Crushing – TRACE
Realize – Yanzi
Hype – Chloe Tang
A Good Day (Morning Song) – Priscilla Ahn
A Natural Woman – Christine Anu
Love That Hurts – ZHU, feat. Karnaval Blues & Indiana
Spirit Animal – Jessi
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
5 May 2025
Walking. La Cueva neighborhood. Morning movement.
National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives.
Red Dress – Amanda Rheaume, feat. Chantal Kreviazuk
You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind) – Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq
Run Sister Run- Cass McCombs
Through The Flood – Indian City
Say Her Name – Bear Fox
To All MMIW – Northern Cree
Highway of Tears – Layla Zoe
The Highway – N’we Jinan Artists
Break the Silence – N’we Jinan Artists
Blackbird – Emma Stevens
Pray Sister Pray – Crystal Shawanda
Missing You – Joanne Shenandoah
Little Star – iskwē acākosīk
M.M.I.W. (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) – Jahkota, feat. LB, Drezus & Cleo Big Eagle
We Won’t Forget You – N’we Jinan
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
3 February 2025
Hike. Rio Grande Nature Center State Park. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Black History Month.
I Want You Back – Yuna
New Life – Black Violin
Spirit of Place – Archie Roach
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child – Paul Robeson
Reason to Love – The Staple Singers
Dancing In the Street – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
Am I Black Enough for You? – Billy Paul
I’ve Got To Use My Imagination – Gladys Knight & The Pips
I’m Crying (Mother’s Tears) – Grace Jones
Many Rivers To Cross – Jimmy Cliff
Rhythym Child – Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band
Patriot Act – Heems
Baby I Love You – Aretha Franklin
Rockin’ Daddy – Howlin’ Wolf
I Would Die 4 U – Prince
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, hiking, New Mexico
30 January 2025
Morning movement. Walking to Cherry Hills library and some other places.
Bloody Sunday in Northern Ireland in 1972.
Sunday Bloody Sunday – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Domhnach Na Fola – T With The Maggies
Minds Locked Shut – Christy Moore
Bloody Sunday – Cruachan
Sunday Bloody Sunday – The Wolfe Tones
Sunday Bloody Sunday – U2
Sweetheart Like You – Bob Dylan
All My Loving – Paul McCartney
Rabbit Jim – Si Kahn
Wide Open Spaces – The Chicks
Everything You Need 5:43 Indigenous, feat. Mato Nanji
This Little Light – Mavis Staples
Don’t Stop Lovin’ Me – Eliza Gilkyson
Goodbye Goodnight – Andra Day
Mr. Bojangles – Nina Simone
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
17 January 2025
Walking. By car dealer twice and once in La Cueva neighborhood. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Happy Birthday, Muhammad Ali.
I Am the Greatest – Muhammad Ali
Doin’ the Ali Shuffle – Alvin Cash
Ali (Take 3) -Miles Davis
Float Like a Butterfly Sting Like a Bee – Teo Macero
Ali (Take 4) – Miles Davis
The Louisville Lip – PRGMAT
Muhammad Ali – Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) 3- Johnny Wakelin
Muhammad Ali – Faithless
The World’s Greatest – Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Muhammad Ali – Tom Russell
Stand by Me – Muhammad Ali
Someone Else Decide – John McCutcheon
My Cape Breton Home – James Galway
1993 – Manila Killa
The Earl of March’s Daughter – Aoife Clancy
Kite – U2
Paper and Ink – Tracy Chapman
This Hard Land – Bruce Springsteen
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525 – Erich Leinsdorf & Boston Symphony Orchestra
Nowhere To Go – Melissa Etheridge
Troubadours – Van Morrison
Still Remember – Indigenous
We Are the Children – Nobuko Miyamoto, feat. Derek Nakamoto
All Along the Watchtower – Playing for Change, feat. Warren Haynes, Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville & John Cruz
A Song For You – Leon Russell
Goin’ Back to New Orleans – Dr. John
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
You’re Gimli
Ten consecutive days of stretching paid off. When the dance instructor told everyone, students and accompanying adults alike, to get on the floor, I made it. Without hurting myself. Without hurting anyone else. Without embarrassing myself. I made. I even managed to let Lucy sit on my leg without a problem.
“Let’s go around the circle and say our names,” the instructor directed. In turn, students and adult stated their name. Our turn came.
“I’m Lucy,” she said with confidence.”
“I’m Mark,” I said.
Lucy whipped around, put her hand on my mouth, and declared, “No. You’re Gimli.”
“And I’m Lucy,” she affirmed as she turned back to the class.
“It’s a Lord of the Rings thing,” I observed. Everyone laughed. The naming ritual continued.
It took a while to get here. But I am Gimli.
Along the Graybeard Trail 