Too late, already gone over the "physical" cliff

With the impending fiscal cliff lurking on the horizon, there has been much discussion in Washington and around the country about its impact going forward.  Tax cuts are set to expire and the operating budget is in jeopardy.  Where will this all lead "US"?  Hopefully, the men and women who have pledged their allegiance to this great country and represent "US" in Congress can put their egos aside and resolve this and the many other issues facing our nation.  Ironically, however, some of us have already had to deal with the "physical" cliff, and retrospectively, it's only about "half" as bad as the original projections, and allow me to elaborate.

If you recall, I wrote about this very phenomenon in a blog titled, "Aging isn't bad, it just makes you Half Fast".  So when the pundits started reporting their concerns about the "fisical" cliff, I wondered if they just were oblivious to what's been obvious to many of us who have been experiencing the ramifications of the "physical" cliff for years already.  Those long runs of 6-8 miles now are 3-4.  A regular workout used to be 60 minutes or more, now it's 30 minutes.  If there is a threat of inclement weather, the workout gets shelved, and it's off to the coffee shop for a lively discussion.  Instead of swimming 2000 yards, 800 yards will do.  Does any of this sound familiar?

We are on the brink of the fiscal cliff, and the folks in our nation's capital who can resolve this matter seem more concerned about partisan politics than real solutions.  Well, in the grand scheme of things maybe the fiscal cliff is just as inevitable as the "physical cliff" has been for those of us who have experienced it.  However, regardless of its unwelcome arrival, those of us who enjoy exercise get up each day with one thing in mind, we'd rather be doing something, even if it's "half fast", than to do nothing at all.  That first step is always the toughest, but it's never too late to start.  Come on people, let's get "fisical"!