Question:
Not bad ! I ' m pleased / suprised that I did n't get too snacky ... probably due to the fact that I was n't drinking . Hence , no munchies .

Why would the act of drinking leading to an increase in the speaker 's appetite ?
Answer:
Alcohol is a depressant , which dampens the feeling of being full

Question:
Prior to this , he 'd never had so much as a cold . He ran three miles each day and ate like a horse . He was a rancher all his life and , in his retirement years , kept a garden and did a lot of wood - working . I have piles of cool , wooden toys he made for my kids when they were little .

Why did the man have such good cardio ?
Answer:
He did a lot of long - distance running .

Question:
Today I can run a mile in about 6 minutes , which in the grand scheme of athletic things is n't all that fast , but compared to the sloth - like pace back in 6th grade I ' ve come a long ways . And in my perpetually dissatisfied view of my athletic self I still yet have a ways to go . Let 's make this clear though - everybody has a limit .

Why is the writer starting to run regularly ?
Answer:
They want to improve their physique .

Question:
And my God , I would not have him any other way . If I did n't know any better I would say that he is my true addiction . He makes all the flowers in my garden hide in shame , and he makes the doves outside my window covet the hands he processes , for their sweetest songs do not even compare the elegant notes that flow from his gentle guitar . His embrace around my little frame can only be compared to a mother and her baby .

How long did he play the guitar ?
Answer:
He was a veteran guitar player