Despite my best efforts, my pants size is still in question so there is only one way I know to burn more calories than I am taking in and even though I like it only modestly more than my five year trip to the dentist…. ( OK, I’m joking about that part) …. I am the new owner of a gym membership. I can go anytime I want, which is never. So I sit on the couch and play this little game with myself. I will go right after The Price is Right. That would be at 11:00 slow time. You do know what slow time is don’t you? But being the news junkie that I am, I can’t go then because I need to know what is going on in Louisville. So, after the news, off I go, to do what? Walk.

 I drive to get to the place where I walk. I put my special shoes on and I get on a treadmill and walk, with other people walking right there with me. To pass the time, we could talk, trade healthy food ideas or even call cadence….

That always made the miles melt away while in the Army, we would just sing along like one big camping trip. And along those lines, for you guys that served, how long did it take before you quit walking in step with whoever you were hanging out with? They didn’t have them back in my day but I would love to see a bunch of soldiers walking on treadmills, skipping to get back in time….

I think I just had a flash back. Did I tell you that I was wounded in Germany? Back in ’76. Someday I will tell that story but let me just say, just because a guy is riding a moped, that don’t mean he can’t fight.

Alrighty then,where was I going with this? We don’t talk. We really don’t even look at each other and I think its because we all know that we drove for miles just to do what we could be doing at home, in front of our own TV…. walking in place. You don’t want to know my name and I don’t want to know you, so lets get this thing over with so we can get back home and do what? EAT.

Now with the weather changing and warmer weather just around the corner, We will start walking at the park. It is a completely different atmosphere walking at the park. Everybody waves and wants to know where you live, where you’re from, who you went to school with, and we trade names. These folks will invite you to church! I like these guys better.

Well, wish me luck. I have 25 pounds that I need to drop so I am going to stick with this walking thing for quite awhile so if you see me at the park please wave. If you see me at the gym, just treat it like the liquor store and look away.

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