Posts Tagged ‘Exercise’

Best-Laid Plans

Sunday, May 29th, 2011

Five years ago, I was paying $50 a month to a gym, and $200 a month to have people come mow my lawn.

It occurred to me one day that pushing a lawnmower around was probably at least as much exercise as running on a treadmill.

So I quit the gym and bought a mower.

Here it is — five years later.

I’ve gained 20 pounds.

The grass in front of my house is a foot tall.

And for the life of me, I can’t figure out what happened to that $250 a month.

Thought for the Day

Wednesday, May 25th, 2011

You know you’re spending too many hours a day in front of your computer when your stomach starts to look like a butt.