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My First 24-Hour Relay: I’m funnier without sleep! [Your chance to do some good]]

May 11, 2011

Kevin and his baby boy – nothing like getting tongue kissed by a baby! Juggling a hula hoop, my toddler, my gym bag, my preschooler, an alarm clock/CD player*, an infant in her huge carseat (just babysitting Turbo Jennie’s baby, I did not pop out another one!) AND an umbrella, I cursed under my breath as I was forced to drop all my stuff to open the gym door because the person walking in in front of me didn’t look behind them and let it shut right in front of me. Granted, my pack-mule tendencies are my own darn fault [...]

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My Unthankful Thanksgiving

November 26, 2009

I’ll admit I wasn’t feeling the gratitude today. (Which is okay, right? I mean I still have a few hours left to procrastinate my character improvement.) This morning found me walking the track at the gym, my baby in a front carrier and nothing to entertain me except my mp3 player… which was dead. So basically I spent an hour walking in small circles and muttering to myself like a crazy person, nary a Gym Buddy in sight. That last bit was the real problem. See, all the Gym Buddies were absent this morning because they were saving up their [...]

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Walk Like An Egyptian

September 11, 2008

Hobbits are real! Or a Brit. Or a Minnesotan. Or, if you’re really cool: a Masai. In addition to their ability to jump like they’re on a pogo stick, minus the stick, the Masai are famous for their ability to walk and run long distances with significantly less overuse injuries than the rest of us. 60% less knee injuries, according to one study. Genetically gifted? Probably. But they have another secret – besides drinking cow’s blood which according to Wiki they don’t really do anymore but still think it makes a fun story to tell tourists, when the truth is [...]

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