I’ve had this exercise machine for
more than an month now and you are
probably scratching your head and thinking “What? He got another
exercise machine?! Doesn’t he have everything already? Is he nuts?” My answers
are: yes, no, and probably. Here are what I have: a treadmill, elliptical
machine, recumbent bike, spinning bike, stair stepper, weight bench with
barbells, dumbbells, resistance bands (rubber tubings), and a chin up/pull up
bar. In the last 30 years, I’ve had 3 stair stepping machines. The first two
were utilized until they finally broke down. When I bought the elliptical
machine, I thought it would take the place of the stair stepper but after just
a few uses, I found out that even though it was low impact, the forward and
backward motion of the pedals irritated my bad ankle tendons, so I used it
infrequently. The up and down motion of the stair stepper does not. When I
first looked for stair steppers online, the cheapest one I found was $128. A
few weeks after, I found the same product at Overstock.com for $108 with just
2.95 shipping and no tax. When it arrived, assembling it was pretty easy. My
concern when I first saw the photo online was if my book rack would be stable
on the machine’s handle. I found out after assembling the machine that it would
not, because of the curvature of the handle. I tried to think of a remedy and I
finally came up with one. I wrapped a bungee cord at the base of the book rack
and around the handlebars of the machine. At least even if I bumped the book
rack accidentally, it would hold steady and not drop my Asus Transformer, which
I use to read while working out.
So what to do with the now unused
elliptical machine? Maybe I’ll put it up for sale on Craigslist. Anyone reading
this wanna buy it? I bought it for about $500 and am willing to part with it
for half that, or best offer.
And then there is this matter of my
Nike Velo cycling/touring shoes. I’ve had them since the 80’s and they have served
me well. I’ve patched them up so many times that the tops look like they have
more Shoo Goo than leather. Well, the glue had become so stiff that they were
beginning to hurt my feet. Since I’ve been using the two year old Louis Garneau
shoes the last couple of months (even though they are not as comfortable), I
finally parted with the Nikes.
We have a couple of swimming pools in our condo complex but
the human occupants haven’t used them yet this year because of the cool spring
climate. However this hasn’t stopped some visitors from a nearby park from
cavorting in the water and leaving their droppings. I’m talking about ducks who
usually come in pairs. Maybe they found our pools to be a nice place to bring a
date. I'm not sure if they are the same two every time though.
And finally - I was going to post some photos here of my
face unshaven for 8 days (I don’t shave on my days off from work) and after
shaving, but they are too dorky and ugly so I’ll spare you. Thanks for reading
y’all J.
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