Chrissy's blog

..... wondering since for the most part we only know each other through our short conversations and discussions on the fox blog.......
so i am thinking what it would be like to meet each other in person and have say a round table discussion. i think it would be very fascinating to meet face to face. there is so much you can share on a blog, but to sit face to face could be a lil strange at first. especially after all the once overs, and the hmmmmm, not what i pictured. i always thought if the morning show had us come in and discuss topics from the blog it would be rather fascinating. i had always stated from the beginning that a chat with chip and graham cracker , would make for some really interesting conversation. no i am not looking for a battle royal, but i always have loved a great debate. not to mention there are quite a few other characters on the board that are very intriguing. so what do you guys think . think this would be fun or is it better to just leave well enough alone?

One another blog there was a question on why there are more parents driving kids to school. 

My question is and I am interested in seeing what the different rates to ride the bus are from town to town.

In our town it is 180.00 with a family cap of 280.00. In the town my sister lives it is  265.00 with a family cap of 485.00.

So what is any rate does your town charge ? 

at my mom and dads house. sitting on the couch waiting for the time to come when i take the girl to school. dad yells from upstairs plane had crashed into the wtc. mom puts on today show just as plane number 2 is coming into view ( i still cry even as i type this ).  i think we can all recall this exact moment.  where we were, what we felt, what was to come or not come.  as a mother immediately my thoughts go to the boy who was at school and mini me at day care.  do i go get them, do i leave them ? all i wanted to do at that moment was hug them. let them know they were safe. but i too at that moment just wanted my mom to hug me and make ME feel safe. i called both the school and the day care and both suggested it was better to leave them where they were. i still had to go into work. at the time my parents owned a seafood market and was the where i had to head to.  as i walked into work there were not to many people that had heard the news yet, i think my expression gave it away that something was terribly wrong. as the morning wore on and my thoughts still running to my children and then receiving word that 2 other planes had been taken my terrorists and the news after each crash that there could be even more, there was nothing i wanted more than to go grab my children. i couldn't believe that i was actually standing at a counter waiting for some lil ole lady come up to get her quarter pound piece of skinned haddock. lil did i know that in some small way this was a distraction that would help me through the day. and to see the true emotion of faces that i had taken for granted all those years. so many hugs and tears shared through out that morning.  i was so glad for three o'clock to finally arrive i could not get to my kids quick enough. my mom had gathered them and we all were together for the rest of the afternoon. for months after we had "family camp out" every night.  i trusted NO ONE. i looked cautiously at the pizza delivery man, the workers at the donut shop, the people on the bus, or in the city. I WAS SCARED.  but i was also proud. PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.  and over time i began to truly live by those words, and teach my kids the same.  but not for one single second will i ever forget September 11th.  i will never forget our very brave President for it is him and those very brave men and woman that i finally feel safe again. GOD BLESS AMERICA .

Just as Val has learned first hand the causes and reprocussions of lead poisoning, I am learning first hand on the causes, symptoms and warings of E coli.

Ususally when I hear such reports on the news they go in one ear out the other. That is until they hit close to home.  I live in Pembroke, and I was one of the few it seems that did recieve the reverse 911 call.  However one of my first comments here is that the reverse 911 does not come up on caller ID as 911, it is actually 508-591-6590. Now normally I would not even pick up an unknown caller, however I was expecting a call and grabbed it.  There was a recording on the E coli reading. Second I can understand others being upset at the failure of the reverse 911, however I do not think we should rely completely on such a system. What did they do in the old days ? Newspapers and word of mouth.  Then if you have a question or concern call and better inform yourself.  Which brings me to the topic of E coli, of which I have educated myself on over the last few days.

Seems the "squishies" are the biggest tell tale sign. but they do not kick in til 3 to 4 days after you come in contact with the E. coli germ. Also stomach cramps and nausea and vomiting may also show up. Most people recover from E. coli infections in 5 to 10 days without the need for medication.

Avoid these nonprescription products if you have or suspect you have an E. coli infection:

• Loperamide hydrochloride products. These include Imodium, Imodium A-D, Maalox Anti-Diarrheal, Kaopectate II, and Pepto Diarrhea Control. Note: Maalox and Kaopectate are sold in many forms. Only those that list loperamide in their ingredients should be avoided.
• Products containing salicylates. These include Pepto-Bismol and similar bismuth-based antidiarrheal products, aspirin, and ibuprofen (Advil). Salicylates can increase bleeding from the intestines. Also, salicylates are associated with Reye's syndrome, a rare but serious illness in children

Avoid these prescription medications if you have or think you may have an E. coli infection:

• Difenoxin hydrochloride with atropine sulfate (Motofen)
• Diphenoxylate hydrochloride with atropine sulfate (Lomotil)
• Loperamide hydrochloride (prescription-strength Imodium)

Home treatment for diarrhea or bloody diarrhea caused by E. coli infection

• Do not use nonprescription antidiarrheal products if you have bloody or non-bloody diarrhea that you suspect may be caused by E. coli infection. These products include Imodium, Maalox Anti-Diarrheal, or Kaopectate II. Do not take other medication you may have left over from a previous illness.

Take frequent, small sips of water or a rehydration drink to replace lost fluids and help prevent dehydration. Because dehydration can be more dangerous in babies, call your health professional if you think your baby may be dehydrated. Your stomach cannot handle too much fluid at one time. Seek medical care if you develop signs of moderate dehydration, which include:

• Dry appearance inside the mouth.
• Eyes that don't tear.
• Low output of dark brown urine.
• Lightheadedness.

E. coli in water

Human or animal feces infected with E. coli sometimes get into lakes, pools, and water supplies. People can become infected when a contaminated city or town water supply has not been properly treated with chlorine or when people accidentally swallow contaminated water while swimming in a lake, pool, or irrigation canal.

Sorry if this became a little to graphic, but I think it is important to share this information.  Hope this helps  ......and hopefully this will pass soon, although I hope not through me ;)

 

I just finished reading this story and I am completely sick to my stomach, This young hoodlums name should be released to the public. Why should his name be kept silent, he did this in public in front of numerous witnesses. The saddest hing is he will get a mare slap on the wrist.  This man was fishing with his grandchild, sharing a very special moment that is forever ruined by such a lowlife. If there is one thing I know for sure and that is KARMA.  The young scumbag will get his due, maybe not in court...but it will come around.  The one good thing that came out of this is that there were some very good people there that day to make sure this thug was caught. Teen Pushes Elderly Man Off Dock For A LaughFALMOUTH ? The town of Falmouth is outraged after a teen pulled a mean and dangerous prank on an elderly man fishing with his grandson.

According to police, a 14-year-old boy, whose name is not being released, ran up behind a 71-year-old man and pushed him off a dock at Megansett Beach and into the ocean Sunday afternoon. "Some kid just came running from out of nowhere, came running down the dock and just pushed him in the water," said Anthony Julian, who witnessed the attack.

The man pushed into the water had cuts on his knees from the fall and lost a pair of expensive eyeglasses. "I saw the guy... He came out... he was bleeding on his knee and he was just so shaken up. He had his inhaler, his wallet, his cell phone all in his pocket... all destroyed."

Friends of the 71-year-old say he's lucky to be alive because he can't swim.

Police said the teen showed little remorse about what he did. "He didn't seem to be too concerned about the fact that he was arrested, or concerned that he shoved this poor man into the water," said Sgt. Thomas Mountford of the Falmouth Police Department.

Good Samaritans helped catch the teen after he ran away from the dock. Julian said he jumped in a Jeep, followed the 14-year-old and called the police to tell them were he was.

The 71-year-old, who is from Worcester, was in Falmouth visiting friends.

A brain tumor is only part of Amy Hanson’s struggle 

By Steve Annear Thu Jun 05, 2008, 12:08 PM EDT

 Amy Hanson is making a collage to display at her benefit this weekend, which will raise money for her and her daughters so that they can keep their home. It’s not that Amy doesn’t have the will to work. In fact, unlike most people, she misses her job. But the debilitating brain tumor re-growing in her head has left her unable to. Sitting at her dining room table, Amy has laid out a collection of photographs, some taken from frames around the house, others from boxes of photos she has, and spread them out on a cork board. In the photos the single mother of two is smiling, her blond hair overflowing onto her shoulders. As she waves her petite hands over the board, which is consists of pictures of her two daughters, family and friends, she points out all the activities going on in each picture. “I love pictures,” said Amy as her piercing eyes scanned over the collage she was working on. “I love them because of the memories. The memories are beautiful. I think that pictures help us remember a time that you can’t recapture and I just love to look at them.” Right now, memories are all Amy has to hold onto. Her full, blonde, head of hair has been reduced to a short-cut natural brown because of surgeries, and she can no longer be as active as she was in the photos on the table. Amy was first diagnosed with a brain tumor seven years ago, but for the past four years the brain tumor had been inactive, allowing Amy to work and conduct her daily life on a somewhat normal level. Then, in November, the 36- year-old’s worst fears came true. The brain tumor was starting to grow once again. Amy went through three surgeries this time. First she underwent a biopsy, followed by the implementation of a temporary shunt in her brain, and then later, for a third surgery, it was put in permanently. A shunt is used to drain excess fluid from the brain and carry it to other parts of the body. This tube goes from the affected area of the brain, connects to a one-way-valve which sits outside the skull, but beneath the skin somewhere behind the ear. It then travels down the neck, and into the abdominal cavity. This helps slow the growth of the tumor. As bad is it may sound, it is not the worst thing that Amy has endured. “Wow, seven turbulent years. What I have endured is tremendous, a life threatening disease, divorce, financial hardship and sadness. I have one question for all of you. When is enough, enough for one person? I have paid my dues and more,” she said as she read a part of her speech that she prepared for the benefit. Seven years ago, Amy was happily married, raising her two daughters Chloe, now 9 and Abigail, 12, while working as a hairdresser at Salon Serode. She was active and athletic, taking part in adult softball and soccer teams in town and frequenting the gym. She was a gifted athlete, someone who didn’t like to waste time sitting around. Then, in an instant, everything came crumbling down. While running on her treadmill, Amy suddenly collapsed. As an athlete, she knew she hadn’t overdone it on her workout and immediately knew something was wrong. Weeks prior to her collapse, Amy had been having vision problems at work so she decided to see an ophthalmologist, who ran two hours worth of tests before telling her there was nothing wrong with her vision. The doctor suggested seeing her primary care physician. “They didn’t want to do any a tests at first, they tried to pawn it off on stress,” said Amy with a glowing and radiant smirk. “I told them I needed an MRI or a CAT scan. I knew my body, I knew something wasn’t right. I went a week later and got an MRI and there it was, a mass in my head. I got several different opinions and one doctor told me I had only so many months to live, max.” But Amy, vibrant and full of positive energy, beat the odds. However, the road to recovery had some bumps along the way. After initially going in for surgery to operate on the tumor, Amy suffered a stroke and bleeding after doctors made an incision in her head. She awoke connected to a respirator, unable to move or even speak, While Amy was physically stopped in her tracks, the tumor continued to grow. Amy remained at the hospital for a few weeks before she was moved to a rehabilitation center, where she built up her strength and slowly gained back her motor skills. When most of her strength returned, Amy then went through six weeks worth of radiation therapy, which temporarily stopped the growth of the tumor. “I had chemotherapy for about a year after that,” said Amy as she thought seven years back. “But then the tumor was stable after that.” Just when the sun looked like it was starting to shine for this bouncy, athletically framed woman, Amy found herself fighting for her daughters in a difficult divorce. Amy eventually won the custody battle. Now, after everything she has gone through, after all the hardships, Amy remains positive, but says there is only so much she can be cheerful about. “I’m going to fight this like I always have; it’s not like Amy to say that I won’t,” she said as her voice crackled with sadness. “I am going to fight with all of my might. I am so positive about everything, but there is only so much one person can take. Like I wrote in my speech when is enough, enough. But I’m definitely going to hang in and do my best.” Amy says the support of the community and from her family and friends has kept her head up high, despite the fact that the continuous growth of the tumor has left her unable to work or drive. Fundraisers, donations, people helping to pay bills have left Amy in awe of how wonderful people can be. “I watch TV. I clean,” she said with a snicker as she recited a list of reality shows she seemed embarrassed to admit to watching. “Its so frustrating that I can’t do much for myself though because I have always been so active and agile and everything has come so easy to me. It is just so frustrating.” In the past few months, doctors have told Amy that she can undergo one more operation to try and remove parts of the tumor, which is growing on the stem of her brain. The problem this time, for Amy, is that the operation could lead down one of two roads. “The risk is huge. My options are live with a debilitating brain tumor, which could eventually kill me or have surgery to remove it, which could leave me blind, deaf or even dead. I don’t see the sunlight in any of that,” she said as she paused for a moment and looked at a picture of her with her daughters last Christmas. “I’m edging towards the surgery, but I am scared,” Amy’s eyes welled up with tears as she stared blankly across the room. “I’m so scared. Dying scares me the most. Not seeing my daughters grow up. They need me. Also not finding love again, that’s important. I am a good kind person, I definitely deserve both of those things.”

What: Benefit for Amy Hanson

When: June 6 7:30 to 11:30 p.m.

 Where: Abington VFW, 30 Central St., Abington

Cost: $25 per person

I know these blogs can be used for all sorts of reasons , mostly for debating our stands on certain issues.  I am going to use it today to share a story of someone who I find truly inspirational. 

I met Amy a few years ago when my girls were cheerleading. Amy had undergone brain surgery and had battled back from that. Amy worked two jobs and spent her off time coaching basketball, soccer and cheerleading. Never once complaining, just continueing her battle. Not to mention doing all this as a single mom. She really can show you how to live in the momentt. Her smile is infectious. And her love and devotion to her girls is nothing short of what a mom truly is. Unfortunalty, the cancer has returned and Amy is facing a new battle. If there is anyone who can do this , it is Amy. Just spend five minutes with her and you will feel as if you have known her forever. This brings me to the main point of this blog. Below is the article in our local paper, they are having a fund raiser for Amy in June. I  am just hoping that maybe Amy's story can get out there and put in the right hands to help her out.  And please if you can keep Amy in your thoughts and prayers. 

~Chrissy

A neighbor in need        

Pembroke resident Amy Hanson is fighting for her life. To make matters worse, she is also fighting to keep her home.

Amy was diagnosed seven years ago with an inoperable brain tumor. Due to her recent brain surgeries, Amy has been unable to work. Although she is fighting hard to maintain her health, she is struggling to maintain her monthly bills and expenses. Despite her health issues, Amy stays committed to coaching her daughters’ soccer, basketball and cheerleading teams. Amy has two girls, ages nine and 12.

A benefit for Amy is being held Friday, June 6 at the VFW in Abington from 7:30-11:30 p.m. The evening will include a buffet, DJ and raffles. Businesses can help by making a contribution, such as a gift certificate or a product to be included as a raffle. Any contribution you can make will be greatly appreciated. Companies contributing to the benefit will be acknowledged at the event.

For contributions or donations, please make checks payable to Amy Hanson Fundraiser and mail to: Marie McCormack, 37 Lantz Ave. Whitman, MA 02382. Tickets are $25.

  

This is in reference to Kim's blog.  I was afraid my point would reach the byte count.

I am one of those "bad " parents that purchased GTA 4 for my son.  He has played all the games in the GTA series and since day one I have watched and talked to him about the games. Not to mention that we can talk about just about anything and he is quite mature for his age, so I trust him with these games. AND he knows in a heart beat I would take them away if he lost my trust. 

I agree with Kim's point , and I agree that if other parents do not want thier child around these games I would respect that. And of all my sons friends there is only one parent that ever made this request.  I can agree with this as I will not let my son hang out at school mates homes that are known weed masters or hang around with kids that are into that as well. Yes, you may say well why allow him to play a game based on drugs and voilence, well it is just that a game. He knows that and I know that.  It all boils down to the bottom line of being a parent.  AND I AM , and I made this choice based on my son. I am not endorsing this game in any way, as I think it  needs to be based more on the individual  and if my son had a friend over that I did not think was mature enough for this, the game would be put away.

To be honest, I have seen movies and read books that are much more voilent. Just read a Steven King novel and this GTA stuff seems tame.

As I was grocery shopping yesterday, I spent about 20 minutes on the

 

 

paper goods isle.  The only thing I needed on the isle was good ole TP.

 

 

However, good ole TP is now overflowing (pardon the pun) with too

 

 

many types and styles.  I believe one need be a math genius to just

 

 

figure out which one gives you more bang for the buck.  I asked my girls

 

 

"when did toilet paper become so confusing ?"   Isn't this the stuff we use

 

 

once and flush it away ?  I stood there trying to decipher which one was safe

 

 

for the system, and environmental friendly yet, strong enough and of course

most economical.   I needed to 'phone a friend" just to mathematically learn

 

 

the cost analysis.  I also have to make the correct choice as if I choose the

 

 

too thick brand I am sure to be cleaning an overflowing mess left by my

 

 

youngest. And too thin, is just that too thin no need to go any further with that

 

 

one.  As I finally decide on a brand I give it a squeeze and can hear a faint,

 

 

"Please don't squeeze the Charmin."   The simpler days of TP shopping are

 

 

gone.......RIP Mr Whipple.

 

 

 

 

 

HINGHAM —

A Level 2 sex offender spotted near Hingham schools on Sunday and Monday will be subject to a probation-violation hearing on April 30.

Probation department officials sought bail to hold the man until the hearing, but a Dedham Superior Court judge rejected the request on Wednesday.

The man, whom Hingham police have not named because he did not commit a crime, was stopped by police on Sunday afternoon near Hingham High School and on Monday afternoon near the South Elementary School.

On Sunday, a resident called police after seeing the man driving his white Ford Crown Victoria slowly behind a 12-year-old girl on a bicycle.

After officers stopped the car, the man said he was looking for junk cars on which to place fliers about trading cars for cash. After the man identified himself, police learned that he was a Level 2 sex offender from Holbrook. He was told to leave the area.

On Monday, the man was stopped near the South Elementary School. He told an officer, who recognized him from the Sunday stop, that he was in the area because a Main Street resident was interested in trading a car. Police were able to confirm the statement with the resident.

Since then, the middle school, the high school and the South School have encouraged people on their e-mail lists to sign up for e-mail alerts from the Hingham Police Department.

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So if I read this correctly , this man is set free until he commits a crime.  Which truly means until he harms another child.  Utterly rediculous.  And this is a level 2 offender !!  Something really needs to change here. 

Xan , if you are taking donations to create that island I am tossing in my $$$$ .

 

 

• Candy may not contain more than 1% of alcohol.

• In 1659, Christmas was outlawed.

• Dueling with water pistols is illegal.

• Shooting ranges may not set up targets that resemble human beings.

• Snoring is prohibited unless all bedroom windows are closed and securely locked.

• At a wake, mourners may eat no more than three sandwiches.

• An old ordinance declares goatees illegal unless you first pay a special license fee for the privilege of wearing one in public.

• Taxi drivers are prohibited from making love in the front seat of their taxi during their shifts.

• All men must carry a rifle to church on Sunday.

• Hunting on Sundays is prohibited.

• It is illegal to go to bed without first having a full bath.

• A woman can not be on top in sexual activities.

• No gorilla is allowed in the back seat of any car.

• Tattooing and body piercing is illegal.

• Children may smoke, but they may not purchase cigarettes.

• Tomatoes may not be used in the production of clam chowder.

• Bullets may not be used as currency.

• Quakers and witches are banned.

• Massachusetts liquor stores can only open on Sundays if they are in Berkshire, Essex, Franklin, Middlesex or Worcester counties and are within 10 miles of the Vermont or New Hampshire borders.

• Alcoholic drink specials are illegal.

• Public boxing matches are outlawed.

Someday when my children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates a parent,
I will tell them, as my Mean Mom told me:
I loved you enough to ask where you were going,
with whom, and what time you would be home.

I loved you enough to be silent and let you
discover that your new best friend was a creep.

I loved you enough to stand over you for
two hours while you cleaned your room,
a job that should have taken 15 minutes.

I loved you enough to let you see anger,
disappointment, and tears in my eyes. Children
must learn that their parents aren't perfect..

I loved you enough to let you assume the
responsibility for your actions even when the
penalties were so harsh they almost broke my heart.

But most of all, I loved you enough to say
NO when I knew you would hate me for it.

Those were the most difficult battles of all.
I'm glad I won them, because in the end you won, too.
And someday when your children are old enough to
understand the logic that motivates parents, you will tell them.

Was your Mom mean?

I know mine was.
We had the meanest mother in the whole world!
While other kids ate candy for breakfast,
we had to have cereal, eggs, and toast.

When others had a Pepsi and a Twinkie for lunch,
we had to eat sandwiches.

And you can guess our mother fixed us a dinner that was
different from what other kids had, too.

Mother insisted on knowing where we were at all times.
You'd think we were convicts in a prison.

She had to know who our friends were
and what we were doing with them.
She insisted that if we said we
would be gone for an hour, we would be gone for an hour or less.

We were ashamed to admit it,
but she had the nerve to break
the Child Labor Laws by making us work.

We had to wash the dishes, make the beds,
learn to cook, vacuum the floor, do laundry,
empty the trash and all sorts of cruel jobs.
I think she would lie awake at night
thinking of more things for us to do.

She always insisted on us telling the truth,
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
By the time we were teenagers,
she could read our minds
and had eyes in the back of her head.
Then, life was really tough!

Mother wouldn't let our friends just honk
the horn when they drove up
They had to come up to the door
so she could meet them.

While everyone else could date
when they were 12 or 13,
we had to wait until we were 16.

Because of our mother we missed out
on lots of things other kids experienced.
We never got busted with drugs or had
an DUI offense.

Now that we have left home, we are all educated, honest adults.
We are doing our best to be mean parents just like Mom was.

I think that is what's wrong with the world today.
It just doesn't have enough mean moms!

I do not believe when these College, and Professional teams set out to pick names that they sat around thinking about how they could choose a name that would "make fun. or degrade" a nationality.  I think the majority were chosen as they rhymed or just sounded good.

I am so sick of the over board politically correct.  Gimme a break. Where does it end? Do we now need to go back a change everything? Every mascot. logo, etc.....

I came across this article....

Team Names are not nearly as "Abusive" as NCAA Influence on Sports Culture
a few snip-its from the article: 

" It is especially bizarre when held in context of the wide variety of Caucasian mascots sold on NCAA merchandise.

Consider, for example, the Oklahoma Sooners and Nebraska Cornhuskers. Sooner was a derisive name given to homesteaders racing across Oklahoma in the days of the land rush. A for Cornhuskers is a name similar in nature to Redneck--a traditional label given to manual farm laborers. The Cornhusker mascot from the, by the way, is a big, blond, husky farm boy.

Other erstwhile laborers are similarly glorified as team mascots. Boilermakers, as in Purdue, were named for men who built steam engine trains. That mascot is a muscular, apparently Eastern-European male carrying a sledgehammer. Purdue is just a short drive from South Bend where the Fightin' Irish make their home. Its interesting that nobody has protested that name since the penchant for Irish folks for getting into fights is the butt of many jokes.

The Irish probably got their dander up when the Vikings attacked their land, stole their property and raped their women. Vikings were somewhat like Raiders who are not dissimilar from Pirates and Buccaneers. Civilization was made safe from these barbarians by the likes of Knights, Midshipmen, Cavaliers, and Musketeers.

Various European tribes who chose war and violence as a profession sprung from a heritage made up of Trojans, Spartans, and Centurions. Later the desire to settle new lands was spread to these shores by Commodores, Pilgrims, and Frontiersmen. Independence from those European bloodlines was won through the sacrifice of Patriots, Minutemen, and Volunteers.

As America grew up it found itself in a struggle fought between Rebels, Renegades, Yankees, Marksmen, and Cadets. Afterwards peace was restored through the ministry of Deacons.

Now that I brought it to the attention of the NCAA that not only Native Americans are the source of "hostility or abuse" maybe they will see to it that all NCAA schools end their insensitivity. Doing so will bring the NCAA take on the challenge of developing new merchandise with new logos to meet demands of all the old fans who need new gear to show their school loyalty and of new fans who are touched by their sensitivity.

This is the link to the rest of the story......

http://www.bestsyndication.com/2005
/R-Z/Strodtbeck-BOB/082005-NCAA-gambling-athletics.htm<
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• It
  is well documented that for every minute that you exercise, you add one
  minute to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an
  additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month.
  
• My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's 97 years old and we don't know where she is.
  
• The only reason I would take up exercising is so that I could hear heavy breathing again.
  
• I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a pound. Apparently you have to show up.
  
• I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what I'm doing.
  
• I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.
  
• I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.
  
• The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier.
  
• If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.
  
• And last but not least: I don't exercise because it makes the ice jump right out of my glass.

Such a simple gesture of appreciation.


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