Format and other thoughts...

After the first post, I started thinking "What does one share with the rest of the world?"
Since I don't really have an overarching blog theme such as politics, religion, children, websites dedicated to cute cats, fashion, food, technology, or trends in porn, I started thinking that perhaps posts should be created and organized around a few general topics.

This is what I came up with:

• Cast of characters - who I know and why they are important or entertaining to me.
• Humorous things - what occurred, was said, was experienced, was thought, that made me smile or laugh.
• Picks and Pans- movies, books, TV, theater, restaurants, bars, services, etc. - after all, those who cannot do themselves criticize.
• Travel on the go - where I am, what I did, and should you do it too.
• Exposition and Observation - somebody said or I saw something that started me thinking...
• Navel Gazing - it is my blog after all.

So welcome followers. You inspire me to be more creative.  Cathy H. provided today's word of the day. See if you can find it in the post below.

Humorous Things: At the Gym
I am not a gym rat, but I have reached that age where simply switching to lite beer no longer has an affect on my muffin top / man gut. So I am in and out of the gym around 5 days a week. My thoughts on the gym and its management can be shared in another post.

However I am a WHORE for spin class. Since the gym management cancelled / booted my favorite spin class / instructor (shout-out to Malik), I have been sampling other instructors. If you have done it, you may know that spin is a stationary cycling cardio experience that can be as entertaining as a long run on a treadmill while staring at a white wall - particularly if the instructor is not good.

At my gym (the 8th element on the periodic table times 2) all of the instructors are trained in the Les Mills RPM method, so the classes all seem to be aimed at beginners and are not very challenging. The music is nice and the classes are so choreographed that there is not a lot of freedom for the instructor to personalize the experience.  However, each instructor is personable and free to motivate class attendees as they wish. 

The most entertaining of these instructors shouted out the following instructions last night:

• "Work up to your maximum load!"
• "Can you take more load?"
• "Sit and hold the load!"
• "Release the load."

It was like bukaki spin class.

BTW - load equals tension.

If you would like to suggest a word of the day - text me or leave a suggestion in the comments area.  You will get a shout out in the blog and possibly a starring role in a Cast of Characters entry.

Later Taters