Posted on January 21, 2008

On Tortoises, Hares, and Ferdinands

So, I was just reading up on swimming, because I am the kind of nerd who cannot go to an open swim at a Park District pool without doing research first. And in the course of that research, I found this article, which attempts to define a “fitness swimmer” as opposed to a competitive one. … Continue reading »

Two Things

1) If I look as good in a bikini as Keely Shaye Smith when I’m in my mid-forties (especially if I’ve had 2 kids by then), I will buy one and never take it off. 2) How awesome is it that most of the comments there are calling the TMZ folks assholes for picking on … Continue reading »

Exercise Experiment #1: Belly Dancing

All right, I’ve just returned from my first ever belly dancing class. Yippee! I’m trying to figure out what sort of format I want to use for writing up my exercise experiments. Let’s start with a simple 1-5 rating system. Fun quotient: 3.5. Probably would have been 4.5, but the class was packed. I really … Continue reading »