Thanks

She set a beautiful table. Breathtaking, even. Fine china, delicate glasses and napkins rings. I was amazed.

The food was terrific, and so was people and conversation: "For food to nourish the body and conversation to enrich the soul, we are truly thankful. Amen." I said, from deep inside.

This Thanksgiving was many orders of magnitude above my usual turkey TV dinner with half bottle of wine.

Thank you.

Today, however, is extra-cardio day to compensate... "por cada gustazo, un trancazo." I'm on the treadmill.

(For discussion of compensation, see blogs tagged Control.)


- copyright 2013 by Willy.

Why?

My workout buddy of 22 years looked at me strangely and asked "Why, then?"

I pumped out a rep and said "Not to look good. For function!" And I, in turn, looked at him funny. Like... dah!

We were discussing me going to a charity ball in a tux and that led to... talk of looking good.

We have had similar conversations before, I reminded him of function over form... "I don't want to look good... it would bring too much temptation... but I want to be able to press a car out of me if I need to." I don't need to impress anybody. Looking plain but having the strength and endurance of an athlete is what it's about.

I am a mild mannered engineer during the day, but I am an athlete the rest of the time.



I hike more miles under adverse conditions than anybody I know... even on a dark, rainy and cold winter evening. I'm not good-looking, I'm tough... and I enjoy it.


- copyright 2013 by Willy.