As many of you know, my new place of abode has a gym in the building and so I have been trying to go every day (well, every weekday). I have been a good boy and have been increasing my time on the elliptical machine to (a) initially increase my metabolism and (b) hopefully lose a few pounds. I am now up to 30 minutes on the machine and was hoping to feel my clothes a little looser.
So I have good news and bad news in that department. On Friday I noticed that some things were getting a little looser - I was very pleased - that was the good news. The bad news is that it was my shoes. So my body has rewarded my hard work and blood, sweat and tears (mainly sweat) by losing my first few millimeters of girth from my FEET. Oh well, every journey starts with a single step and we know that feet are responsible for stepping. I am checking my ears as I have a feeling they might be next.
Onto other things happening around the world, I have been watching HM the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration with surprising interest. I watched Katie Couric's inane interviews and yesterday (Sunday) I was riveted by the River Pageant. For one of the few times in the last 30 years I wished I was still living in the UK. I could imagine being down the local pub or at a street party or even standing in the pouring rain for a couple of hours watching the BBC interview the ladies of the WI from underneath an umbrella.
Even though it was pouring with rain it seemed like everyone was having a really good time. The British do that sort of event better than anyone else in the world. There was a little pomp and a little eccentricity all wrapped up in an occasion that brought a tear to my eye. Perhaps it takes a Brit, even one that has lived elsewhere for almost 30 years, to fully appreciate this type of event. I realize that to some it may seem a bit cheesy, but I love it.
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