Tag Archives: Exercise

The Story Of My People: Fitness

I know it’s hard to believe, but I actually used to eat right and exercise.  For a while it seemed good for me and all, but I’ve yet to meet a fried food or piece of milk chocolate I didn’t … Continue reading

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Ready, Aim, Miss By A Country Mile

I wrote about making it through high school PE, but my troubles didn’t end there. In my last semester of college the only thing standing between me and my B.A. in Russian History was a sports class. I figured no … Continue reading

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The Summer Of My Not Discontent

Where were we?  Oh yes, my summer repeating 10th grade PE.  Summer school was at Lake Braddock that year; one of the few schools at the time that went from 7th through 12th, and it had big wide halls.  In … Continue reading

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How I Spent My Summer Vacation

From what you know about me, do I seem like someone who should have ever been sent to camp? I hate the great outdoors, and I’m not exactly athletic. Nonetheless, when I was 12 or so, I found myself packing … Continue reading

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Just Walk On By

I need to apologize to my many, many fans tonight.  For those of you who’ve believed in me and followed my careful regimen of junk food and no exercise, I am ashamed. I quite accidentally got a bunch of unwanted … Continue reading

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My Ski Adventure Part II

So Bill still hadn’t ditched me by lunchtime, and he said that we were going to have to get on the chair lift to meet my family for lunch.  My heart was filled with terror…the legendary chair lift.  We pretended we … Continue reading

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My Ski Adventure, Part I

I think everyone knows by now that I’m a giant klutz, and no one would dream that I could learn to ski.  But my brother CJ and sister-in-law Lisa were taking all the kids out to Colorado for a ski … Continue reading

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