This idea came from Crystal, but I have thought this as well:
Why are people so lazy that they feel it is okay to leave a shopping cart in the middle of a parking lot or just prop the front wheels up on the curb?
I have actually driven into a parking lot only to see a runaway cart heading for a nice car. Not really caring about my paint, I took one for the team. Someone did see and thanked me, but that’s not the point. It should not have happened in the first place. Stores provide cart collection areas all over the parking lot and usually there is one a few feet away. If people are in such a hurry that they don’t have time to store their cart properly, they should not have stopped at the store. Seriously, time yourself the next time you take a cart to the proper area. A minute, maybe, if you walk real slow. Is that really worth being a jerk and not looking out for your fellow man? And if is a case of laziness, that person is precisely the person that needs to walk a few extra steps. It might just extend their life a bit.
Since I asked the question on Daily Mile, “Why would someone heading to the gym take the elevator from the 2nd floor?” I have been thinking a lot about why people do the things that they do. This has moved on mainly to people’s driving skills (or lack thereof!)
For instance, Melissa commented, “I always wonder people why circle the parking lot at the gym to find the closest spot to the door … you can’t WALK from the back of the parking lot to go WALK on the treadmill??” Why would they do that? I have found myself pulling into a parking lot of a grocery store and notice someone driving around trying to get the closest spot and my extra 30 feet of walking takes me far less time than it does to find the closest spot.
Speaking of grocery stores, Crystal suggested that I write about this topic. She said, “People who park in front of the store at the door in the fire lane.” What makes them think that they have the right to park there? Are they any better than anyone else? Come on people; is it really that hard to walk 30 feet from a real parking space? If you can’t walk 30 feet, you shouldn’t be shopping for food anyway, you should be at the gym!
One thing that really burns me up is people who bypass a long line of cars waiting to turn left at a stop sign only to turn right and pull a u-turn and go left anyway. What makes them think they can cut in line?
What burns you guys up? And does anyone have any answers for this behavior?
We want to know – what is your routine for drying off after a shower, or a swim for that matter?
My routine consists of drying my face and head (I have no hair) with the middle part of my towel first. Then I dry off my left arm, move the towel across my chest and belly and dry off my right arm. After that I throw the towel over my head and dry off my back with a back and forth motion pulling the towel with each hand and working my way down my back. Then I dry off each leg, starting with the left leg and get the precious areas while I am there.
So how do you dry off? Pay close attention, I’d bet you do it the same each time! Better yet, just try doing it a different way, I bet you will have to think about it, and it will take you longer!
Special thanks to Crystal for this topic!
My grandmother amazes me.
She will turn 93 on August 17th, 2009. I went and visited her with Mia this past Saturday. She has had heart problems and the doctors have told her to take it easy, but when I started talking to her, she told me that she has been working around the house to get it ready for company next weekend. I asked her what she has been doing and she told me, “mostly pulling weeds.” Keep in mind it is late July in South Carolina, so this is probably not the best idea for a 92 year old woman with a heart condition to do. But what I have decided is that it was what she wanted to do and simply because of that, she will do it. She has an extremely strong opinion with most everything and she does and says whatever she wants to. She is 92, what are you going to do with her? You may have read more about this on my sister’s blog post. I told her to be careful and not over do it and call me when she needs work done. But she knows I am busy and she doesn’t want to burden me. I have to respect her for that, but I need to make more of an effort to be available to her.
On a side note, we have always called my grandmother (who’s real name is Mildred) Mia. It is who my daughter, Mia, is named after. We now call my grandmother Great Mia, which is a perfect name for her – Great.
EDIT – I had another memory I want to share:
A few years ago, Great Mia had a pacemaker put in after some heart trouble. We all went and visited her in the hospital while she recovered. When we arrived, she said that we had good timing because she “just had my PPT bath.” I asked Melissa what that meant and she said, “Don’t ask.” When we left, I asked her again. She told me what it meant, but for the respect of my readers, I will just say that the letters stand for three areas of the female anotomy that would need regular cleaning to stay “fresh.” Like I said, she speaks her mind!
Why is it that women (and some men, for that matter, but not that there’s anything wrong with that) will tell you it is fine to do something and then if you do it, they get mad? I won’t go into specifics for obvious reasons (she would get even madder), but it seems to me that it is pretty simple logic to tell someone what you want so you don’t get something you don’t want.
For example (and this is completely hypothetical), “Honey, do you mind if I go out with the guys tonight?” “Sure,” she replies. So you go out, have a good time and when you get back home, you get the cold shoulder. She may not even say something, but you can tell that something is wrong. Then if you ask what’s wrong, you may get a “You know what’s wrong” with an evil eye, or you may even get a direct answer then such as “Why did you go out with the guys when you know I didn’t want you to.”
It seems to me in the above situation, it would have turned out much better if she had replied, “no I would rather you stay home and be with me.” This would be especially nice if she does it with a suggestive look…
So, I want to hear from you. What are everyone’s opinion on the matter?
Tomorrow morning is the Lake Wylie Splash Dash 10K! So today is a rest day. My wife had to work today so it was another 4:45 wake up time. I attempted to watch the Yankees last night, but fell asleep in the 7th inning. It must be these early mornings.
I am concerned about the heat for tomorrow’s race and it makes me think back to less than 4 months ago when we were hiking on Mount Mitchell and we were freezing! Read about the adventure on Melissa’s blog here, here and here. It amazes me how quickly things change and how soon we forget. It is hard to imagine cold and snow when it is 90 degrees outside, but it will soon be here again.
I want to take a break from the triathlon training for this post. A discussion was started at work the other day and it got me thinking.
Toilet seat left up or down?
I know, I know, current social acceptance rules in favor of seat left down, but let’s think about this for a moment. Especially in a public restroom, what is important? Keeping sanitary. Right? Females (if you are doing it the way I assume you are) have to touch the seat regardless of what they are in there to do. Males would only have to touch the seat if it were in the down position. That is unless a guy leaves it down, which only raises the risk of splashing onto the seat, which no one wants. So the most time efficient, sanitary way to handle the situation is to always leave the seat in the up position. Am I right?
I fully expect to hear some point of views from the female perspective, so let me hear it!
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