That’s the caption from a beloved Far Side cartoon. That line is preceded by “Welcome to heaven. Here’s your harp” for those who didn’t grow up with a healthy amount of Gary Larsen in the house.
San Antonio,TX is the farthest thing from hell but it can be sickeningly hot in the summer. And personally I love all the accordion music that we have here.
Conjunto Musician
I moved to S.A. recently after spending several years in one of America’s healthiest cities. But no matter how much REI gear I accumulated, lattes I drank and organic tofu I consumed, I couldn’t fill the void in my heart where Texas now sits heavy and proud.
Heavy, that’s right. Heavy like the FORD F250 pick-up that my drivers’ ed program used to teach us teenaged Houston girls how to drive. Mom and her friends always joked “Did they teach you how to toss your empty beer cans in the back too?”
Heavy also like the weight in your belly after consuming a delicious chopped beef brisket sandwich and ice cold Shiner on a 97 degree afternoon. Or a plate of sizzling steak and chicken fajitas washed down with a few frozen margaritas. How about a Myti-burger? Damn. That sounds Myti-good.
But! That is the type of thing I will now be steering my metaphoric F250 away from as I have recently turned a new page. Having been stuck in my house with the shades drawn on a recent 101 degree Sunday, a feeling of great restlessness suddenly came over me. I realized that I’ve become a bit fat. And that I couldn’t just hop on my bike or go for a leisurely jog as that would mean a great tan but also sudden death.
All I can say is that I found salvation in a vintage 1987 Jane Fonda workout video that Rob gave me as a joke many years ago and I took the first step toward a new fitness.
Hallelujah!
Seeing as I spend a ton of time sitting on my nalgas in front of this screen, I thought I’d create a blog to chronicle my attempt to be healthy and lose a few lbs. I think this will keep me accountable to my goal and I’d love to hear from family, friends and whoever else that wants to toss a “rah! rah!” my way.
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August 14, 2008 at 5:35 pm
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August 17, 2008 at 12:31 am
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