Observations at the Gym

Kmart is buying Sears in a surprise $11 billion deal that will create the nation's third largest retailer. Now I know many of you don't see that as special, but I certainly do. Kmart went into bankruptcy and came out of it in 2003 with few people thinking it could survive. It scaled back operations, selling non-profitable stores to Home Depot. They did an amazing job coming this far in such a short amount of time. Props.

I haven't written here for almost a week (gasp!) because I've been so busy. Certainly not the same Arthur as last year. Many wonderful things are happening, as well as some not-so-good things (such as losing touch with many friends and relatives). Such is life.

Well I've been going to the gym for about a month now. It is definitely helping my stress level. The gym is such an odd place to be though. Two groups of people dominate the workout area. The first group is the obese people who look like they were forced to come. They sit on a machine, do a strenuous 5 reps at 5 pounds, then sit there like zombies for 10 minutes. Do they know that they will never look as fit as they want if they don't push themselves? And they always have this tired, horrified expression on their face that seems like they just did 10 laps in an Olympic pool. The second group of people are the overly buff men who spend 4 hours a day at the gym. They should bring tents, it will make their life much easier. Thriving on protein shakes and creatine, these people aren't trying to get stronger, they're trying to compete with balloons. I have urges to take a needle with me and taunt them until they leave. They make these horrific sounds when lifting weights, as if it's me that's forcing them to lift 500 lbs with no form and no real workout.