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Stay in your lane

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I was roller skating on my local rail trail recently and coming up to an intersection, so I was slaloming slightly (barely more than C-cuts) to slow down. Someone on a bike came up behind me and said, "On your left!" Alerting people that you're passing is customary and courteous, though I don't know if there are signs suggesting we do that on this trail, like there are on the trails where I skate in Florida. There are also no alligators or exotic birds on my local trail. I was startled and swerved back towards the far right. "Thank you," I answered with a little wave. As the guy passed, he tossed over his shoulder, "Stay in your lane!" My initial reaction was WTF, dude!? You @$$ 4073! However, I said nothing. First of all, are there lanes on the trail? No. The picture above is the actual trail, and that person on the bike is the actual guy. Is he in a lane? No, he's right in the middle of the trail. ( Hypocrite! ) Furthermore, a g...
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Sitting is the new smoking or why I joined a kickboxing gym

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“How are you feeling?” “Uhmmmm…” I had been asked this same question three times in as many days. First, my friend who taught an exercise class I used to go to when it worked with my schedule. I told her about my thyroid problem. Then, my doctor’s office. I was in for a follow up visit. They can’t figure out what is wrong with my eye. It’s viral conjunctivitis! No, it’s blepharitis! No, it’s still there – the unsightly bump on my lower eyelid which prompted me to throw out ALL my make up and go barefaced for six weeks. Lastly, my massage therapist. I see a massage therapist to try to undo my 20 years of working at a desk job. I don’t know if I can finish my career at a desk job without some sort of drastic change. [bctt tweet="Sitting is the new smoking: 20 years at a desk job takes its toll." username="carolineposer"] Human doing vs. human being “Sitting is the new smoking,” my mechanic informed me a while back. It stuck with me. It’s seriously bad for your body to...
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