Daily Round of Blogs

Since I haven't yet taken the time to figure out how to add links to my favorite blogs, let me just post a round-up.

Winkie's Way - This one's all about Winkie (one of my plentiful "net-phews"), and beautiful (everything - the look, the pictures, and the language).
G's Blog - Frequently updated, honest, and very interesting.
Tiny Tidbits - Appetizing and funny tidbits all the way from Hong Kong.
Anumita - Not updated often, but what a writer!
Boo's Baby Talk - A funny and talented Mommy.
Lazy D's Blog - She only has one yummy entry, but I still keep visiting every day to see if there's anything new (even though she said she's given up on it). I really do, D!
Kings and Cabbages - Okay, that's this blog/junk-drawer. I still visit it everyday, to see if it's updated, even though I'm the only one who can update it.

Lame Excuses

My office gym has one new trainer/motivator/advisor who started work a few months ago. She is very enthusiastic about getting people enthusiastic about exercise. She is also petite and thin in the way teenagers are.

One day, I asked her for some advice on a sore knee, and she got to asking me how much time I spend running, and if I did any strength training. I told her - no, I don't do much strength training - I have a little daughter, you see, and I don't get much time to work out. (Not like you, with all the time in the world to keep yourself fit, I was thinking. You wouldn't know how hard it is, you think I'm just whining. Just like my yoga instructor, who's slim like you, and flexible like only the young can be).

A month or two later, I overheard her telling somebody in the gym about her two kids, and about doing up their rooms. I found out that her oldest was about ten. Pie in my face :) Never, ever going to use the kid excuse again! And never ever going to judge people that quickly again.

And the yoga instructor? Well, she has one "kid" who'll be in college next year. Another who is in college now. And another who's been through college already. Things aren't always what they seem to be.