Coffee...mmm...


It's 7:00am, do you know where your lawn mower is?

I've been mowing my yard recently. I used to pay the illegal aliens $25 every two weeks to do it, but they mowed over a sprinkler head then did not return for three weeks. In the interim, I had a weed outbreak that needed immediate attention. My gas-powered lawn mower needed a tune up, so I bought a cheap reel mower and got to work.



Out of necessity came much needed exercise. My job and sedentary lifestyle have made me a slug over the past few years, so this was a prime opportunity to get the heart rate up and do some mostly low-impact walking in concentric rectangles.

This would not have been possible a few years ago due to my weight. I've lost around 100 pounds since 2000, 65 of those in the last year. And although I've got a lot of yard work to do before I reach my goal weight, I am making slow but steady progress.

This morning, I got up around 6:00am, paid some bills, then mowed the front yard. I would have waited until Saturday, but there is a threat of rain--again. Many more days of rain, and we'll need an ark.

The coffee awaits.

Posted: Fri - June 1, 2007 at 08:02 AM          

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