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[Mo1]

We're Almost There: First Quarter '03 FReepathon Now Underway .. Thread 7

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The Free Republic first quarter '03 FReepathon is now underway!

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[RottiBiz]

I liked that one a lot.

I have a story that makes me laugh so hard I cry every time I read it. Hope you like it:

WORKOUT

For my birthday this year, my wife (the love of my life) purchased a week of private lessons at the local health club for me. Although I am still in great shape since playing on my high school softball team, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try.

I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer named Tawny, who identified herself as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swim wear. My wife seemed pleased with my surprising enthusiasm to get started.

The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress...

Monday:
Started my day at 6:00 AM. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Tawny waiting for me.(She is something of a goddess with blond hair, dancing eyes, and a dazzling white smile! ) Tawny gave me a tour and showed me the machines. She took my pulse after five minutes on the treadmill. She was alarmed that my pulse was so fast, but I attribute it to standing next to her in her aerobic outfit. Tawny was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time she was around. I thoroughly enjoyed watching the skillful way in which she conducted her aerobics class after my own workout today. Very inspiring... This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!

Tuesday:
I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out of the door. Tawny made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air...then she put weights on it. My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. Tawny's rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT!!! It's a whole new life for me.

Wednesday:
The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a Geo in the club lot. Tawny was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered the other club members. (Her voice is a little too perky for early in the morning, and I hadn't noticed that when she scolds, she gets this nasally whine that is quite annoying...) My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Tawny put me on the stair monster, er, master. Why in HELL would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators?! Tawny told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. She said some other s*** too.

Thursday:
Tawny was waiting for me with her vampire-like teeth exposed as her thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I explained that I couldn't help being a half hour late. It took that long for me to tie my f***ing shoes. Tawny took me to work out with dumbbells. When she wasn't looking, I ran and hid in the men's room. She sent Lars in to find me. As punishment, she put me on the rowing machine... I sank.

Friday:
Tawny. I hate that B**** more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world.
Prissy-pretentious-skinny-anemic-little-cheerleader-wanna-be... If there was a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat her with it. Tawny wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps. Don't hand me anything that weighs more than a sandwich.

Saturday:
Tawny left a message on my answering machine wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing her voice made me want to smash the machine with my planner. I lacked the strength, however, to even use the TV remote and ended up watching eleven straight hours of the weather channel.

Sunday:
I'm having the church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank God that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my wife will choose a gift for me that is fun...like a root canal or a vasectomy.

[Pete-R-Bilt]

that hurt my eyes, thats happening alot here lately!

[glock rocks]

[justshe]

ROFL, Rotti. I copied that and emailed it to my hubs under a subject heading of: Be careful what you wish for!

[justshe]

"...that hurt my eyes..."

Wow....Mistress Hillary is GOOD! She hasn't even raised her whip to you yet!

[glock rocks]

hehehe... that's going to be emailed across the western hemisphere today!

[RottiBiz]

The mental pictures he paints just crack me up!

[justshe]

GOOD for YOU dware! You should ping JohnHuang2 or MeeknMing or someone with a really extensive ping list to your thread/challenge!

[Mo1]

WHAT IN THE HECK IS THAT????

[chnsmok]

Can we have a fund raiser ad for Dware at http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/828114/posts?page=33 ? There is a graffic at post 29.

[Pete-R-Bilt]

o-pleeaassee!!

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone.

Here are the donations that came in this morning:

$50 from Arkansas
$50 from Texas
$20 from Virginia
$10 from Illinois
$25 from District of Columbia
$50 from Florida
$20 from Maryland
$50 from Tennessee
$20 from Never Never Land
$10 from Washington
$50 from California
$50 from Utah
$100 from California
$30 from Florida
$100 from Arizona
$30 monthly from Wyoming
$207 from Maine
$100 from California
$50 from Tennessee
$25 from Texas
$20 from California
$5 monthly from Texas
$10 monthly from Texas
$20 from Maryland
$20 from Virginia
$200 from Minnesota
$60 from Indiana
$20 from Texas
$50 from Massachusetts
$20 from Texas
$20 from Washington
$50 from Kansas
$20 from Maryland
$20 from New Hampshire
$50 from Virginia

Looks like we're less than $500 from our goal!!

Whoo hooo! Thank you all very much!!

[SW6906]

BTTT

[glock rocks]

Here are the donations that came in this morning:

$50 from Arkansas
$50 from Texas
$20 from Virginia
$10 from Illinois
$25 from District of Columbia
$50 from Florida
$20 from Maryland
$50 from Tennessee
$20 from Never Never Land
$10 from Washington
$50 from California
$50 from Utah
$100 from California
$30 from Florida
$100 from Arizona
$30 monthly from Wyoming
$207 from Maine
$100 from California
$50 from Tennessee
$25 from Texas
$20 from California
$5 monthly from Texas
$10 monthly from Texas
$20 from Maryland
$20 from Virginia
$200 from Minnesota
$60 from Indiana
$20 from Texas
$50 from Massachusetts
$20 from Texas
$20 from Washington
$50 from Kansas
$20 from Maryland
$20 from New Hampshire
$50 from Virginia

Looks like we're less than $500 from our goal!!

Whoo hooo! Thank you all very much!!

[chnsmok]

[Mo1]

***FOX NEW ALERT****

Sen Bob Grahm (sp?) from Fl will be having opening heart surgery

[Molly Pitcher]

EXCELLENT!!!!!

[Mo1]

Thank You Freepers from
Arkansas
Texas
Virginia
Illinois
District of Columbia
Florida
Maryland
Tennessee
Never Never Land
Washington
California
Utah
California
Florida
Arizona
monthly from Wyoming
Maine
California
Tennessee
Texas
California
monthly from Texas
monthly from Texas
Maryland
Virginia
Minnesota
Indiana
Texas
Massachusetts
Texas
Washington
Kansas
Maryland
New Hampshire
Virginia

[Jim Robinson]

Just in:

$10 from Illinois
$10 from Alabama
$100 from California
$24 from Texas

Thank you all very much!!

[justshe]

GlockRocks will have to contact his ANDROID.

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