I was feeling antsy at my desk just now, so I went downstairs and jammed around the neighborhood for a few minutes on the bike. I was out less than 10 minutes and was panting like a dog when I got back. It sucks being out of shape. I am taking care to stretch before and after, so I’m not really sore, just feeling it a bit when I get off the bike. I’m taking it slowly. I’m having a lot of fun and I definitely feel more awake than I did when I got up from my desk. I think this may be a good solution to the slow death I experience at my desk a lot of days, particularly around 3:00 in the afternoon… what I call “cubicle numbness“. My therapist has been riding my ass for a year to get more exercise anyway, and my lovely and talented girlfriend has been gently reminding me about the benefits of exercise for longer than that. Yes, I do listen… eventually.

Off to build puppet scripts. How very exciting.

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