I never even watch the Oscars, so obviously I’m not wasting any time on the inauguration. But of course it’s on every screen at the gym, so it’s hard to avoid. I kept my eyes on my Kindle but there was a couple on treadmills right behind me, and the woman kept chattering loudly and annoyingly about how horrible Obama was, and how nasty the immigrants are, and how much she loved Reagan, and how she adores Trump. I’m not sure what the value is of a workout that allows you to talk this much and this loudly but people are weird.
What was especially funny is that her companion – a man in his fifties in the tiniest shorts I have seen on anybody past the age of 4 – was checking me out so insistently that he kept losing the thread of the woman’s argument and had to repeat helplessly time and again, “Ah? What? I’m sorry, what were you saying?”
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That’s what blue tooth headphones are for!
My gym has screens for each individual stair climber, elliptical and treadmill. The most popular machines are right in front of a large window facing an artificial lake which everyone ignores along with the gym muzak.
At least he didn’t fall off his machine.
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These ellipticals are in front of a mirror so you see everyone behind you.
It’s like a national holiday here at this gym today. Poor dumb fucks.
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Last night I got so annoyed with my mother who just watches all the news and tells me about it in a horrified fashion.
In response, I programmed all of the DC and District phone numbers & local offices for all of her reps into her cell. I also programmed her phone with the state capitol & district numbers & local offices for her state reps.
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“In response, I programmed all of the DC and District phone numbers & local offices for all of her reps into her cell. I also programmed her phone with the state capitol & district numbers & local offices for her state reps.”
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The enthusiasm, it’s palpable!
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