Thank you, Steph. That's the perfect rejoinder to rapey romance guy, who unsurprisingly thinks that nut shots should be off limits in self defense, because they have an impact on fertility. Dude, it's not a back rub. I don't actually care about my attacker's ability to have children beyond wanting to eliminate them from the gene pool. Ergo, not convincing argument against...also, I need stats. Nut stats.

I don't actually care about my attacker's ability to have children beyond wanting to eliminate them from the gene pool.

Sometimes I love you so much it hurts a little bit. But not as much as a nad shot. Or a shock knife, probably.

I'm busy boggling at what I overheard at the gym earlier. Some dude in a tight t-shirt, camo pants, and combat boots had cornered a fat woman (not me) who was zipping along merrily on the elliptical, and started shooting questions at her about her workout, and telling her that she just needed to "get it in the red zone and keep it there." (Which is not what I boggled at.) Then he started talking about food, and how he only eats fish and vegetables, and that, as soon as a slice of white bread hits the stomach, it turns directly into sugar, and then into fat before it moves out of the stomach, and so she should eat wheat bread.

I started laughing, he turned and looked at me, and I waved my book at him (with a skeleton on the cover) and said "Funny book!"

Then he told the woman he was going to start giving personal training sessions ("get it in the red zone and keep it there" [WTF is the Red Zone???]), and all I could think was, oh, I hope you know more about anatomy and physiology than you do about nutrition.

White bread turns into sugar and then fat IN YOUR STOMACH. Yes. Yes it does. But wheat bread is magic and turns into unicorns that poop rainbows. YES IT DOES.

(Calli, is my Costco really 40 minutes for you? Or are you thinking of another? Alternately, do I drive that fast?)

Well, you're about half an hour from me, and the Costco is about 10 from you. I think.

"get it in the red zone and keep it there" [WTF is the Red Zone???]

I presume he's talking about the cardio red zone meter on the elliptical? I remember some sort of zone there.

Way to encourage me to go to the gym today, Teppy. I'm always worried that someone's staring at me in horror. But then, I stay on the weight machines, generally, and hopefully I give off an air of "I will cut you if you bother me."

Just some random guy trolling for victims, sorry, potential training clients? Jerk.

However, Hubby often hears interesting workout/preening-related conversations in the men's locker room. The women's locker room doesn't have many conversations other than "That skank better stop looking at my guy!" or "Precious Spawn finally had a decent poop this morning."

"get it in the red zone and keep it there" [WTF is the Red Zone???]

I presume he's talking about the cardio red zone meter on the elliptical? I remember some sort of zone there.

I thought he might, but that elliptical doesn't even have a heart rate chart. But that's probably what he means, more or less. It just made me roll my eyes. *I* could be a trainer with groovy catch-phrases. "Take it to the limit!" (Wait, will the Eagles sue me for that?) "Explode with maximum power!" "Make your energy go supernova!"

...or I could just keep reading my book. That way no one talks directly to me about magic white bread.

Costco membership is totally worth it for us. Paper goods, electronics, and groceries. We use the membership for the restaurant too. Aluminum foil and food containers are cheaper there than at the restaurant supply store.

Amy, there's a Costco in King of Prussia. I like it better than BJ's. Higher quality of merchandise.

ita !, I received a Sodastream for Christmas. I looked all over, and haven't found anyplace that sells replacement canisters for less than $15.00.

Nearest Costco to me is 32 miles, in Harrisonburg. I don't think I want it that bad. I never buy in bulk, anyway, I don't have room to store stuff.

Ha. Nearest grocery store to me of any kind is about 30 miles. Heck, nearest gas station is 30 miles!