TJ’s Blog on a Log with a Frog

I was going to name this “What I Did This Summer”, but what I’m doing is pretty much going to carry through as long as I can take it.

 A lot of people bitch about the price of gas, the enviorment and that expanding waistline.  I decided to do something about it! And, amazing enough, I tackled all three in one fell swoop!

 I walked.

 Not just around the block or to the store (although I do that, too) almost everywhere.  Now, I will say that there are a few times where a car has to be used to be expedient, but those times have been few and far between.  I walk a little over two miles to work one way… so it takes me about 30 minutes to get where I need to be.  

If it’s rainy (like it is today) I wear a rain jacket. If I’m walking at night, I carry a large MagLite flashlight.  If its windy, I lean into the wind. Bottom line is, there is little reason I buckle and drive. 

Since I started doing this at the beginning of April, I have used my car 5 times total.  Two of those times were to move it so that I could mow the grass around it.  I’ve also lost about 65lbs with all of the walking. 

Also, since I don’t take my car to work, I can’t drive to a fast food joint to spead money for lunch. When I go grocery shopping, I get only what I can carry in a backpack. 

So, far all of you hippie whiners that complain about the envoirment and gas prices as you drive your car to your next rally or Al Gore speach on Global Warming…. my seven words to you are “GET OFF YOUR DEAD ASS AND WALK!”

TJ