July 28, 2002: The Results of Exercise, Thankful For

Hi,

This weekend, I watched two movies, "Bourne Identity" and "Road to
Perdition". They are both very good and gripping. Road to Perdition is
long and sad, but the acting is very good.

A friend of mine from my church in LA, Theresa Huang, is looking for a
female roommate. She writes:

I live in West LA near the 405 and 10. It's in a safe neighborhood, 2
bedroom 2 bathroom place. There's air conditioning, dish washer, garbage
disposal etc. There's laundry in the building as well. The cost is
$656.50 per month, not including utilities.

If you know anyone who may be interested, please contact her at:
thuang@alum.mit.edu.

Another friend of mine from my church in Boston, Jennifer Ho, is also
looking for a roommate in Philadelphia. She writes:

Looking for a female housemate to share a lovely house with friendly,
smiling housemates.
Three story house has four bedrooms, washer and dryer, small backyard, 1.5
bathrooms, basement. Located several blocks from Main Street, Manayunk,
scenic Kelly Drive, and highway access to I-76 (~15-20 minute drive/ train
ride to Center City, ~10 minute walk to train station). Free street
parking. Rent is $375 plus utilities. Room is available now. If
interested, please e-mail Jenn (jennho@alum.mit.edu).

This week's thought provoking question is inspired by the "Bourne
Identity": "If you woke up in a strange place and had no idea who are you,
what would you do?"

This week's humor and inspirational pieces were forwarded by Jennifer
Deniega and Valerie Cheung, respectively.

Enjoy!

-Josh.
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The Results of Exercise

It is well documented that for every minute that you exercise, you add one
minute to your life. This enables you at 85 years old to spend an
additional 5 months in a nursing home at $5000 per month.

My grandmother started walking five miles a day when she was 60. Now she's
97 years old and we don't know where the hell she is.

The only reason I would take up exercising is so that I could hear heavy
breathing again.

I joined a health club last year, spent about 400 bucks. Haven't lost a
pound. Apparently you have to show up.

I have to exercise early in the morning before my brain figures out what
I'm doing.

I like long walks, especially when they are taken by people who annoy me.

I have flabby thighs, but fortunately my stomach covers them.

The advantage of exercising every day is that you die healthier.

If you are going to try cross-country skiing, start with a small country.

And last but not least: I don't exercise because it makes the ice jump
right out of my glass.

You could run this over to one of your friends but why not just e-mail it
to them!
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(Sorry for the large cap. I didn't want to take the time to retype the
whole thing in small cap.)

I AM THANKFUL FOR ......

THE TEENAGER WHO IS NOT DOING DISHES BUT IS WATCHING TV., BECAUSE THAT
MEANS HE/SHE IS AT HOME AND NOT ON THE STREETS.

FOR THE TAXES THAT I PAY, BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I AM EMPLOYED.

FOR THE MESS TO CLEAN AFTER A PARTY, BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT I HAVE BEEN
SURROUNDED BY FRIENDS.

FOR THE CLOTHES THAT FIT A LITTLE TOO SNUG, BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE ENOUGH
TO EAT.

FOR MY SHADOW THAT WATCHES ME WORK, BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM OUT IN THE
SUNSHINE.

FOR A LAWN THAT NEEDS MOWING, WINDOWS THAT NEED CLEANING, AND GUTTERS THAT
NEED FIXING, BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE A HOME.

FOR ALL THE COMPLAINING I HEAR ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT, BECAUSE IT MEANS
THAT WE HAVE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

FOR THE PARKING SPOT I FIND AT THE FAR END OF THE PARKING LOT, BECAUSE IT
MEANS I AM CAPABLE OF WALKING AND THAT I HAVE BEEN BLESSED WITH
TRANSPORTATION.

FOR MY HUGE HEATING BILL, BECAUSE IT MEANS I AM WARM.

FOR THE LADY BEHIND ME IN CHURCH THAT SINGS OFF KEY, BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT
I CAN HEAR.

FOR THE PILE OF LAUNDRY AND IRONING, BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE CLOTHES TO
WEAR.

FOR WEARINESS AND ACHING MUSCLES AT THE END OF THE DAY, BECAUSE IT MEANS I
HAVE BEEN CAPABLE OF WORKING HARD.

FOR THE ALARM THAT GOES OFF IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS, BECAUSE IT MEANS
THAT I AM ALIVE. (even when it's so blasted dark and cold!)

AND FINALLY.......

FOR TOO MUCH E-MAIL, BECAUSE IT MEANS I HAVE FRIENDS WHO ARE THINKING OF ME.

(SEND THIS TO SOMEONE YOU CARE ABOUT, AND WHEN YOU THINK YOUR LIFE IS SO
BAD, READ THIS AGAIN.)