THE NEW SMOKING

 Sooooo....if sitting is the new smoking, 

then I'm sitting about three packs a day!

Who knew, that in the days

 of my glorious retirement,

that I should be moving around!

You must know that sitting

has always been my favorite mode

of non-exercise.

When other, more crazily active kids,

were climbing trees—

I was sitting under those same trees

reading a book.

My rigorous Catholic education,

seemed to require

that I participate in the occasional sport,

like basketball (I did poorly)

while wearing hideous gym outfits—

ugly skirted affairs,

so ladylike in action shots

like these:

Too bad that this yearbook photo
 was not in color--then you could enjoy 

this stylish outfit
 in HIDEOUS MAROON,

worn with dubious style by
the Siena High School class of 59. 

.....But I digress.....

I’m trying to analyze my lifelong dislike

For activity, as in sports or tree-climbing.

I did the typical childhood biking

 and roller skating

 and swimming.....

up to a certain point.

In my youth and later young adulthood,

jogging and walking for health

had not yet been revered

and touted as it is now.

But that’s not my excuse for all this

smoking/sitting I’m doing now.

I do have arthritis issues,

which I advertise by walking with a cane.

(Actually, people hold doors for me

all the time because of that

handy little cane!).

Mainly, I enjoy my sitting/smoking vice

because my adored hobbies now are:
*BEING ANYWHERE WITH MY GRANDKIDS
(WATCHING THEM AT SPORTS, RECITALS,
PLAYING UNO AND BOARD GAMES)
*BEING WITH MY KIDS AND FRIENDS 

*READING

*BEING ON MY LAPTOP

*EMAILING

*WATCHING DVDS OR TV SHOWS

*EATING
*DRINKING 
(COFFEE IN THE AM/
WINE IN THE PM)

*TALKING ON THE PHONE

*PLAYING SCRABBLE ON MY SMARTPHONE

*VISITING FAVORITE PEOPLE AT LUNCH

*DRIVING TO SEE THESE FAVORITE PEOPLE.....

And, coincidentally,

ALL THESE ACTIVITIES

 ARE BEST PERFORMED

WHILE SITTING.

(Ahem), excuse me,

it’s time to light up again!