LEP: It’s not hard to keep up with me when I’m doing a marathon. I’m so freaking slow. A number of years ago there was a guy who would be your virtual runner. He’d run the miles, and you’d get to log them in your training log. That would have been great if the calories he burned, were burned in your body.

@Annie: Yes, most people have rotting teeth, another reason I don’t look people in the face when talking with them.

People don’t go with simple, free-of-charge exercise because they prefer complicated, expensive exercise via fitness centers.

@S. Enemy: Which is why I can’t figure out why you bike everywhere. Either you aren’t “most people” or you’re a sadomasochist.

@Q: I tried the diet for seven hours, not even eating between 11pm and 6am. Couldn’t stick with it.

BTW, I had a foot-long Italian sausage yesterday for lunch. I hope that counts as “eating something”.

@l3rucewayne: Be sure to let the ant phobia blog know of your success method.

@Carson: The frustrating part is the reduction of the number of people I’m genetically superior to.

@Derek: Remember a little while back when you mentioned you could not find an adequate response to one of my comments? Well, you’ve returned the favor. I do wonder if Mr. Cranky Old Chess Player is insisting on ghostwriting credits.

I agree with your assessment of Annie’s quote, and will be added.

@Polly: Methinks Derek was strongly hinting at a fellow chess blogger as a co-author.

You should have your own diet: the “Keep Up With Me” diet. Whenever you run a marathon, they run with you. If they can’t keep up, they have to run again with you in the next marathon.

OK, that was strange.

(Will fully respond later. I’m dead tired.)

thank you. you made my day.