After looking at the toned bodies of the summer olympic athletes, I decided to try to get in shape. I stopped by Tree Park after work and did some stretching. Then I joggged on a bike path next to a river. I jogged for about 10 minutes and I got tired and stopped. Then I walked for about an hour. I looked at the river to my right and the houses on the left side. I passed by a minor league baseball game and heard the announcer saying something. All I can remember is his "annoucer's voice." I'll bet he dreams of getting a major league gig, like the baseball players, and leaving this dusty town. I went off the bike path to walk around a little bit. I looked at some huge 8 cylinder trucks at a used car lot. I wonder if people still buy these things with gas at $4 a gallon. Well, some people have lots of money to spend so it doesn't matter. If everyone had my skimpy paycheck, they wouldn't be driving big 4x4 monster trucks. Anyway, I felt better after taking a break, so I did an "airborne shuffle" all the way back to my stretching area. It was very dark when I was shuffling back. With the hot sun gone I was able to maintain an easy pace. I felt that I could've gone on for hours. When I got to my stretching area, I paced back and forth in order to "cool down." Then I stretched a little bit and drank some water from the water fountain. I looked up in the night sky and saw the Big Dipper. I felt like reaching up and grabbing it by the handle. I felt pretty good about exercising because I've been planning to do it for a long time. Even though it's common wisdom that one should never push it to the limit on the first day of an exercise routine, I felt motivated to go for it. I felt like I could run for a long time. When I got home, I took a hot bath. I can't be lazy and have a toned body. So that's the way life is.