Monday, January 02, 2012

Great ways of fulfilling that resolution to exercise

11.  Have a fussy baby who needs to be rocked at night, preferably while Mom and Dad dance to old time music.

10.  Biblical discipline of your children.

9. Repairing your children's cheap inexpensive violins so they'll actually keep in tune.  (for the aspiring luthier, this can be done by reworking the tuning pegs so they actually fit...and unless you've got a lathe, it involves a lot of sanding and hand work)

8.  In the words of a vanity license plate my brother-in-law and his wife had, "MKNKIDS."  (it was supposed to mean Mark, Kristi, and kids, but that's not what my wife and I read....)

7.  Making brioche.  (but not necessarily eating too much of it)

6.  For that matter, any breadmaking that requires kneading.  Skip the KitchenAid, folks.

5.  Dancing with the kids after they get into the music little Benny is enjoying.  (whew)

4.  Walk to the grocery store.  (couldn't do it in the Twin Cities, but now Hy-Vee is only half a mile away)

3.  Walk to get luthier's supplies in town.  (yes for strings, bridge, pegs and button...working on varnish and hide glue)

2.  Walk the dog and reduce the amount of clean-up in the yard for next spring.

1.  Walk to church. 

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