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And I still can’t throw.

Submitted entry: Wouldn’t you know it. I joined a health club and had my first visit there yesterday evening. The visit started with a complimentary visit with a personal trainer who assessed my goals and what I needed to do to manage them.

After hearing what I want (lose the 10 lbs of breakfast burritos and cheese enchiladas I’ve put on (and maybe a little more besides)) he came up with a plan I’m meant to follow for the next 4-6 weeks before we reassess my progress with him. He described this program as a remedial fitness plan.

Yes folks, some things never change. I was in remedial gym in second grade and I’m still in remedial gym at age 32.

Sage’s note

Sage That doesn’t make any sense. What’s remedial gym?
Todd It’s, you know, special ed gym. For people who can’t throw.
Sage Ooo. I wish they’d had that at my school.
Todd You do not, all the other kids would have looked at you funny and said, “Youuuu’re in remedial gyyyyyym, you -”
Sage No, no, that would have required that they talk to me.

Yes, I own Streisand, Manilow, and the industrial metal band Poe.

I knew he was the one