Back in the Saddle

Chieko and I joined a gym yesterday, a hi-tech Japanese gym that is, and tonight we went to our orientation type of thing where they show us how to use all the machines without breaking them and/or ourselves...they also hooked us up to this machine that, in my case, gave a printout that shows exactly how unhealthy I am...I'll keep the particulars to myself but suffice it say that I have a lot of work to do and a lot of bad but thoroughly enjoyable habits to break...hopefully by the time I come home in a month I will have made substantial progress on reducing my substantial self...and in case you were wondering, I was the only fat naked white man in the locker room...and yes, I did feel just a tiny bit self-conscious about that!!