Day Fifty Three

Note to self: do not do Core Synergystics and Cardio on the same day again. They share several exercises, so you work the exact same muscles twice in one day. Bad idea. Pretty sure it isn't as productive either because it doesn't allow for much muscle building/recovery in between. In brief - not fun. (However, I have now done all the Cardio I was assigned to do up to this point. My Better Half thinks I'm crazy to make up the workouts I've missed, and he's probably right, but he, at least, is still in the honeymoon phase and hasn't grasped how incredibly stubborn I am.)
     By the way (if you are only interested in reading about P90X, you have my permission to skip this long, and completely unrelated, next section) I have this theory about right-of-way at four-way intersections. You know, those hazards they have in towns (not cities, which is one defining characteristic of a city) where all four directions have a stop sign because the town design committee thought only one car would be arriving at the said intersection at a time. Anyway, in towns large enough to have multiple drivers, the road rules occasionally need a little interpretation and explanation. Technically, there are two rules which, in the mind of the D.O.T., should cover all circumstances: 1) The cars procede in the order they arrived. 2) In the event of multiple cars arriving at the same time, the one on the right has precedence.
     After years of driving, I have come up with my own appendix to further explain the proper protocol. Based on observation, right-of-way is actually granted on a point system.
      A driver receives one point (per sentance) if they:
*Clearly arrived first
*Are on the right and seem to actually know that gives them the right-of-way
*Receive the "wave of courtesy"
*Don't make eye contact
*Have tinted windows so they cannot communicate with the other driver at all
*Are female while the other driver is male
*Are a teenage male
*Are older and smiling
*Are older and can't see over the steering wheel
*Drive an older vehicle that appears destined for scrap anyway
*Drive a larger vehicle that could squish all others
*Are attentive to opportunity, while the other driver is distracted by their McDonalds
     Certain characteristics carry a maximum number of points and supersede all others:
*Having a bad day and determined to "get their way" on at least one thing today
*Have a selfish and aggressive complex and always go first no matter what
*View "Stop" signs as "Pause" signs and never quit moving long enough to check for other traffic

*Are singing passionately, eyes closed, to the radio and don't see the stop sign
     Drivers procede in the order of points, highest awarded to lowest.
Maybe I should print up the addendum for the next driver's ed textbook. Or maybe not. Some people might get so wrapped up in studying the book, they would forget to watch the road!
~Stick to it!