"Lifting weights is the best.... No She-ra powerlifting..."

So, you're telling me that I won't be seeing you in any of those oiled-up, totally ripped and rippled body-builder poses any time soon? LOL! Wow, there's nothing wrong with a strong woman, but I find those overdone hardbodies rather grotesque...

My upper body exercise for many years has been surfing, though I haven't gotten enough for too long now.

In the pantheon of sporting activities—heck, the pantheon of almost all activities—surfing has held top place for many years. I used to surf something like five days a week, usually on my way to work, but sometimes on the way home as well. That bulked up my chest and arms pretty nicely.

Then I hurt a shoulder doing something really stupid—base running in a softball game at a church men's retreat—and that sidelined me for quite a while. Sad thing is, baseball is way down the list in my sports pantheon; what a waste! I tripped over my own feet and face-planted, and my shoulder hasn't been the same since.

I did get back in the water after that, but in recent years I haven't been working near the beach. The pressures of life, the universe, and everything have kept me out of the water for the most part. );

But hope springs eternal! My not so nefarious grand plan is to build a custom off-the-grid home so close to the ocean I'll be able to walk to the beach every day and get back in surf-shape again, God willing. Just have to wait a bit longer for my ship to come in...

If I were in the neighborhood, I would risk one of your pies any day... Hope the JT party is grand! :D