Friday, August 6, 2021

my kind of event

 I'm still watching the Olympics.  Just saw the end of the women's marathon.  Molly Seidel won bronze for the US.  It was very impressive but I must admit, never, in a million years, would running 26 miles ever occur to me to be a fun thing to try.  On the other hand, today is "Wiggle Your Toes Day."  Now there is an event I could excel in.  I have been an unconscious toe wiggler for years.  I can clearly remember my husband (who was a very loving and patient man) saying "Quit wiggling your toes."  This usually occurred when we were watching a TV show.  I tend to go barefoot in the house a lot.  I don't know why it irritated him so much.  Apparently he felt that toes should just hang around quietly on the end of your feet.  How boring is that.  I bet you're wiggling your toes right now.  It's hard not to.  In the seniors exercise class I attend, we are told to wiggle our toes so it must be good for you.  In addition to wiggling my toes, I have another toe related talent.  I can cross my toes. The big toe over the second toe, obviously, anyone can do that, but I can also cross my little toe (is it called a pinky toe?) over it's neighbor toe.  In fingers, that would be the ring finger.  It's probably called something obvious like the fourth toe, in which case, I should say I can cross my fifth toes over my fourth toes.  I know you're probably amazed by this.  I tend to keep my talents hidden.

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