Health Promotion: INCENTIVE MUCH?

Usually, Apprentice Writer's Health Promotion posts take the form of something funny to create an immune-system boosting effect. Today, it will take the form of something humiliating to create an aerobic-encouraging effect.

See this gentleman? He is 100. And COMPETING IN THE TORONTO MARATHON.

That's right, the 'Turbanned Tornado', Mr. Fauja Singh, is not satisfied to sit on his sofa, reminiscing about days of yore and dispensing wise advice. Instead he has set a goal to achieve world records in a slew of running distances, and will most likely succeed as there are - surprise, surprise (not) - no existing world records for many of them for an individual of his age.

Apprentice Writer must confess that her admiration for Mr. Singh is, sadly, not entirely pure. It is tainted by disgruntlement. Because all the excuses she regularly applies as to why she is too busy to exercise pretty much expire of shame in the face of such just-do-it-ness.

AW is left with one question: why in the world doesn't Mr. Singh have a Nike endorsement deal????

Health Promotion: TOURIST COMPLAINTS

The Association of British Travel Agents published a list of most ridiculous complaints received from clients upon their return home from abroad. A few of Apprentice Writer's favorites:

"No one told us there would be fish in the sea. The children were startled."

"On my holiday in Goa, India, I was disgusted to find that almost every restaurant served curry."

"We booked an excursion to the water park, but no one told us we had to bring our swimming costumes."

"It took us nine hours to fly home from Jamaica to England. It only took the Americans three hours to get home."

"I was bitten by a mosquito. No one said they could bite."

"We bought Ray-Ban sunglasses for five Euros from a street trader, only to find out they were fake."

"I compared the size of our one-bedroom apartment to our friends' three-bedroom apartment and ours was signficantly smaller."

"The beach was too sandy."

And finally, AW's favorite British tourist complaint: "Too many foreigners now live abroad."

AW applauds the British Travel Agent Association for providing such an educational report, and eagerly awaits the reports of any other national travel agent association.

Health Promotion

Laughter boosts the immune system. Today an image of what parents hope, year after futile year, their children will look like at the thought of school starting the next day.

courtesy of www.cakewrecks.com

Privacy Alert

Apprentice Writer was startled to learn of this new threat to her bathtub reading habits:

ALERT!!

New privacy issue with Facebook!

As of tomorrow, Facebook will creep into your bathroom when you're in the shower, smack your ass, and then steal your clothes and towel.

To change this option, go to Privacy Settings > Personal Settings > Bathroom Settings > Smacking and Stealing Settings, and uncheck the Shenanigans box.
Copy and paste this on your status to alert the unaware.


The Gentle Reader has been warned!

Health Promotion

Laughter boosts the immune system. Today's good deed in the name of public health inspired by the great big Swedish furniture retailer, where Apprentice Writer recently spent time due to junior apprentice writer #3 outgrowing her toddler bed.

For those who worry about such things: fear not. AW did not practice assembling a bed by first assembling a cat.

Health Promotion

When being honest about your (licensce plate) feelings may not be such a good idea.....

Three of these mustaches are natural - but which?

Llamas disapprove of public displays of affection.

Yet, for some reason, the fashion of America brides cuddling up with grizzlies and Canadian brides cuddling up with polar bears just hasn't caught on....

Health Promotion

Apprentice Writer will shortly be winging her way to Europe for a few weeks. As she has no idea what wifi situation will be, she leaves you with a dose of that non-flying avian, judgemental bookseller ostrich.

Health Promotion

Who says real estate can't have feelings?

Health Promotion: WEDDINGS

Apprentice Writer & Family are in the midst of preparing for an influx of guests, arriving from all over for a family wedding.

The Bride & Groom (NOT Gride & Broom, as some have waggishly suggested) have planned all in such detail that the following situations would dare not happen:
PROPOSAL FAIL
PERSONAL SPACE FAIL
LICENCE PLACE FAIL
FIDELITY FAIL






























































Today's laughter (ergo: health) promoting images from: wedinator.com

Health Promotion

Laughter boosts the immune system.

Apprentice Writer has spent far too much of her precious time lately chasing down an evening bag to go with her gown and shoes for an upcoming family wedding.

She will leave it to the Gentle Reader to deduce how she feels about the whole subject, courtesy of
www.wedinator.com

Health Promotion

Laughter boosts the immune system. Have some health, courtesy of www.cakewrecks.com, on the occasion of soon-to-be graduates everywhere

Health Promotion

Laughter boosts the immune system. Today's dose of health from awkwardfamilyphotos.com, which promises that no one was injured during the making of this photo. Embarrassed to have allowed this to happen, perhaps, but not injured.

Promoting Good Health

Laughter boosts the immune system. Today's dose of health:

Thursday Health Promotion:

Laughter boosts the immune system.

This week on the topic: Overambition.

from icanhazcheezeburger.com

Health Promotion

Laughter promotes good health. According to Apprentice Writer, this is worth a vitamin pill.


















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