Personality Parades

Recently, we watched my BIL finish a triathlon. He finished strong and got a medal which was fun. As we watched the buff male and female bodies stride by us, the muscles were far more interesting than a typical running race. Running usually involves lanky, spare frames that run forever. Mastery of three separate sports requires time, devotion and some decent equipment. We found ourselves looking at their bodies and trying to guess their ages. A triathlon will have the age written in marker on one calf and the gender on the other one. This kind of racing creates muscular bodies which seem to defy age expectations. We were stunned by how well kept some of the racers were. It was so easy to guess how old someone was and then just glance down at the person's calf.

Just think how fun life could be if two simple stats could be printed on one's calf. This information could be of immense help to interested parties. The rules only allow two facts. So you need to get to basics. You could have: funny & bad with money, gossip & easy to talk to, great date & commitment problems, good on the outside & jerk on the inside, shy & messed-up like you, good friend & doesn't seem a bit like you.....You may have your own list of information needed. I would have liked one when I had been single. Sometimes, when I am trying to make friends as an adult, I still would like the info. But, yet I know labels suck. I still love the idea of information being stuck on a body part. I would probably be petty & insecure--with some normal dashed in. (No this is not a shout-out for telling I'm wrong.) I am petty. It's cool--I have came to love the ugly. What labels would you like to see? Oh, I know we shouldn't want them.