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To the guy in the gym - just because you walk around the equipment and sometimes stop to sit on it… doesn’t mean you’re actually spending quality time in the gym. And it’s really annoying when you walk in and out every few minutes, letting the doors slam as you enter or leave. And you look really stupid when you plug your headphones into an elliptical machine to listen to the news… but you’re not actually using the elliptical - you’re just standing beside it.

Because I like lists and I’ve had a difficult time coming up with a good list lately…
I’m “borrowing” Maura’s list on places she has lived over her lifetime. When she said she’d lived in 13 places, I thought - wow! I don’t think I’ve lived in that many places! But, after I count… I’m not far off.

 1. My parents’ house; Rex, GA (May 1978 - April 1992)
 2. My parents’ rental house; Columbia, TN (April 1992 - August 1992)
 3. My parents’ new house; Columbia, TN (August 1992 - August 1998)
 4. ETSU college dorm, junior year - Clement Hall, Room 103 with Vanessa
 5. ETSU college dorm, senior year - Clement Hall, Room 101 alone
 6. ETSU college dorm, summer 2000 - Carter Hall (alone)
 7. ETSU college dorm, 2nd senior year - Luntsford Hall, third floor with Nikki (and cat)
 8. “Round House” - summer 2001 - Nicole’s apartment (with rabbit)
 9. Carrville rental house - with Nicole - Johnson City, TN (and cat and rabbit)
10. My first apartment alone - Bristol, TN (and cat)
11. SB’s condominium - Kingsport, TN (with dog and cat-briefly)
12. Mine and SB’s house - Marietta, GA (with dog)

You should try this too - it’s a nice “thinking exercise.”
(Nicole posted her list - way to go on meeting my challenge!)