i really want to write a big piece on Peloton - how much its influenced my life. but people get pissed because they see it as a pricey status symbol - like the bike is more expensive than a car, or a hot tub or a pool. it's not. and screw you, if you think i am not entitled to spend money on my health! its a better investment than a car, at this point.
fact is, i've been working out in gyms since i was in my teens. i spent maybe 100 grand on gym dues., over the years.
Not counting bus fare, car gas, and all the other bullshit associated with going to a gym. now with a bike at home, i paid up front two grand, and maybe a monthly fee thats a fraction of my cable bill.
i will never belong to another gym for the rest of my life. in the end i save thousands.
in many ways i think peloton is like the five. when the five started and took off, the people who loved it, saw us as members of their family. in fact, Fox viewers often see us as the same. its really kinda great. no one is star struck - they just start talking to you when they see you at the airport, like you're their long lost uncle, which i am.
i think that's how i feel about peloton - and i think dana and kat and others feel the same: the instructors become family members because they're in your house.
peloton works because they jumble the variables of exercise - so you can't be bored. its as if they applied the game of jeopardy to exercise. different topics, surprises, three segments - and in 30 minutes it over. i get up every morning and look at what they have thats new. and i curate my routine.
this morning i did two 30 minute sections, Hannah, and Cody.
yesterday i did a 45 minute arms/intervials with Emma Lovewell, and then 20 minutes of shoulders/arms with Robin. but the combinations are endless. i can't get enough it.
addiction is bad, unless what you're addicted to is good. and i've lost 40 lbs.
i love Hannah Frankson. she's the most earnest, honest person i've come across. i adore her. she's an instructor. I'd say she's the "Dana" of Peloton. My second fave is Cody Rigsby - a big gay dude who, like Hannah, is a natural star. he will move on to god knows what because he has natural star power, like Hannah.
there are others - all talented hardworking people. but its a network.
mark my words - peloton will be a network in 4 years. There isn't a dud among their staff. (actually i can't stand one person, but i won't say who).
i am curious what you all think. if you're on the bike!
For those of you who are interested, the owls have returned to last year’s nest. The neighbors are so thrilled!! I’m being a tad sarcastic. I caught one flying to the window box Thursday evening and then to the tree in the video below. They moved all the fake flowers in the window box to make room for the growing family. No eggs yet. Just prep work.
As for my sarcasm, their daughter had to move out of her room last year due to all the owl noise. Her parents were thrilled to have a new roommate. And once the owls left the nest, they left a very disgusting, smelly mess.
Congratulations to @Benzie. Your question was chosen for tonight’s Gutfeld!
@Benzie If you could be on the cover of a magazine what magazine would you choose?
An Olympic (& American) History Bit:
THIS DAY IN HISTORY: On February 22, 1980, the U.S. Olympic hockey team defeated the heavily favored Soviet Union team 4-3 in the Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y., in a shocking upset remembered as the "Miracle on Ice."
@johnconner2046 is still helping DOGE and they love having a manly man there to help with non-computer related items. He's got his tool belt on and has been running maintanence on some of the offices they are working in.
Also he has been entertaining them with some "tool" humor jokes....
Some guy told me I was a tool
So I got hammered and nailed his girlfriend
My wife sometimes calls me a sex machine
Well, her exact words were "fucking tool" but I knew what she meant.
Saw a guy in the power tool department at Home Depot who looked a lot like Elvis.
Returned A Sander.
And now some memes...First one is for Pam Bondi...release the Kraken