I started going to the gym after work again this week, not only for the health benefits but as a way to boost my mood (I'm sure there are several people saying "Yay! Finally!" to the second part). A few key observations from the trial run:

- I don't understand why an empty gym still has five fans running on high, two televisions on different channels playing at full volume and remotes "hidden" on the machines instead of residing in the custom remote holders under the televisions. You're going to work out for an hour and then be too lazy to turn off the televisions when you leave? Does that seem like a paradox?

- The firm has purchased two new elliptical trainers and I still like the old one they've had since I started best.

- I'm not feeling muscle soreness, which is odd for someone abruptly starting a five-mile-per-night exercise routine after more than a year of being lazy.

- The products available in the men's locker room include "Cucumber Melon Splash" shampoo and "Mixed Berry Smoothie" conditioner. This means that not only do I leave the gym smelling like a fruit basket, but for about an hour afterward I keep looking around in a vain effort to find the woman wearing the strong perfume.

- Television schedules and commercials are annoying. "Oh, look, you missed the first 15 minutes of this show, and you'll only get to see the first 15 minutes of the *next* show before you're done." I miss streaming video.

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