The Story:
Not *that* kind of toy, you filthy-minded readers, you. Today on the way home from the trip I made to see Alef and Dr. Animal in Berkeley as an escape from the insanity that was Bay to Breakers in the city, I stopped by the lawn at Civic Center for the weekly meeting of the Bay Area Hoopers to pick up my new hula hoop. It is made out of irrigation tubing and decorated in three colors of green tape and it is enormous and heavy and so much fun to play with. I hung out and practiced with the Hoopers for awhile and then I got back on the train (challenging with such a big plaything, a lot of other people were pissed off that I was taking up so much space) and came home.
The Lesson:
Twenty-five bucks well spent and a good workout to boot--I love it. I'm not looking forward to the bruises on my waist in the morning, though.
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