March 23, 2007
My current top-ranked favorite Cool Thing: people who chew gum while they’re working out in the gym. Yes, of course I’m dazzled by their ability to chew gum while running on a treadmill or banging out reps on the weight bench. It humbles me when I realize that these folks have an especially high degree of coordination that enables them to do this. They blow me away with the sheer coolness of the look…the oh-so-laid-back attitude as they combine their favorite activities into one stylin’ statement. “What’s the matter with you?” they seem to say. “Can’t chew gum and bench press/run/do sit-ups at the same time? You poor freak!” I’m impressed, I admit it! So why do I keep hoping to see one of them gag on that gum just once?
