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A little holiday cheer for all you Roadhouse fans.

Enjoy!

Exercise. I have to do it, its supposed to make me feel "better", but all it really does is exhaust me.

Swamps. A good fecund smell from a swamp with a bit of greasy tang to it from a fish bed... something about it just grabs that primal part of my brain.

Toll roads.

I actually find the whole process of stopping to pay a toll oddly pleasing, especially in terms of breaking up the monotony of a long journey.

Maybe it's a Sasquatch? Oh sorry .... Skunk Ape!

eh, what would a canuck know about a good swamp. Ain't no gators up there, ay.

You think regular jury duty is fun, you need to try grand jury. Going into it, I knew that I would be picked seeing as I was unemployed. So, I didn't have the shock of being picked. It was 3 months long and at the start that seems like a long time, but it actually goes by pretty quickly. And by the end, most of my fellow jurors ended up liking it. One difference from regular juries that I liked a lot was that we got to ask the witnesses questions.

Another thing I really like but am not supposed to is really really strong winds. The kind that can either push you along or hold you back. They make the air seem fresher to me.

Quis, aren't you a lawyer? Wouldn't that disqualify you from duty?

Nope, it doesn't. Even judges have to do jury duty. However one time I was called, I was doing volunteer lawyer work for homeless people. The case was an armed robbery. Each potential juror went up to talk to the judge, the prosecutor and the defense attorney. I think when I told them of my volunteer work the prosecutor didn't want me on the jury because of my bleeding heart.

Heh. Good. I thought lawyers and judges were disqualified because they were considered officers of the court. Learn something new every day.

Burning match smell. My roommate likes incense and candles and cigarettes and all that jazz (which I can't stand), but when he lights a match to fire one of those puppies up, I love the smell of burning sulphur!

I also like the smell of tobacco, but only when it's not on fire.

That's right there with burning leaves in the fall to me, Set.

I only found that out after law school and taking the bar exam. What a waste of 4 years.

Does mah heart good to know they still gotta serve.

And serve I did for 3 months. Was back once already and finished up 1 case. Have 3 more cases to finish. Next date is June 24th

Most people I know do like the smell of a struck match. Either they're all weird or it's more common overall than you might think.

Love the smell of lit pipe tobacco, probably because my Dad was a pipe smoker for most of his life. Also, even though I hate cigarette smoking, I like the smell of a freshly-lit cigarette IF it's lit outdoors in the open air.

I know. Weird.

Cigars, OTOH, always smell like poo to me.

Golf channel. Okay, when this channel first started, there were all kinds of jokes. It wouldn't last, its boring, blah blah blah, yakety yakety.

Since Golf is the best single player game I can think of, you don't need a team, there's no time limit, its just you against the course, its something I can do by myself, enjoy a quiet day, relax, and smack the crap outta a little white ball.

the golf channel is great at giving lessons on how to play shots, interviews, coverage of live matches... its just a far better channel than anyone gave it credit for.

Love it.

Manual labor.

Seriously. I like doing hard physical work. Its much better to me, feeds my soul more than just going to a gym and moving weights around. I go to the gym on the doctors recommendation, but to me, work that taxes you physically, and actuall accomplishes something other than just trying to make yourself look pretty, is much more rewarding.

for the last few days after work, I've been at the folks place with slingblade and bush axe clearing up areas messed up by the thieving construction company that left the place in a mess. I've got my calluses again for the first time in years (love it), I'm sore and tired at the end of the day, but I feel much better than when I wake up after going to the gym.

You can relax as you work, let yourself drop all the aggravations of the day, the stress and worry, and clear your head. Love it.

Wow. I got tired just reading your post there bro!

I guess if I was more into working around the yard I would feel differently. Don't get me wrong, I rather enjoy cutting the grass and while I don't mind planting the odd flower around the house (to score brownie points with the little woman more than anything) diggin' up dirt and moving it around and all that kinda stuff just ain't my thing.

Plus, my job, while not physical per se, is not an office/cubicle job either. It's retail management so there is a fair bit of moving around to do. I cannot sit for more than a few minutes before having the need to get up and move again.

I do have the utmost respect for those that do have more physically demanding professions though.

I also like manual labor but with a caveat: I like landscaping / home improvement labor. I once worked on a roofing crew and then later worked on a demolition crew and those jobs were absolutely terrible. But I do miss the physical exertion and rewarding feel of manual labor around the house for the reasons Rick gives.

I can't wait to sell our condo and buy a house to do that (later this year, cross fingers).

I come from a blue collar family and my Dad is a former iron worker so I grew up having to physically maintain the house. But my job now is not only an office job, it's a take people to plays, dinners and lunches, have meetings and travel job, so I really don't get any physical benefit from it. And the gym is still the gym--boring and always makes me feel as if I'm not utilizing my time wisely.

Oh sure, there's hard labor and there's hard labor. Breaking rocks on a chain gang, not so much. But doing something like I did today (clearing land with a slingblade, hoeing and raking, cleaning and setting up a new patch for the Iris' I'm growing in bulk) really works the kinks out. You get to let the mind rest from all the stress and worry of bills, etc... and just let the muscles do the work.

After all day of worrying about contracts, making sure logging crews are where they are supposed to be, doing what they are supposed to be doing, not getting over on other people's property, etc... mindless hard labor with a future goal in sight is a great release and relief. Plus, it works the pounds off in the hot South Carolina sun.

We are supposed to hate ... eating the fat on a cut of steak.

Sorry, but I have always ALWAYS enjoyed that part of the cut. Not too much mind you, but to completely trim all of it off is such a waste in my eyes. Especially bbq and skillet fried ... mmm - mmm!
Yes I get that for most people eating the fat is a no-no and the less cholesterol in food the better for us in the long run. For me though who will eat a steak maybe every second or third week (fish and chicken are still top of the food chain for me), choosing a cut that has a bit of fat on it and then keeping the fat intact while I eat it is a treat.

To each their own I guess!

Yeah, my dad always said it was the best part of the steak, it had all the taste.

Then he had a stroke at 54 from clogged arteries.

Honestly, I can't stand the consistency of it, the texture. To me, its in the same range as mushrooms. They are soft, but they crunch? WTH?

Your dad is my hero!

As for the clogged arteries, well I could go on to quote other notable possible causes but, anyways.

Everything in moderation my friend!