It was very interesting today at the gym. With the holiday it was a whole different crowd of people. I don't exactly stick to a super regular schedule, but going today made me realize how many familiar faces I usually see.
And the people were behaving differently, too. At one point I looked up from the rowing machine and I saw groups of men in twos and threes, leaning on equipment, talking together. Everywhere I looked, there they were - an image from the movie "The Birds" popped into my mind. After a bit they began to go their separate ways and the image of something being plotted faded away.
It was crowded and I gave up on using the weight equipment and went to another area to do my knee, back and ab exercises. I usually take my iPod off for this but there was a young woman speaking a a loud voice to a man while running on the treadmill so I kept it on. I could not turn it up loud enough to drown out all of what she was saying. I especially could not miss that the F word was one of her favorites. So - is it just me? I think it is unattractive and rude to speak that way in public. I know some people think words are just words, but in public I still think there should be some restraint.
Anyway, I moved on and did a little people watching while I was stretching out and cooling down. There were some older men wearing short shorts. My girls get very upset by the sight of men in short shorts. They don't realize that was what men wore on the basketball and tennis courts 20 years ago - it was the style all the guys wore. Recently I heard a young person say a rude name for speedo swim suits (banana hammock, if you must know) but I was a timer for my high school swim team and have fond memories of those speedos and the boys wearing them!
We may have used more ladylike language, but we knew not to complain about the opportunity to take a good look at athletic young men.
