Free Moving Dates

One of my favorite playthings as a child was a Barbie paper doll/coloring book that featured Her Friend Christie. In the book, Barbie and Christie and their boyfriends, Ken and Curtis, skied, hiked, and played tennis all day long. Such fun.

Apparently, I wasn't the only one nostaligic for this paper doll lifestyle. Forget all those statistics about sedentary Americans. An alarming number of internet dating people claim to be valderi-ing and valdera-ing (not just the white people, even) away the hours. So are members of the various social activities I have investigated (what was I saying about pride?). When they're not cutting through the powder, they're kayaking, motorcrossing, blading, or dancing. It's not enough to enjoy a pleasant walk. If you're not clocking at least 5 mph, you could be left in the dust.

Somewhere there's a guy sitting around and smoking who is just right for me, only we'll never meet, because he'll never get off his ass.