Overheard at the vaunted Canandaigua YMCA

—1) “So now Obama is charged with using pot as a youth. Well, SO WHAT? Our current prez was a cocaine junkie once — I don’t think marijuana is as dangerous as cocaine. I dare say you probably couldn’t find anyone in this country below the age of 50 who hasn’t experimented with drugs at some time. I know I sure did, — but that was then, and I decided it was a waste of time; so I gave it up!”
“Well not this kid!” I said.
“And how old are you?”
“64.”
“There you go!” he crowed. “You just proved my point, fella.”
“I don’t even like getting tipsy,” I said.

—2) “This sure has to be the neatest machine we’ve ever got! I can get my heart-rate up where it belongs without killing my back.” (10 minutes Friday; 20 [if you count the cooldown five] today.)

—3) From the boombox in the exercise-gym:

“Never was a cornflake girl
Thought that was a good solution
Hangin with the raisin girls
Shes gone to the other side
Givin us a yo heave ho
Things are getting kind of gross
And I go at sleepy time
This is not really happening
You bet your life it is

Peel out the watchword just peel out the watchword

She knows whats going on
Seems we got a cheaper feel now
All the sweeteaze are gone
Gone to the other side
With my encyclopedia
They musta paid her a nice price
Shes puttin on her string bean love
This is not really happening
You bet your life it is

Rabbit whered you put the keys girl
And the man with the golden gun
Thinks he knows so much
Thinks he knows so much
Rabbit whered you put the keys girl.......”