Today, like every day during the week, I went to the gym. It began pretty uneventful. I started on the treadmill and walked 5,000 steps while watching reruns of “Roseanne.”
After treading the treadmill I worked on my biceps and triceps. I do confess they need a lot of work. Sometimes when I flex in the mirror, naked, in the privacy of my own bathroom, I notice my upper arms tend to shake like human maracas. And if I add a little bopping up and down to the rhythm of my shaking arms my man-boobs do a little dance, and my… well, use your imagination because that bounces too, but not as much as I’d like.
So after my workout I headed to the locker room. As I did I put my water bottle on the counter which is in front of the mirror. That’s when I heard a groan, a harrumph, that caught my attention. I looked to my right and saw a man in his shorts with no shirt and he was taking a selfie. I was blocking him from seeing himself in the mirror.
Suppressing a giggle, I said an inaudible “sorry” and moved out of the way.
While opening my locker and gathering my things I watched him through the corner of my eye. He posed like a model taking photo after photo.
He flexed his biceps and took a selfie.
He stood sideways, breathed in, and took a selfie.
He lowered his shorts to get a line of visible pubes and took a body shot selfie.
He rubbed his chest and took a selfie.
Apparently he didn’t care that he was being watched by others around him.
After taking numerous selfies, he admired himself by examining each photo. Self-satisfaction never looked so funny.
I wanted to imitate him and take selfies of myself, but I didn’t think he’d appreciate the humor, nor would he appreciate my less than stellar biceps, triceps, and pecs.
I wish I had taken a photo of him taking a selfie to share with you, but that wasn’t possible. There’s a “No camera phones” sign in the locker room, and I didn’t want to break any rules, nor did I want to have my nose broken if he caught me taking his photo.
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Tomorrow I work on my chest, and I’m increasing the weights.
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