A story about nothing

by YankeeJim | December 18, 2010 at 11:03 am

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Here is a “story” that appeared on MSNBC that would make David Brinkley roll over in his grave because it lacks newsworthiness.

I worked with David Brinkley on a project one time in Tampa Florida. A woman who worked for me graduated from Vanderbilt as did Brinkley. She was a young lady and was having issues with her boyfriend. She asked Mr. Brinkley for advice and he shared a story about his first wife who left him for a dentist. “She left me for a dentist,” and he laughed heartily!

Anyway, this story implies that being single might be better for your health than being married because marriage makes one too comfortable.

Not in my case. I used to walk with my wife 3.5 miles a day. I used to run 5 miles, and then I had health issues and settled for walking. One day, she started jogging and was 1500 meters ahead of me. That sparked competitive juices. I tried to keep up and couldn’t, though there is spot in the trail where I can cut through the woods on short cut and end up ahead of her.

It makes me feel better even though I cheated on wife.

“Marriage may be bad for your physical fitness

Men and women who get hitched have a dip in cardiovascular fitness, study finds

People who stay single, or become single again by divorce, may be somewhat more physically fit than those in wedded bliss, a new study suggests.

The research, which followed nearly 8,900 adults over several years, found that both men and women who got married during that time tended to experience a dip in cardiovascular fitness, as measured by treadmill tests.

In contrast, men who got divorced during the study saw a modest increase in their fitness levels.

The findings, reported in the American Journal of Epidemiology, do not prove that a change in marital status directly causes the change in fitness — for better or worse.””