Sitting in the Woods

Put a comfortable chair in a public place and it won't set empty for long, providing there are any men around. Put a chair or six on a cabin deck in the middle of the woods and they'll set empty until some guys come around who are intent on sitting.

It's kind of funny when you think about it; sitting. I don't recall ever going to a friend's house for a visit and have them say, "Hey come on in and have a stand; I'll put on a pot of coffee!"

No, we definitely have a proclivity toward sitting. Sitting is one of the handful of things nearly all adults are good at. I guess it's because we spend so little time sitting during the first part of our lives that it takes the last half or so to catch up. 

Ever suggest to a friend that they come on in and have a seat only to have them respond with something like, "That's OK, I'll stand...I've been sitting all day." I've heard that a number of times and have always thought it sounded funny. Even if you've spent most of the day sitting it doesn't take a lot of standing before you're ready to sit down again. I guess that's one of the primary reasons we were designed to bend at the waist. Otherwise, the only option to standing would be lying down...which would often times be inconvenient if not down right awkward. That too is something to think about.

Thanks for tuning in and catching up on the latest information available on sitting in the woods. If the fine folks at Harvard or Cal Berkeley conduct any new studies on sitting and/or standing, you'll hear it here first. Why these ivy league educators insist on contacting me first when they have new information to report remains a mystery. Maybe I should check in with  "Nick Nick-Nick-Nick" and see if he has any ideas on this subject.

 

Have a great day, evening, weekend, vacation, or flight and I'll do my very best to keep you posted.

Post Post: I just realized I've never been very good at sitting. That's somewhat ironic.

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