The Born Loser by Art and Chip Sansom for January 25, 2025

Brutus needs to save his running energy somehow.

Don’t forget your phone……….

You can probably skip the gym today unless you just want to get out…that works!

Skip the gym today Brutus… sit down and have a nice hot cup of cocoa.

is “Gym To Workout” that another bar. like “Working Late in The Office”

Don’t overdo it

Admit it Brutus, you want to go to your usual greasy spoon and get a plateful of whatever passes as food there.

Brutus doing something smart. Someone checque the weather report Hades may have frozen over.

Brutus wants to get a smoothie at the gym…

Can he get a credit on his monthly membership fee?

and park as close as possible to the entrance

Brutus would be an Adonis if he was as big a weight loser in the gym as he is in life.

Her question is unnecessary. Sometimes you just want to get out of the house.

While bicycle commuting 20 miles a day, I would see people speed past in their cars. Headed for the gym.

Brutus why didn’t you get Gladys out there for some exercise. I know my wife would help me. She sure could use some exercise.

Give it a rest today Brutus .

after that, I don’t think that it was necessary to go anymore. :J

No need now.

If I haven’t had a heart attack, and there’s enough snow, I go x-c skiing after I clear the walks and driveway. If its a really good snow, I ski from the end of the drive to the golf course ( adds a mile round trip)

Most definitely off to a good start. Also, kudos for your sticking to your New Year’s Resolution of working out. I have been doing it for years and it’s been a part of my life for 5 days a week, and unless there are some very compelling reasons, I keep my routine. Actually, if it took me an hour to shovel snow off my driveway, I myself, might have skipped that particular morning….

A likely story Brutus. Now the truth of the matter. Pining a stop at the local 19th hole to see summer golf hackers.

Good on Brutus! But he’s going to be really sore tomorrow!

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It would have been awkward if he told her the truth, he cleared an escape route in case her mum showed up.

And before anybody mentions he also cleared a path for her arrival, he didn’t need to clear a path for her arrival on her broom.

Ha! Brutus just had a workout!

Too funny!!!☺️

Of course, until they plow the roads he still might not be able to get to the gym… but he can get more exercise getting his car unstuck…

Or maybe he will go to the gym just to relax in the hot tub. (Just like I sometimes do after having taken a long run outdoors!!!)

Maybe Brutus piled all the snow at the bottom of the driveway, as snow plows tend to do. Or maybe the street was just plowed and he needs to clear that before he finally realizes he is tired and had a good workout.

I have a friend in Iowa who is leaving Monday and pulling his travel trailer to the Gulf Coast for 2 months. My comment to his was, I thought you didn’t like winter camping.

Brutus might want to reconsider going to the gym today. One morning after a storm I skipped my usual time on my exercise bike in order to do snow removal (my wife and I did have to go out). When I was done, I figured I’d had enough of a workout to give myself a pass on riding the bike that day.

But good for him for working out! Besides the physical health benefits, it helps alleviate the stress of everyday life (and we all know that, as the star of The Born Loser, Brutus’ life is very stressful).

As for Gladys, it’s not always about needing to go anywhere. Often I get rid of the snow as soon as possible after the storm is over, so I can get out when I have to. And snow removal is usually easier sooner than later.

brutus knows that he’s safe from mama gargle at the gym… ☺

One hour shoveling snow is a workout Brutus unless you use a flame thrower.