We're usually pretty good about traumatizing folks. A lot of times it is intentional - 12 year old boy humor at crazy times, blaming the dog for fiber-induced clouds, being embarrassing in public - but sometimes it is purely unintentional.
Today - unintentional trauma was on the menu. After a long winter of treadmills, bike trainers, and football, today was a day to run outside in shorts. It was in the mid-40s and was just about right to have a long sleeve shirt and shorts on. Out the door and get the feet moving. After passing a few folks going the opposite direction on the sidewalk, I noticed that they had funny looks on their faces. Turns out it was me that they were RCA-dogging their heads about. Sigh.
So, it turns out that after several months of only going outdoors wearing pants, sweaters, jackets, hats, gloves, and other winter gear...you get pale. As this is happening, you fail to notice the gradual loss of tan. And then you run outside and unintentionally traumatize several blocks worth of unwitting pedestrians. Sigh.
And, in a semi-related rant - running short manufacturers, please figure out how to make a pair of 7" inseam shorts with pockets that don't sag below the hemline when the phone is in the pocket. Sadly, the phone was with me, so not only did I scar folks with pasty pale thighs, I also traumatized them with the sight of the pocket stretching down below the shorts' hemline.
And that visual should help you sleep better this evening! Pleasant dreams.
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