Obsession

I will admit, I can be fairly intense about my pursuits. When I get excited about something I tell everyone I know about it, and frequently drag them into it with me. Throughout my life there have been many examples - the SCA, Judo, Kendo, handball, squash, boomerangs, kiting, etc. Lately it's been running and kettlebells, and I am happy to report that I have made at least 4 or 5 converts to running, and at least 6 of the local Flock are playing with kettlebells regularly. I know it can be irritating to those who don't want to hear about my latest thingy nonstop, but it could be worse, right? I mean, what if my newset obsession was something really detrimental, like... drugs? Or being a Republican? [shudder]

At any rate, these pictures make my enthusiasm for kettlebells look positively luke-warm by comparison.

I have owned two homes, and even done some professional landscaping in my time, but regardless of how excited I have been about various hobbies, I have never committed such offenses of topiary excess. These folks are clearly serious about their kettlebells - I imagine the animated Santa they put on their lawn in December is doing a military press with a 16kg instead of waving...

Ok, I'll admit, I'm a little jealous, but not enough to run down to the nursery and buy some junipers.
Not yet, anyway...

2 comments:

Mayren said...

oh yah? well how do ya know that those Shrubbery aren't just Gi-Normus Easter Baskets to hide Easter eggs in? hmmm??
Or Fashionable shoes for the Jolly Green Giant huh???
(sheesh.. always tryin to keep da green man down.)

Linus said...

lol - I only called them kettlebells because the site I stole the pics from did...

You've opened my eyes, Mayren - these people are not giryaviks, they're just really into Easter!
I bet the Easter Bunny leaves them a lot of Peeps.
:)

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