"Open Mouth, Insert Foot " by TEE Shots (Senior Writer Tom Embrey)

Open Mouth, Insert Foot

February 15, 2011

During my life I have, like most, done plenty of things I have regretted. Many involve my mouth writing checks my body has a hard time cashing. For instance, I once vowed to walk home (several hours) if my alma mater lost to a team they had never lost to. Yep, you guessed it. They lost. I was willing to hold up my end of the deal, but in early winter, others decided it was not such a good idea for me to walk back to campus. Another time I said I'd shave my head bald if that same alma mater advanced to the Elite Eight basketball tournament. They did and this time I wasn't so fortunate. I came out looking like Uncle Fester sans the snappy wardrobe. So recently, I -- the overweight, 30-something, male version of Britney Spears -- did it again. This new challenge came about when a co-worker taunted a few unnamed males about their inability to hang with her in the gym. I work out semi-regularly and an in much better shape now than I was years ago. So I decided I would be willing to take up the dumbell for the cause and see if I could hang with a younger, fitter, female in the gym.

The deal was simple. I had to go through the same workout as my female friend. We'd video it for the website and I would blog about it here.

The event happened this past weekend. I am in the process of piecing together a video on the experience.

I promise to have it up by the weekend. I will also have plenty of details on the competition.

Lets just say I fared a tad bit better than Bobby Riggs did against Billie Jean King, and I still have a little pride left.

ktrip123 2 years, 3 months ago

Um yea...lets not forget about the time you were so sure the Buckeyes were going to lose the Sugar Bowl! Oh yea, that was this year!! Well folks, you guessed it...he lost again. But I must say...he looked mighty pretty wearing my Buckeyes Nuts necklace the entire day around The Pilot. It soooo didn't match his outfit. But he wore it proudly and never complained...as if he was used to this whole "losing" thing. Love ya Tommy :)