This Thanksgiving, Geezer is giving thanks to Google, which makes it possible for him to remember (and copy) what he wrote last Thanksgiving, and the Thanksgiving before that, et cetera.
Geezer was surprised to learn that he had already done the math to calculate
how many hours a 160- pound man would have to walk to burn the calories
normally consumed at a Thanksgiving meal. According to this handy calories burned chart,
walking burns just under 8 calories a minute (active sex burns 5.6--no
word yet on passive sex). And according to this discouraging Thanksgiving calorie counter,
a typical Thanksgiving meal delivers 4,575 calories. Yes Virginia, the
numbers are discouraging. If you start walking at 7p.m., you will burn
the last of your Thanksgiving related calories just before sunrise,
about 5 a.m., just in time to say good-bye to the in-laws.
Geezer suggests that we all give thanks to GORP, for their state-by-state directory of scenic hikes.
