Sunday, August 11, 2002

I keep seeing increasing frail

I keep seeing increasing frail old people in athletic gear… this morning I saw an old Chinese man in nike from head to toe, from his jaunty swoosh cap to the matching sweat suit to the hi-tech footgear, barely able to negotiate the curb of the sidewalk.  I felt like challenging him to a race, and maybe pushing him over to get things started.  In the end I just watched his impossibly tiny steps as he inched along his way, and wondered, does this guy even know who “mike” is, and would he like to be like him?  Why else would he dress like a lockerroom wannabe?  Does he know he’s a walking advertisement for a lifestyle he never lived and never will?  Why don’t they come out with Tai Chi wear for these people so they don’t look so ridiculous?  Hell I’d buy some of that stuff…