Fitness update: I take back everything that I said on the 16th about being an out of shape old man. Today I busted out 90 full motion hands-behind-the-head sit-ups in just a minute and forty five seconds. This is by far and away the best that I have ever done in the sit-ups department. The strange thing is that I still have, according to the Air Force, a 35 1/2” waistline.
I mention the waist measurement, because waist measurement is part of the official Air Force fitness test. The Air Force considers the waistline as the point just above the hipbone (which is usually on the same latitude as the belly button). The hipbone standard means that everyone’s love handles are included in the measurement. In order to get a perfect score on the fitness test I must have a 32 ˝ inch waist measurement. The same measurement standard applies no matter how tall you are. > Which is ridiculous! Do you know of any 6-foot tall male that has a 32 ˝ inch waist? I haven't had a waist that thin since I was a freshmen in High School! Gripe, gripe, gripe…
Anyways, it is nice to know that I am in shape even if the Air Force cant figure it out.