This year I played it real smart and super safe. I was reflecting back on my life and realized that 5 of my friends got DUI’s from Downtown San Jose and they are going thru a really crazy process with lawyers, paperwork, etc. A DUI is totally not the business and…
St. Patrick’s day actually helped me realize the following things:
1.) I have two legs, so why not use them…
I need to get more active so why not start on St. Patties day and start walking! I went into google maps and saw that walking from my house to downtown SJ is only 4.7 miles which will take 1.5 hours.
2.) I can’t get a DUI if I can’t drive…
Another cool benefit of walking is that I can’t get a DUI. I will be able to freely bar hop and drink until last call without the fear or thought of getting pulled over.
3.) All that walking just burned most of the calories in my alcohol…
3 Pints of Sierra Nevada is about 525 calories. Walking 1.5 hours burns 454 calories. So all together I net around 71 calories.
4.) No parking tickets!
I was able to spare the tickets or battles with meter maids this year. On top of that I didn’t have to worry about finding places to park around downtown.
5.) Opportunity for cool pictures…
I never realized all the cool places I passed by when I drove. I had a lot more time to look around and snap some really cool photos with my iPhone. Check the gallery below.
All in all, I had a blast being responsible and celebrating the irish holiday downtown. I never realized how cool walking could be!
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That’s great that you chose to walk. It has plenty of perks: it’s good for your health, it gives you time to think and reflect on things, the things you mentioned, etc. Haha. Hope you had a great St. Patties day. GREEN IS GREAT. :]
I had a wonderful St. Patties day! Thanks for stopping thru. I hope your St. Patties day went smooth.
if more people can realize and do what you did, this world could be much better
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its all about leg power. i say people need to push boards and pedal steel more. drivers need to respect that too.