I have to tell y’all what happened at the gym this week.
We all have a favorite treadmill, right? I hop onto the very last treadmill ’cause it’s my favorite and start my run. I am just getting into a rhythm at around 3/10 of a mile, when out of nowhere, something lands.
ON.
MY.
HEAD.
I simultaneously grab It, throw It, leap onto the side board AND hit the emergency stop button. All at the same time. At this point, my heart rate is elevated. I turn to the man three treadmills down, and using a loud, shrill voice that he may or may not have perceived as shrieking, said, “Did you see That?! What was That?! It landed.
ON.
MY.
HEAD.”
All the while, I am frantically searching for It, thinking, oh, I don’t know, Killer Wasp? or maybe Angry Tarantula? Then I saw It.
A little green katydid.
Whew! What a relief! I captured It and released It into the wild. OK, actually, I released It into the parking lot in front of my gym. You’ll be glad to know the facitily is safe once again, but there was no way I was getting back on that treadmill today.
Oh, and to man three treadmills down… I am so sorry about interrupting your peaceful workout! There was a surprise katydid
ON.
MY.
HEAD.
😉 -Marci
