For richer but not poorer

If you like a good romance, you might like the wedding announcements in the Sunday New York Times. These are great features. Some are longer than others. Some, like this one, are entire stories unto themselves. What does this have to do with health and fitness, you may ask? This might be a stretch but here goes: Feeling joy over others' joy is healthy. (Also, some of the announcements are so over-the-top that you have to laugh, which is also a healthy trait.)
For instance, if you are, shall we say, a person of lesser means don't bother to send yours in. This is not class warfare; this is pretty much true. A friend of mine says these annoucements are all about the couple's parents anyway. "The father of the bride, Fred Schmedly of Westchester County, N.Y., recently published a book, "How to Learn to Putt in Ten Easy Lessons" (Harper Collins). I'm exaggerating. But not by much. In other words, you can tell these couples come from wealth.
Also if you are mentally challenged, don't bother to waste your 41 cents. At least not on The Times. Even if you have a mere bachelor's degree. I've been reading these for so long now, I should be jaded about the number of degrees one can aquire before one is 30. But inevitably a bride or groom's accomplishments will shock. "Lucille Smith Rockefeller received her bachelor of science degree from Princeton. She then completed her M.D. from Harvard, and now is a resident in cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. When she was six, she published a book of nursery rhymes."
When I retire, I think I'll write spoofs of these.

P.S. Here is something decidedly health-and-fitnessy for you: Over the weekend, my boss Pork Chop and her husband ventured to Atlanta to hang out with Pork Chop's sister. On some Atlanta streets, they have these really clearly marked pedestrian crosswalks, where if you are driving anything remotely motorized, you have to give the walkers/joggers/crawlers the right-of-way. Pork Chop said they witnessed a woman go airborne after the car next to theirs ran into her. They stopped for the police and ambulance, and stayed at the scene about two hours. Pork Chop's sister had to keep the woman from trying to get up and walk. She apparently was on the way to the soccer game and at last reporting was fine. But the worst part--aside from being hit, of course--was that the driver of the offending car was kind of aloof and arrogant about it. So. Be careful out there. Cross the street with both eyes open.