Weekly Health & Fitness HomeWork for 5/17/09

This week's HomeWork takes a break from the physical and returns (sort of)
to the mental.
I thought of this while listening to the high school kids I coach at Green
Lake Crew last week.
It was amazing how many times the 'word' "Umm" was uttered.
I use quotes around 'word', because a prof/mentor of mine in undergrad once
said, "Umm is a sound, not a word." And Dr. Prim was absolutely correct.
I counted one of the rowers saying "umm" 7 times in one 5-minute
conversation with another rower.
So, this week's HomeWork is to pick one day and count the number of times
YOU say the 'word' "Umm" between the time you wake up and when you go to
sleep. It will be a lot for me, I am sure! I plan on keeping a piece of
paper in my pocket and each time I utter that little noise, I will jot it
down. By the end of the day there will be a BUNCH of little hash marks on
that piece of paper.

Just an interesting little awareness exercise to improve our linguistic
skills.

Have a great week,
umMRoss