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Walking the dog

Written by Sean on Wednesday, January 11, 2006

So, the other day, my partner asked me to walk the dog. This is something I can’t possibly do from the chair, as she’s just too full of beans, it would be a wild ride and might be dangerous for both me and the dog! The dog doesn’t get walked nearly as much as it should, but does get plenty of exercise by way of fetch with a ball in the yard.

Nonetheless, I agreed to take the dog for a walk. Just a couple times around the block. At least one of the two of us enjoyed herself, and it wasn’t me! Oh sure, I enjoyed being out on a sunny day with the dog. But the entire time I was out, standing, walking, I was feeling miserable.

In fact, I was feeling physically ill. It just feels *wrong*.

Yes, I can walk. Yes, at home I actually take advantage of that fact, because in the end, it *is* much easier to do chores while walking than wheeling (and yes, I’ve done my share of housechores from the chair). Walking around the house is somewhat neutral, though not really happy.

Stepping out of the house and walking, that’s another story entirely.

At least, it wasn’t in a crowd.

How can it feel so wrong to be able to walk?