A guy named Bikram Choudhury has gotten rich promoting “hot yoga,” in which people twist themselves into pretzels while sweating like racehorses for 90 minutes in a room heated to 105 degrees and filled with other people sweating like racehorses.
Inspired by Choudhury, The Buzz is proud to announce our entry in the “Oh Man, Why Am I Doing This?” fitness market: our new CertainHeatStroke Mega Xtreme Discomfort program, which involves 60 minutes of sit-ups, crunches and push-ups performed in the parking lot of a Mesa, Ariz., Wal-Mart at noon daily from June 1 to Sept. 30.
Two-wheel tax relief: The federal government now offers tax breaks for people who buy fuel-efficient scooters and motorcycles, including a battery-powered bike that gets about 40 miles to a charge.
But this initiative does not go far enough. Mr. Obama, The Buzz demands that you extend the tax break to skateboards powered by weed-eater motors.
Only a test: If you’re driving from Marysville to Everett on Highway 529 during the wee hours early Wednesday, expect delays at the Snohomish River drawbridge.
Crews will test the drawbridge to make sure it works when a tugboat needs it to open during rush hour.
— Mark Carlson, Herald staff
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