In Defense of My Treadmill

So this morning, at 6:45am, I took a walk around my neighborhood. It is lovely. We're so close to all the amenities on Ventura Boulevard (can't. get. tom. petty. out. of. my. head.) but right behind us there are gorgeous little houses on cute residential streets (not all of which have sidewalks. hmpf.). SMS thinks it is crazy that we moved all the way to LA, with it's perfect weather, blah, blah, blah and I want to buy something that will allow me to stay indoors to walk. At the beginning of my walk today I thought, "Maybe he's right; maybe I don't need a treadmill. If I stay on East Coast time forever then I can always walk in the morning, even if I do actually get a job." But 30-minutes in I thought differently. Here is why I think I need a treadmill:

1. I have the physical stamina to walk longer than half an hour, but unless I'm heading somewhere specific, I get really, really bored, even with Science Friday on my I-Pod.
   
2. There are no hills in Sherman Oaks. It's flat, flat, flat, and I need some hills!
3. I watch A LOT of TV. If I walked on a treadmill for 1/2 the time I watched TV, I could lose 20lbs in no time! It's my version of Larry David peeing sitting down:

Larry David: I pee sitting down.
Jeff Greene: You pee sitting down?
Larry David: Yeah! Have you ever tried it?
Jeff Greene: No!
Larry David: It's more comfortable. When you get up during the night you don't have to turn on the light and wake up, and you get to read.
Jeff Greene: What are you reading?
Larry David: I'm reading a lot of stuff.
Jeff Greene: What stuff?
Larry David: If I peed twenty times during a day I can get through a whole New York Times for god's sake!
Jeff Greene: Twenty times?
Larry David: Yeah! Hey buddy, when you're peeing all over your shoe, I'm learnin' somethin'!
Jeff Greene: What makes you think I'm peeing all over my shoe while you're learnin' somethin'?


So there you have it, I'm getting a treadmill! Also, it will add to my Costco money back program, so what more reason do you need?