Bush and "runner's high" as a replacement for the bottle and the straw

[digno dave]

http://runtrails.blogspot.com/2005/01/understanding-runners-high.html

I had heard of it before and it probably has been hammered on over and over here but this article crystalized it for me. This is why he was/is so obsessive about exercising. He needs his fix.

[WCGreen]

1. I know when I quit drinking....

I became obsessed with working out...

It was not only the endorfins, but also the idea that I was remaking myself into something different...

[marmar]

2. I'm not convinced that he's off the sauce....

OR some other substance. :smoke:

[Bad Penny]

3. same here

[msongs]

4. it is an improvement tho, don't you think? nt