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Dear Reader,
'Why do tennis players grunt when they hit the ball?'
I don't play tennis, but the lead question in the newspaper Q. & A. article the other day, caught my attention. Because I have become a woman who hears herself grunt more than once, every day.
Apparently, 'Tennis players grunt with each serve and stroke of the ball, because they are delivering short bursts of power, and grunting has probably been around since our prehistoric ancestors first hefted large stones.'
Me, I'm not hitting tennis balls or working in a rock quarry, my throaty grunts are giving me the burst of momentum I need every time I bend over and reach down to pick something up these days.
I've been blaming my frequent grunts throughout the day on getting older. So it's nice to know my grunts are actually inherited, and since preserving old traditions are important to me, it's my duty to keep the generational grunting alive.
I do worry what the neighbors must be thinking when they're hearing grunts and groans coming from the other side of the fence. I'm grunting to pick up a bag of mulch, but they're thinking... 'The Beechers are at it again.'
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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