Adventures in Hula Hooping

I went and bought a hula hoop. If you don't know, hula hooping is *the* new exercise trend and I'm nothing if not trendy (Ok, I'm not trendy but work with me, people). Of course, using a weighted hoop is what you're supposed to use but those things are $40 compared to my $5 Target special, even if my Target hoop doesn't make the classic "shoop shoop" sound but waddya expect for $5?

I get home and give it a whirl (pun intended). I can't do it. The damn thing just does a slow rotation to the ground. I try again. Nope. Ain't happening. All I can say is Thank God nobody can see me doing this (my blind Lab Lucy is the only witness and she can't see so I'm safe) because they'd laugh themselves straight into a bladder accident.

I'll keep trying...as long as Lucy the Blind Lab is the only witness.