Betty by Gary Delainey and Gerry Rasmussen for May 04, 2024

He’s going to be at it the rest of his life then.

Its not the back that hurts, its the knees and ankles.

Betty is really good at it. Has she been doing secret yoga?

This style of sitting on the floor was instituted by the Tokugawa shogunate. It was designed to cause your legs to fall asleep and make it almost impossible for you to rise up and use your swords to attempt an assassination. The Tokugawa shogunate lasted from about 1603 to 1865.

Most little kids sit like that… my grandson included!

I sat like that when I was a kid. Now with two knee replacements, I no longer have 180 degrees of flexion. Maybe 120. Sitting cross-legged (aka Indian style) is the thing I miss most.

Debatable Betty

his feet are pointing the wrong way, perhaps his positioning needs adjustment.

I guess that makes Betty a potato bug.

All that getting up and down is good exercise. That’s why I sleep on a pad on the floor. Japanese who sleep on the floor on traditional futons maintain their full mobility longer. However, it’s not good to be looking up at your TV.