walkingwhileworking.com

It's hot and I'm not.

So what, you say — that's not exactly what you'd call news.

Let's not bicker.

Thomas Niccum, whose software development business (Lancet Software Development) creates websites (several hundred to date), among other things, is the latest convertee to the new religion of walking while working.

He was so inspired by the cult's guru — Dr. James Levine (top) of the Mayo Clinic, a nice, unassuming man who had no idea that by simply doing his clinical research and then reporting it in the medical literature he'd unleash a juggernaut of epic proportions — that not only did he (Thomas) go out and buy himself a treadmill and then fashion a desk around it (below),

he purchased the domain name walkingwhileworking.com to spread the gospel.

He said it occurred to him while he was musing about the wildly popular site cryingwhileeating.com.

Then he happened on that squidoo.com post here of this past Monday and before you could say Bob's your uncle, he'd created a squidoo lens for walkingwhileworking.

But wait — it gets better.

On day two of its existence (yesterday) the walkingwhileworking lens, which contains everything he's been able to gather about the subject — Dr. Levine's work and links to his papers, links to my posts, Tom's posts, where to buy treadmills and the necessary add–ons, tips on creating your own treadmill–centered office or workspace, photos, any and all related resources, you name it — reached #1,031 in squidoo's ranking of its over 11,000 lenses.

Just now I wandered over there to see what's new and was delighted to see the lens had jumped overnight to #437 — with a bullet.

w00t!

Dr. Levine has graciously agreed to provide a handy jumpstart guide entitled something like "How to build your own walking computer desk with a screwdriver — for $50."

This baby's got legs.

I will state here that my life in all respects has been markedly better since I lifted my lazy butt out of my Hans Wegner peacock chair and started walking on my treadmill while creating bookofjoe, reading, watching TV (you'll see the new audiovisual additions in Version 2.0, currently in beta) and whatnot.

I look for Dr. Levine to be on Oprah in the not–too–distant future, walking with her on side–by–side treadmills while she interviews him.

Treadmill workers of the world — unite!