Blogging -- moderate

Have you seen the MyPyramid Tracker? I found it by way of Heo Cwaeth, who is trying to eat right. The food intake tracker is a handy tool. You enter what you eat, and it tells you what kind of nutrients you're getting, your total caloric haul for the day, whether you're eating enough veggies, etc. This is nifty.

And then there's the physical activity tracker. You 'fess up to what you did each day and it tells you how many calories you burned. I highly recommend that you examine all the possible selections the government has offered you here. I found the usual choices like walking and aerobics, but there's so much more. I realize the idea is to let users track everything they do each day, but some of these things are the equivalent of using 16-point type to stretch a paper to the required ten pages. Should sitting on the toilet (see personal care) even count? Some of my favorites:

unicycling
digging worms, with shovel
butchering animals
cooking Indian bread on an outside stove
implied standing [several varieties to choose from]
airplane repair
caulking, except log cabin
put on and removal of tarp -- sailboat
sitting quietly/smoking, listening to music
accordion playing
farming, chasing cattle on horseback -- moderate
police, making an arrest (standing)
skin/scuba diving as a frogman (Navy SEAL)
eating at church
having hair or nails done by someone else, sitting
taking medication, sitting or standing
hacky sack
pushing plane in and out of hangar
don't know -- sitting [listed under volunteer work]

Believe me, this is just the tip of the iceberg. Just as curious as what the USDA included are the activities it left out. Sex is not on the list, although under sports there's something called "hand gliding." Patriarchy blaming is not a listed option, nor is arguing with children -- standing. Further, the dog walking option doesn't offer enough detail. Walking the dog is one thing, but briskly walking two lunatic 60-pounders for an hour while trying to work Dog-Whisperer style mojo even when attacked by Yorkies must surely burn more calories. I am underrepresented. But you may not be. Go see.