I have a new friend!
It’s not male or female, in fact, it’s not even alive. Before you ask, it’s not even one of those artificial intelligent things. The closest it gets to a computer is a couple of feet.
Who or what is it? I hear you ask, it’s a chair. Not just any chair, it’s a kneeling chair. The first time I saw one, I fell in love, and I’ve been after one ever since.
Everyone praises the way it supports posture, a fact that I concur with. There is a second reason I love these is attentiveness. I am upright with correct posture, with a comfortably balanced spine. My position is above the computer, where I can remain focused on my work. OK, I can still find excuses for working slow, but this certainly is the right direction.
You can see how I used to work at my desk, chronic lethargy is apparent. Posture that deserves an insult. Propensity to snooze, and look at the computer screen, this knob head is playing games!
![My Old Chair](https://bernardwozny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chair-before-01-croped-915x1024.jpg)
Have a look what a kneeling chair can do! You can clearly see that this is a happy man. His posture is upright, while he is comfortably positioned for work. Look at his computer screen, this man is flowing with words.
![My New Chair](https://bernardwozny.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/chair-new-02-croped-1-1024x996.jpg)
The rest (sic) is going to sound like a product review.
I fell in love with these seats many years ago, in England, but it took me this long to acquire one. Maintaining posture is paramount, while I keep above and focused on my work.
Choices of these chairs are many, I’ve seen prices range up to nearly $1,000 (WTF?) this cost me less than $150. I chose this model because,
- It is on castors and can move around.
- It has side handles, this is the only model I found with handles.
- Back rest – again this is the only one with back rests. Not too sure about backrests, I can always remove it if I decide to.
- Price – did I mention this is cheap?
- Turns out to be well constructed and robust.
Back to Thanksgiving: as you can imagine, my chair is high on my list of things to be thankful for. Other things rate high, some even higher.
What I really want to be thankful for is not forthcoming. After all my years of existence I understand that some things will never come to pass. For instance, when people ask, “What do you want for Christmas?” I always reply, “World peace.”
I don’t think a chair is much help with that.
Thank you for following me this far.
Keep learning, stay above water, and always play nicely with everyone else.
Bernard
That’s all folks!
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