On Monday, I posted about the start of the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge and included a Top 5 list of songs with “walk” in the title. Here’s the list:

5. Walk On the Wild Side – Lou Reed
4. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
3. Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
2. Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
1. Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith

I was immediately bombarded with messages from individuals outraged over the songs I did not include in the list. Unfortunately for them, all rankings are final, as I’ve previously noted numerous times. However, I am happy to put together an unprecedented second Top 5 list of songs with “walk” in the title.

5. Walk Like a Man – Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons
4, Walk of Life – Dire Straits
3, Walkin’ After Midnight – Patsy Cline
2. These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ – Nancy Sinatra
1. I Walk The Line – Johnny Cash

This list is somehow even older than the first Top 5 list, with Dire Straits’ Walk of Life the “newest” song. It was released in 1985. Well done, everyone.

The CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge ends Sunday. Click here for all the details.

Good luck, and happy stepping!

Steven Tyler loves
the STEPtacular Challenge
walk this way for cash

like Meat Loaf I would
haiku anything for love
but there is a line

in case you forgot
CMEpalooza Fall
October 18

9 AM ET — Organic Partnerships That Lead to Real World Connections: A CE Case Example

the healthiest things
are certified organic
even partnerships

10 AM ET — My Data Wants Out!

do you suffer from
bad data complexity?
this could be the cure

11 AM ET — Do We Really Need Another Session About AI?

this is like asking
if we need more Phillies wins
yes of course we do

Noon — Reaffirming Our Relevance: Myths and Misconceptions about CME and Implications for Our Industry

if you combine myth
and misconception, it is
a mythconception

1 PM ET – Think Again: Challenging the Path of Least Resistance

my grandpa would say
give your problem a good think
and then think again

2 PM ET – Case Conundrums in CME

this will be our fifth
case conundrum session, yet
spelling eludes me

3 PM ET – Improving Patient Care for the LGBTQ+ Community through Continuing Education: A Panel Discussion

this title is not
clever, witty, or cute, but
then neither are we

4 PM ET — FADE Out HIV – Connecting Black Barbers, Their Clients and Community Clinicians

this session will show
sometimes the best ideas
are unexpected

Sponsors

a sponsor haiku
guarantees business success
send complaints to Scott

Gold

ACHL a
learning academy not
police or awards

CEA uses
four company acronyms
a haiku nightmare

just like the show Friends
MLG gold sponsorship
will be there for you

Silver

to those who don’t know
Academic CME
Tim Hayes will amaze

question of the day
what name does the K stand for
in DKBmed?

if shopping for hay
Haymarket Med Ed might be
a disappointment

Mister Mister sang
oh Healio liaison
or something like that

you can trust this group
since their name literally
is Integrity

Kurt Russell stars in
my fav CME movie
Medscape from New York

PQH creates
digital education
Johnny 5 approves

RedMedEd: hard-core
yet lovable just like Scott
but more lovable

We here at CMEpalooza HQ are big fans of walking. Scott leads walking tours of Philadelphia. I love going on hikes and exploring new cities on foot. Whenever I go for a run, I find myself thinking “Why am I doing this? I should be walking.” In fact, we love walking so much, we put together a Top 5 list of songs with “walk” in the title (OK, maybe we didn’t put together the list. I put together the list and didn’t consult Scott. I’m sure he disagrees. Too bad. My post, my list.)

5. Walk On the Wild Side – Lou Reed
4. Walking On Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
3. Walk Like an Egyptian – The Bangles
2. Walking in Memphis – Marc Cohn
1. Walk This Way – Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith

Honorable Mention: Walk of Life – Dire Straits, Walkin’ On The Sun – Smash Mouth, I Walk the Line – Johnny Cash, Walking on Broken Glass – Annie Lennox

(Side note: I just realized that Walking in Memphis is the most recent song on the Top 5 list and it was released in 1991. As always, we are on the cutting edge of pop culture.)

In honor of our love of walking, we are proud to announce the third iteration of the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge starting today! What is the CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge, you ask? Allow me to explain.

• The challenge begins today (October 9) and will go until the end of the day on Sunday (October 15)
• The challenge is to record at least 10,000 steps in one day. For each day during the challenge period that you record 10,000 steps, please send in a screenshot of your step-counting device with the number of recorded steps, either by email (thecmeguy@gmail.com) or text (267-666-0CME [0263]). Please include the following information:
  • Screenshot of number of steps
  • Date of steps
  • Name
  • Email
  • Physical mailing address
  • T-shirt size (please remember to include this!)
• For each day you achieve 10,000 steps and send in a screenshot, you will be entered into a random drawing for a $50 Amazon gift card (there are five gift cards; you cannot win more than one.) Winners will be drawn during the week of CMEpalooza Fall.
• The person who records and submits the most steps in one day wins a $250 Amazon gift card. This time around we are implementing a new rule that I have dubbed The Jamro Rule in honor of two-time CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge winner Amanda Jamrogiewicz: the winner of the Challenge is ineligible to compete in the next round of the Challenge. That means Amanda is ineligible to compete in this round, and now the rest of you finally have a chance to win (no offense, but she beat y’all by a lot the past two times. I mean, a lot.)
• Everyone who enters will receive a CMEpalooza STEPtacular Challenge performance T-shirt from Talem Health. They’re pretty great, see? (note: color may be different.)
  
• In lieu of an entrance fee, we are asking everyone to please consider joining CMEpalooza and Talem Health in making a donation to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). The recommended amount is $25, or whatever you are comfortable giving. Please follow this link to make a donation.

Thanks everyone and good luck!

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