March 2012
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Monday
Didn’t do much over the weekend due to surgery on Friday (which is healing nicely, though still sore). I plan to resume with chest and back tonight.
That's more like it!
So- Work yesterday was a lesson in pain. It seemed any time I sat for more than 5 minutes I had a difficult time standing as muscles and tendons I wasn’t previously aware of chose not to function. Arriving home, I wasn’t sure if I was going to do the nightly workout… but I’m glad I did. It was arms and shoulders night and unlike the previous chest and back I got all the way...
Day 2 redux
So… I arrived home from work to an encampent in the back yard. The kids are on spring break and decided to camp out! Between the day one workout, work and camping I had very little left in the tank so I opted for an ab workout rather than the full on plyometrics. Tonight I guess I’ll have to get back on track with “Shoulder and Arms.” I think these workouts are going to...
followup
So, I don’t have much to add from last night. I’m disappointed in my performance, but I guess that’s the point of embarking on a program. I’m going to hold off posting before/after pictures for reasons of vanity… just imagine an office dweller.
Tonight is round two… plyometrics. I suspect i’m in for more pain!
Ouch.
So…. P90x.
I discovered a few interesting facts.
1. I am sadly out of shape. This led to a very poor showing on my part.
2. A large dinner isn’t advisable prior to a p90x workout. I think I’ve said enough
3. On the plus side, I do have biceps… Who knew. They were there lurking inside my noodle arms all along. Unfortunately they hurt and refuse to bend more than 90*...
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Exercise...?
Since starting my journey into the paleo realm I’ve lost about 50lbs… no exercise, no calorie counting. The secret for me? Gluten free, omega 3 and vitamin D. That’s it- the pounds just came off, and came off quick, stabilizing for me at about 175lb, down from about 230lb. Truth be told, I still eat some corn and have far more diet soda than I should. On occasion (whole 30...
September 2011
1 post
What's my diet about?
Whole9Life put together an nice article containing an “elevator pitch” for paleo advocates:
Nutrition in 60 Seconds
I eat real food – fresh, natural food like meat, vegetables and fruit. I choose foods that are nutrient-dense, with lots of naturally occurring vitamins and minerals, over foods that have more calories but less nutrition. And food quality is important – I’m careful...
June 2009
2 posts
“Goodbye for now and good luck………. You’re going to need...”
– Awesome financial commentary I saw on youtube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GukmDO89KI)
May 2009
8 posts
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
Yep, that’s a new word i learned tonight. I say new word, as it’s both new to me and evidently young etymologically.
Denotation:
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (uncountable)
The fear of long words, ironically. It is literally the hippopotamus- and monster-related fear of very long words. Ben is a sufferer of a mild form of hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia
Etymology
From...
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So…the wife asked me about twitter. She’s up to speed on facebook and the like, but wasn’t quite sure what the tweet buzz was all about.
It was then that we decided to take a quick survey of douche-tastic names on twitter… here’s our top 5:
baggey_o_douche / Douchey McBag
mcdouchey / Douchey McDouchebag
douchebagelow / douche bagelow
ivanadouche / Ivana...
“We’ll soon find out whether an organism the size of the United States can...”
– Jim Kunstler
“One of the saddest lessons of history is this: If we’ve been bamboozled long...”
– Carl Sagan
September 2008
3 posts
Smoky Treat!
Spent last night smoking an 8.5lb shoulder… went in at midnight, came out at 3:30pm. It’s delicious, but here’s some tips to avoid frustration-
#1. Don’t fall asleep for too long. Sounds obvious, but if you conk out for 3 hours, so do the coals. Go ahead and add 3 hours to your cook time.
#2. All lump charcoal is not created equal. The Crapford lump I used was crap…...
“So, I heard sardines are the bacon of the sea!”
– Overheard at lunch.
August 2008
3 posts
“maybe you can live on moon in next century.”
– my fortune cookie
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Rolling in Montana
I logged 400 miles today driving from Kalispell to Ronan, back to Kalispell then on to Cut Bank and back to Kalispell. After all that driving, I can say Glacier National Park is a treasure. Even with heavy cloud cover, the park was one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen in a long time.