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‘”I can’t do that song because I can’t remember it,” [Edwyn Collins] replies in faltering speech as he sits at the front of the stage looking physically frail but obviously emotionally overwhelmed.’
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“Hypermiling includes pumping up tires to the maximum rating on their sidewalls… using engine oil of a low viscosity, and the controversial practice of drafting behind other vehicles on the highway to reduce aerodynamic drag.”
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Zeldman makes a valid and intriguing point about the nature of personal sites then vs. now. Reminds me of “Di’s Un-egotistical Homepage” from the late 90s, and makes me want to add more static, self-hosted sections to my current personal site.
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My English comp class discussed this very topic back when I was a college freshman in 1994. Good to see that something is actually coming of this.
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Dubya = EPIC FAIL.
Spring Challenge, Week #6
I know it seems like weight loss updates are all I’ve been posting lately; at least, it does to me. I’ve been spending more time playing Culdcept Saga and figuring out some blog coding tweaks than sitting down and blogging, so I haven’t really been posting any substantive blog entries of late. I wish I could promise that will change… but I can reliably promise no such thing. I can but try.
At any rate, I’m back on the decline! Tuesday’s WW weigh-in had me down 2.4 pounds from last week, and today’s Spring Challenge weigh-in had me down 1.5 pounds from my spring starting weight. Any way you look at it, it’s good news.
BUT. Next week starts my vacation.
Am I taking a vacation from healthy eating and exercise? Not entirely. I’m planning to continue tracking my food until the day we leave for Hawaii, and begin tracking again the day we return (or once the jet lag subsides). While I’m in Hawaii, I’m going to stick to reasonable eating habits: not stuffing myself overfull, not going completely ballistic on booze and sweets, and definitely staying active. We’ll be in Hawaii, for gods sakes! Beautiful weather, all the time. Swimming, walking — I might even join the local Aikido club for an hour’s romp.
I honestly don’t expect to gain much (if any) weight during those seven days. That’s the plan, anyway.
links for 2008-05-01
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“AT&T is preparing to subsidize $200 of the cost of a new iPhone, bringing the price down to $199 for customers who sign two-year contracts.”
links for 2008-04-29
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When I first read this headline, I immediately thought of my Uncle Donnie, who used to work carnivals in Florida. It took me another few moments to remember that Uncle Donnie died over a year ago.
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‘Claiming that he is “literally being starved to death,” the 6′, 308-pound Laswell Friday filed a lawsuit charging that his civil rights have been violated by jailers.’
Quick Update
On my to-do list for this evening was posting more about the Japan Trip of 2007, since I’m running out of time to finish up with that before the next vacation. However, the other things on the to-do list took precedence.
I’ve rediscovered the joy of cooking, and spent a good part of this evening preparing food for the upcoming week. I cooked two cups of rice and portioned it out into six servings of one-third cup each. I made the Pureed Broccoli Soup recipe I read in this month’s Women’s Health magazine. Add to that the two single-cup servings of Three Amigos Chili I have stashed in the fridge from this weekend, and I’m loaded for bear.
Also on the agenda: a cardio workout with PUSH (quickly aborted ten minutes in, when the yoga-cardio chick started doing a V-step and some sort of jazz hands) and processing / uploading audio files from my Zen teacher‘s most recent retreat with his Zen teacher.
In the foreseeable future: Tomorrow is my second-ever Weight Watchers weigh-in and meeting. I have four more days of work before I get two weeks off. And I have only nine days to wait until I can see the sunny shores of Oahu!
I’ll try to post some more substantive entries within the coming week. We’ll see…