Monthly Archives: March 2009

My Personal Weight Loss Program

3/31/2009 – 8:44 am

About five years back, Amy and I went on the South Beach Diet and in six months I dropped 30 pounds, from 180 to 150, though I only stayed that low for a few weeks. My weight seemed to stabilize at 155 without a ton of undue effort, and I considered that a success. Of [...]

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El Salvador 2, Bolton Wanderers 2

3/29/2009 – 1:16 pm

Right, so I watched El Salvador vs. EE UU last night and was thoroughly unimpressed. We went out to dinner so I DVR’d the game figuring I’d watch it when we got home and be none the wiser, but as a cruel twist of fate would have it, as we were walking back to [...]

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Mulched in the Nick of Time

3/28/2009 – 5:32 pm

Right, so nesting continues apace. This weekend’s agenda? Mulching.
In the summer we have a lovely landscaped backyard. In the fall, we have to cut it down. In the spring, we need to lay down mulch. Lots and lots of mulch.
This year I decided to keep the final count on this space: we bought 45 and [...]

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Footie – Session 14

3/27/2009 – 6:18 pm

Recap: Not nearly as many guys today, probably 26 or so, which meant two fields but only a couple subs. The play was chippy, decent at times, but not great. I have complaints but more on that later.
Health Report: Relatively unscathed, though I did get tackled once way too hard against the boards. I have [...]

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The Show Must Go On

3/26/2009 – 12:30 pm

It seems like whenever I entertain the idea of closing up the blog an acquaintance mentions that s/he reads it regularly and enjoys it. I had two of those yesterday, which is also a bit of a coincidence considering I go months upon months without anyone mentioning this space.
Also, I noticed there was a huge [...]

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Ars*nal Make Me Want to Puke

3/24/2009 – 10:00 am

I also want to quickly mention how much I hate Ars*nal.
Word on the street is that the old swagger is back. And who have they toppled in this end-of-season revival? None other than the mighty West Brom (20th place -29 GD), Blackburn (16th place -16 GD), and Newcastle (18th place -13 GD), and enjoyed [...]

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Movies! Movies! Movies!

3/24/2009 – 9:27 am

I spent a good amount of time over my break watching a bunch of movies, most of which aren’t new. Here’s the list: Religulous, The Dark Knight, The Simpsons Movie, The Killing of a Chinese Bookie, The Future is Unwritten, and last night, Watchmen in IMAX.
The Good
If you like Bill Maher’s brand of humor then [...]

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More Free-Flowing Truth From the Fount of Knowledge

3/20/2009 – 4:40 pm

For our birthing class, we’re now three classes down and three to go. We wince often, crack jokes, and are probably pretty annoying. Amy, who has a decade of nursing experience and for the last eighteen months has been practicing as a Nurse Practitioner in Women’s Health, has problems with some of the medical half-truths [...]

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Footie – Session 13

3/20/2009 – 2:36 pm

Recap: Way too many guys, probably about close to fifty, which means six subs per team. That’s just way too many. I was on the marginally better team on the better field but that’s not much to cheer about—we had a couple ball hogs and a couple of guys who didn’t like to sub. With [...]

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Major League Soccer Kicks Off Tonight!

3/19/2009 – 4:52 pm

Hey! Major League Soccer kicks off tonight, opening with the newest team in the league, the Seattle Sounders vs. the New York Red Bulls. You can catch it at 8:00 CT on ESPN2.
Qwest Field is a great venue for the beautiful game. I watched the US play Venezuela there way, way back in March [...]

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