Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Kolbe Peter
is here after 26 hours of labor that ended in a c-section. Here is a picture of the "little" guy (9 pounds 11 ounces)
Monday, September 14, 2009
Friday, September 11, 2009
Double Yuck
Ellen DeGeneres Named 4th 'American Idol' Judge
By Hank Stuever
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 10, 2009; 12:42 PM
So, Ellen DeGeneres will be sitting at the "American Idol" judges' desk when the hugely popular singing competition returns early next year. She'll be in Paula Abdul's vacated, spacey place, with Simon and Randy. (And oh, right -- Kara.) It says a lot. It unravels the icon tapestry of the early 21st-century religion of insta-fame: How does she fit there? Does she fit there? Is she in fact too famous to sit there?
I'm not sure what is worse. A middle-age cougar who can't keep her store-bought boobs under wraps or a middle-age dyke whose boobs nobody wants to see...ever!
I never thought I'd day this, but I miss Paula. There I said it. I feel better now.
Sure DeGenerate...I mean DeGeneres might be funny (she is a comedian after all) but Paula is funny without trying to be funny so she is always 'on'.
By Hank Stuever
Washington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, September 10, 2009; 12:42 PM
So, Ellen DeGeneres will be sitting at the "American Idol" judges' desk when the hugely popular singing competition returns early next year. She'll be in Paula Abdul's vacated, spacey place, with Simon and Randy. (And oh, right -- Kara.) It says a lot. It unravels the icon tapestry of the early 21st-century religion of insta-fame: How does she fit there? Does she fit there? Is she in fact too famous to sit there?
I'm not sure what is worse. A middle-age cougar who can't keep her store-bought boobs under wraps or a middle-age dyke whose boobs nobody wants to see...ever!
I never thought I'd day this, but I miss Paula. There I said it. I feel better now.
Sure DeGenerate...I mean DeGeneres might be funny (she is a comedian after all) but Paula is funny without trying to be funny so she is always 'on'.
Pet Peeve Phriday
Business Buzzwords
Yo Dorks, no one thinks you are smart or cool when you use your stupid 'pithy' phrases.
Such as the following:
Actionable
Authenticity
Best of breed
Brain dump
Co-opetition
Disintermediate
Incentivize
Mindshare
Offline
Outside the box
Proactive
Repurpose
Solution
Synergy
Value-add
And the newest one that I despise is "Out of Pocket"
As in "I'm on vacation all next week so I will be out of pocket"
If you read about some guy in Maryland snapping during a business meeting and beating the snot out of one of his coworkers with a running shoe, that would be me.
Yo Dorks, no one thinks you are smart or cool when you use your stupid 'pithy' phrases.
Such as the following:
Actionable
Authenticity
Best of breed
Brain dump
Co-opetition
Disintermediate
Incentivize
Mindshare
Offline
Outside the box
Proactive
Repurpose
Solution
Synergy
Value-add
And the newest one that I despise is "Out of Pocket"
As in "I'm on vacation all next week so I will be out of pocket"
If you read about some guy in Maryland snapping during a business meeting and beating the snot out of one of his coworkers with a running shoe, that would be me.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
It Could be Worse
Gestation period of various mammals
Cow 10 months
Horse 11 months
Sea Lion 12 months
Whale 12 months
Donkey 13 months
Camel 14 months
Giraffe 15 months
Rhino 17 months
Elephant 21 months
Cow 10 months
Horse 11 months
Sea Lion 12 months
Whale 12 months
Donkey 13 months
Camel 14 months
Giraffe 15 months
Rhino 17 months
Elephant 21 months
Today's Workouts
30 mile run early this morning wearing my Asics DS Trainer running shoes. Very long time out there on my feet without a whole lot to do. My ipod bought the farm a few months ago, I think I sweated it to death.
Still waiting for that baby to show up.
Still waiting for that baby to show up.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
I Promise this wasn't me
Man-crush or not on Nadal, I'd never do this...at least I don't think I would...I'm pretty sure I wouldn't...let me think about it for awhile...I'll get back to y'all...
NYC man to be charged for Nadal on-court kiss
(AP) – 44 minutes ago
NEW YORK — A New York City man arrested for running onto the court at the U.S. Open to kiss Rafael Nadal will be charged with trespassing and faces possible jail time if convicted, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Noam U. Aorta dashed out of the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens just after midnight Wednesday after Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Gael Monfils, prosecutors said. Aorta ran onto the court, then hugged and kissed the Spanish star as he was changing shirts on the sideline before security guards took him into custody, they said.
"For me, it wasn't a problem. The guy was really nice," Nadal said. "He said, 'I love you,' and he kissed me."
NYC man to be charged for Nadal on-court kiss
(AP) – 44 minutes ago
NEW YORK — A New York City man arrested for running onto the court at the U.S. Open to kiss Rafael Nadal will be charged with trespassing and faces possible jail time if convicted, prosecutors said Wednesday.
Noam U. Aorta dashed out of the stands at Arthur Ashe Stadium in Queens just after midnight Wednesday after Nadal advanced to the quarterfinals by beating Gael Monfils, prosecutors said. Aorta ran onto the court, then hugged and kissed the Spanish star as he was changing shirts on the sideline before security guards took him into custody, they said.
"For me, it wasn't a problem. The guy was really nice," Nadal said. "He said, 'I love you,' and he kissed me."
Today's Workouts
7 miles running on the trails wearing my Asics Trail Attack running shoes. Saw 6 deer, 1 groundchuck, 7 hikers, 1 runner and 1 mountain biker.
Had six Whitecastle cheeseburgers for lunch afterwards.
Had six Whitecastle cheeseburgers for lunch afterwards.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
The Cowboy
Thanks to a reader named Terry who correctly assumed I would be down with this joke.
A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust.
The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will you give me a calf?"
Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?"
The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his Cingular RAZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.
The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany.
Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.
Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer, turns to the cowboy and says, "You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves."
"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says Bud.
He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with amusement as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.
Then Bud says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?"
The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"
"You're a Congressman for the U.S. Government", says Bud.
"Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"
"No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't know a thing about how working people make a living - or about cows, for that matter. This is a herd of sheep...
Now give me back my dog.
A cowboy named Bud was overseeing his herd in a remote mountainous pasture in California when suddenly a brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust.
The driver, a young man in a Brioni suit, Gucci shoes, RayBan sunglasses and YSL tie, leaned out the window and asked the cowboy, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and calves you have in your herd, Will you give me a calf?"
Bud looks at the man, obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing herd and calmly answers, "Sure, Why not?"
The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook computer, connects it to his Cingular RAZR V3 cell phone, and surfs to a NASA page on the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact fix on his location which he then feeds to another NASA satellite that scans the area in an ultra-high-resolution photo.
The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Hamburg , Germany.
Within seconds, he receives an email on his Palm Pilot that the image has been processed and the data stored. He then accesses an MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected Excel spreadsheet with email on his Blackberry and, after a few minutes, receives a response.
Finally, he prints out a full-color, 150-page report on his hi-tech, miniaturized HP LaserJet printer, turns to the cowboy and says, "You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves."
"That's right. Well, I guess you can take one of my calves," says Bud.
He watches the young man select one of the animals and looks on with amusement as the young man stuffs it into the trunk of his car.
Then Bud says to the young man, "Hey, if I can tell you exactly what your business is, will you give me back my calf?"
The young man thinks about it for a second and then says, "Okay, why not?"
"You're a Congressman for the U.S. Government", says Bud.
"Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess that?"
"No guessing required." answered the cowboy. "You showed up here even though nobody called you; you want to get paid for an answer I already knew, to a question I never asked. You used millions of dollars worth of equipment trying to show me how much smarter than me you are; and you don't know a thing about how working people make a living - or about cows, for that matter. This is a herd of sheep...
Now give me back my dog.
Today's Workouts
15.27 mile run early this morning while wearing my Minuzo Waver Runners.
No other workouts today...as in no delivering a baby type of workouts :(
5 days late and counting....
No other workouts today...as in no delivering a baby type of workouts :(
5 days late and counting....
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Deep Fried Butter - For my Bride
Who has been known to eat a Fried Oreo every now and again.
From MSN
Who among us hasn’t simultaneously marveled and shuddered over accounts of deep-fried Twinkies? Deep-fried Oreos? Deep-fried bacon?
Well, brace yourself, because a new deep-fried item has been invented that’s so bold, so audacious, so brazen, it’s bound to take your breath away. The invention is none other than:
Deep-fried butter.
That’s right. This artery-clogging, heart-stopping dish is among eight new deep-fried concoctions that will be unveiled to the public at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas later this month. Each year, fair concessionaires try to outdo themselves by dreaming up recipes that could send you racing to your cardiologist if they became regular staples of your diet. The friendly competition has become so intense that fair officials have dubbed the fairgrounds the “Fried Food Capital of Texas.”
This year’s fried butter entry is the brainchild of 39-year-old Dallas resident Abel Gonzales Jr., winner of past state fair competitions for his Texas Fried Cookie Dough, Fried Peanut Butter, Jelly and Banana Sandwich and Fried Coke recipes.
(That’s right. Fried Coke.)
To make fried butter, the butter itself needs to have an outer coating, or shell, if you will — something that can withstand the bubbling cauldron of the deep fryer.
“I mean, butter by itself does not taste good,” Gonzales said. “Nobody just grabs a stick of butter and eats it. That would be gross.”
So here’s what Gonzales does: He takes 100 percent pure butter, whips it until it is light and fluffy, freezes it, then surrounds it with dough. The butter-laden dough balls are then dropped into the deep fryer.
For purists who just want the unadulterated taste of butter, Gonzales serves up plain-butter versions of his creation. For others who want a little more pizzazz, he offers three additional versions with flavored butters: garlic, grape or cherry.
“When you taste it, it really does taste like a hot roll with butter,” said Sue Gooding, spokeswoman for the State Fair of Texas. “It tastes great.”
“It’s like a mix between a biscuit or a croissant that is just stuffed to the gills with butter on the inside,” Gonzales said. “I think that’s the best way to describe it.”
An order of fried butter will get you three or four pieces of piping-hot dough in a little cardboard boat.
“Any more than that and I think it would be a little bit too much,” Gonzales said. “A little bit too rich.”
From MSN
Who among us hasn’t simultaneously marveled and shuddered over accounts of deep-fried Twinkies? Deep-fried Oreos? Deep-fried bacon?
Well, brace yourself, because a new deep-fried item has been invented that’s so bold, so audacious, so brazen, it’s bound to take your breath away. The invention is none other than:
Deep-fried butter.
That’s right. This artery-clogging, heart-stopping dish is among eight new deep-fried concoctions that will be unveiled to the public at the State Fair of Texas in Dallas later this month. Each year, fair concessionaires try to outdo themselves by dreaming up recipes that could send you racing to your cardiologist if they became regular staples of your diet. The friendly competition has become so intense that fair officials have dubbed the fairgrounds the “Fried Food Capital of Texas.”
This year’s fried butter entry is the brainchild of 39-year-old Dallas resident Abel Gonzales Jr., winner of past state fair competitions for his Texas Fried Cookie Dough, Fried Peanut Butter, Jelly and Banana Sandwich and Fried Coke recipes.
(That’s right. Fried Coke.)
To make fried butter, the butter itself needs to have an outer coating, or shell, if you will — something that can withstand the bubbling cauldron of the deep fryer.
“I mean, butter by itself does not taste good,” Gonzales said. “Nobody just grabs a stick of butter and eats it. That would be gross.”
So here’s what Gonzales does: He takes 100 percent pure butter, whips it until it is light and fluffy, freezes it, then surrounds it with dough. The butter-laden dough balls are then dropped into the deep fryer.
For purists who just want the unadulterated taste of butter, Gonzales serves up plain-butter versions of his creation. For others who want a little more pizzazz, he offers three additional versions with flavored butters: garlic, grape or cherry.
“When you taste it, it really does taste like a hot roll with butter,” said Sue Gooding, spokeswoman for the State Fair of Texas. “It tastes great.”
“It’s like a mix between a biscuit or a croissant that is just stuffed to the gills with butter on the inside,” Gonzales said. “I think that’s the best way to describe it.”
An order of fried butter will get you three or four pieces of piping-hot dough in a little cardboard boat.
“Any more than that and I think it would be a little bit too much,” Gonzales said. “A little bit too rich.”
Friday, September 4, 2009
The Pope and Nancy Pelosi
The Pope and Nancy Pelosi are on the same stage in front of a huge crowd.The Pope leans towards Mrs. Pelosi and said, "Do you know that with onelittle wave of my hand I can make every person in this crowd go wild with joy?This joy will not be a momentary display, like that of your followers,but go deep into their hearts and they'll forever speak of this day and rejoice!"
Pelosi replied, "I seriously doubt that. With one little wave of your hand? Show me"
So the Pope slapped her.
Pelosi replied, "I seriously doubt that. With one little wave of your hand? Show me"
So the Pope slapped her.
Pet Peeve Phriday
Pet owners -
Not just any pet owners but one specific kind. You probably know a couple like this
· Decided not to have kids because of the poor environment but has two pretentious pure breed dogs
· Met with the breeders ahead of time and paid thousands of dollars for the dogs
· Talks about their dogs as if they were their children and also has some ‘cute’ story to tell about them
· Feeds the dogs designer dog food and spends more money of dog food than I do on groceries
· Buys their dogs Christmas gifts and dresses them in sweaters
· Sends pictures of their dogs in their Christmas cards
· Takes their dog to the groomers monthly
· Spends $20,000 for the dog to have a hip replacement instead of $50 to have it put down
· Hangs out at dog-parks drinking Starbucks coffee with other losers
· Let their dogs sit on their laps while driving
· Takes their ‘babies’ to doggie daycare while at work and checks in on them throughout the day on the doggie webcam
· Can never do anything fun at the last minute cause they have dogs to care for
· Spends more on medical care for their 2 dogs annually than I do for my 12 kids
· Hauls them around in a Volvo station wagon with ‘Coexist’ and ‘Practice Civility’ bumper stickers on it (one of these days I’m going to flatten one of those cars with my Suburban)
· Say things like “isn’t he so cute”, as their dog is rubbing on your leg or sniffing your crotch
I hope they have fun with those dogs when they are old and can’t take care of themselves. I’m sure an Akita can change depends just as well as one of their non-existent children could.
Not just any pet owners but one specific kind. You probably know a couple like this
· Decided not to have kids because of the poor environment but has two pretentious pure breed dogs
· Met with the breeders ahead of time and paid thousands of dollars for the dogs
· Talks about their dogs as if they were their children and also has some ‘cute’ story to tell about them
· Feeds the dogs designer dog food and spends more money of dog food than I do on groceries
· Buys their dogs Christmas gifts and dresses them in sweaters
· Sends pictures of their dogs in their Christmas cards
· Takes their dog to the groomers monthly
· Spends $20,000 for the dog to have a hip replacement instead of $50 to have it put down
· Hangs out at dog-parks drinking Starbucks coffee with other losers
· Let their dogs sit on their laps while driving
· Takes their ‘babies’ to doggie daycare while at work and checks in on them throughout the day on the doggie webcam
· Can never do anything fun at the last minute cause they have dogs to care for
· Spends more on medical care for their 2 dogs annually than I do for my 12 kids
· Hauls them around in a Volvo station wagon with ‘Coexist’ and ‘Practice Civility’ bumper stickers on it (one of these days I’m going to flatten one of those cars with my Suburban)
· Say things like “isn’t he so cute”, as their dog is rubbing on your leg or sniffing your crotch
I hope they have fun with those dogs when they are old and can’t take care of themselves. I’m sure an Akita can change depends just as well as one of their non-existent children could.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
Life with Cecilia aka Hunter
Can be interesting at times to say the least
Pre-dinner conversation with Cecilia (age 3) last night
Cecilia (in the bathroom going potty) yelling "someone come wipe me"
Me "what did you go?"
Cecilia "I went pee"
Me "Then wipe yourself"
Cecilia "I don't want to have to wash my hands again before dinner so I want you to wipe me"
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Cecilia has out grown her naps, kinda. This basically means she is a monster most of the afternoon and then falls asleep right before dinner for an hour and then can't fall asleep at night until 10pm and is always coming downstairs and annoying us with requests for food, stories, a can of beer etc...
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Cecilia is going to the local public school system's special ed school two afternoons a week for a pre-school program for help with her speech - not that we really want to understand some of the things that come out of her mouth. And no that rather beefy woman is not Sam. She is the bus aide. And yes we actually put our precious little 3 year old on the short bus with that tattooed-up woman. For the record Cecilia did not try and bum a smoke from her.
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This morning for some unknown reason Cecilia decided to take a black marker (the permanent kind) and 'color' her momma's favorite family picture. On the plus side, at least she wasn't sniffing the marker. Cecilia would be the cute blonde kid in the lower right. And no it won't come off and yes maybe we should have replaced the glass...whatever
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Yet despite all this she can be incredibly cute at times.
Pre-dinner conversation with Cecilia (age 3) last night
Cecilia (in the bathroom going potty) yelling "someone come wipe me"
Me "what did you go?"
Cecilia "I went pee"
Me "Then wipe yourself"
Cecilia "I don't want to have to wash my hands again before dinner so I want you to wipe me"
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Cecilia has out grown her naps, kinda. This basically means she is a monster most of the afternoon and then falls asleep right before dinner for an hour and then can't fall asleep at night until 10pm and is always coming downstairs and annoying us with requests for food, stories, a can of beer etc...
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Cecilia is going to the local public school system's special ed school two afternoons a week for a pre-school program for help with her speech - not that we really want to understand some of the things that come out of her mouth. And no that rather beefy woman is not Sam. She is the bus aide. And yes we actually put our precious little 3 year old on the short bus with that tattooed-up woman. For the record Cecilia did not try and bum a smoke from her.
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This morning for some unknown reason Cecilia decided to take a black marker (the permanent kind) and 'color' her momma's favorite family picture. On the plus side, at least she wasn't sniffing the marker. Cecilia would be the cute blonde kid in the lower right. And no it won't come off and yes maybe we should have replaced the glass...whatever
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Yet despite all this she can be incredibly cute at times.
Today's Workouts
22.19 miles running. The Phlebitis seems to be all gone, at least there were no affects on the run. It felt good the whole way. Wore my Asics DS Trainer running shoes. Saw lots of other runners which is unusual...maybe the great weather is encouraging people to get out more or maybe they are all unemployed in this lousy economy.
Stop Paying for Things You Don't Need
From Dr Mercola's website
There are a lot of “conveniences” you don’t really need. Once you put an end to them, it’s like giving yourself a raise. Just think about it. If you can cut out the stupid stuff, you may have the money you need to start a serious savings program or to pay down your debts.
1. Extended Warranties
Generally, they’re not worth the money. If a new gadget or appliance is going to fail, research tells us it will do so during the manufacturer’s warranty period or long after the extended warranty has expired.
2. Gym Fees
Getting roped into a legal obligation to pay a big monthly fee for the next two or three years -- whether you use the gym or not -- makes no sense. Find a gym or health club that requires no contract (you pay by the month if and when you desire). Or don’t pay at all: you can walk, jog or run for free!
3. Fast-Food Runs
Before you leave the house in the morning, figure out how much cash you’ll need for the day, then take only that amount with you. Bring your own snacks and pack a brown-bag lunch to reduce costs even more.
4. Cell Phone Apps and Ringtones
Make a hard-and-fast rule that you do not pay for ringtones, apps or games—then find them for free. They’re out there; you just have to search for the ones that work on your particular phone and with your service provider.
5. Fees (Late, Over Limit or Worse):
Getting your credit card payment in late can mean a $39 whack on the wrist. Being sloppy with your bank account and bouncing a check can cost you around $27.
6. Landline Extras
Have you looked at your home phone bill lately? You could be paying for features you never use: call forwarding, call waiting, who knows what else. Those add-ons could be costing you $15 a month or more.
7. Rental Car Insurance
Saying yes can add anywhere from $9 to $30 or more per day to the cost of the car. That’s a waste if you carry insurance on your cars at home, or if you pay with a credit card that offers rental car insurance as a perk.
8. Computer Software
Before you spend a dime, take a look at all the freeware out there. You’ll find programs written by enthusiasts and distributed with no strings attached: games, graphics, office suites, fonts, every kind of desktop tool and gadget imaginable.
9. Unlimited Texting
Most cell phone plans include a certain number of texts with the basic service. Upgrading to an unlimited plan can add $15 (about $180 per year per phone on your cell plan).
10. Bottled Water
Invest in a filter pitcher or install an inexpensive faucet filter. You’ll still come out ahead.
There are a lot of “conveniences” you don’t really need. Once you put an end to them, it’s like giving yourself a raise. Just think about it. If you can cut out the stupid stuff, you may have the money you need to start a serious savings program or to pay down your debts.
1. Extended Warranties
Generally, they’re not worth the money. If a new gadget or appliance is going to fail, research tells us it will do so during the manufacturer’s warranty period or long after the extended warranty has expired.
2. Gym Fees
Getting roped into a legal obligation to pay a big monthly fee for the next two or three years -- whether you use the gym or not -- makes no sense. Find a gym or health club that requires no contract (you pay by the month if and when you desire). Or don’t pay at all: you can walk, jog or run for free!
3. Fast-Food Runs
Before you leave the house in the morning, figure out how much cash you’ll need for the day, then take only that amount with you. Bring your own snacks and pack a brown-bag lunch to reduce costs even more.
4. Cell Phone Apps and Ringtones
Make a hard-and-fast rule that you do not pay for ringtones, apps or games—then find them for free. They’re out there; you just have to search for the ones that work on your particular phone and with your service provider.
5. Fees (Late, Over Limit or Worse):
Getting your credit card payment in late can mean a $39 whack on the wrist. Being sloppy with your bank account and bouncing a check can cost you around $27.
6. Landline Extras
Have you looked at your home phone bill lately? You could be paying for features you never use: call forwarding, call waiting, who knows what else. Those add-ons could be costing you $15 a month or more.
7. Rental Car Insurance
Saying yes can add anywhere from $9 to $30 or more per day to the cost of the car. That’s a waste if you carry insurance on your cars at home, or if you pay with a credit card that offers rental car insurance as a perk.
8. Computer Software
Before you spend a dime, take a look at all the freeware out there. You’ll find programs written by enthusiasts and distributed with no strings attached: games, graphics, office suites, fonts, every kind of desktop tool and gadget imaginable.
9. Unlimited Texting
Most cell phone plans include a certain number of texts with the basic service. Upgrading to an unlimited plan can add $15 (about $180 per year per phone on your cell plan).
10. Bottled Water
Invest in a filter pitcher or install an inexpensive faucet filter. You’ll still come out ahead.
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Today's Workouts
Im back
Im back in the saddle again
Im back
Im back in the saddle again
Aerosmith
After a four day layoff for Phlebitis (sounds like a spit disorder) I hit the trails at lunch for 5 easy miles. The leg felt fine. Wore my new INOVA8 Flyroc running shoes. Saw 3 deer and the weather is fantastic.
Im back in the saddle again
Im back
Im back in the saddle again
Aerosmith
After a four day layoff for Phlebitis (sounds like a spit disorder) I hit the trails at lunch for 5 easy miles. The leg felt fine. Wore my new INOVA8 Flyroc running shoes. Saw 3 deer and the weather is fantastic.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Rumor of my Death has only been Slightly Exaggerated
So I haven’t posted much or run much or done much of anything the last few days.
I had a shortened run on Thursday and Friday. Very painful and low energy runs.
Sharp and increasing pain in my left inner thigh. Starting Thursday night and increasing Friday. By Saturday morning it was a 9 on the pain scale and I could barely walk. And by Saturday morning I had a nasty looking red streak/snake running up my inner thigh. It is a nice shade of red that looks good with my summer tan - Very attractive. Of course everyone I talk to has some theory or horror story about red streaks on legs:
“My auntie had that and it was a staph infection and she died”
“I knew someone that had that and it was blood poisoning and they had their leg amputated”
“My grandpa Joe had that and he had to quit his traveling limbo team that he tours with”
“Oh yeah my husband had that and now he’s impotent”
Saturday night I went to the nighttime acute care place and they weren’t sure what it was. Their guess was either an inflamed vein (phlebitis) or an infection. So they gave me antibiotics to take and told me to also take Advil and to go see my primary care doctor on Monday. They also said if the streak continued up my body towards my heart it was a staph infection and I should go to the ER right away cause I would need intravenous antibiotics and if it wasn’t treated promptly I could die…nice.
So I was a tad stressed all weekend. I was also supposed to run a 10 mile race in Annapolis Sunday morning so that was out. I did start feeling a bit better by Sunday but the pain was still around and so was the red serpent on my leg.
On Monday morning I went to my primary care doctor or whatever they call your regular neighborhood doctor these days. He diagnosed it as phlebitis (inflamed veins). But it turns out there are two kinds. Superficial – involving the veins near the surface and not a huge deal and Deep – which involves the larger veins deep in the leg that head back up into the upper body this is the bad kind. Both kinds can produce blood clots but the deep kind can end up in your lungs and you can die…there’s that word again.
So I was sent to a radiologist office and they did a Doppler Ultrasound thingy on my leg. Kinda cool machine and even cooler that there were no blood clots – deep down or near the surface.
So the official diagnosis is Superficial Phlebitis. The treatment is: keep taking the antibiotic in case an infection was involved, take Advil for the inflammation and pain, 1 baby aspirin a day to prevent clotting, exercise the leg for blood flow, and elevate it above the heart to empty the veins and warm compresses. So apparently I will live after all and my wife needs to stop mentally spending all my life insurance money that she’s not getting, at least not yet.
How does one get this? Well that’s the strange part. Here is a list of risk factors which pretty much don’t apply to me:
• Prolonged inactivity. Blood returns from the extremities to the heart by the contraction of muscles. Situations in which a person sits or reclines for long periods of time can allow blood to pool and clot. Examples include long trips in a car or airplane or bed rest after an operation or illness.
• Sedentary lifestyle. Inactivity with little or no exercise
• Obesity
• Smoking cigarettes
• Hormone replacement therapy or birth control pills
• Pregnancy
• Certain medical conditions, such as cancer or blood disorders, that increase the clotting potential of the blood
• Injury to the arms or legs
• Varicose veins
The last time I checked I wasn’t fat, pregnant, smoking, had varicose veins or on the Pill.
Anyway as of Tuesday morning my leg feels about normal the red python is now more like the size of an earthworm. I haven’t run since last Friday so I’m a bit grouchy but so far I haven’t torn the face off any of my kids.
I had a shortened run on Thursday and Friday. Very painful and low energy runs.
Sharp and increasing pain in my left inner thigh. Starting Thursday night and increasing Friday. By Saturday morning it was a 9 on the pain scale and I could barely walk. And by Saturday morning I had a nasty looking red streak/snake running up my inner thigh. It is a nice shade of red that looks good with my summer tan - Very attractive. Of course everyone I talk to has some theory or horror story about red streaks on legs:
“My auntie had that and it was a staph infection and she died”
“I knew someone that had that and it was blood poisoning and they had their leg amputated”
“My grandpa Joe had that and he had to quit his traveling limbo team that he tours with”
“Oh yeah my husband had that and now he’s impotent”
Saturday night I went to the nighttime acute care place and they weren’t sure what it was. Their guess was either an inflamed vein (phlebitis) or an infection. So they gave me antibiotics to take and told me to also take Advil and to go see my primary care doctor on Monday. They also said if the streak continued up my body towards my heart it was a staph infection and I should go to the ER right away cause I would need intravenous antibiotics and if it wasn’t treated promptly I could die…nice.
So I was a tad stressed all weekend. I was also supposed to run a 10 mile race in Annapolis Sunday morning so that was out. I did start feeling a bit better by Sunday but the pain was still around and so was the red serpent on my leg.
On Monday morning I went to my primary care doctor or whatever they call your regular neighborhood doctor these days. He diagnosed it as phlebitis (inflamed veins). But it turns out there are two kinds. Superficial – involving the veins near the surface and not a huge deal and Deep – which involves the larger veins deep in the leg that head back up into the upper body this is the bad kind. Both kinds can produce blood clots but the deep kind can end up in your lungs and you can die…there’s that word again.
So I was sent to a radiologist office and they did a Doppler Ultrasound thingy on my leg. Kinda cool machine and even cooler that there were no blood clots – deep down or near the surface.
So the official diagnosis is Superficial Phlebitis. The treatment is: keep taking the antibiotic in case an infection was involved, take Advil for the inflammation and pain, 1 baby aspirin a day to prevent clotting, exercise the leg for blood flow, and elevate it above the heart to empty the veins and warm compresses. So apparently I will live after all and my wife needs to stop mentally spending all my life insurance money that she’s not getting, at least not yet.
How does one get this? Well that’s the strange part. Here is a list of risk factors which pretty much don’t apply to me:
• Prolonged inactivity. Blood returns from the extremities to the heart by the contraction of muscles. Situations in which a person sits or reclines for long periods of time can allow blood to pool and clot. Examples include long trips in a car or airplane or bed rest after an operation or illness.
• Sedentary lifestyle. Inactivity with little or no exercise
• Obesity
• Smoking cigarettes
• Hormone replacement therapy or birth control pills
• Pregnancy
• Certain medical conditions, such as cancer or blood disorders, that increase the clotting potential of the blood
• Injury to the arms or legs
• Varicose veins
The last time I checked I wasn’t fat, pregnant, smoking, had varicose veins or on the Pill.
Anyway as of Tuesday morning my leg feels about normal the red python is now more like the size of an earthworm. I haven’t run since last Friday so I’m a bit grouchy but so far I haven’t torn the face off any of my kids.
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