Today was free bagel day at the gym, and I met Kevin (av8rdude) there at 7:00AM. We had a bagel (pumpernickel with honey walnut cream cheese, for me) and some coffee when we were done. Exercise Type Sets Reps Strength (Crunches) 12 15 Exercise Type Minute Duration Calories Burned Cardio (Treadmill) 30 207 Cardio (Elliptical … Read more
I had about an hour’s worth of Internet outage time today, about which I will be reminding Time Warner Cable when my monthly bill arrives. It never occurs to them to give you credit for time that they aren’t actually providing a service. I’m happy to remind them. I worked from home today, during which … Read more
Robert and I enjoyed Hibernian’s Sunday Brunch once again today. This is my third weekend in a row eating it, and after being sufficiently stuffed, I’ve sworn off this indulgence, at least for the rest of this month. Robert was gracious enough to accompany me on a short visit to Jeanie’s grave site out at … Read more
Kevin (av8rdude) and I had a little miscommunication about the gym today. I thought we had agreed to meet there at 1:00. He thought we were going to check in, but shoot for 1:00. Enter social networking. He checked to see if I was on AIM, and not finding me, checked my status on brightkite, … Read more
I worked out from about 2:30 until 4:00 today. Exercise Type Minute Duration Calories Burned Cardio (Elliptical Machine) 30 610 I had a “crunch milestone” today, increasing my count by 33%. I’ve never really stopped to do the (simple) multiplication, and I surprised myself by realizing that I did 225 crunches. I’m scared of me! … Read more
Thanks to davegrrr for his pointing me to this story in a blog he follows, and for his short background to give context to the story. Background: “The attorney” is Tony’s long-term boyfriend. Tony lives with his grandmother as they are all the family that is left and she needs his help with day to … Read more
If you’ve been following my blog for any amount of time, then you know that I rarely, if ever, do memes. However, this one is quite intriguing to me. Please participate if you are so inclined. A meme from mmmmtino: Think of the first word that comes to mind when you think of me. Go … Read more
David Rakoff, who is just absolutely hysterical in my book, said the greatest thing on NPR’s Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me the other day. With the recent California decision about gay marriage, he was talking about this inane notion that letting gay people get married will denigrate the institution of marriage, by saying: “It’s like … Read more
I started my morning off with a most delightful two-hour walk with @Justis. We hadn’t intended it to be two hours—at least I didn’t, but by the time we walked over to Lake Dam Road, and then around Lake Johnson, and then back down Kaplan, that’s how long it added up to. Obviously the conversation … Read more
It must be true… I read it in the tabloids A Croatian woman who went missing 42 years ago has been found dead, sitting in front of the television in her own apartment. Neighbors of Hedviga Golik reported her missing in 1966, but it was only this week that police finally broke down the door … Read more