tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72200622024-03-13T11:21:55.411-04:00Get WellLife observations, self-reflections, short term obsessions, and shameless plugs. Oh, and some biking, running and swimming. (Update: 2008.0615 -- Minus the running and swimming :-( // 2009.0101, 2010,0312 -- Still.)getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.comBlogger219125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-51112144490063023732010-10-13T11:00:00.002-04:002010-10-13T11:03:00.057-04:00Ha ha.My coworker made me smile this morning:<br /><br />Two engineering students were crossing the campus when one said, "Where did you get such a great bike?"<br /> <br />The second engineer replied, "Well, I was walking along yesterday minding my own business when a beautiful woman rode up on this bike. She threw the bike to the ground, took off all her clothes and said, "Take what you want."<br /> <br />The first engineer nodded approvingly, "Good choice; the clothes probably wouldn't fit."getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-63639211617273735372010-03-12T16:02:00.000-05:002010-03-12T16:03:27.593-05:00Bump, again.Wow! Already a year later. Shazaam!getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-86720462514993449612009-02-04T16:36:00.002-05:002009-02-04T16:51:28.128-05:00BumpJust a mindless entry to get me back into the habit of blogging. I'll admit that my Status Updates and Twitter <a href="http://twitter.com/getwell">tweets</a> have captured my attention at most opportunities. I do keep a list of things to blog about, but obviously haven't gotten around to it.* It is indeed much easier to jot down a random sentence or two rather than a cohesive set of paragraphs. But that certainly won't <a href="http://rgu.freeshell.org/rickblog/2008/10/blog-is-deadlong-live-blog.html#comments">kill</a> my entries here. Well, at least I hope not. :-)<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">* Btw, I really do have "a round tuit" somewhere tucked in a box in the basement.</span>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-4855310628429812112009-01-07T08:50:00.004-05:002009-01-07T09:01:54.192-05:00Yay, 2009!Happy New Year, all!<br /><br />Back from a long hiatus of little to no workouts. Typical. And such is this terrible cycle I go through of weeks of constant exercise to weeks of none. This time it was too too too long of a break. Anyway, I did start up again yesterday. Only 25 minutes on the stationary bike. A token ride, but one to start building up the habit and momentum yet once more.<br /><br />May 2009 be a better annum.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-45147996589651244342008-09-30T08:50:00.007-04:002008-09-30T13:09:30.074-04:00E.L.E. -- Evil League Of Evil<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB-Eabviz4-YlOBRzGQjZZS-kPDaL21eQIVEBq_-klSZaTouaQdRHGKHajStiCkrajv8qxUbsy5dciW58LnCY3wkTKre6Dl4IoARy884-iYfJI7qcpu1NXr4JgjqELmnhdBwJ/s1600-h/ELE.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpB-Eabviz4-YlOBRzGQjZZS-kPDaL21eQIVEBq_-klSZaTouaQdRHGKHajStiCkrajv8qxUbsy5dciW58LnCY3wkTKre6Dl4IoARy884-iYfJI7qcpu1NXr4JgjqELmnhdBwJ/s400/ELE.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5251797464357323154" border="0" /></a>I'm considering applying to the "<a href="http://www.evilleagueofevil.com/">Evil League Of Evil</a>". Don't know if I'm evil enough, though. I do sooooo badly want to hang out with <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rN2U5wkhRWc">Bad Horse</a>*, just as <a href="http://drhorrible.com/">Dr. Horrible</a> is already doing.<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">* Bad Horse rules the Evil League Of Evil with an iron hoof :-P.</span><br /><br />In workout news, this morning, I did a 45 min "random" hill workout at the gym, level 16/17. I don't like the gym's stationary bikes -- some crappy brand -- since the feet straps come loose and the pre-programmed hill interval workouts just aren't as good as those of the Lifecycle models at my previous gym. But alas, I suppose I should just do what I can, with what I have, where I am. (Thanks, <a href="http://thinkexist.com/quotation/do_what_you_can-with_what_you_have-where_you_are/14870.html">Teddy</a>.)<br /><br />Now on to filling that E.L.E. application.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-43303039229210110932008-09-11T07:09:00.006-04:002008-09-11T07:32:34.844-04:00Papermates and workouts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijbz8mHzHtRgvQhnSvPD0oU8E1eP8hmB9YWkRIYrPS6yS8StOWlDxGWxZ4PeK588FEi2zQIJITFxvh9jG2q61bMZk7vtI6ogKH2jxhp72IQF0GC3w6j4BaAAG7A9dkn-Wm6he/s1600-h/pmates.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgijbz8mHzHtRgvQhnSvPD0oU8E1eP8hmB9YWkRIYrPS6yS8StOWlDxGWxZ4PeK588FEi2zQIJITFxvh9jG2q61bMZk7vtI6ogKH2jxhp72IQF0GC3w6j4BaAAG7A9dkn-Wm6he/s400/pmates.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5244724900489007186" border="0" /></a>Bought these <a href="http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=205793291">Papermate mechanical pencils</a>. Four for $9.99! Do I need these? Probably not. But I'm a stubborn impulse buyer, and I got excited, and they look so beautiful! Gold detailing for goodness' sake! Probably goes back to my loyalty and love of the smooth blue Papermates that I had in high school. Geek? Yes.<br /><br />On the workout note, I did the stationary bike today for 30 min, level 17, doing standing hill intervals. Not too shabby. I felt strong. Gonna try to build this wkout time to 2 hours eventually at the same or higher level.<br /><br />Write on! :-Pgetwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-46742597760694317632008-09-07T23:08:00.006-04:002008-09-08T00:23:11.508-04:00Twitter<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://twitter.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://assets3.twitter.com/images/twitter.png?1220572277" alt="" border="0" /></a>Alright, so I bit. I'm now trying out <a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a>. This YouTube <a href="http://www.commoncraft.com/Twitter">video</a> seems to sum it best. I like the concept that life's true conversations are composed of the fragmented text we converse to each other throughout the entire day.<br /><br />And although it sounds like a good idea, it certainly would be more effective if everyone had free unlimited text plans on their cell phones. Unlike the $20 per month additional that I HAVEN'T shelled out to do unlimited text. So I guess for the time being, all my twittering will be done on my computer, unfortunately. Which kinda defeats the grand purpose of Twitter, doesn't it?<br /><br />Oh well, I shall try anyway and see if it catches on with <a href="http://twitter.com/getwell">me</a>.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-64658539795167466082008-09-06T09:10:00.005-04:002008-09-06T09:59:49.912-04:00Tyler wins 2008 USPRO<a href="http://www.roadcycling.com/interviews/Tyler_Hamilton_Interview_-_Part_1_002399.shtml"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://www.roadcycling.com/artman2/uploads/1/RRC_FinishPic_2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><blockquote>Whatever you're doing in life with whatever job you're doing, it's the chief reason; go out and enjoy it or what are you doing it for? -- Tyler Hamilton (<a href="http://www.roadcycling.com/interviews/Tyler_Hamilton_Interview_-_Part_1_002399.shtml">interview</a>)<br /></blockquote>Geez, what's the deal with these photo finishes. First, <a href="http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/0808/oly.phelps.sequence/content.5.html">Michael Phelps vs. Milorad Cavic</a>, then this between <a href="http://www.roadcycling.com/artman2/uploads/1/RRC_FinishPic_2.jpg">Tyler Hamilton and Blake Caldwell</a>, a win by .002 secs!<br /><br />Congrats to Tyler for <a href="http://velonews.com/article/82619/hamilton-edges-caldwell-to-claim-pro-road-crown">winning</a> the 2008 USPRO Road Championship. How 'bout that -- age 37 and still kicking ass in the pro-cycling circuit.<br /><br />Kudos, Ty!getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-29177496157836841802008-08-19T11:38:00.005-04:002008-08-19T12:29:31.303-04:002008 OlympicsSorry, I've just been so wrapped up in the <a href="http://www.nbcolympics.com/">Olympics</a>. Generally, I've had little time to view any of the events, so I've been doing the <a href="http://www.tvtonic.com/olympics/install/">NBC Olympics On The Go</a> thing, where my PC caches all the events of my choosing; then at night after work and dinner, I just stream all the on-demand content from my PC upstairs to the TV (and with nice resolution, too) via Windows Media Center. Definitely highly recommended for all you on-the-go dudes.<br /><br />Gym stuff? Yes, there IS stuff. I did the <a href="http://www.schiller.ch/mediadb/em_images/34_988_content_small.jpg">hand ergometer</a> this morning, and weights and stationary bike yesterday. I feel the momentum building again. Amen to that. Perhaps I'm drawing on the power from the Olympics. From Michael Phelps perhaps -- god of last <a href="http://www.nbcolympics.com/video/player.html?assetid=0816_hd_swb_hl_l0673&channelcode=sportsw">microsecond winning lunges</a>.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-48164711071105921362008-07-24T07:51:00.005-04:002008-07-24T08:08:49.750-04:00All promises and none to keep<blockquote>If you have an hour, will you not improve that hour, instead of idling it away? – Lord Chesterfield</blockquote>Okay, so I mentioned potentially entering next month's <a href="http://www.btcnj.com/ramaporally/about.htm">bike tour</a> in my last post. And then there's this <a href="http://www.piranha-sports.com/Race11.aspx#Course">sprint triathlon</a> this August 3rd that I might be doing with a friend -- my first tri in eons. And as I can't quite seem to put my foot down on the decision to enter either one, thus is the revealing pattern of lofty promises that I can't keep lately -- i.e., all goals and no plans.<br /><br />Self-reflection time.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-73044138424267208062008-07-16T22:34:00.003-04:002008-07-16T22:51:58.979-04:00Joseph Hill Whedon<a href="http://www.drhorrible.com/">Dr. Horrible</a> is da bomb! And Neil Patrick Harris is da man! Hip-hip-hooray for <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/television/1059370,horrible071608.article">Joss Whedon</a> to come up with this entertaining thingy. Can't wait for Act II this July 17th.<br /><br />ps: A <a href="http://www.btcnj.com/ramaporally/about.htm">very hilly bike tour</a> awaits my participation next month. Shall I or shan't I register? I am soooo not feeling very endurancy this season. :-Pgetwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-25369532829625626602008-06-25T05:29:00.003-04:002008-06-25T05:55:40.558-04:00Yawn :-O<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIMRtS5RwrDQlB2yEEJ0HBRt3tm-fmg-CT-TBsm2eXK16K_com6RvX32m3P0uHhIdWKXs5z9REl46K7sFIS0iwhfocLrCEBHcT_GUiFv9b2ueYQntXaE0iHX3EEU2W34NtHRs/s1600-h/JM_01.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivIMRtS5RwrDQlB2yEEJ0HBRt3tm-fmg-CT-TBsm2eXK16K_com6RvX32m3P0uHhIdWKXs5z9REl46K7sFIS0iwhfocLrCEBHcT_GUiFv9b2ueYQntXaE0iHX3EEU2W34NtHRs/s400/JM_01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215754322500442482" border="0" /></a>Gosh, I've been in a lull for too long now and am in need of some inspiration.<br /><br />I woke up way early today to cruise online from some music to rekindle my workouts. Other than the grunge techno jams that I like to spin my peddles to, I've been in the mood for some folksy acoustic stuff. And as I'm a big Jason Mraz fan, I downloaded his latest album for a listen on the way to work.<br /><br />I saw his latest video of "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkHTsc9PU2A">I'm Yours</a>" on YouTube. However, more delightedly, I came across this official "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGO2md3xOys&feature=user">Jason Mraz Bebo Competition</a>" winner for his take on that tune. Now there's the witty inspiration that I was looking for. And it even wasn't a workout song.<br /><br />Yay! Me smilin' now :-)getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-19090512541405254022008-06-06T23:11:00.003-04:002008-06-07T05:34:13.398-04:00Firefox 3My obsession for the week: <a href="http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-rc.html">Firefox 3</a> (RC2). Release candidate only. Nevertheless, they've sold me. <span style="font-style: italic;">[biting my nails and insanely smiling in anticipation for the official release. heh heh :-))] </span><br /><br />Mike Beltzner, phenomenologist at Mozilla, offered this Flash <a href="http://digg.com/software/What_s_new_in_Firefox_3_Check_out_this_demo?OTC-ig">presentation</a> of Firefox 3's new features. Not bad for those web browser power users.<br /><br />I've also <a href="http://www.spreadfirefox.com/en-US/worldrecord/">pledged</a> to get Firefox 3 during Download Day as an attempt by Mozilla to set the Guinness World Record for Most Software Downloaded in 24 Hours. Might as well join in the fun.<br /><br />Geez, talk about being such a bandwagoner.<br /><br />ps: Oh, what about my cardio stuff? Uggh, dare I pick up my Tony Robbins book for some motivation? :-Pgetwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-90152690492109656812008-03-15T07:19:00.006-04:002008-03-15T21:58:41.268-04:00Gettin' ready for Bloomin'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://soundcyclists.com/Images/BM2008Logo.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://soundcyclists.com/Images/BM2008Logo.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>So I finally put in 30 minutes on the stationary bike at the gym yesterday (<a href="http://www.medal.org/visitor/www%5CActive%5Cch36%5Cch36.01%5Cch36.01.02.aspx">RPE</a>=12). Certainly not much, but it's something from all the previous days (weeks?) of doing nothing. Yeah, it's unfortunately because I'm letting my projects at work get in the way. Suckie.<br /><br />The <a href="http://soundcyclists.com/BloominMetric.htm">Bloomin' Metric</a> bike tour (100k) on May 18 is what I'm working toward. Lot's o' rolling hills there, so I'd best do hill intervals in my workouts to keep up with my mates on the tour.<br /><br />Have a Happy St. Patrick's weekend, all.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-48428848249553399702008-03-14T17:45:00.005-04:002008-03-15T07:57:57.151-04:00Everyone loves Pi!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVz-zSAqm6O5Y5pVVmnXH2ABw522r5nC45I7CbXsU16BvDl6rWmr1762mAiEAcMSjAobVn9iyYNHM8crpGoB3-KydJIPKZIDWgn8k7YPmfhgHHjX-zZeuoKfCeDoGJekbNiZ1/s1600-h/celebrate.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnVz-zSAqm6O5Y5pVVmnXH2ABw522r5nC45I7CbXsU16BvDl6rWmr1762mAiEAcMSjAobVn9iyYNHM8crpGoB3-KydJIPKZIDWgn8k7YPmfhgHHjX-zZeuoKfCeDoGJekbNiZ1/s320/celebrate.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5177935407096775746" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Happy </span><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://neosmart.net/blog/2008/celebrating-pi-day/">Pi Day</a><span style="font-weight: bold;">!</span></span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">3/14/2008</span><br /></div><br />Ummm, let's see now... <span style="font-size:100%;">3.1415926535897932384626433832795028841971 ...<br />That's all I can recite off the top of my head these days, very much unlike <a href="http://getwell.blogspot.com/2007/04/daniel-tammet.html">Daniel Tammet</a>.<br /></span>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-52361528521752137742008-02-25T08:37:00.003-05:002008-02-25T08:40:14.373-05:00Misc<span style="font-family:arial;">No worries, mate. A good workout is coming soon. In the meantime:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?</span>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-86492150561642556942008-02-22T09:04:00.005-05:002008-02-22T09:17:57.552-05:006 inches or more expected<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurpa1eoYXI8v_ShlayQgEazxStagXzN1qPqOeN0NvGdKl-h8rS9kfF395bjtqJ3y0ImzUerZT6loglYy3tK082nthnPU2SMw_gLGE_7pUoOON6BKDwliicE1d4Q_EPGUEAKlX/s1600-h/workSnow.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhurpa1eoYXI8v_ShlayQgEazxStagXzN1qPqOeN0NvGdKl-h8rS9kfF395bjtqJ3y0ImzUerZT6loglYy3tK082nthnPU2SMw_gLGE_7pUoOON6BKDwliicE1d4Q_EPGUEAKlX/s400/workSnow.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169806009497614610" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Yay, snow! And a 2-hour delay at work. Woo-hoo! Unfortunately, I left for the office AFTER they posted the message on the company hotline. C'est la vie. :-(<br /><br />At least I get the worm, and a nice wintry work pic.</span>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-12780118866599159832008-02-14T09:50:00.009-05:002008-02-15T06:35:33.404-05:00Je t'aime beaucoup, mon amour!<span style="font-family:arial;">It's the day of <span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Love</span>. What more important theme is there?<br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;">Happy V-Day</span>, everyone!</span><br /><blockquote style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[The Simpsons: the</span><span> <span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">Red Hot Chili Peppers</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span></span><span style="font-style: italic;">are performing on Krusty's show]</span><br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Krusty the Clown:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Now, boys, the network has a problem with some of your lyrics. Do you mind changing them for the show?<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Anthony Kiedis:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Forget you, clown.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Chad Smith:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Yeah, our lyrics are like our children, man. No way.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Krusty the Clown:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Well, okay, but here where it says, "What I got you gotta get and put it in ya," how about just, "What I'd like is I'd like to hug and kiss ya."<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Flea:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Wow. That's much better.<br /></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" >Arik Marshall:</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> Everyone can enjoy that.</span><br /></blockquote>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-62627734710534182402008-02-11T07:27:00.000-05:002008-02-12T07:46:38.468-05:00Ironman, anyone?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlx2u_yeVhIPfGzbTuLlZmCpLUX5LN8j_E9gtI4QHpC7v7RIMzHLSo3xbcvhn9r0freGo9aQRgIa8yBXIW5BX5ERXCNLEcl9AlK5_D6QIpdpjZSgczysV3yg-bT4t9OHFub3r/s1600-h/tri_001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJlx2u_yeVhIPfGzbTuLlZmCpLUX5LN8j_E9gtI4QHpC7v7RIMzHLSo3xbcvhn9r0freGo9aQRgIa8yBXIW5BX5ERXCNLEcl9AlK5_D6QIpdpjZSgczysV3yg-bT4t9OHFub3r/s400/tri_001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165733809270356226" border="0" /></a>Alright, alright. It's a brisk 5 degrees F right now. But that's no reason for me to feel so sluggish about getting back into training. And I must admit, "nada" has been the word of the week, and for the last 3 weeks, mind you :-(.<br /><br />To kick off the self-psyching, the 2007 <a href="http://www.ironman.com/">Ironman</a> Championship in Kona, Hawaii is being re-broadcasted this Saturday 2/16/08 on NBC @ 2pm EST. YouTube has a <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/IronmanTriathlon">preview</a> of it.<br /><br />That and some litany hopefully should get me going. And so let's bow our heads and reflect on bended knee: Oh my dearest <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYvxm5ds5Wk">Greg Welch</a>, patron saint of sub 5' 6" endurance athletes, pray for us.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-82000710563499021922008-02-06T18:38:00.000-05:002008-02-06T18:52:58.699-05:00Stressing less<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;">"Keep the deadline. Change the deliverable."</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Just as I'm feeling swamped with things that I HAVE to do and things that I WANT to do, a coworker says the above to me. And boom, his magic was done. I felt peaceful.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">Thanks, JP.<br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family:arial;">—</span><br /></div>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-8811591990844571792008-01-14T17:51:00.000-05:002008-01-15T11:39:20.621-05:00The able-bladed<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://images.sportinglife.com/07/07/330/Pistorius_465594.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://images.sportinglife.com/07/07/330/Pistorius_465594.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >"Do what you can, with what you have, where you are."</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;" >— Theodore Roosevelt</span></span><br /></div><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">He </span>is why you should never give up on anything.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the IAAF decided today that <a href="http://www.ossur.com/?PageID=3364">Oscar Pistorius</a> is <a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/more_sport/athletics/article3186862.ece">ineligible</a> to compete in Beijing 2008 because his running "blades" give him an unfair advantage <span style="font-style: italic;">[eyes rolling] </span>over able-bodied athletes. Hmmmph, who would've thought? :-p<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[Fade out]</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">[Fade in, show text]</span><br /></div><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Olympic Creed</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The most important thing in the Olympic Games is not to win but to take part, just as the most important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle. The essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.</div></blockquote><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Olympic Motto</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Citius, Altius, Fortius.<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">(Faster, Higher, Stronger)<span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></div></blockquote><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">[Fade to black]</span><br /></div>Best wishes to Oscar in his continuing pursuit toward excellence.<br /><div style="text-align: center;">—<br /></div>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-62762311390361902502008-01-11T13:22:00.000-05:002008-01-11T13:34:24.743-05:00PhotoPhlow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.photophlow.com/images/logo/photophlow.png?1189063383"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.photophlow.com/images/logo/photophlow.png?1189063383" alt="" border="0" /></a>A cool <a href="http://www.news.com/8301-13580_3-9848603-39.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5">article</a> on <a href="http://www.photophlow.com/">Photophlow</a> that I just had to plug. I managed to get an invite from the author and log in, since usage is currently limited. I will definitely check the site in more detail this weekend. Btw, from registering with Photophlow, I now have 3 invites that I could send out. Anyone interested in one, please let me know.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-88763542953023432008-01-01T11:04:00.000-05:002008-01-02T07:35:17.721-05:00Bag of BonesI'm embarrassed to say, but I shall say it: I finally finished <a href="http://www.stephenking.com/pages/Works/Bag_of_Bones/">Bag of Bones</a> (Stephen King) this New Year's Day morning. Don't even ask me how long it took. I read it sporadically with tons of literary and nonliterary interruptions in between, read the first few chapters oodles of times over, under, and sideways to recapture the catharsis, and eventually dedicated some focus to reach the last page.<br /><br />Yay me. Next book please.getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-60294271891653961912007-12-31T21:46:00.000-05:002007-12-31T21:59:27.656-05:002008!Rum and Coke is da bomb!<br />I'm drunk, and still I can type. :-)<br />2 hours, 12 minutes til the new year.<br />I'm drunk, and playing bingo.<br /><br />I'm drunk.<br /><br />Happy New Year, Merry Christmas, and Happy Holidays!<br /><br />I'll drink 2 dat.<br /><br />Done.<br /><br />Drink, drank, drinking, drunk, drunker, drunked up.<br /><br />Effin drunk. dat's me.<br /><br />A toast! Let's drink!<br /><br />Drunkedddd.<br /><br />hPpy nwyr !!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">puflish post.</span>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7220062.post-79322241450046178172007-12-11T10:19:00.000-05:002007-12-12T11:09:31.289-05:00Waning workouts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO7qC0JCgpwE22Y-2k36eJ5qDMzw5xTeBbhBGUfGC03fM7cbymlvUDivXU1w6BH10YoGh4GYhvSikcdF3sVX-oLoPpWC5LqpnjzaEk_i2abbMvbfPauAAXI2kKDcKo4tifC1J/s1600-h/IMG_0136(edited).JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQO7qC0JCgpwE22Y-2k36eJ5qDMzw5xTeBbhBGUfGC03fM7cbymlvUDivXU1w6BH10YoGh4GYhvSikcdF3sVX-oLoPpWC5LqpnjzaEk_i2abbMvbfPauAAXI2kKDcKo4tifC1J/s400/IMG_0136(edited).JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143119175989934930" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">My gym workouts have dwindled to about 35 minutes x 2 days/wk these last two weeks. It's been just so difficult to make more time.</span> <span style="font-family:arial;">Today, I felt my slacking off in the pain of my 24-min speed intervals session (level 14) -- I'd say "18" on the <a href="http://www.medal.org/visitor/www%5CActive%5Cch36%5Cch36.01%5Cch36.01.02.aspx">perceived exertion scale</a>. </span> <span style="font-family:arial;">I'll do the same session again on Thursday or Friday and take note of any endurance improvement. And hopefully, I'll workout longer. Tomorrow, I'll be lifting.<br /><br />***<br /><br />ps: With my baldness, I'm in need of some head warmth. And thus the 5-o'clock shadow, or goatee. Still a bit sparse, but me likee.<br /></span>getwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13343034389720556109noreply@blogger.com0