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Entries for May, 2009

I’d Like To Beat A Dead Horse…

…And remind everyone how absolutely lousy Seattle-Tacoma radio entertainment is. I just got back from attending one of my son’s wedding in Albuquerque last weekend. I had a cool radio in the hotel room. It was a Hyatt, after all. After listening to the stations there, I almost didn’t want to come back. Now, dig [...]

My Weight Loss Challenge

So it’s been about 2 weeks now since I started on my path to thinness.  I have tried a number of things.  I have gone to the gym alone a couple of times and with a family memeber a few times.  I purchased and played Dance Dance Revolution Ultimate Party (or whatever the new one [...]

I Broke My Leg

It was a beautiful Saturday morning around 9AM when I decided I would take the dog for a walk with my roller blades on.  I decided to head over to the neighbors first to let them know about some news regarding our soccer team.  I stepped up on their doorstep and rang the bell.  Nobody [...]

Ruben Sandwich Shenanigans

You cannot get a good ruben sandwich in Tacoma. This is disappointing and I can’t understand why this can’t be done. It is a simple recipe, which I won’t go into in detail, but it involves rye bread, sauerkraut, and corned beef. Today was the first day of the Memorial Weekend and the weather couldn’t have [...]

WolframAlpha – Beyond Funk & Wagnall’s

The Wolfram|Alpha website describes the new search engine as “… the first step in an ambitious, long-term project to make all systematic knowledge immediately computable by anyone.  You enter your question or calculation, and Wolfram|Alpha uses its built-in algorithms and growing collection of data to compute the answer.   Based on a new kind of [...]

How I Lost 85 lb. On The Moon Pie Diet

First, a disclaimer: If you are pregnant or have a pre-existing medical condition that would prohibit a high caloric – high sugar content diet, DO NOT attempt this diet without consulting your physician. In all cases, you should always consult your doctor before considering a new diet. After seeing so many TV commercials and reading [...]