March, 2009
March 13th, 2009
Hasta
I started this blog because I was excited about the election and the Cubs and wanted to share with the world. Or at least the handful of people who would be interested in or amused by what I had to say. Obama won and the Cubs sucked, but by then the habit had formed and I was able to find other random things I enjoyed writing about.
Over the past couple of months, the blog has increasingly become a bit of a chore.
That’s no fun.
So I won’t be posting here for a while, quite possibly ever again.
If I start again, I’ll send out word.
Thanks for reading.
March 12th, 2009
Hybrid Vigor Saves Me Three Grand
So yesterday evening, I took my beloved to the park so he could run around, chase down a few dogs and hump a couple more. He immediately picked one dog, about 3/4 of his size, to chase down and tackle for a little while. Done with that, he played a few rounds of fetch.
Then the fun began. He settled on a dog about his size and chased that pup all over the place. The new friend was fast, but Fred was faster. They were both running full speed, with Fred doing the chasing, when another dog ran right into Fred’s path. Fred crashed into that dog, dropped straight to the ground, yelped and looked at me with some “Help me please” eyes.
After what seemed like ten minutes, but was probably about 20-30 seconds, Fred got up and limped around, clearly not enjoying walking on his back right leg. I put the leash on him and we started walking home slowly. The limp decreased a bit by the time we got home but it was still there.
For the next few hours, a pattern repeated itself. Fred would get up, walk around with a serious limp for a few steps, but put progressively more weight on the injured leg. Around 11:00, I made a serious mistake – I began doing medical reearch online. That led me to sites like this.
By midnight, I was worried Fred had a torn ACL. By 1:00, I was positive that he tore his ACL, which meant that I would be out $3,000 and Fred, perhaps the most playful dog on the planet, would not be allowed to play for 18 weeks. This made sleep difficult.
I got a little shot of optimism around 2:45 when Fred moved into my bedroom and was able to hop up onto the bed.
This morning, the limp was still there, but it was definitely not as bad. I called and made an appointment to what is now my new vet. Fred was overdue for his annual checkup/vaccinations anyhow so I needed to go in anyhow. By the end of the 6 block walk to the vet, Fred was looking a lot better and I actually got pretty confident.
The vet, far and away the best of the three I’ve gone to, quickly assured me that it was just a sprain. I got a week’s worth of painkillers and orders to keep Fred from playing for 3-5 days and went home a happy camper.
The End.
March 12th, 2009
Operation Stop Being a Fat Fuck Take 2 Off to a Respectable Start
Starting weight: 224
Target weight (maximum): 205
Target weight (ideal): 195
I got off my fat, lazy ass to go running three times in the past week. It was pretty arousing to watch my own perky A cups bounce while I ran. It’s going to take a little more effort to make running an effort unfortunately – after getting motivated Thursday, Friday and Sunday, I’ve skipped the last three days. Maybe I’ll run tonight.
As far as eating goes, the biggest accomplishment was not eating meat a couple of days. I think I might try to do that a little more often. On Tuesday I discovered that if I eat about 2.5 pounds of boiled red potatoes for lunch, I won’t be hungry for dinner. That might be useful information to keep in mind, but I probably want to find some other filling vegetarian options that taste a little better.
This week’s weight: 222
Change from last week: Lost two pounds.
March 10th, 2009
Young Gordon Ramsay
I don’t regularly watch Hell’s Kitchen, but when I do, I’m never disappointed. Here are some long-lost clips of the host, Chef Gordon Ramsay, as a child:
March 10th, 2009
Reason #487 You Should Be Watching House
To hear the man, a personal hero of mine, toss out lines like this one from last night’s episode after he made a comment about Jews being unathletic and hearing a Jewish colleague respond by mentioning Sandy Koufax:
“Sandy Koufax. That’s all you Jews go on about. Sandy Koufax. And the Holocaust. It gets old.”