Archive for November, 2007

Weight Loss

Friday, November 30th, 2007

Roughly 2 and a half weeks in and I have lost 10 pounds so far. I’ve been hovering right at 205 for a couple of days. I’m enjoying my body shape much more, the workouts have really tightened up some muscles that had gotten flabby.
On a side note, I’m pleased to find out [...]

Speakee De English?

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007

Another one of my many pet peeves is people that complain when a non-English language is spoken around them. I hear these complaints all the time ranging from “It’s all jibber-jabber” to “they could be cussing me out and I wouldn’t know it”.
First, if you really want to know what they are saying, trying [...]

Low-Carb Dieting

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

So I’ve finally given in to the combined pressures of my doctor, the dieting industry, my friends and my own fat (yet still vain) backside.
I started a low-carb diet (this one specifically) a week ago. I’ve lost a few pounds, though I’m not exactly sure how many. There aren’t many people in this [...]

Firefox Wonky

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

My firefox browser has gotten pretty crappy of late. It has been very very slow and has taken to unexpectedly dying lately. Safari, OTOH, has been doing just fine and lightning fast. Thus I’ve taken to using it for the time being. I will see if FF needs to be updated [...]

20 Pet Peeves

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

I’m sick as a dog and miserable as can be.  In that spirit, I thought I might share with you 20 things that really set me off:

Having a runny nose you can’t feel running.  All of a sudden you’ve got snot on your lips.
People saying, “I’m sorry that….”.  Everything after the “that” always boils down [...]