Archive for July, 2008

Humongosaurus Nix

Monday, July 28th, 2008

My bestest friend Sra recently gave me a CD with some pictures she’s taken over the last couple of years at various outdoorsy things we’ve done. This particular picture struck me hard as I looked at it though, because it completely tells the tale of why I’m dieting to lose the GIANT gut I’ve acquired.

This [...]

Lack of Sunscreen and Pretty Flowers

Sunday, July 27th, 2008

Ok, firstly… let me apologize for the crappy picture.  I know it’s in my bathroom, and I know the angle is weird, but honestly, the best light is in the bathroom and the angle was an artistic indulgence.  Please forgive.  As for the quality of the picture, well I’ve never been one for self-portraits anyway, [...]

Ever So Slightly Off the Wagon

Thursday, July 24th, 2008

Sigh…  Yesterday was a bad day diet-wise.  It started out great, with the revelation that another pound had been shed.  That makes seven pounds now in four weeks, and I’m ecstatic at the progress, but things went downhill after that.
I just got so hungry, you see.  I looked around my house, but nothing seemed appetizing.  [...]

Two More Quick Little Things

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

Why is it, when the price of oil goes up, that gas station employees are immediately on the ladder outside with the little magnetic numbers raising the prices, sometimes within hours of any announced spike in oil prices?  Yet when the price of oil drops, as it has recently, the price at the pump doesn’t [...]

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