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Stuck on Stupid

If you don't educate the people, they won't know you're telling lies. I'm pretty sure that's the Republican edict. Here's a perfect example:

NEW YORK - A foiled plot to blow up a jet fuel pipeline under John F.
Kennedy International Airport drew attention to what counterterrorism
experts
have warned could be a key target.
On Saturday, three men, one
of them a
former member of Guyana’s parliament, were arrested and one was
being sought in
Trinidad as part of a plan that intended to “cause greater
destruction than in
the Sept. 11 attacks” in a neighborhood surrounding the
airport, according to an
indictment.
It was the first threat against
Buckeye Pipe Line Co., which
operates petroleum conduits in 18 states, the
company said. Its pumping facility
in Linden, N.J., has 45 storage tanks
pumps turbine fuel, gasoline, diesel and
other fuel and heating oils through
two 12-inch pipes to customers in New York
City, including JFK and LaGuardia
airports. The network totals 35 miles within
the city alone.

Except...that's not what happens when you light up a jet fuel pipeline. This is what happens:

Yup. That's a jet fuel pipeline that hooks up to Oakland International Airport. A construction crew cut that by accident back in 2004. It went boom. It did not however, blow up all of Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Orinda, Berkeley, Oakland or Oakland International Airport. It just went boom. It did kill the guy who cut the line and another guy. It did severely burn some dudes. It did not expand because jet fuel needs air in order to burn. Apparently the United States Federal Goverment doesn't know that little tidbit about jet fuel. Yeah, raise the alert level to BROWN=Shit for Brains.

This morning's weigh in:

Weight 212

Fat 36.4

BMI 36.1

Give blood, play rugby

OK, so I don't play rugby any more. I had to have Roto-Rooter come in and take care of my left shoulder back in 1992. Apparently, hauling 1200 pounds of woman into a set scrum with one arm takes it's toll. I do give blood though. I'm O-. That makes me the universal donor. I've been donating since 1984. They call me, or track me down somehow, every eight weeks. Once the lady actually saw me on the street in Downtown and dragged me down to the Blood Center. I'm probably down around 5 or 6 gallons of the stuff by now. On the upside, they do mini physicals and now test your cholestrol.

BP 110/70
Resting HR 60
Cholestrol 176

This morning's weigh in:
Weight: 213
Fat 36.9 WTF?
BMI 36.2

My free day bled a little into Sunday when my brother made a frozen orange chiffon pie. It rocked. Then I picked at a tray of cookies that was unfortunately placed in front of me. The lime ones were tasty. Back in the saddle today. I'm pretty sure this begins week four. I think I'll do some photojournalism this evening.

What the big dog eats...

The portions are off a little on this plate. This is whole wheat couscous with swordfish in a grapefruit marmalade glaze. The grapefruit marmalade was made from the grapefruit tree in my yard. We jerk spiced it. I mixed a little marmalade with a little olive oil and made a glaze.
Here is some Mahi Mahi, cooked up in a non-stick pan with a touch of lime, then I cooked up a Roma tomato with some basil and white kidney beans. Steam a little broccoli and we're good to go.
Here is some chicken andouille sausage with some rice and beans. Small portions of both the rice and beans and sausage. Lots of flavor, not much fat. Broccoli with lemon juice.


With the notable exception of the Ritter Sport, all you see is green vegetables. With Body for Life you can eat vegetables until the cows come home. I'll have broccoli with my lunch or maybe some zucchini. I'll grill the asparagus with dinner. I'll put fresh lemon on the broccoli and brush the asparagus with olive oil. Beauregard lets you know that there is meat further down in the bag.

I'm building a Body for Life

One of the silly things that's in Bill Phillips' book is a cadence for weight lifting. The cadence is "I'm building" on the negative and "a body for life" on the positive. Sometimes I use it in the gym. Not very often because when you lift the mass that I do, your brain can't handle more than "PRESS", or "PULL"! But I'll find myself doing it on ab work or good mornings or something that I have 10 or more reps to complete. Right now, I feel like I'm building a Body for Life. Boredom is my worse enemy, and I end up spending a ton of time contemplating things. Right now, I've been contemplating that fact that I turn 50 in a mere 15 months. It was 17 months when I started contemplating, but it's gotten more and more out of hand as we head into September 2007. I don't obsess, but I do show 14 of the 19 markers for ADD, and my intellect is often restless. But I really need something to show for myself by the time I turn 50.

Today's numbers
Weight 210 (yay)
Fat 35.9
BMI 35.9

I didn't work out yesterday, simply because my hip was better after the visit to Dr. Elkind so I felt it prudent to actually rest it for a day. Alright, the fact that I'm playing 18 holes today and I am afraid I will undo her handiwork today has played into that decision.

Bon Mots and Cheap Shots

This morning's weigh in:

Weight 210
Fat 36.5
BMI 35.9

Just by keeping my head screwed on correctly, things are heading in the right directions. It's taken me almost four weeks, but I have 8 pounds off of me. I had Dr. Elkind work on my aching hip yesterday. She does ART just like I get at Fitwell. I seem to have a hip flexor/IT band injury. It's hindered nearly everything I do. Yesterday I broke down and left work early to go see her. While she does the same thing as Fitwell, she's a lot more intense. Fitwell is a lot more gentle in their approach. Sometimes I just need the crap beat out of me. Today my hip is oodles better. She rocks.

Tomorrow, I'm playing 18 at San Geronomo. The last time I played with these guys I got high score, and not in a good way. I haven't been able to practice because of the hip flexor so either tomorrow will be really good, or really long.

Food choices

Breakfast
Oatmeal and ff cottage cheese
Snack
Jerky and ff yogurt
Lunch
Curried chicken grape salad
Snack
Apple and string cheese
Dinner
Chicken andouille sausage sauteed up with brown rice and red beans
Brocoli
Dessert
Ricotta and blueberries

Drive it like you stole it!

In a fit of temporary insanity, The Contessa called me last Saturday night and asked for assistance retrieving his new Carrera from the Porsche dealership in Redwood City. Of course, I would help a friend in need, but I'm pretty sure I need to drive the Porsche.

OK, Richard Edson is my hero and I felt like him pulling out of the dealership. So the first thing I have to do is get the thing onto Highway 101. That was just screaming scarey. The gears are so tight on that thing. We got up to San Mateo and stopped by 750ml had a beautiful DuNuh Chardonney in a flight of three they were serving. Then we decided a bottle was a great idea. And a cheese plate. It was a delightful afternoon. And then we drove it home. Whee! That was fun. Unfortunately, it was Memorial Day weekend and I thought it prudent to keep it under wraps so I never took it over 85, but what a fun toy.