Consider me crushed. Consider me shocked. Odd day has turned truly odd.
Manny Ramirez has tested positive for "performance enhancing drugs" and will be suspended 50 games. The Dodgers are off to an amazing start and have set a new record of most wins at home to start the season.
Manny is one of my favorite players. He comes across so much different than any other star athlete. Plus, I truly think that he is top 5 greatest right handed hitters of all time.
Boston fans love to complain that Manny does not try or does not care enough. Well, I guess that complaint is gone. He is willing to risk his career to be a better player.
It just doesn't make sense. Manny is so aloof. Steroids are not just about popping a pill or shooting yourself. It takes time and patience to cycle these in and out of your body not to mention discipline.
Well, as I write this, we are finding out it is not steroids but some banned substance that was given to him by a doctor. This sounds more like Manny, Manny being an idiot! Check that damn list of banned substances.
Anyway, for the next 50 games, Juan Pierre is going to get more playing time....
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
See you around July 4 Manny. You will be missed!
Thursday, May 7, 2009
It's time to Celebrate!
Happy Odd Day!!!!!!!!! (thanks Sue for sending me an email about it)
Today's date 5/7/09 is one of only six this century that will feature three consecutive odd numbers.
New years happens every year. St. Patrick's Day...every year. This is the true time to celebrate!
Have an odd Thursday!
Today's date 5/7/09 is one of only six this century that will feature three consecutive odd numbers.
New years happens every year. St. Patrick's Day...every year. This is the true time to celebrate!
Have an odd Thursday!
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
A Marathon...really...stupid.
First off, a 5'11" 18 year old who weighs 224 lbs only lost 10 lbs in 30 days. What? How did this happen? I went on a diet for 31 days which I did not follow 100% and drank alcohol once a week. I lost 13 lbs. I did it without even trying hard. He only lost 10.
I am handing Tara the championship. She is about one nervous push away from turning into a bulimic person. I wouldn't be surprised if she shows up at the finale 105 lbs with no teeth because she has been throwing up every meal.
Now, let me get to the worst idea I have seen on biggest loser since the half marathon. I know this is going to sound crazy because running is a very natural thing BUT here goes.
You should not run to get into shape. You should get into shape to run.
I know that sounds a little crazy. In all actuality, running is a fairly advanced form of exercise. Within any given mile, there are about 1500 foot strikes. Ask any personal trainer or strength coach if they would EVER allow an elite athlete (let alone these BL contestants) to perform a plyometric protocol that calls for 1500 foot strikes on a daily basis consistently, and I am willing to bet you will get some perplexed looks.
Running is very hard on your body when you are in shape. When you have extra weight, trying to run 10-15 miles at a time is putting unwanted stress on your body. Mike hurt his hip. No surprise here. That is number 2 for the show this year in which they have now run 13.1 miles and 26.2 miles.
You want them to do an endurance event. Fine. Have the ride the bike distance of ironman. Or better yet, put them in kayaks and have them race around. Rowing would be a great event. Forcing them to put that many miles on an overweight body is just stupid and it cost Mike more than anyone else. A hurt hip puts you on lockdown.
Tara running it in under 5 hours was impressive but if she would have tried any harder, I think that would have been stupid/dangerous. I have to admit that Ron pushing himself no matter what to finish was inspiring to me. I got caught in the moment. I am a sap like that sometimes.
That challenge should have never happened. That was a terrible decision by NBC.
I am handing Tara the championship. She is about one nervous push away from turning into a bulimic person. I wouldn't be surprised if she shows up at the finale 105 lbs with no teeth because she has been throwing up every meal.
Now, let me get to the worst idea I have seen on biggest loser since the half marathon. I know this is going to sound crazy because running is a very natural thing BUT here goes.
You should not run to get into shape. You should get into shape to run.
I know that sounds a little crazy. In all actuality, running is a fairly advanced form of exercise. Within any given mile, there are about 1500 foot strikes. Ask any personal trainer or strength coach if they would EVER allow an elite athlete (let alone these BL contestants) to perform a plyometric protocol that calls for 1500 foot strikes on a daily basis consistently, and I am willing to bet you will get some perplexed looks.
Running is very hard on your body when you are in shape. When you have extra weight, trying to run 10-15 miles at a time is putting unwanted stress on your body. Mike hurt his hip. No surprise here. That is number 2 for the show this year in which they have now run 13.1 miles and 26.2 miles.
You want them to do an endurance event. Fine. Have the ride the bike distance of ironman. Or better yet, put them in kayaks and have them race around. Rowing would be a great event. Forcing them to put that many miles on an overweight body is just stupid and it cost Mike more than anyone else. A hurt hip puts you on lockdown.
Tara running it in under 5 hours was impressive but if she would have tried any harder, I think that would have been stupid/dangerous. I have to admit that Ron pushing himself no matter what to finish was inspiring to me. I got caught in the moment. I am a sap like that sometimes.
That challenge should have never happened. That was a terrible decision by NBC.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
RIP Captain Chaos!
Dom Deluise died on Monday at the age of 75. He was in many good comedies in his time but he stands more for Cannonball Run than any other movie. I loved the original and actually, I like the 2nd one too. He also played a great Emperor in History of the World Part I and the director in Blazzing Saddles...I digress.
Here is a big chunk from Cannonball Run. RIP Captain Chaos.RIP.
You can also watch Jackie Chan in his first movie kicking some arse during the fight.
Here is a big chunk from Cannonball Run. RIP Captain Chaos.RIP.
You can also watch Jackie Chan in his first movie kicking some arse during the fight.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Biggest Loser Math
So, now that it is down to the final four and Ron has no chance of winning, I wanted to take a closer look at the final three contestants.
Mike - 5'11", 18 years old. Original Weight - 388 lbs. Wow...he is only 5'11". He has lost 164 lbs so far and weighs 224. At 5'11" he could easily get to 180 lbs. Lets say he ends at 180 flat. That is a loss of 53.608%.
Tara - 5'9", 23 years old. Original Weight - 294 lbs. She is pretty tall. She has lost 125 lbs. She weighs 169. To keep up with Mike, she needs to lose 33 more lbs. That would be a loss of 53.74%. That also puts her at 136 lbs. I dont think she can get that skinny. That is really light but who knows.
Helen - 5'6", 47 years old. Original Weight - 257 lbs. She has lost 103 lbs. She weighs 154 lbs. She needs to end at 118 lbs to have a chance I think at winning this. That would put her at 54.08% loss. Can she do this? I think no way.
Now to put it a different way, Mike has to lose 44 more lbs to get to 180 or 19.6% of his weight. Tara has to lose 19.5% of her weight and Helen has to lose 23.4% of her weight. Helen is basically out too.
I personally think Tara is out too. Cutting down to belwo 140 will be much tougher I think than a 5'11" guy cuting to 180.
That is why they play the game!
Mike - 5'11", 18 years old. Original Weight - 388 lbs. Wow...he is only 5'11". He has lost 164 lbs so far and weighs 224. At 5'11" he could easily get to 180 lbs. Lets say he ends at 180 flat. That is a loss of 53.608%.
Tara - 5'9", 23 years old. Original Weight - 294 lbs. She is pretty tall. She has lost 125 lbs. She weighs 169. To keep up with Mike, she needs to lose 33 more lbs. That would be a loss of 53.74%. That also puts her at 136 lbs. I dont think she can get that skinny. That is really light but who knows.
Helen - 5'6", 47 years old. Original Weight - 257 lbs. She has lost 103 lbs. She weighs 154 lbs. She needs to end at 118 lbs to have a chance I think at winning this. That would put her at 54.08% loss. Can she do this? I think no way.
Now to put it a different way, Mike has to lose 44 more lbs to get to 180 or 19.6% of his weight. Tara has to lose 19.5% of her weight and Helen has to lose 23.4% of her weight. Helen is basically out too.
I personally think Tara is out too. Cutting down to belwo 140 will be much tougher I think than a 5'11" guy cuting to 180.
That is why they play the game!
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Biggest Loser
I have two different comments to discuss about biggest loser. One is about the grip strength competition and one is about nutrition.
The competition - My initial reaction when they described the event was that the lighter people have an advantage. I really thought Helen was going to win. These contestants were way off. This was not an upper body strength exercise at all. This was a flat out grip strength exercise. Take a weight and hold it in your hands. It did not surprise me at all that Tara and Helen were the last two. I thought Kristen would have been the first to fall. Of course, Mike being afraid of heights did not help him. Basically this competition was my like holding a deadlift in the locked position. It is going to pull on your back but I guarantee the first thing to fail is going to be your grip. One hour I thought was incredible. I am not sure if I could hold 225 for one hour and I know I am not going to find out. So do not listen to these contestants. That was all about grip strength.
Nutrition - I am shocked that the biggest loser does not have nutritionist on the show. Bob was spot on with his rant. These people are starving themselves. No wonder Kristen is struggling to lose weight. Your body shuts down. I know this sounds wierd but you need to eat more (of the right food) to lose more. Your body needs fuel to work. It is so ridiculous what they are doing. Also, they need to eat more protein. My god. Protein is probably the number one nutrient American do not eat near enough of. What are they thinking? 16 weeks on the show and this is how they are eating??? It is so ridiculous. Eat protein with every meal. I was floored by how horrible their eating habits were. They were so bad. I would have lost it much worse than Bob did.
I am not even sure who I am rooting for at this point.
Mike - Hate his father and he is already celebrating his victory. Can I root for this? It is like rooting for Man U.
Ron - Hate him. Ruined the season. Get rid of that skin.
Tara - Annoying. Thinks the world is against her. Wont shut up. Blah Blah Blah.
Helen - When pink team had to send someone home, she sent her daughter instead of her. Way to take one for your kid, mom.
Filipe - Liked him and then did not like him. A bit of a cry baby, continually gets embarrassed by Tara in competitions.
The competition - My initial reaction when they described the event was that the lighter people have an advantage. I really thought Helen was going to win. These contestants were way off. This was not an upper body strength exercise at all. This was a flat out grip strength exercise. Take a weight and hold it in your hands. It did not surprise me at all that Tara and Helen were the last two. I thought Kristen would have been the first to fall. Of course, Mike being afraid of heights did not help him. Basically this competition was my like holding a deadlift in the locked position. It is going to pull on your back but I guarantee the first thing to fail is going to be your grip. One hour I thought was incredible. I am not sure if I could hold 225 for one hour and I know I am not going to find out. So do not listen to these contestants. That was all about grip strength.
Nutrition - I am shocked that the biggest loser does not have nutritionist on the show. Bob was spot on with his rant. These people are starving themselves. No wonder Kristen is struggling to lose weight. Your body shuts down. I know this sounds wierd but you need to eat more (of the right food) to lose more. Your body needs fuel to work. It is so ridiculous what they are doing. Also, they need to eat more protein. My god. Protein is probably the number one nutrient American do not eat near enough of. What are they thinking? 16 weeks on the show and this is how they are eating??? It is so ridiculous. Eat protein with every meal. I was floored by how horrible their eating habits were. They were so bad. I would have lost it much worse than Bob did.
I am not even sure who I am rooting for at this point.
Mike - Hate his father and he is already celebrating his victory. Can I root for this? It is like rooting for Man U.
Ron - Hate him. Ruined the season. Get rid of that skin.
Tara - Annoying. Thinks the world is against her. Wont shut up. Blah Blah Blah.
Helen - When pink team had to send someone home, she sent her daughter instead of her. Way to take one for your kid, mom.
Filipe - Liked him and then did not like him. A bit of a cry baby, continually gets embarrassed by Tara in competitions.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Weekend Wrap-Up
So this weekend was another action packed weekend that I will wrap up in bullet form as usual.
1. My parents celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary this weekend. Just a little shout out to them. 45 years is a long time.
2. Samantha had her first church experience and since it felt like 100 degrees in there, it did not go too well. Thank goodness for baby rooms.
3. Michelle and I finally packed accordingly for our over night stay in the burbs and did not have to drive back into the city for anything.
4. Saturday night's dinner after mass was at the Red Ox. My soon to be nine year old nephew said that it was fitting that Samantha was going to the Red Ox since she was born in the year of the Ox. Where does he learn this stuff?
5. After dinner, Michelle and I met Bryan and Mary out at Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the UFC PPV. Half the place was watching the hockey game and half was watching UFC. The roof almost came off when the Blackhawks scored their third goal in the 2nd period.
6. Buffalo Wild Wings had 20 beers on tap. So we ripped up two pieces of paper and anytime someone needed a beer we just drew a new number. It was a fun game.
7. Sunday's drive home sucked. There was an accident that slowed us down.
8. I bowled horrible on Sunday. I crapped the bed and then rolled around in it. I broke 400 but barely.
9. I am really sick of 40 degrees and raining. This spring has been really cold. One of the colder springs that I can remember.
10. Have a good week and lets hope I bowl a little better tonight. Only two more weeks of bowling in both leagues!
1. My parents celebrated their 45th wedding anniversary this weekend. Just a little shout out to them. 45 years is a long time.
2. Samantha had her first church experience and since it felt like 100 degrees in there, it did not go too well. Thank goodness for baby rooms.
3. Michelle and I finally packed accordingly for our over night stay in the burbs and did not have to drive back into the city for anything.
4. Saturday night's dinner after mass was at the Red Ox. My soon to be nine year old nephew said that it was fitting that Samantha was going to the Red Ox since she was born in the year of the Ox. Where does he learn this stuff?
5. After dinner, Michelle and I met Bryan and Mary out at Buffalo Wild Wings to watch the UFC PPV. Half the place was watching the hockey game and half was watching UFC. The roof almost came off when the Blackhawks scored their third goal in the 2nd period.
6. Buffalo Wild Wings had 20 beers on tap. So we ripped up two pieces of paper and anytime someone needed a beer we just drew a new number. It was a fun game.
7. Sunday's drive home sucked. There was an accident that slowed us down.
8. I bowled horrible on Sunday. I crapped the bed and then rolled around in it. I broke 400 but barely.
9. I am really sick of 40 degrees and raining. This spring has been really cold. One of the colder springs that I can remember.
10. Have a good week and lets hope I bowl a little better tonight. Only two more weeks of bowling in both leagues!
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