Workout Report (12/31)
Sheesh. Too many workouts skipped this week. On a good note, the “25 lb.” dumbbells that I’ve been using for a couple of years? Turns out they’re actually 35 pounders. Adjusting the notation accordingly. 7,511 m rowed 20 chinups 45 perfect pushup 20 pullup 45 pushup 30 DB shoulder press #35 30 F&B curl with [...]
Watch Fetish: Casio G-Shock Solar Atomic G-Aviation
That name is a mouthful. Yeah, I just got a new G-Shock, but this one’s cool, too. The Casio Men’s GW3000B-1ACR G-Shock Solar Power Black With Orange Dial Watch is available at Amazon.
Wisdom from Ron Paul: “Your Money has Never Been Safe in the Government’s Hands, and it Never Will Be.”
From Ron Paul’s website (H/T to Amateur Economist): Perhaps the biggest media story of 2010 was the influence of Tea Party voters on the congressional landscape. The new congress comes to Capitol Hill with a mandate to end profligate spending and restore fiscal sanity, we are told. But when the House and Senate convene in January, [...]
Herman Cain: Candidate for President in 2012?
I’ve started seeing this name show up a lot in the past week: Herman Cain. He’s the former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza, and a talk radio host in Atlanta. I’ve seen commentary on him on Left Coast Rebel, The Other McCain, Hot Air, and The Daily Caller, to name a few. He has impressive credentials [...]
Keith Olbermann: Further Unhinged
Keith Olbermann, perhaps responding to the fact that he is so very far behind O’Reilly in ratings, lets his Twitter followers know what he thinks of Fox: More at The Daily Caller
Belmar, NJ – 30″ of Snow Time Lapse
Correction: 32 inches. You may have already seen this one, or one like it. This covers an elapsed time of 20 hours. Photographer Mike Black took one exposure every five minutes for 20 hours. That’s a lot of snow.
Stuff I Like: Iain Sinclair CardSharp Knife
This is a slick little gadget: Iain Sinclair’s CardSharp is the size of a credit card, but converts to a stainless steel utility knife. About $23, from Iain Sinclair. They have some other cool pocket-sized products, too.
Stuff I Want: Archer Season 1
Awesomely funny stuff. Sterling Archer is the best secret agent you never want working for your side. Archer: Season 1 is available at Amazon.
Who Said American Exceptionalism was Dead?
The 111th Congress did an exceptional job: the $3.22 trillion in debt that they added was more than the first 100 Congresses combined. Holy cow. That equals $10,429.64 in new debt for each and every one of the 308,745,538 people counted in the United States by the 2010 Census. The total national debt of $13,858,529,371,601.09 (or [...]
Hey Michelle – How About You Stay Out of What My Kids Eat?
On an episode of her “Alaska” series, Sarah Palin had this to say while cooking up some s’mores: “This is in honor of Michelle Obama, who said the other day we should not have dessert…Instead of a government thinking that they need to take over and make decisions for us, according to some politician’s — [...]
What ObamaCare Really Means
If you want to know what ObamaCare means for health care, you don’t need to look any farther than Obama’s (DfOaLG*) Medicare chief, Dr. Donald Berwick: Image via Wikipedia “Traditional medical ethics, based on the doctor-patient dyad must be reformulated…The primary function of regulation in health care, especially as it affects the quality of medical [...]
To Deal With Our Huge Budget Deficits, Somebody’s Going to Experience Pain
Everybody knows that entitlements are going to bust the budget if we don’t do something about them, and quick. Senators and Representatives make noise about it, but don’t act, because “entitlements are the third rail of politics.” In a Washington Post editorial today, Robert Samuelson unleashes a dose of reality and sensibility on entitlements. Social [...]
Workout Report (12/27)
11,000 m rowed (6000@171w) Elapsed time 58:08
Stuff I Like: 2011 GMC Sierra All-Terrain HD Concept
GM’s answer to Ford’s SVT Raptor truck. 6.6 liter Duramax diesel, with 397 HP and 765 lb-ft. of torque. Also sports 35″ BFGoodrich KM2′s and 20 inch wheels. Sweet. Too bad it’s not real. See more at Gear Patrol
Stuff I Like: SOL Origin Survival Kit
This is a cool little 6 oz. package with a lot of stuff in it that could help save your life one day. Perfect to keep in a pack, or in the glove box (in case you get stranded in the wilderness. Hey – it’s happened before). Here’s a list of the supplies/features: Sewing 1 [...]
