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Oh my LORD

Workout KICKED my ASS today and I don’t think it was just the routine we did… Matt and I are trying a new routine that we stole from one of Kevin’s books and it seems really good so far – all about compound super sets which seems to be a good thing.. But part of the deal is going straight from one set of one muscle group to a set of another, 90 seconds rest – then back.. So, for example, 12-15 One Arm Rows then 12-15 incline dumbell presses, 90 seconds rest and repeat – 3 sets of this… Then on to the next.. Seems to be a good thing but a switch from our more liesurely routine we were doing before and today it zapped me…

I think part of the problem too is that I’m trying to work on my diet a little too (summer swimsuit weather after all! ;)) so I probably didn’t have enough fuel! 🙂 Gotta remember to make sure there is something in my stomach before I work out..

Anyway.. Suppose i should get my act together… Just thought I’d share… 😉

From the 7th Grade

I just found this little thing I wrote in 7th Grade English in a Drawer here at work. The assignment was to describe the image shown in a picture she gave us. My parents and my teachers LOVED it.. I got an A.. To this day I STILL don’t know why.

A Pine Needle
Sight

A pine needle, deeply browned by the pasing of time, lay stuck in the greyish sand of an ocean shore. It limped very low as if saying I am tired of being battered by the clear ocean surf. A small ripple of water closed in on the needle, foaming at the edges like a dog gone mad. The water totally covered the sand like a blanket being pulled over a bed. The sand, dulled to a grey brown by the passing of time, layed motionless as if waiting for the tide to wash up.

Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day Dad – I love you! 🙂

The CDC

and the current administration never cease to amaze me (ok.. well, frankly, i’m not surprised at all – but still)… Driving home from the south bay today I heard on NPR that the CDC is threatening to cut federal funding to the Stop AIDS Project. It seems that they don’t like the sexually explicit nature of the campaigns and panel discussions the organization hosts..

WHAT THE FUCK?

One of the primary ways that AIDS is transmitted is via sexual intercourse. How exactly does the CDC expect to educate people about the consequences of HIV/AIDS in a way that they will pay attention to without talking in a very frank way about sex. Having Marion the Librarian get up infront of a bunch of young gay men and lecture them about the science of HIV isn’t exactly going to work (assuming you get them in the room). You have to convince people they need to pay attention to and have frank discussions in a non judgemental forum in terms that people relate to… Its the ONLY WAY for this to sink in… The fact is – people will have sex.. deal with it… and if they are having sex they need to be educated… and to educate people in a way that will sink in takes creativity… and the Stop AIDS project is doing that…

One of the things I find most disturbing in recent years has been the cavalier people have begun to take about HIV and safe sex. I’ve seen LOTS more people being careless about safe sex and protecting themselves against HIV and it really upsets me.. I don’t know if its a youthful invincibility thing or if people think that living with HIV isn’t so bad or if they’ve just grown wary… but regardless its happening and the Stop AIDS project has done great work trying to stem that tide…

nuff ranting… just had to share…. This SFGate article gives more scoop…. Looks like at least the city will try to step up and help out with the funding …

Action Packed Weekend…

Once again, without planning to I’ve managed to book my whole weekend without a minute in there to relax and smell the flowers.. thats OK… Its in my nature (ask anyone).. Looks like tonight i’m goin out for cocktails to celebrate my friend Andy’s new job and kevin’s bonus, and the shrink wrapped box of my product they gave me today, and to celebrate Matt’s … well hell – just celebrate Matt! (and brian too if he comes) 😉

Tomorrow i’ve got a birthday-beach-barbeque for Scott’s Biirthday and then I gotta head down to help demo for our launch event… And after that? who knows.. maybe shake my groove thang.. or maybe sleep… depends on my energy and who tempts me…

Sunday my little sis is coming up with the ‘rents for brunch and to hang out… She’s (my sis) back in town from Colorado for a few days and I’m dead set on convincing her to move back here when she graduates if it kills me… Colorado is a nice place and all (love it actually) – but its too far away… and I’m not moving back there any time soon.. So she needs to get her butt back here! 🙂

After brunch.. undoubtedly the eagle or el rio…

LORD.. I’m gonna go to work Exhausted on monday.. thats OK…

Cute

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