Monthly Archives: November 2007

Day 7: Cooking Leads To Dish Washing

Here are the people who live in the house in which I also live: Casey, French-Canadian Guy, Boozy Breath Guy, Too Much Aftershave Guy, Scowly Silent Guy, and Never Seen Guy. I think that’s everyone. I was told when I … Continue reading

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Day 5 + 6: Mustard Eases the Pain

Kelly’s scale says I’m at 191.0 lbs. Twelve lbs to go. The single greatest thing about mustard is that I love it and it’s very low calorie. The two greatest things about mustard is that I love it, it’s very … Continue reading

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A Comfortable Emptiness

It may have been Richard Dawkins on the Colbert Report…or someone else somewhere else…but I remember the quote: Nobody in this audience believes in Odin or Zeus. Some of us just go one god further. And it’s true. To believe … Continue reading

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D-Day 4: 36 Days to Go

Well, good news. Joyce’s scale says I’m at 192, which means I only have 13 lbs to lose. Mike says: There is the problem. You are not changing your life style to one of living and eating in a manner … Continue reading

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No Country For Old Men

A theater named Scotiabank Theatre should only play movies about finances and investments, like Wall Street, Greed, Dog Day Afternoon and It’s A Wonderful Life. It troubles me that it’s the only theatre in BC that’s playing the Coen brothers’ … Continue reading

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D-Day 3: And Leon’s Getting LAAAAAARGER

I miss peanut M&Ms. Zdepthcharge writes: Madness. Toren you could do this, but it wouldn’t be healthy. What? Are you trying to impress a pretty girl? Chill it. Set your goal a little lower and maybe do some regular exercise. … Continue reading

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Ramping up for Ukelelology. Or was it Ukelology?

I just picked up three ukeleles from Jairo this afternoon. That makes me the proud owner of five ukes, at least for the time being. For anyone who’s interested, the workshop for introduction to the ukelele is happening on Monday … Continue reading

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D-Day 1 & 2 (The D is for Diet)

Being on a diet is like being vegetarian – everyone does it until they’re not. Who says you can’t be a vegetarian for a day? My diet ends on the 20th of December (or until I get to my target … Continue reading

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40 Days to Lose 20 Pounds

Everyone knows about the boring old Medifast diet I went on 2 summers ago where I lost 40 pounds in a few months. Started at 220, went down to 179, slowly back up to between 190-200, where I’ve been sitting … Continue reading

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Swill Power

Today is the day I start eating properly (again). This time for reals. Stay tuned for updates.

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