TIME TRIAL
Haven't been feeling that great this week so I took a few days off in the middle of the week to get better. Worked out for an hour at an easy pace on the stair master yesterday just to get back into things. Today I took up a challenge on the daily mile to do a 15 mile time trial. Mind you the winds were in excess of 20 mph outside so I did my usual and hit the indoor trainer. did the 15 miles in 49:15 not bad. It really didn't feel like I was pushing that hard. I kept the resistance at a medium level. I didn't want to feel like I was climbing a hill. I know this isn't the same as being on the road but it is a pretty good workout.
I love the indoor type of activities because they offer a means of more or less scientifically comparing one workout to the next (or the last). I have always felt that although I have liked running races in the past on the road or seeing if I can out bike others, It seemed as though I was not staying in as good of shape as if I was inside working hard in the gym. Plus I love to sweat, and see the sweat on the floor underneath the machine. It's proof that I worked
Saturday, April 30, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
RANDOM THOUGHTS
WIFFLE BALL
I read a column in a local Vegas newspaper (Ron Kantowksi - Review Journal) that was pretty funny. The point of the column was that there is a community in New York that is trying to outlaw Wiffle Ball from state supported youth camps and daycare centers due to its' "significant risk of injury". Seriously!!! The only injury that I ever received due to a wiffle ball or bat was when I was laying on my back on the living room floor and my 2 year old brother decided my testicles would make the perfect target and swung the bat as if he were Albert Pujols in the home run contest. Ouch!!!!!
HOW WILL THEY TEACH
Las Vegas, just like every other community in the country, is having to reduce spending in all areas of its' budget. Including education spending. My favorite number is that they are going to cut 50% of spending in textbooks & supplies. Yeah, what the hell, students don't need text books to study and follow along. They have great memories and visualization abilities. The teacher will just read from her copy of the text book while the students attentively listen along. Wait. I need to stop laughing so I can continue to type. Granted this will save on any number of shoulder and back injuries that occur due to the students having to carry the books home everyday. How about some smart person come up with a way to put the book on disk so that those students who wish to, and are able to, can use these disks instead of the printed versions. I am willing to bet that this would save a considerable number of dollars as there would no longer be the printing costs of the hardcover books.
Hopefully the teachers will not have to have printed copies of the tests, assignments, etc or have to write on a chalkboard to assist the children with their learning the assignments. Are the products needed for these tasks supplies.
HARVARD GRADUATE
I love the fact that Donald Trump is questioning the educational background of Barack Obama. I am not a fan of Obama but the man did graduate from Harvard as a Magna Cum Laude (donald thought that was what his women di when they were with other men). I don't care how you got there but when you finish that way you deserved to be there.
I haven't seen Trump's birth certificate (long or short form) or his educational achievements being offered up for review.
Aren't most of the Donald's buildings made of glass. Better watch out that nobody picks up those stones he's throwing and chucks them back at him.
FUNNY
Who would the comedians of America wish would be running for president Donald Trump or (if possible) George W. Bush. I think even W. would go out on the road with a routine about Trump. Hell, he's hoping Trump wins just so that America remembers him fondly...lol
OOOOOOPPPPPS!!!!
The Post Office screwed the pooch in a big way this time....not only can they not make money but they manage to piss away the money they have been given to operate.
It seems as though a new stamp was printed to commemorate the Statue of Liberty. On the stamp was an image of the Lady of Liberty. Here is where the "oops" part come in. The image of the Lady of Liberty is apparently not of the statue that so famously resides in New York. It was, in fact, an image of the now very famous statue located at the corner of Tropicana & Las Vegas Blvd. Yep. Right their on the strip in Las Vegas. Do you think anyone will get fired over that one? Wait Donald Trump could do it. "Your Fired" he's good at that. More importantly, who do you think gets to pay for this mistake? How long will it take for them to ask for more money because they can't afford to operate?
I read a column in a local Vegas newspaper (Ron Kantowksi - Review Journal) that was pretty funny. The point of the column was that there is a community in New York that is trying to outlaw Wiffle Ball from state supported youth camps and daycare centers due to its' "significant risk of injury". Seriously!!! The only injury that I ever received due to a wiffle ball or bat was when I was laying on my back on the living room floor and my 2 year old brother decided my testicles would make the perfect target and swung the bat as if he were Albert Pujols in the home run contest. Ouch!!!!!
HOW WILL THEY TEACH
Las Vegas, just like every other community in the country, is having to reduce spending in all areas of its' budget. Including education spending. My favorite number is that they are going to cut 50% of spending in textbooks & supplies. Yeah, what the hell, students don't need text books to study and follow along. They have great memories and visualization abilities. The teacher will just read from her copy of the text book while the students attentively listen along. Wait. I need to stop laughing so I can continue to type. Granted this will save on any number of shoulder and back injuries that occur due to the students having to carry the books home everyday. How about some smart person come up with a way to put the book on disk so that those students who wish to, and are able to, can use these disks instead of the printed versions. I am willing to bet that this would save a considerable number of dollars as there would no longer be the printing costs of the hardcover books.
Hopefully the teachers will not have to have printed copies of the tests, assignments, etc or have to write on a chalkboard to assist the children with their learning the assignments. Are the products needed for these tasks supplies.
HARVARD GRADUATE
I love the fact that Donald Trump is questioning the educational background of Barack Obama. I am not a fan of Obama but the man did graduate from Harvard as a Magna Cum Laude (donald thought that was what his women di when they were with other men). I don't care how you got there but when you finish that way you deserved to be there.
I haven't seen Trump's birth certificate (long or short form) or his educational achievements being offered up for review.
Aren't most of the Donald's buildings made of glass. Better watch out that nobody picks up those stones he's throwing and chucks them back at him.
FUNNY
Who would the comedians of America wish would be running for president Donald Trump or (if possible) George W. Bush. I think even W. would go out on the road with a routine about Trump. Hell, he's hoping Trump wins just so that America remembers him fondly...lol
OOOOOOPPPPPS!!!!
The Post Office screwed the pooch in a big way this time....not only can they not make money but they manage to piss away the money they have been given to operate.
It seems as though a new stamp was printed to commemorate the Statue of Liberty. On the stamp was an image of the Lady of Liberty. Here is where the "oops" part come in. The image of the Lady of Liberty is apparently not of the statue that so famously resides in New York. It was, in fact, an image of the now very famous statue located at the corner of Tropicana & Las Vegas Blvd. Yep. Right their on the strip in Las Vegas. Do you think anyone will get fired over that one? Wait Donald Trump could do it. "Your Fired" he's good at that. More importantly, who do you think gets to pay for this mistake? How long will it take for them to ask for more money because they can't afford to operate?
19 STRAIGHT DAYS
DAY OFF
Finally had to take a day off from the gym......eyes burning, body feels like crap and I am tired. Could be allergies, could be catching something. Still not sure. Don't feel great today but I may make a run at working out.
QUESTIONS
I hate when I go to an interview and they ask you those stock questions from a printed form. You know: Where will you be in five years, why did you apply here, what makes you right for this job, etc....Be creative come up with something new. Get to know the person through conversation. If it's a sales job who cares about 5 years from now or why you applied at their business. We are going to lie if our real answer doesn't fit their situation
KILL THE IRISHMAN
Very good movie about the mob in Cleveland Ohio in 1976. There were 36+ bombings in that city during that year. Wow
Finally had to take a day off from the gym......eyes burning, body feels like crap and I am tired. Could be allergies, could be catching something. Still not sure. Don't feel great today but I may make a run at working out.
QUESTIONS
I hate when I go to an interview and they ask you those stock questions from a printed form. You know: Where will you be in five years, why did you apply here, what makes you right for this job, etc....Be creative come up with something new. Get to know the person through conversation. If it's a sales job who cares about 5 years from now or why you applied at their business. We are going to lie if our real answer doesn't fit their situation
KILL THE IRISHMAN
Very good movie about the mob in Cleveland Ohio in 1976. There were 36+ bombings in that city during that year. Wow
Monday, April 25, 2011
CHINESE FOOD
WHERE DID THAT DOG GO??
After my 2+ hour workout today I went for a bite to eat at a Teriyaki place connected to the gym. While I understand that this is not a "Chinese" restaurant it is an Asian restaurant. While walking up to the restaurant I witnessed a Boston terrier run in the front door and disappear into the kitchen. Never saw the dog reappear before my food was served....hmmmm!!!!
After my 2+ hour workout today I went for a bite to eat at a Teriyaki place connected to the gym. While I understand that this is not a "Chinese" restaurant it is an Asian restaurant. While walking up to the restaurant I witnessed a Boston terrier run in the front door and disappear into the kitchen. Never saw the dog reappear before my food was served....hmmmm!!!!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
COWBOY MOUTH !!!!
ROCKS VEGAS !!!
Got out of the house to go see a show at the Redrock Casino. The band is called Cowboy mouth. They are from New Orleans and the only other thing you need to know is that they rock and if you get the chance go see their show. I have only paid for two shows in the last 3 years and they were both Cowboy Mouth and both times they rocked the house. I wish I could afford to go see them in New Orleans at the N.O. Jazz festival when they are on stage before Kid Rock & the Neville Brothers (no not together). What an afternoon that would be.
Got out of the house to go see a show at the Redrock Casino. The band is called Cowboy mouth. They are from New Orleans and the only other thing you need to know is that they rock and if you get the chance go see their show. I have only paid for two shows in the last 3 years and they were both Cowboy Mouth and both times they rocked the house. I wish I could afford to go see them in New Orleans at the N.O. Jazz festival when they are on stage before Kid Rock & the Neville Brothers (no not together). What an afternoon that would be.
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
WHY DO PEOPLE DO THIS
AT THE GYM
I have been putting in about 2.25 hours a day in the gym or on the bike lately. And it feels good. The goal is to get these workouts up to 3 hours over the next 3-4 weeks. Gonna have to add another activity to make it happen while I increase the intensity on the ones I currently use to workout.
I have been spending a lot more time at the gym the last few weeks and a few things bother me about the people at the gym
SUNGLASSES
Really? At the Gym? I know there is a lot of daylight that spills into the upper floor of the gym I go to but It ain't that bright. I saw two people today that were wearing there sunglasses on while using various cardio equipment. I guess you just can't be too cool.
TALKING
Why is it that people feel as thought they need to talk loud enough for people on the surrounding 20 machines to hear them. This girl hopped on the machine right next to me and proceeded to yammer on for like 10 minutes. I don't think she actually took a breath until she left that machine and finally started to workout on a stair master 3 rows away. Did I mention she wasn't even working out on the machine next to me. Just shut up and workout. I just feel like starting to talk and sing really loud so that these people have to listen to me while they are trying to talk.
HEADPHONES
This one is not a problem just a question. Have you seen the number of people wearing these new fangled DR. Dre sponsored head phones (I even saw Siegfried of Siegfried & Roy fame wearing these). If I am right these things are pretty damn expensive. I know I wouldn't be wearing something this expensive while I am sweating like a pig. Maybe that's the key, they aren't really working out. They're just pretending to workout. How much better can the sound be than my $10 Sony head phones actually be while I am working out.
I have been putting in about 2.25 hours a day in the gym or on the bike lately. And it feels good. The goal is to get these workouts up to 3 hours over the next 3-4 weeks. Gonna have to add another activity to make it happen while I increase the intensity on the ones I currently use to workout.
I have been spending a lot more time at the gym the last few weeks and a few things bother me about the people at the gym
SUNGLASSES
Really? At the Gym? I know there is a lot of daylight that spills into the upper floor of the gym I go to but It ain't that bright. I saw two people today that were wearing there sunglasses on while using various cardio equipment. I guess you just can't be too cool.
TALKING
Why is it that people feel as thought they need to talk loud enough for people on the surrounding 20 machines to hear them. This girl hopped on the machine right next to me and proceeded to yammer on for like 10 minutes. I don't think she actually took a breath until she left that machine and finally started to workout on a stair master 3 rows away. Did I mention she wasn't even working out on the machine next to me. Just shut up and workout. I just feel like starting to talk and sing really loud so that these people have to listen to me while they are trying to talk.
HEADPHONES
This one is not a problem just a question. Have you seen the number of people wearing these new fangled DR. Dre sponsored head phones (I even saw Siegfried of Siegfried & Roy fame wearing these). If I am right these things are pretty damn expensive. I know I wouldn't be wearing something this expensive while I am sweating like a pig. Maybe that's the key, they aren't really working out. They're just pretending to workout. How much better can the sound be than my $10 Sony head phones actually be while I am working out.
14 DAYS IN A ROW
THE GYM
I have managed to workout 14 days in a row, either in the gym on the stair master & elliptical or in the home on my bike with the trainer. Starting to see some results as I have gotten my diet a little more in order and am still striving do bring it more so in line. The trainer rides are up to 30 miles in about 1:45 not bad. I have been putting in some pretty good workouts on the bike. Adding resistance & speed as well as throwing in quite a bit of interval work. The stair master has gone from a daily starting point of level 2 to starting at level 8 and building resistance in 2 pyramids that take an hour to complete. It feels good to see the results continuing. I have a couple of tentative goals for the late summer and fall. Want to do a 5K under 30 minutes somewhere in July or August. A century bike ride in October or November. Last but not least a 1/2 marathon in December in under 2 hours. All of these are achievable but they are gonna take some effort and dedication to get there. Woohoo it feels good to have a goal, and to have the mindset to feel like I can achieve it.
FRIENDS
In all of the years that I have been working out it is still amazing how few of my friends I actually see go to the gym or participate in physical activities. There are very few things I can say I would like to be able to do on a daily basis and be able to enjoy nearly as much as working out. The people I ride bikes with are very active but not many others that I know. Some have gone to the gym for short periods of time some never think about going to the gym or riding a bike. Or even going for a walk. I wish they would but you can't force them to do so.
I have managed to workout 14 days in a row, either in the gym on the stair master & elliptical or in the home on my bike with the trainer. Starting to see some results as I have gotten my diet a little more in order and am still striving do bring it more so in line. The trainer rides are up to 30 miles in about 1:45 not bad. I have been putting in some pretty good workouts on the bike. Adding resistance & speed as well as throwing in quite a bit of interval work. The stair master has gone from a daily starting point of level 2 to starting at level 8 and building resistance in 2 pyramids that take an hour to complete. It feels good to see the results continuing. I have a couple of tentative goals for the late summer and fall. Want to do a 5K under 30 minutes somewhere in July or August. A century bike ride in October or November. Last but not least a 1/2 marathon in December in under 2 hours. All of these are achievable but they are gonna take some effort and dedication to get there. Woohoo it feels good to have a goal, and to have the mindset to feel like I can achieve it.
FRIENDS
In all of the years that I have been working out it is still amazing how few of my friends I actually see go to the gym or participate in physical activities. There are very few things I can say I would like to be able to do on a daily basis and be able to enjoy nearly as much as working out. The people I ride bikes with are very active but not many others that I know. Some have gone to the gym for short periods of time some never think about going to the gym or riding a bike. Or even going for a walk. I wish they would but you can't force them to do so.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
NEW GAME
STRIPPER, COCKTAIL WAITRESS, or MARRIED A RICH GUY
This is a game I thought of as I was getting off of my motorcycle to go to lunch. There was a young lady with a kid and an older lady getting out of a HUMMER. Now this game might be playable only in a city like Vegas where all three of the above are a viable career choice. Vegas is a bit like LA/Hollywood in that it is not who you are or what type of person you are but what kind of job, money, car do you have. Vegas has become a very fake town in the last 10-15years. This "fake-ness" makes a lot of things harder in Vegas. Jobs, dating, etc. it's just not as cool to live here as it was a number of years ago. For me it seems like this change was on its way about the time that the Bellagio opened in 1998. It changed the type of people who come to play, live, & work in Vegas.
GLENN BECK DONE AT THE END OF 2011
The Aztecs believe the world ends in 2012....coincidence...hmm
This is a game I thought of as I was getting off of my motorcycle to go to lunch. There was a young lady with a kid and an older lady getting out of a HUMMER. Now this game might be playable only in a city like Vegas where all three of the above are a viable career choice. Vegas is a bit like LA/Hollywood in that it is not who you are or what type of person you are but what kind of job, money, car do you have. Vegas has become a very fake town in the last 10-15years. This "fake-ness" makes a lot of things harder in Vegas. Jobs, dating, etc. it's just not as cool to live here as it was a number of years ago. For me it seems like this change was on its way about the time that the Bellagio opened in 1998. It changed the type of people who come to play, live, & work in Vegas.
GLENN BECK DONE AT THE END OF 2011
The Aztecs believe the world ends in 2012....coincidence...hmm
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
BACK ON THE BIKE
QUESTION ABOUT EFFORT
My question is this, if I do a two hour ride on the bike (indoors or out) and I do a 2 hour workout in the gym ( stair master, elliptical, etc...) how do I compare them. I mean I leave the gym after 2 hours feeling wasted from the effort but I can get off the bike after two hours and except for my ass be sore from the seat I feel as if I could go again. So does that mean that my gym workout is the same as a 30-32 mile ride or that a 2-hr ride on the bike is not really that hard at 15-16mph. Just wondering.
My question is this, if I do a two hour ride on the bike (indoors or out) and I do a 2 hour workout in the gym ( stair master, elliptical, etc...) how do I compare them. I mean I leave the gym after 2 hours feeling wasted from the effort but I can get off the bike after two hours and except for my ass be sore from the seat I feel as if I could go again. So does that mean that my gym workout is the same as a 30-32 mile ride or that a 2-hr ride on the bike is not really that hard at 15-16mph. Just wondering.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
FREMONT PHOTOS
NEON FUN
Just a couple photos from the other night on Fremont Street. I like neon composites when the neon is moving.
Just a couple photos from the other night on Fremont Street. I like neon composites when the neon is moving.
LAS VEGAS 6-WAY CHILI
CORN
Is the secret ingredient that makes it go from plain ol' Cincinnati 5-Way to my Las Vegas 6-Way Chili
Cooked my favorite Chili tonight. It starts out pretty healthy. Turkey, Black Beans, Corn, Peppers, Broth, Onions, Garlic...and then I throw a bit of cheese on top and this time I put some pasta underneath. I have never had to eat pasta with a fork before.
I found this recipe for Turkey & Black Bean Chili a number of years ago and have been occasionally updating it until this point. Let me tell you it is the bomb....good enough to sell.
Is the secret ingredient that makes it go from plain ol' Cincinnati 5-Way to my Las Vegas 6-Way Chili
Cooked my favorite Chili tonight. It starts out pretty healthy. Turkey, Black Beans, Corn, Peppers, Broth, Onions, Garlic...and then I throw a bit of cheese on top and this time I put some pasta underneath. I have never had to eat pasta with a fork before.
I found this recipe for Turkey & Black Bean Chili a number of years ago and have been occasionally updating it until this point. Let me tell you it is the bomb....good enough to sell.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
BLLLAAAAHHHH
THAT WAS MY NIGHT
I went out to try and have a good time tonight. Did not succeed. I gave the old college try and was sorely disappointed
First, I went to the local street fair known as "First Friday's". It is "supposed" to be an "Art" fair. Quotes used on purpose. This shit sucked unless you were 20 something, and I mean 20, 21, 22 at the most. I have been to this event in the past years and it has been pretty cool, but this time it was a big let down. There were less artists and those that were there were extremely less talented. I am a photographer. I don't consider myself an artist but I do consider myself some one who knows and appreciates art of all genres. The only art that I saw there were actually water colors by Gordon Parks. I know he is a very high standard but I don't hold all artists up to his standard. I have bought items at this, and other, art festivals in the past but I couldn't have forced myself to do so this time if my life depended on the purchase.
Secondly, I was going to go see a concert on Fremont Street that was put on as part of the CMA (country music association awards) Awards in Vegas this weekend. Well I had read that the show was supposed to start at 10pm but low and behold it was not scheduled to start until 10:45 pm. And that was entirely too long to hang out with no entertainment and a shitload of drunk cowboys.
Third, I decided to go to a "free" comedy show at a local lounge. I had been before. Or rather I had tried to go once in the past and the 10pm show had still not started when I left at 10:45pm. This time I decided to show up late and catch the chow as it was just starting. I got there at about 10:30pm and figured it would start before 11pm. At 11:30 it finally got going. How was it you might ask. Let me just say that I don't consider myself a comedian but I had re-written 3-4 of the jokes before the "comedians had left the stage. And my covers were far better. Granted it was free so I didn't expect much but Damn!!! give me something to remember tomorrow. One good joke among 45 comedians that isn't much to ask for.
Better luck next weekend.
I went out to try and have a good time tonight. Did not succeed. I gave the old college try and was sorely disappointed
First, I went to the local street fair known as "First Friday's". It is "supposed" to be an "Art" fair. Quotes used on purpose. This shit sucked unless you were 20 something, and I mean 20, 21, 22 at the most. I have been to this event in the past years and it has been pretty cool, but this time it was a big let down. There were less artists and those that were there were extremely less talented. I am a photographer. I don't consider myself an artist but I do consider myself some one who knows and appreciates art of all genres. The only art that I saw there were actually water colors by Gordon Parks. I know he is a very high standard but I don't hold all artists up to his standard. I have bought items at this, and other, art festivals in the past but I couldn't have forced myself to do so this time if my life depended on the purchase.
Secondly, I was going to go see a concert on Fremont Street that was put on as part of the CMA (country music association awards) Awards in Vegas this weekend. Well I had read that the show was supposed to start at 10pm but low and behold it was not scheduled to start until 10:45 pm. And that was entirely too long to hang out with no entertainment and a shitload of drunk cowboys.
Third, I decided to go to a "free" comedy show at a local lounge. I had been before. Or rather I had tried to go once in the past and the 10pm show had still not started when I left at 10:45pm. This time I decided to show up late and catch the chow as it was just starting. I got there at about 10:30pm and figured it would start before 11pm. At 11:30 it finally got going. How was it you might ask. Let me just say that I don't consider myself a comedian but I had re-written 3-4 of the jokes before the "comedians had left the stage. And my covers were far better. Granted it was free so I didn't expect much but Damn!!! give me something to remember tomorrow. One good joke among 45 comedians that isn't much to ask for.
Better luck next weekend.
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