Head or A#@

Easter is here and the age old question arises. Do you eat your chocolate bunny by
the head or ass first?

I polled my friends, some do not eat chocolate, so they were no help. But hey, who can resist a peep?

It was mixed some head, and some ass, or tail first if you wish.

I like Easter candy, even though I cannot eat it till Passover is finshed, but who does not like chocolate Matzoh?

Just wondering which way does everyone else eat their bunnies.

Done and Done

Well my first foray into the relms of triathlon went somewhat well. I finished 5th in my class.
I wish my time was a bit faster, but hey it was my first time and I finished. A big thanks goes out to my friend and helpful triathlon coach MLB.

Now it is only 4 weeks until Masters Swimming Nationals, and it is time to get ready. I am also
going to swim the 1000 Free which I have never raced before in my life. I swam a 500 which is half the distance, about
oh 14 years ago, and it was not that much fun then. GO FLA!!!!!!!

I am sore, tired, and hoping to go fast. Lets see how it goes!

Getting Nagged On

Well is seems I have been remiss about posting lately. Da Hoop reminded me that I have not posted.
I have been busy training for my triathlon, which is Sunday, and Masters Swimming Nationals - coming up next month.
I guess blogging went to the background.

My son turned 1 this weekend, man does time fly. My daughter comes up with the craziest things, she had been getting up frequently during the night, leaving me exhausted. She tells my wife that her room is not as FUN as her brothers, SOOOO, we turned her room into a Princess room thanks to the Disney store and $110 out of my pocket. I think that is well worth it for a good nights sleep.

Now I have my swimming dilemma, to swim the 1000 free, hello I am a SPRINTER, or not swim a 6th event. What is a swimmer to do. Oh well, it can't be that bad, or can it?

Well I am done blogging for the day, will post on Sunday with results from my 1st ever triathlon.

Not a Good Start....

Well I got up at 4:15 this morning to do a 15 mile ride on my bike. It was between cold and not too cold, so I wore my jacket, and started to sweat about 5 minutes into it. There was a strong wind, and I just did not feel too fast.

But the worst of it all came about 1 mile from my house when some jackass decided to make me his hood ornament. Let me tell you this is one of the most frightning experiences as a cyclist. Especially since it is still dark out. I have a high flashing beam on the front of my bike and I was only 50 yards from him. The SOB was in a coma or something.

I hope the day gets better, swim practice here I come.

A Good Sammich

Today I took my friend over to Spanky's Cheesteak Factory in Ft. Lauderdale to get get some lunch. Man they are huge and I know I should not order the whole, but it sooooo damn good.

My buddy did not listen to me to order a Cheesesteak, and ordered a buffalo chicken philly. Normally they come out like a rocket, and today it too so long. I was so hungry, but noooooooooo had to wait, and eat the sammich at my desk because it took so long.

Anyone out there find a good place for food, and the portion is so big, but so good you have to eat the whole thing?

I usually do not eat a ton, but mmm good!

What a weekend!

I had a swim meet, and I am exhausted. My kids are sick and I am just having one of those days.

I stuck around at the meet to count for my friend who swam the 1650 - the mile to all you non aquatic types. In the middle of the race the rain starts, and keeps getting harder and harder and harder. I was soaked to the bone, I hope he appreciates it.

Well now the countdown is on for me, as my triathlon is  6 weeks away and swimming nationals are 3 weeks after that. 

Hopefully after some nice rest and the kids feel better I will have a nicer day, but it still was not that bad.

Thoroughly Frustrating

Do you ever wonder what the other people at you job do all day? I wonder this all the time when easy things do not get accomplished. This drives me insane, if you have a job, do it and do it well. All this slacking and diversion of duties really get annoying real fast.

All the simple, easy tasks that should take one day take weeks, and all the things that need to be taken care of before things happen don't. If people would just make a list of things that need to get done, it would really help the situation.

Oh well, people just do not change that easy.

Song stuck in my head

I saw Walk the Line last night and thought it was great, Johnny Cash is the man. Now I had Ring of Fire in my head, until a friend of mine decided to start singing really crazy songs during this mornings swim practice.

Then for the rest of practice I had half songs in my head, kinda through me off. So I had to just listed to as much as Johnny Cash for a while to clear my head of the pop garbage he spouts. Hopefully I can just relax and listen to some good music.

The only thing is about getting a song stuck in you head is if it the wrong one it can melt your brain.

February 10th is my date of birth

I got to the party and I did the smurf - thank you Beastie Boys!

Well it was my 31st Birthday yesterday, and I played hookie with my wife. We did our taxes - the only NON fun thing we did all day.

We went to this place called Boomers and played video games - soooo middle school I know, but it was fun.

We walked up and down Las Olas Blvd. and my Mom bought us lunch.

Then we went home and played with the kids.

We went to this wonderful Mexican Restaurant and we saw The Matador - it was very funny by the way.

Then I had a good swim practice today which was run by my friend, who made the practice fun and interesting.

Well 8 weeks till the FAU Triathlon and 13 weeks until Masters Nationals, whoooooo

Four Things

Four jobs I’ve had:
Web Designer
Network Administrator
Lifeguard
Swim Instructor

Four movies I can watch over and over:
PCU
Swingers
The Three Amigos
The Godfather

Four places I’ve lived:
Davie, Florida
Hollywood, Florida
Dayton, Ohio
Across the Sea

Four places I’ve vacationed:
Los Angeles, California
Vail, Colorado
New York City
Sandefjord, Norway

Four TV shows I love:
24
Scrubs
The Shield
Battlestar Galactica

Four sites I visit daily:
One Digital Life
ESPN
Joe's NYC
Wikipedia

The First Post

I have read a couple blogs, and I figured I could give it a shot.
Observing the world the way I see it and letting people know is not such a bad idea.

Normal life is pretty intersting stuff, because it happens to everyone.

I will be adding some photos that I have taken around the world, and in
Ft. Lauderdale, and of my swimming junkie pals.

Hope you enjoy.

PS - I blame Da Hoop for this!