The stars aligned the night Drew Brees and Rick Tablan touched shoulders
Listened to The Herd on ESPN radio this morning and Colin Cowherd was saying that the Saints winning was NOT destiny. He said that calling it destiny was basically invalidating the team’s hard work and talent. That being said, there are really two reasons why the Saints won the Superbowl yesterday. Read the rest of this entry »
when she jumped for joy…she got stuck.
Last week, the gym at my work offered some fitness measurements. I obviously have mostly been tracking my weight for quite some time, but I never really measured much else. I know I lost some inches off the waistline because I just filled a hefty bag full of clothes that are too big for me.
So in addition to taking my weight, here are some of my other measurements:
I don’t have a top ten favorite movies list, but if I were to make one, I think Groundhog Day would make the list. If you’ve never seen it, the premise of the movie is the main character (Bill Murray) has to relive the same day over and over and over again. Funny stuff Maynard.
Anyway, I read an article today that PETA wants to replace Punxsutawney Phil with a robot. How freaking ridiculous is that? PETA needs to come up with ways to not make themselves seem so ridiculous as an organization.
For those of you who have a desire to work out, but can’t find the motivation to get off your lazy bum, check this out from Susie:
The post is a little old, but still relevant.
(-_-) Spin Class
p.s. Please don’t injure yourself if you decide to take up pole dancing…
Kids sure are a lot more fun when they can have conversations with you, but don’t quite know everything (yet). I forget how parenting was before the kiddies could talk. It probably was a lot quieter. The conversations these days are pretty dang entertaining. I almost wish some of these conversations were captured on an audio file. I’m sure I could use a voice recorder and save it to a mp3, but how would I know when to hit the record button? How would I know that the conversation that’s happening at the time it’s happening is one of those priceless ones?
I’m getting old so this may not be entirely accurate, but I think you will be entertained nonetheless…
Dinner Scene (Wu Family)
(A=me, J=wife, B=son, K=daughter) Read the rest of this entry »
redminister loves the 80’s
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Los Angeles…minus the smog
How many times does redminister go to Los Angeles? Let’s just say that despite the fact that it is 30 miles away from our house, my five year old daughter has never been there. Last week our kids had an extra week of winter vacation so we decided to make a trip to the city of angels. The objective was to obtain a very expensive doll. The other stuff was just to kill the time. It was great to be able to spend the day with the familia. Thanks for the tips from the foodies. Umami Burger lived up to its hype of deliciousness. Judith and I are feeling like we need to visit L.A. more often now with the foodies to experience some cuisine not to be found in the O.C.
Kwons? Les? Emi? Troy? When we going? 
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Yoga pose: Virabhadrasana II (say that 3 times as fast as you can)
The first post of 2010. Seems like just yesterday, I was in my hotel room in Ohio with nothing to do but work out, blog and eat healthy. But as you can imagine, once you are back in your normal surroundings, it’s exponentially difficult to stay disciplined. After Tuesday night Spin class at the Honda gym, I weighed myself and I came in at 197 so I’ve managed to stay below 200 which is encouraging. But I’m a Hometown Buffet back to the 200’s so I thought I’d jot down some things I’ve learned from various sources over the past year. I’m not a fitness expert or nutritionist so not everything may be completely accurate, but it helped me lose some weight so I’ve got a little credibility.
Tip 1: Eff the “Get in shape” New Year’s Resolution
We’re in the 3rd week of the 2010 and I’m guessing that for some of you, you’ve already given up on whatever your fitness resolution was. Some of you might not have even started it. There’s one reason why I think fitness resolutions are crap: They are short term. What should you do instead? Start reprogramming the choices you make regarding diet and exercise with the intention of forming lifelong habits. Read the rest of this entry »
I was one of the designated Waterboys…
Happy New Year! After a nice restful Christmas company shutdown, it’s back to the daily grind. One of corporate Honda’s annual traditions is teaming up with the Salvation Army and the Torrance Marriott to serve a hotel banquet style meal to the needy. My mom and I have been going together to serve for several years. It is one of our traditions as well. There have been years where the number of volunteers was light, but this year there was a pretty large group of Honda volunteers. We finished all our set up in under 2 hours. Things seemed a lot more efficient this time. Read the rest of this entry »
