Ahh I have learned a lot from IJ.. I used to hate the winter but what he said really hit home.. When it is cold outside you really shouldn't be out there.. There is no guilt about staying in side and relaxing.. There is nothing out there you should be doing.. It is freeing.. So let it get cold… The weight thing is going great.. IJ 256 after breakfast.. It has been slow and steady.. I just need to get on big arse up on the treadmill now that we don't have 3 kids practices a week.. My brother and I where trying out skype video last night. It isn't perfect but it adds something and will make you feel a little closer when you are traveling away from home.. I use it to call my wife from work which is weird but very functional.. My brother asked me why I am growing my foo.. Its simple if I don't put some hair on my head you can't tell if I am coming or going.. It really is the same reason I shave my arse.. Ohh that's a mental image..
TV
Some good shows out there.. Heroes is just so different it is good. I am not sure I am buying sunset strip anymore it just's seems to be laboring on what the show is about but it is still well written and acted. Lost has my head spinning I wish that show was two hours.. You can't compete with the office for gut busting humor.. I don't watch Earl anymore I just don't think that formula for humor is funny. As a fatman the biggest loser is something I don't miss I just so understand those people.. Even though most of them are masking there problems with food.. Wait a minute … Ok.. The big heavy really understands that..
Tpups..
I just can't drink the Koolaid on these guys this year.. Every little "gotta be patient with the rookies" quote or whatever infuriates me.. I would like one NBA that doesn't say that we are focusing on defense.. Flip said it every year.. Maro Jaric said he is working on playing small forward why doesn't work on being basketball player… Try hustling playing defense shooting.. See I have lost perspective.. They need to gut this team and take 5 years to rebuild this team.. They give me no reason to watch them.. When are they on TV this preseason?
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Don't jump ship just yet, Heavy. Give them a chance. KG is why you will watch (at least the first 3 quarters). I think (not King) James is going to surprise you - at least he and Foye might (hopefully) keep THUD's minutes to a minimum.
I hate people who live in our state that complain about it being cold.
You should be smart enough to realize that when you live here, it's going to be cold. If you don't like it, leave. Some of us still prefer the cold and our lives don't totally shut down when it is. In fact, some of us who are true minnesotans, look forward to the snow and cold. Minnesota is an even more beautiful state in the late fall and winter, if you just learn to enjoy it. Staying inside and getting fatter(I know HeavyD, that's hard for you to get much fatter), makes it even more depressing. So get outside, put a fricking hat on if you are a puss, and enjoy it!
I like the cold weather mostly, because it is sweater weather. One more layer of clothing to cover the bodily imperfections.
But TS, I must respectfully disagree with your gung-ho portrayal of the cold.
Yes, winter is beautiful, and fun to be outdoors in 30 below weather. Yes, build the snowman and a snow fort, string the lights, go sledding and have a snowball fight. All this is fun. For like, one day.
But the cold weather brings traffic snarls and icy roads. 1/2 hour commutes turn into 2 hour commutes. Kids who can't find gloves and hats and snowpants and boots, who tromp ice and snow through the house when they come in the door. Step throat and flu, numerous days where you have to stay home with sick kids when you are behind at work. Runny noses and deathly coughs. Doctor bills and prescriptions. Forgive us for complaining.
Also, there are other reasons to call yourself a Minnesotan besides affinity for cold weather. If one likes that so much, I suggest Homer, Alaska. Plenty of that good clean, cold air for hardy non-pussies.
Also, we can't leave here. Our wives won't let us. Our families are here and they, for better or worse, are worth putting up with the cold. If you see someone who complains about the MN weather but still lives here, it just means they have reasons more important than weather to live here. Like watching the Twins.
So I say, stay inside. Use the treadmill to defense portliness. Enjoy the fruits of your labor. Watch movies on the home theater, play video games, stay warm reading by the fire while enjoying a bloody mary. Watch football and basketball until your ass is numb. If your cable system offers the Lifetime network, you can watch hockey. But stay out of the cold. We are people, and not penguins.
No disrespek intended.
I know...my point is I hate listening to weather forecasters and the radio sound like it's a frozen tundra and that life can't possibly exist when there is snow and cold. honestly, people like me love the cold and snow because I do a lot of winter outdoor activiites. I guess I just don't like people rooting against snow and cold when they live here...if you like the same thing over and over move to california or something
D and crew,
The fam and I are vacationing in a villa in Hilton Head his weekend and all of next week. Finally got the Marriot wi-fi figured out with my Dell 9300, so thought I'd comment on how awesome it is here. I for the life of me can find no rational explanation for living in Minnesota when coastal South Carolina exists in all its splendor...My wife and two oldest kids and I just got off the most gorgeous beach...I've got a good sunburn (85 degrees out, light wind...on my third jumbo margarita)...and I'm in heaven...if you guys ever have a chacnce to do Hilton Head, do it!!!! Gotta go...some famous shrimp restaurant waits...I'll check in later....
JLO
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