I wanted to answer this because Bryce seems pretty impatient, and because it is a good suggestion. I might not have mentioned that I live a half mile from my office. That is one of two perks of living in Vallejo, Calif. (The other being that I don’t have to pay $4 bridge toll to get to work every day). However, the walk to work is kind of tough for two reasons. First, I have to admit that I kind of live in the ghetto. I mean, it’s not like my neighborhood was featured in Training Day or anything, but the chances of shit going down in this neighborhood are far higher than in any others I have lived in. It’s odd, really, because all of my neighbors are nice, upstanding citizens, but we get crackheads strolling down the street way too often.
In fact, I pulled up to my house today for lunch, and this gangster-looking girl was eyeing me up with a glazed glint. As I got out of my car she just say “hey boy”. I suppose I could have invited her in for a drink, but instead I just said “hey”, and scurried on into the house. Now, that girl doesn’t live in my neighborhood, but she apparently walks through it. That’s the kind of place I live in.
Though I am 6-foot-3, 281.2 pounds and a former bouncer (though not a very good one) in college, I would rather avoid problems when I get off of work at 11 p.m. every night. I am not saying shit is going to go down, but if it does, I’d rather not be walking through it.
The other problem, at least currently, is that it is winter here in the Bay Area. Many of you might think that in California the winter isn’t much different than the summer. But in Northern California, that isn’t exactly true. We just got done with two straight weeks of heavy rain. A month ago, a storm knocked out power for up to a week in some places (ours was out for about 13 hours). Yes, as a born and bred Midwesterner (Detroit), I know how to make it through the cold. I walked to school for years in the snow, and it never really bothered me. But I should admit that living out here for a year and a half has turned me into something of a pussy. So when it gets down to the 40s at night during the winter, I would rather stay in my car.
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1 - alexandria jackson
But Guy doesn't have Selma in his corner.
Just sayin.
2 - Walt Milam
WEIGHT LOSS:
Diet began 12/17/07
My age is 72, weight 240, height 5'8", male, BMI 37
Today 2/8/08, day 54, weight 215 and BMI 33
Diet Summary;
calories 1457
fat 90g 796c 55%
carb 52g 202c 14%
protein 95g 393c 27%
alcohol 9g 66c 4%
weight loss 25lbs 1457c 10.4%
I am retired, do not exercise, watch TV and take it easy.
If I get hungry, I eat protein (ham, beef patty, chicken, fish, salami, nuts, deviled eggs, and etc.).
This satisfies my hunger pains.
If I include enough protein in each meal, I am rarely hungry.
I have enjoyed this diet, except for the sugar, bread and pasta that I gave up.
I recommend you read GOOD CALORIES, BAD CALORIES by GARY TAUBES.
He is a science writer, who has researched most all studies on diet and has come to a different diet solution.
3 - norris hill
The secret to losing weight is to exercise. People who subject themselves to dieting ofthen lose weight at first...but put it all back on later. Here's a good video to explain it all. You just can't cut out eating and expect to keep weight off. You need to turn fat into muscle. That's my view, at least.
4 - Guy
I've got your thunder right here jerk. You know I purposefully didn't make a big deal about Martha and me following your lead. In fact all I've done is engage you and encourage you with regard to your own efforts. But you find the need to make this a competition. So now I'm going to bury you. I may even blog about it and follow suite with your fresh and original idea to do what no less than millions of people just bright enough to turn on a computer and mash their hand down on a keyboard have done.
At this wedding people are going to say, "Hey, did you see Dan? He looks great." "Yeah, but he still looks like Dan. Whereas Guy is a classically handsome man. I like him and I'm glad I decided to give Martha and him such a generous cash goft for their wedding."
5 - Guy
And for the record I am 5 foot 9 a-hole.