Well, if it was easy I wouldn't need to lose the weight in the first place. Let me be honest. I had not one, not two but three meals this past week of pizza and wings. Seriously? How stupid is that? So the number at the end is hardly surprising. Hell, given the uneven exercise... Continue Reading →
From My Shelves – Love Monkey
Love Monkey was a very (VERY) short lived TV series on CBS in 2006. It featured Tom Farrell (Tom Cavanaugh) as an executive at a small record label trying to find his way in the NYC dating scene. "Love Monkey" was a mid-season replacement that only lasted 3 episodes before it was pulled. Eventually the... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real Data addition
So I offer this an addendum to the previous post. I'm trying to keep accountable so you might as well see. This is the activity output from my Fitbit for the last couple weeks. Rolling hills are a great workout on my bicycle but these rolling hills show that I'm not consistently racking up... Continue Reading →
Bode Miller, Flappy Bird and Synchronicity
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
Life Among the Unemployed February 20
A period of unemployment will cover a variety of emotional states. There is the initial "Oh, God what am I going to do?" phase which in my case combined in equal parts with the "Thank God, it's over" phase. At some point I seem to go through a "Poor, poor pitiful me" phase. My personality... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Some Of The Best From Tor.com 2012 Edition
Some Of The Best From Tor.com 2012 Edition - Tor is a great name in the world of scinece fiction and fantasy. This is an annual collection of short works from some of their authors. So it's really a best of the best collection and that's exactly the way it reads. You'll find one part... Continue Reading →
Time to Get Real – Week of February 16
But, but, but... I was better about my eating. Not great but better. I exercised 5 out of the 7 days. I even exercised TWICE on one of those days. And the result was minimal. Sigh. Then I remind myself that this happens some times. Your body will take some time to adjust. That it's... Continue Reading →
Movie Review – Radio Days
Radio Days (1987) - A collection of short stories drawn from Woody Allen's childhood in 1940's New York. A young boy deals with a family of characters who create an interesting world around them. They may fuss and fight a little but it's a world that he remembers with love. The central role of radio... Continue Reading →
Me and Pop Music, Beatlemania at 50 and the Winter Olympics
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
For Valentine’s Day
I'm not sending flowers (ridiculously expensive this time of year. I like to get her flowers all year long). I'm not sending a card (sorry, but they seem silly to me. Eventually they get thrown away. Not the image I'm looking for here). I'm not sending chocolates (neither of us need the extra calories at... Continue Reading →