- I find it amazing that Cowboys Stadium will host the first title game of the college football playoff season, especially when you consider how much tradition is valued in the college game. As much as I like to have the game in my neck of the woods, I would have thought the Rose Bowl would have been a more appropriate place. It’s also good to know that the Cotton Bowl has returned to elite status.
- Republican Rep. Matt Salmon of Arizona has proposed an amendment for term limits in Congress. I’m glad someone had the guts to do this, and I hope the American people can encourage their representatives to put this through.
- It’s interesting and quite appropriate, I think, that visitors to the George W. Bush Presidential Center will be able to physically touch a piece from the World Trade Center.
- If I was still working at Southwest Airlines, I would have loved to have stayed late after work to see Air Force One touch down. This is how close it was to the employee parking lot at HQ. And yes Stef, I’m jealous, and as much as I love my pay increase and workfing from home, I miss that place and working with people like you.
- It would have been very easy for Obama to have forgotten about West, but I was impressed when mentioned the city during the Friday night press room briefing after the Boston bombing suspect was captured, and he did the right thing by declaring it a disaster area. But if not for the George W. Bush Library opening, I doubt he would have visited.
- Would it be inappropriate he if stopped by the Czech kolache stop?
- Hospitals Exchange BBQ, Pizza After Disasters in Boston and West, Texas
- In case you missed it, the $100 bill has been redesigned and will appear in October.
- Dallas is well represented in the America’s Most Challenging High School list as three are in the top ten. If you count top 20, then another school from the area makes the list.
- Seattle is trying to start a bike sharing program, it’s kinda cool that Fort Worth was able to be a leader in this area as their’s started this week.
- TN lawmakers set date for ‘Traditional Marriage Day’ – The official name is “ido4life Traditional Marriage Day”.
- The Dallas Times Herald classified’s jingle pops in my head from time to time, and I doubt I will ever forget their phone number despite being a defunked newspaper for decades. Here’s the commercial for any of you local folks that need a refresher.
- I guess he didn’t have a hall pass – New Jersey Teacher Fired For Urinating In Classroom
- I just discovered the extension Ad Block Plus for Chrome.
- I’m thinking of starting a new workout program called Cross-sit. Basically, you just sit.
- I ate a chicken fried steak yesterday, that may have been my first in seven or eight months.
- Here’s something for you ‘Dr Who’ fans – turn your fridge into a Tardis
- I had lunch with my pastor yesterday and we talked about a range of topics about the book he’s asking us to read, to deacon duties, politics, and the bit of drama that was going on with the comments on the blog. He paid me a surprising compliment. He said he’s always admired the sincerity in how I look at the gray areas of life and willing to see the perspective of both sides and not feel pressured to adopt one or the other. He then said Jesus himself often lived in the gray areas, not that he was indecisive, but that so many others saw things as black and white and tried to force him to take a side. As nice as that was, I’ve got a long ways to go to live up to what he said.
- I’ve never been much of a Gwyneth Paltrow fan and I’m quite surprised she’s People’s most beautiful woman this year. But I do think she does a great job in the Iron Man movies.
- I love how Craig Ferguson starts his show with “It’s a great day in America.”
- What an actual fully functional Iron Man suit would cost
- How to make a water bottle into a cheat sheet
Your Cross-Sit comment reminded me that I have been meaning to ask you a question. A while back you blogged about buying an elliptical machine. Are you still using it and what do you think of the brand/model you purchased (and remind me which one you purchased)
Hey David –
I did a lot of research and took my time in finding the right elliptical and finally decided on the Octane Q37e that I bought at Busy Body in Lewisville. That was the current model at the time. As I said, I took my time going to many stores and trying them out for several minutes. I guess what won me over was that it was a Consumer Reports Best Buy and it has a few cool feature. For instance there's a timing feature that will tell me when to get off and do weights, and then it beeps to tell me to get back on, that is when I want to do both cardio and weights. Here's more info on Octane products: http://octanefitness.com/products/standing-ellipt…
It does have some limitations. It's a bit costly, but I weighed that against the quality of the product. I didn't' want something flimsly or that would break down easily. It doesn't have an incline or decline, you are set in one motion, but the steps/pedals are close together unlike most other ellipticals. Even though there's no incline or decline, the sales person and website showed me variations I can do holding on to the handlebars (like in a low squat position you can see in the link above) to work different leg muscles, and of course you can change the intensity. I also like the moving handlebars which gives you a little bit of an upperbody workout.
Thanks.
Here is a link to the pics of Air Force One yesterday in case anyone is interested: https://plus.google.com/photos/117894786736080319…
Daughter attends the other of which you speak, across the pasture from your former employer.