…I Am A Tree

• good workout this morning, but man, it looks way too cold out! #
• Listening to Buffalo Springfield this morning. Helped me get through the bitter cold outside to get to the train. #
• It's time we stop, hey, what's that sound; Everybody look what's going down #
• Heheheh: http://bit.ly/94nHrk #
• I worry that Obama's inability to do anything substantial is going to give us President Palin in 2012. #
• RT @petapixel: Why, it's a LEGO iPad! http://j.mp/bSkY9v #
• Finally started reading Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell this morning…I've been told it's "a pleasant read" and it is! #
• RT @stringdusters: This evening The Stringdusters are performing at The M-Shop at Iowa State in Ames. Pass it on. http://bit.ly/dlMrSY #
• RT @dayisalive: Second Avenue Flashback: In the '70s the MTA took… http://bit.ly/bjxqht very cool. #
• One meeting canceled today due to the weekend storm. Baltimore, DC and N. Virginia offices closed. #
• This is good, as I had other meetings slated on top of them. #
• Nice article on Modern Family: http://bit.ly/doDIx7 #
• Bored in a meeting. http://tweetphoto.com/10802365 #
• And I'm outta here. #
• Listening to Pink Floyd's Animals. Dogs, to be precise. #

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• Happy Sunday, world! #
• Good workout this morning! #
• I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in, and stops my mind from wandering. #
• At Stop + Shop. Surly deli people as always. #
• Listening to Close to the Edge to make things more pleasant. #
• 21.5% service charge on four tickets bought for Mexicali? Cheezus. #
• The new Star Trek kicked some serious ass. #

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• Where's the frakkin' snow? So far? NOTHING. #
• This week, down another 3.2 pounds. Happy side effect of working out. #
• Not one fuggin' flurry here. I demand a recount! #
• There's sirens on the rooftops wailing, but there's no ship sailing…. #
• There's Howard Hughes in blue suede shoes, smiling at the majorettes smoking Winston cigarettes. #
• Cuckoo cocoon have I came too, too soon for you? #
• Yes, I'm listening to The Lamb (live) on my iPod Touch. #
• My tell myself that I'm not here, I'm drowning in the liquid fear… #
• I see faces and traces of home back in New York Ciiiiity! #
• The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway, flawed though it is in places, ranks as one of the all-time great albums #
• Mmm…brownies in the oven, beer in hand…and soon? The Beatles! #
• I make a mean Ringo Starr. No, really, I get angry. #
• No, not really. #

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• Fuggin' #Rangers. #
• Morning all. Today's workout kicked my ass! #
• I hate when the cleaning people alter where my trashcans normally reside. #
• This is my guess for the poltergeist: http://bit.ly/9vk5IR #
• #caprica tonight! #
• Man, Caprica and Dollhouse together on Fridays would have been an awesome night of science fiction tv. #
• This can't be right: Tweetdeck says I've tweeted 26,297 times, including this one. Twitterhea, anyone? #
• Y'all have no idea how much "Raising Arizona" is mentioned in our house…. #
• So @toddsheaffer is on twitter. Welcome, Todd. #
• Yet another 4-5PM meeting today. Blech! #
• Hmm. Transatlantic is in NYC on 4.23. Hmmm. #
• Transatlantic covering Genesis' Return of the Giant Hogweed: http://bit.ly/9nQw9r <not bad! #
• We're moving to WebEx as our primary meeting/webinar tool, which I'm excited by. Great app, as I'm learning. #
• RT @dayisalive: Obama Cancels Kennedy's Dream http://bit.ly/aFwfWK #rant #constellation <<read this. #
• Well on the way, Head in a cloud, The man of a thousand voices talking perfectly loud. http://bit.ly/4XzM0U #
• Had to watch this again: All star band at George Harrison's induction into HoF in 2004. Watch Prince. http://bit.ly/b1KN < HOLY SHIT. #
• And…I get to leave a smidge early today. Sweet! #
• The Justice Society on Smallville? Really? Man, I need to go back and watch this show from the beginning. #

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Railroad Earth, 2.01.08, originally uploaded by Kyrion.

Simply the coolest damned instrument in the world.

• I am Death, Slayer of iPods, redux. Mine went kablooey again this morning. Need to let the power drain completely. #
• Modern Family remains teh awesome. #
• So…a prescription for me is $70??? I need to check our insurance again. #
• CEO of Taylor Swift's label says, ""She is the voice of this generation." If so, then this generation settles for shit. #
• She sucked in her duet with Stevie Nicks at the Grammy's. #
• I'm fixing a hole where the rain gets in, and stops my mind from wandering where it will go #
• Off to Petco and a booze run. Others prep for storms with water and food. Us? Cat litter and alcohol! #
• Sandra Kinsella was cuckoo for cocoa puffs! #

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• LOST was decent tonight – I definitely enjoyed it and am glad we're going to finally get answers to everything. #
• Rest day for workouts. #
• not=nor #
• Attending a webinar on "Instructional Design for Successful Software e-Learning." That's a mouthful. #
• Well, that webinar ended up being more of a sales pitch than an educational one. Blech. #
• Crap, today is only Wednesday?? How did this happen? It FEELS like it should be Thursday. Who do I speak to regarding this? #
• rt @AllAccessToday We're giving away a From Good Homes wristband! RT & at 5pm CST we will randomly select 1 of the tweets for our winner! #

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• good workout this morning! #
• Huh. Jokinen is only 31? #
• And Prust hopefully means Brashear is GONE. #
• 67 years ago, today, German Sixth Armee completed surrender at Stalingrad, ending the epic siege. Only 6,000 lived to return home. #
• Here's wikipedia on the battle: http://bit.ly/17YjrZ < Enemy at the Gates was an interesting movie on the battle. #
• It's sad when an age-checking menu forces you to scroll way down to find your year-of-birth…. #
• UK friends – Caprica premieres tonight at 9 PM, Sky 1. #
• It's getting better all the time, getting so much better all the time! #
• For those who are interested: ALO, 5/20, Brooklyn Bowl. #

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• worked out…now shower and work! #
• Happy Birthday, Papa Phil! #
• I'm slated to train a new attorney this afternoon in Reston, VA (remote), but I'm not allowed to know his name yet. Or if he's even here. #
• Rangers trade Kotalik for Olli Jokinen. http://bit.ly/dk9ECy #
• Looks like Chris Higgins was sent, too. #
• 15 Fascinating Planets Outside Our Solar System: http://bit.ly/6IAzyK #
• Just for kicks, used hopstop to see how long a trip to the Bronx Ale House would take from home via train: 1 hr 45 mins. #
• And that's probably 3 miles away, as the crow flies. Yeesh. #
• Bronx Ale House: http://bit.ly/bPgfVL #
• RT @Syfy: I'm giving away my GORGEOUS #Caprica press kit to someone who RTs this note by 12pmET on 2/5 – http://twitpic.com/x4998 #
• Good lord, I hate using buzz phrases. "Distance learning" is something I just used in an email. #
• Bazinga! #

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Ever since we bought the Wii, I’ve been finding myself not sitting around in front of my computer or in front of the television as much as I used to.  Don’t get me wrong — I still do those things — but the Wii has added some good things in both our lives.

For example, the other day, I weighed myself and noticed that I dropped over five pounds in a week.  And that’s simply from using the Wii.  I’m not actively dieting or doing anything different on a grand scale than I was before we got the Wii — it’s just the Wii and its various apps to which I can attribute this remarkable event.

The big thing, I think, that’s helping is the EA Sports Active package.  Using a resistance band for some of the exercises, I’ve now worked out five times in the past week.  Prior to that over the past three or four years? Zip.

That’s huge, and I’m already noticing one particular side effect:  more energy post-lunch.  In the past, it’s not been an uncommon scenario to find me battling the mid-afternoon wall of sleepiness, wanting to take a nap.  Today, I’m all full of energy and ready to go.  This is big.

I really like it.  Sure, it sucks working out at 6:45 AM, but if it’s giving me energy and feels good, then hell yeah, I’m sticking with it.   I last worked out regularly in 2003-2004, when I was on WeightWatchers and lost about 40-50 pounds.  I was able to dance nice and long at shows then, too… so, further incentive from that department, too.

Aside:  One silly exercise in the EA Sports Active pack is dancing.  It’s so dorky that I was cracking up the first time I did it the other day. 

Onward!