If this doesn't turn out to be a really bad thing the Republicans and all them look bad. If this turns out to be a good thing they are on the wrong side of history. Time will tell for certain. Do I smell toast?

Starbuck wrote on Mar 21^st, 2010 at 8:18pm:


i never lied, they lied and said something happened, and when i made the call, i found out the truth... check yourself, they created fake wmd' in this case to make me look bad, and i called them on their shit... there was no first alleged phone call, only  mine after the accusations... defend these low lifes... your a firestarter imo anyway. when my kids and wife and the accusations happened, i took action. i even have it all documented still... you might think me an asshole, but at least think it for the right reason.

I could lose 10 pounds.

Good morning comrades.

So, are we officially on the metric system now?
When do we switch over to the Euro?

SV, the slogan on that shirt has two interpretations. Until we figure it out, I highly advise you stop drinking . . .

Is Riffy back from protesting in Washington this week?

Pdog wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2010 at 7:37am:

this isn't howe i remember it. of course i have a memory like a duck with alzheimer's. but even if "they" were lying (which "they" may or may not have...whoever "they" were), what would possess you to make the call in the first place? this is an interweb message board created for fun and music, not something that really matters all that much in real life.

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i was not defending anyone. every regular i know of in this place or any other should have the cahones to defend themselves. there is a big difference between defending "them" and criticizing you. they are not one in the same.

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i am a social commentator, nothing more!

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OMG...pdog??

lotsajizz wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2010 at 3:02pm:

How? What's the program?

Congrats -- losing that much weight is impressive.

I am in a similar situation.
I turn 47 soon, and ever since a nasty arm injury in Tae Kwon Do in 2004, I had to stop my exercise - both TKD and weights.  I gained roughly 25 lbs and I have felt horrible ever since.

In the past year, I too was given a script for Lipitor which I crumpled up!
I refuse to be a slave to it at this age.

I have altered my diet drastically - tho not as much as you - and I am getting back into my exercise routine.

Feels so much better and hopefully I will be back to my fighting weight by summer.

Hey - look at that - a nice post that is neither mean nor cruel, even if off topic!
   

It is tough - especially after age 40 - shit keeps getting wider, more hairy, and closer to the ground!

But I did it for 20 years - weights 3 times a week and TKD twice a week - religiously.
And I know how good it feels when I am in shape.

Two years ago I bought a beautiful squat rack/weight set for my home.
Started working out nice and easy to make sure that injury was healed.
I was doing great - dropped 10 pounds, moved things to where they were supposed to be.
Then all of a sudden I reinjured myself.
Doc put me on Flexerol (sp?) -- that shit is crazy.
Had hallucinations, ended up in the ER thinking I was having a heart attack.
Walked away again until just this year.

I refuse to quit tho.
I'd rather end up in the ER with pulled muscles than a full blown coronary!

nankerphelge wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2010 at 4:15pm:



in all seriousness and all my jabs aside, be well and healthy... have you ever tried yoga? it's hard and not something alot of guys do, but it is amazing... hard to get hurt, b/c if a stretch is too much, you just stop, but you will be sore. if jagger can be thin and active in his 60's, we can in our 40's...

I have tried yoga and I do like it.
It is actually very similar to some of the stretching done in martial arts.

But I prefer martial arts for other reasons:
1 - you learn valuable self-defense skills - both in combat forms (such as TKD) or grappling forms (like Jui Jitsu) - that is why I enrolled my kids in it.  
2 - the mental aspects of martial arts improve focus/concentration that translate well into other aspects of one's life.
3 - the discipline required forces one to remove bad habits from your life, like smoking and drinking - at least in excess - can't say I ever gave up either entirely!!
Plus, because you burn so many calories, you can pretty much eat whatever.

Typical advanced TKD workout is 15 minutes of cals and stretching.
10 minutes of two-person "forced" stretching.
20 minutes of punching, kicking, blocking drills and combinations.
30 minutes of sparring or forms (kata).
15 minutes of cool down strecthing, cals, and meditation.

The workouts vary - some are designed for endurance, others are designed for fighting technique, others for style.

I can tell you that a good brown/black belt workout is between an hour and a half and two hours.
You can lose up to 5 pounds of water per workout, and afterward you feel great for days.

Alot of people think it is silly.
In fact, I was one of them until my best friend from college talked me into taking standard Japanese karate classes in undergrad.  I loved it.  After that I studied Tang Soo Do for two years (traditional Korean form of Tae Kwon Do where the entire class is conducted in the Korean language).  That instructor left the area, and so I switched to Tae Kwon Do from roughly 1992 to 2004.  During that time I also studied Jui Jitsu, self-defense and body mechanics (which is the stuff you learn to inflict serious bodily injury/pressure points/etc.) and weapons training such as the bo staff.

My daughter and I are planning on enrolling again soon.
I highly recommend it to anyone seeking a fun and social way of getting in shape.

I'm no doctor, but I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, and my doc told me that it doesn't just lower cholesterol (which some can do with diet and expercise) - it also eats away at plaque buildup in the arteries which apparently is not easily done with just diet and exercise.  My doctor also said that everyone over 40 should take it to combat the natural plaque buildup.

I still don't like the idea....just like men over 40 should get a prostate exam each year.

Whoa doc, you got the whole fist up there?

Lipitor is a wonder drug.  My cholo has plummeted since I started it.
Older than you's, not enough time to exercise, Mediterranean background
prone to plaque, the Lip works for me!