Boviosity!

My Favorite Web Feature Just Got Better

It's time for Iowahawk's Miss Hoosegow Honey 2006 pageant. Go vote! I plan to stuff the ballot box for Jesika,

but Megan's look of utter contrition

(or is it simply sincere bummed-outedness) kind of appeals to me too for some reason.

A Musical Interlude

If you look carefully, you can see Annie at the start and finish of this video. Watch closely for a surprise appearance by a beast of the field.

This video shows Annie in a much better light.

Tuesday Weigh-In

Week 1: 06/06/06: 281
Week 2: 281
Week 3: 275
Week 4: 271

This is the weight I was at the last time I started a reducing plan, Gwen Shamblin's Weigh Down Workshop. I'd recommend that plan for the behavioral and cognitive tools it provides, but I couldn't keep up the Bible reading requirements (that's mostly a joke) and when I fell off the wagon (at 205 lb!) I stayed off.

This time feels a lot different.

Try the-diet! You have nothing to lose but what you want to lose anyway.

"Unbridled Aggression"

A commenter at this obituary for one Nicky Barr contains this anecdote:

...on May 27 1942 the engine of his Kittyhawk overheated and he had to land in the desert. He took off the covers to repair the engine, having already prepared a rough strip for take off.

Then he heard enemy tanks approaching and, despite the malfunctioning engine, he took off without replacing the engine covers and reached base after being missing for four hours. The next day he was promoted to squadron leader. It was just six months since he had joined as a junior pilot officer.

That's the way to do things. Think quickly, take the main chance, don't let minor details bog you down ("Tanks! Man, I wish I could take off, but I could really damage my engine!")

I'm the Man!

I'm acknowledged in today's Best Of The Web Today. I contributed the "Bottom Story Of The Day."

Do The-Diet

I'm doing The Blogger's Diet - more later. I've lost 6 pounds since I started! Shouldn't you?

New Sport Invented

Since I don't have the scratch right now to go out and buy a GPS unit, I'm going to try another method of getting out and hiking around with a purpose: FidoCaching.

I haven't worked out all the details yet, but the idea is this: throw a dart into the Lost Pets section of the classifieds. Now, this can't be truly random because some of the distraught owners have utterly neglected to provide enough information to know where to start (Marietta is a rather large area. It's like saying, "Lost kitten, Manhattan." Rotsa ruck.)

So find an ad with sufficient location information, drive out there and start beating the bushes! You're guaranteed to at least get a bit of a workout, and who knows - you might be able to return a lost and scared pet to his grateful owners, and earn enough reward money to buy a GPS unit!

Some ideas for implementation:

Print out the ad so that you can respond to challenges from the locals.

Carry the right equipment. Carry at least a leash and a collar if you're going to try to find a dog. A cat gets heavy after carrying it around for awhile...take a cat carrier.

Carry treats and toys to tempt the animal to you.

Be sure to show the dog the leash before hooking him up to it. If he seems reluctant, make sure he's not going to bite.

These are just a few ideas. E-mail me with more and I'll put them up here if they make sense.

Or, just go buy me a GPS unit.

Update: Semi-sweltered.

Quote

David Allen: "The better you get, the better you better get."

Glossary

Just clearing off my whiteboard.

nonsensus n: a generally held opinion that is totally wrong.

squid pro quo n: something done in exchange for calamari.

Several things

The site is acting really weird. I might wind up switching to another blogging system soon.

Come visit my FitDay page if you want to help me maintain accountability for my diet & exercise. My general principles I'm using are here.

Boss man is feeding us a picnic this afternoon. Good boss man.

There is a free offer at this site. Your job is to find it, and take appropriate action.