White Boy/White Dog Move To Skid Row

Certified Beach Dude Moves To Downtown Los Angeles

This weekend, the weather was beautiful- blue sky, gentle breezes, and a nice 75-degree or so temperature midday. So I decided I wanted to try to really get White Dog tired- push her to the limit- and see how she behaves. So Saturday and Sunday I upped the dog walks to 2- 2 [...]

I just got back from my first workout in 6 days and I feel like a million bucks! The iron is my prozac, and I was getting a little down (well, a lot), but today I’m back on track! So the song for today is “Stronger”:

“Strength does not come from winning. Your struggles [...]

I must admit, for the first 6 months or so that I lived here, I did not cook once- didn’t even unpack my pots and pans.  I enjoyed trying all the local places, from delis, to chains, greasy-spoons, sushi bars, steak houses, you name it.  But when I started dieting, I needed to get real [...]

…but only on my DIET!  After dinner at Tranquility Base on April 12th, I have had a craving for greasy food (not that Tranquility Base has just greasy food, but I enjoyed their mini-burgers and fries the most).  I fought it for awhile, but I rationalized that I could eat bad for a week and then [...]

It sounds like the Japanese government is getting serious about reducing the overall percentage of overweight people, at least in it’s workforce.  Supposedly already under way, everyone over age 40 needs to be tested for “metabolic syndrome, an obesity-linked condition that increases the risk of heart disease and diabetes” (I’ve never heard of metabolic syndrom, [...]

PREFACE: I’ve been having some frustration with my diet/exercise program and was starting this post when I hear the talk show host on the radio start a topic about how “men do not and should not talk about dieting around friends and co-workers”. So I kind of agreed and decided to “ice” this post. Then [...]