* I am so definitely enjoying the casinos, and gambling in general, right now. Swear to God, it's like I can't lose. Over my last three trips to various casinos since January, I'm up about $540...that's right, five hundred and forty freakin' dollars. In addition to this, I've started playing in a weekly poker game with a bunch of guys I met ( Read more... )

Now, I fully realize that technically the week is not yet over, but I feel safe in crowning the funniest moment of this week now (at least for me). To set the premise ( Read more... )

It really is amazing the kind of curve balls life can throw at you. The father of a friend of mine, someone I haven't seen in about two years (or really been close to for even longer than that), passed away this past weekend. He'd had cancer, they found it in December, barely two months ago. Apparently he was responding really well to the chemo ( Read more... )

I think that has a fitting ring to it. Seriously ( Read more... )

Well, tomorrow's the big day. I've been training (more or less) for the last month for this. Tomorrow I go take the physical agility test, the second phase to get into academy. I've improved my diet and lost six pounds. I've gone running almost every day. I can run a mile in 7.5 minutes, a mile and a half in just under 13. Been doing about ( Read more... )

Went down the shore again this weekend. sunday, before i came back up, i stopped to see some friends in Point Pleasant. the entire purpose of meeting in point was to go see the polar bear plunge, a charity event for some organization or another (not really sure which one). Anyway, as most people are likely aware (some more so than others), a ( Read more... )

When I was younger, I used to hate shovelling the driveway. You have to bundle up- put on your hat, maybe a scarf, gloves, etc. Then as you're working, you get hot...and sweaty, but you can't really take any layers off. And no matter how tight you bundle yourself, there's always that one flake that makes its way down the back of your neck. I ( Read more... )

I am a winner!

I can finally say that...and mean it. I AM A WINNERIf you're wondering what this means, as i'm sure you are, I shall tell you ( Read more... )

I need to be able to run roughly a 5.5-6 minute mile in less than two weeks- the PT is a 1.5 mile run in something like 7.5 minutes (usually ( Read more... )

I am officially on my way to making an attempt to get a real job ( Read more... )