Archives for: May 2008

The Biggest Loser

I lost 4 lbs since last weigh-in two weeks (and one day) ago. That’s a 22 lb loss since starting the contest. I've also overcome another hurdle in my eating habits. It used to be that I would always eat a lot of pizza if it was available. We had… more »

Memorial Day Weekend

Saturday morning, I went out to buy Cloud Cult's brilliant "Advice from the Happy Hippopotamus" and some groceries. First, I stopped at Best Buy where they didn't have any Cloud Cult cds. Then, I went to Borders, and they only had "The Meaning of 8" and… more »

"Wizard's First Rule" Main Characters Cast

Craig Horner and Bridget Regan have been tapped to star in Sam Raimi's syndicated series "Wizard's First Rule," which launches in the fall. The scripted series, an hourlong weekly from Disney-ABC Domestic Television and ABC Studios, is based on Terry… more »

Indiana Jones: 1-3

Molly and I finished watching through the first three Indiana Jones movies this weekend. I: Raiders of the Lost Ark 4/10 In the beginning, why did he bring along two morons that would turn on him when he was located so cl… more »

Something That Bothers Me

I have student loans from Sallie Mae. Sallie Mae cares very much about my privacy. Therefore, Sallie Mae sends every communication to me as a password protected PDF attachment. This includes the monthly message that my bill is available to vi… more »

The Biggest Loser

I gained .5 lbs since last weigh-in two weeks ago. That’s an 18 lb loss since starting the contest. A fellow Loser thinks that something happened to the official scale here at work. He's been tracking his progress at home and, according to his lo… more »

Iron Man

8.5/10 Tony Stark runs the largest arms manufacturing company in the world. On a trip to the Middle East to sell their newest weapon, he is kidnapped by terrorists and forced to build a copy. Instead, he builds a high-tech suit of armor and es… more »

"Diary of a Wimpy Kid" by Jeff Kinney

This book was an amusing quick read. It does a good job of presenting the thoughts and attitude of a middle schooler through text and drawings in a (mostly) accurate and entertaining way. Unfortunately, the main character doesn't seem to learn any le… more »