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Early this morning, like trudging waste deep in a filthy swamp, I adventured through various American news sites.
A famous department store (a store which has histrocially, targeted the lower, middle class american) seemed to be the main sponsor of …
Has the financial crisis affected your personal priorities?
I am 6’ 5” and weigh 85 kilo (187 lbs).
I haven’t been in this good of shape since I was a senior in high school.
I will turn 40 in January.
A few weeks ago, I read in one …
it’s much more important to be respected than it is to be liked…
I am in India for the next 4 days..
The direct flight from Dubai to Bangalore on Emirates is an easy 3:30 hour, but it leaves at 3:30am, so it makes the journey somewhat arduous.
As I couldn’t sleep, I …
last days of Rome…
I don’t watch TV at home – not at all.
But at the gym in Dubai, there are several flat screen TV’s playing in front of the running machines and cross trainers.
When I work out at the gym in …
naseba is once again a privately owned company
I have a poster on the wall in my office of a man standing on the summit of Mt. Everest and the quote, “the man at the top of the mountain didn’t fall there.”
Most readers of this blog …
Euphoric Misery – english channel swim
During the last few hours battling the waves, I came up with the expression – “euphoric misery” to describe my swim. I am not sure if this expression is grammatically correct, but it states clearly how I felt — “euphoric” …
Thank You Pirate Ship of Fools
Two days ago, I swam the english channel.
My body is very tired and sore, esp. my right shoulder … so I have not yet sat down and written my swim report.
Ideally, I will do this tomorrow and post …
the water is very cold…
Over the past few months, (as I mentioned before) I have become buddies over the net with a few other people who were also training to swim the channel.
As of last week, 4 of the 5 failed in their …
Friday, August 27 2010
woke at 4am (slept ok)
SWIM: 30 minutes easy
Comments: I had a nice easy 30 minute swim, just focusing on my feel for the water.
I have been eating a lot to try and gain weight. Crazy, but I …
Wednesday, August 26 2010
woke at 4am (slept ok)
SWIM: 90 minutes open water (nearly, all my training swims are open water)
Comments: I have good feel for the water, but my shoulders were sore for the first 30 minutes … I noticed at …