Pushing the Limit

Peeps...
You have got to FREAKING BACK OFF!!
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All or your emails and vm's about whether I stayed off of the carbs for the 3rd and crucial day in a row.
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To answer your annoying, irritating, neurotic and sometimes nasty inquiries.... I sailed through the day like gangbusters... not a carb in sight.
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I started the day with a 15 mile easy bike ride - my normal New Hampshire loop.  Pedaled through with nary a problem.   So in the afternoon, I mapped out a new 20 mile loop and tackled that.   A bit more challenging, but a Mountain of a Man doesn't know how to quit.... which can be mighty painful at times.
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After 15 miles I was pretty spent and thankful for the drivers who were swerving wide to avoid my erratic pedaling behavior.  But I'm sitting here typing this... proof positive that I again dodged cardiac arrest.



No carbs again for me tomorrow... but maybe no bike rides either.  Have to see if I can get out of bed.
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I think about my old Lynn English and UMASS classmate, Christos Laganos, who regularly embarks on 100 mile bike rides in the mountains, and my roommate from UMASS, Bob Towne, who is a nationally ranked ultramarathoner and 100 mi trail runner, and my old partner, Harvey Rowe, who routinely scoops up all of the hardware in his Triathlon age group
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Where have I gone wrong?    These guys have literally got me sucking air.
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This working for a living routine has got to go... I have to get back into shape.

Jim L. said...
Jay, I remember those dorms out in Amherst were often ripe with a pungent oder, which explains why you thought Laganos was in classes with you. However, I believe I passed out once or twice at his pad in the Back Bay when he was at Northeastern.

Your right, though, about that working for a living, it is constantly getting in the way of my attempts to get into shape. My bike seems to collect more dust than miles.

Weighty Issues

I'm on my second day of no carbs, and its going pretty good.
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Mike says that no carbs is for pussies... but he's in his twenties and has no freaking idea what's in store for him.
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Until I was 28, I could eat anything I wanted, with no weight repercussions.  But then, two things happened.  My metabolism changed, and I didn't need so much food or drink, and my career pressures increased and required  more lunch and dinner events.   Plus with family and job responsibilities came far less exercise.
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So... I heaved on the beef.   Big time.
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And once you get to a certain overweight and out of shape state, you start to get injured really easy when you do get the chance to do any meaningful exercise.   
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Another problem that I had was that I used to be a competitive runner, and my ego wouldn't allow me to jog slowly.   So when I began a running routine, I would invariably find a time when I picked up the pace and strained something or threw out my back.
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Now it appears that keeping off the carbs will do the trick.  I did it before and lost about 20 lbs., then went back on the pizza and mac and cheese lifestyle.   Can't say that this won't happen this time either but I'm going to try and make a run at it.

Pisc said...
Exercise every day for 1 hour, get your heart rate up to 130 and keep it there for 20 minutes. Dieting is for broads, just eat right. Start by having oatmeal for breakfast and some milk. Makes you sh*t proper and set you up for the rest of the day. a 12 to 1 work out will kill your appetite and keep you from jamming food late morning. Have a Muscle Milk before 11 and run with that for energy. Do not eat soy protein. Go with whey.

Yes, I am into this.

northshorewaterman.com said...
Dude, you're old. Stop trying to get to muscle beach. Build yourself a throne; get yourself a goblet (may want to have it bedazzled)and sit back and enjoy all you have created. Think of the lobsters and bluefish that could have met their maker during the allotted 'exercise' time. And for the record, worrying about soy protein vs. whey is for metro-sexuals.
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Some harsh and cutting remarks from the WaterGuy.   Probably true though.... except for the Whey.  No Way on the Whey, Doug.  You are Way off... about Whey.

Vacation Plans

I was thinking of taking a couple of days off and heading up north - through Coastal Maine and then over  to North Conway.   Not sure when I'll go.  
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Since I'm the owner at Nanepashemet Telecom, I can take any freaking time off that I want. 
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So don't push me. 
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I'll go when I feel like going. 
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I just don't feel like it right now.
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One thing that I am going to do is immediately lay off of the carbs.  It's not that I can't get into my pants... it's just so damn hard to button them.   And I'm not going to a larger waist size.   I'm going to go with cardio burns and no carbs until I need a belt to keep the pants from falling down.  The hell with a scale.  I don't care about losing lbs.  ..... just want to be able to grab any old pair of pants from my closet, and put them on with no issues.

Sound the Alarm

It's official.
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The Gulf Oil Leak is over.  They can't find anything else to clean up.
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We are damn lucky.... having dodged the Pandemic Swine Flu and the Greatest Environmental Disaster in History in the last year.
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What was it that Chicken Little said???
Was it "The sky is falling, the sky is falling"?
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So far, the Obama Administration has had some alarmist tendencies.  Is it some sort of plot to convince us that you should depend on the government for all of your needs?   Or is it poor judgement of the facts? 
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I suspect a combination of the two

Bachelorette Behind Us

I let my guard down last night and watched the season finale of  "The Bachelorette".

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Being a Mountain of a Man means that you are not afraid to look like a girlie man from time to time.  Even if it really looks bad.

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Ali chose Roberto and sent Chris from Dennis, MA packing for home a day early.

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I called it five minutes into the program.

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Now that this is behind us, I will be resuming my normal rough, tough, hard to bluff and damn good looking demeanor.

Maria Rowen said...
According to Askmen.com, rough and tough with a little bit of fluff is the perfect combination for the perfect man. They recommend 2-parts John Wayne/1-part Nathan Lane. So when the mood hits, just saddle up your sturdy steed while you sing about surrey with fringe on top...

Review of Hooked

I was starting to feel guilty because I hadn't been to Tina's restaurant, Hooked, even though Mike and Katelyn had brought us home a clam plate from there.  So during a lull today at lunchtime, I asked Joanne to call for some takeout.
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Another brilliant move by the Mountain of a Man!
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Joanne got the Spinach Salad with Shrimp.   I was a bit more diet and health conscious, so I ordered the Fried Haddock Sandwich.... with a side of Onion Rings..
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My considered culinary opinion is that the food was Freaking Delicious and Wicked Good.
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Joanne just kept making happy sounds as she bit into her shrimp, and I was wrestling with a huge piece of perfectly cooked haddock that wouldn't come close to fitting in the tasty roll.  Which is always a plus.  The rings were great too - not greasy and with cornmeal coating that let the onion come through.
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When Tina was telling us about the place.... How you could hang around and have a beer or a glass of wine while you waited for your order... I was silent with polite skepticism.  Didn't initially buy into it.
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But the place really pulls it off... if I ordered dinner for takeout, I would definitely come early and down a beer in the pleasant upscale surroundings at their sitdown ordering area (aka... bar.)
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There is a good chance that Hooked gets named as a Nanepashemet Official Endorsement in the  Favorite Local Seafood Takeout category... but we have to wait for the statutory probationary period.

POTW Week 29

August is usually a downer month for me, because I typically start the summer with thoughts of all types of things that I will do, and how many fish I will catch, and then I get stuck working for a living and all of a sudden it is August.

ANNOUNCING.....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 29th Week of 2010

Lew Anne Publicover
Jeff Previte
Hector Brito
Alex Watts
Jeff Dolloff
Chelsea Clinton

This August, I'm expecting big things, huge things... a real breakthrough.
We'll see in thirty days.

pisc said...
caught my first Bonito last night on a Hopkins, way off of South Cape Beach. The Hopkins is a preferred lure of your friend who wishes not to be mentioned. Baited the tail with squid (night trolling on the surface with a beacon). Strong surf had the bathtub we were in rocking.

Did not hit terra firma until 9:40. full five hours of sea legs. Not so sturdy today. But got a new one. The august we remain the best. Sorry Obama.

Dark and Stormy Evening

It's saturday evening and we had a real fun day with the grandkids in the Wall's pool.  I was teaching Will the Butterfly stroke, because if he only knows freestyle and backstroke, he'll be falling behind the other 3 year olds.
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After a full day of watching Joanne chase toddlers and change diapers, you can really work up a thirst. 
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So it's obviously time for a Dark and Stormy, the classic summer cocktail, and a Nanepashemet Official Endorsement.
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Even though I am out of the preferred Ginger Beer, Stephans, I have plenty of the Gosling's Ginger beer which is an acceptable substitute.  The one thing that can't be substituted is Gosling's Black Seal Rum which is surprizingly affordable.  And you really shouldn't forget to add a fresh lime wedge.
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I'm particularly blessed tonight, because I have ample supplies of all of the required ingredients on hand.
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And there is no chance that I can drink to excess, because I'll be nodding off by about 8:00PM anyway... so there is just enough time for one or three.

Saturday Morning Recount

I told you that I would let you know how the week went as I was ruminating that it would be a big one on Monday morning.
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It's not often in business that the deal you are targeting lands in the timeframe that you think it will.
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But that wasn't the case this week, as Nanepashemet Telecom ended up with a purchase order from a 1st Tier National Contractor to begin work on a significant amount of sites in the Mid Atlantic Region.   And we assembled a killer tieam to immediately implement this work.  All done without a blink, skip or glitch.
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That's not to say that the week didn't contain the usual amount of bullshit.  More like typical chickenshit.  Bullshit would be a complement.... but it was predictable and will be managed according to plan.
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So now, Washington and Baltimore will feel the power and efficiency that New England has already experienced in the presence of Nanepashemet Telecom.   I have another feeling that August will be a breakout month here in New England as well.

Clean Up Confusion

With the "Greatest Environmental Disaster in History" as BO has described the Gulf Oil Leak on the decline, ABC News has reported the decline of the cleanup jobs in the area.
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From people complaining of economic turmoil because of the spill, to people complaining of economic turmoil because the spill has gone away.
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This is confusing.
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Two weeks ago, an oil spill the size of Kentucky was supposed to wreck havoc.... now they can't find oil to clean up. 
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I must have missed something in the last week.

Narcisstic Image

Boring
Classless
Selfish
Dishonest
Predictable
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If you think that this describes you, look into the mirror and behold a sad narcissist.
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All of these schemes will backfire.....  No matter what thoughtless, self serving actions you take. 
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The only way to escape the karma in your future is to stop thinking about yourself all of the time and try to think in the best interest of the others.

Yacht Scare

Not much more  press these days on the Gulf oil spill.   Now that the source has been plugged, nature seems to have taken over and the oil is being dispersed and absorbed.  After all... it's a natural substance from the earth.
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The big scare.... that this would destroy the Gulf forever, and that this is the worst environmental catastrophe.... seems silly in retrospect.
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It was so similar to the Swine Flu, and the Bird Flu before it.  Lots of scares by the Obama administration about a "Pandemic".
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But now the Obamas are hiking in Maine and planning a return visit to Martha's Vineyard.  Things seem a little relaxed.   Maybe Kerry will spin the "Isabel" up from Newport and take them for a sailboat ride.   Hopefully, all of the Rhode Island maintenance is complete and his tax bill that he always intended to pay is all settled.
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What type of maintenance does a new $7mil. New Zealand built yacht require anyway?????   A little Lemon Pledge while keeping up with the dusting should do the trick.   I hope that Kerry got a warranty from that New Zealand boatyard for all of the money that he paid them.
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Poor Senator Kerry.... If the Gulf disaster wasn't such a bust, nobody would have focused on his yacht maintenance problems.   The Dems can't come up with another scare soon enough for the Senior Senator from Massachusetts.