David McCullough Jr.’s commencement address: You’re Not Special
This speech was given to the graduating class of Wellesley High School, and is an articulate and modern rendition of the need to extinguish the ego... because of the practicality of it.
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It is worth taking the time to read.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Middleborough OKs $20 fines for swearing in public
Middleborough OKs $20 fines for swearing in public
Have they defined which words are swears? Who makes that determination and why? This one runs into our constitutional right to free speech. Once again, the cost of living in a free society is dealing with the unsavory effects of freedom.
Seems to me, that the problem here is disturbing the peace by yelling. I have no issue with censuring this. But the content of the yelling should not be banned.
Have they defined which words are swears? Who makes that determination and why? This one runs into our constitutional right to free speech. Once again, the cost of living in a free society is dealing with the unsavory effects of freedom.
Seems to me, that the problem here is disturbing the peace by yelling. I have no issue with censuring this. But the content of the yelling should not be banned.
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Boston Celtics Eras
Celtics lost last night in a hard fought series against the Miami Heat.
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It's probably time for the franchise to start another chapter... or Era.
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Since I'm getting on the older side of middle aged, I've been witness to quite a few of these Eras....Cousy Era, Russell Era, Havlicek Cowens Era, Bird Era, and now the Pierce Garnett Allen Era.
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Each one of these gave their own glory to the storied basketball team.
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There will probably be another transition before the new Era gets a name, but it's only a matter of time before the tradition continues.
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It's probably time for the franchise to start another chapter... or Era.
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Since I'm getting on the older side of middle aged, I've been witness to quite a few of these Eras....Cousy Era, Russell Era, Havlicek Cowens Era, Bird Era, and now the Pierce Garnett Allen Era.
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Each one of these gave their own glory to the storied basketball team.
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| Cousy Era |
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| Cowens Havlicek Era |
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| Bird Era |
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| Pierce, Garnett, Allen Era |
Friday, June 08, 2012
POTW Week 23
I don't know if it was that bison hamburger that I had at Ted's or what, but I have been one hurting buckaroo today and decided to take my first "rest" day from running. Not that it slowed down the pace at Nanepashemet Telecom, where we were processing the substantial gains made in New Haven yesterday.
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Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 23rd Week of 2012.
Maria Rowen
Gail Johnson
Robert Towne
Joe Collins
Trish Rockett
Wayne Webster
Tomorrow, Saturday morning, we will be hitting the Cybex then out for a run. Hopefully that will clean out the cobwebs. In the afternoon, we will be back at Beverly Ave. celebrating Katie O' Shea's matriculation. Plus it's our wedding anniversary, so I'll be revving up the charm with Joanne to see if she'll hang for a few more years. And to top everything off, it is Gail Johnson's birthday.
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Once Again, we will be ready for the challenge.
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Announcing....
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 23rd Week of 2012.
Maria Rowen
Gail Johnson
Robert Towne
Joe Collins
Trish Rockett
Wayne Webster
Tomorrow, Saturday morning, we will be hitting the Cybex then out for a run. Hopefully that will clean out the cobwebs. In the afternoon, we will be back at Beverly Ave. celebrating Katie O' Shea's matriculation. Plus it's our wedding anniversary, so I'll be revving up the charm with Joanne to see if she'll hang for a few more years. And to top everything off, it is Gail Johnson's birthday.
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Once Again, we will be ready for the challenge.
Yin Yang
After a series of highly successful meetings in New Haven, where Frantz saw the power of a Mountain of a Man in full Nanepashemet Telecom mode, I started the drive to deadhead home at about 4:30PM.
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Walked into the Sundance house at 11:00PM.
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What?
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Hartford traffic at a standstill, accidents and backups on the Mass Pike, a stop off for a beer at Ted's in Westboro with my partner, Mike Elsier, and finally the General Edwards Bridge being shut down forcing a detour back through Revere, down the Marsh Road and through downtown Lynn.
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At least the Celtics- Heat game was on, although the Celts were clobbered by LeBron James and will be going to Miami for a seventh game. That was depressing radio.
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It was like the yin and the yang, all in one day.
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Tremendous business success, then the commute from Hell.
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I guess if you are going to go through these extremes, I'm happy to have the business success.... so it's all good.
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Walked into the Sundance house at 11:00PM.
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What?
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Hartford traffic at a standstill, accidents and backups on the Mass Pike, a stop off for a beer at Ted's in Westboro with my partner, Mike Elsier, and finally the General Edwards Bridge being shut down forcing a detour back through Revere, down the Marsh Road and through downtown Lynn.
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At least the Celtics- Heat game was on, although the Celts were clobbered by LeBron James and will be going to Miami for a seventh game. That was depressing radio.
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It was like the yin and the yang, all in one day.
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Tremendous business success, then the commute from Hell.
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I guess if you are going to go through these extremes, I'm happy to have the business success.... so it's all good.
Thursday, June 07, 2012
Creole Translation
Back to New Haven this morning.
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I'll be cutting through Hartford to pick up my favorite Radio Frequency Engineer, Frantz Pierre.
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Frantz is a Haitian who spends a lot of the time during the commute on his cell phone speaking in Creole to his wife. Every once in a while, he throws in a French or English phrase.
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Basically, I speak English and can piece together French, so it's the Creole part that has me wondering what the hell he is talking about.
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As far as I can see, he's not dissing me or my driving.... unless I consult my Creole to English Dictionary, it's impossible to verify. But, I try to always be on my best behavior with Frantz, because I'm not sure whether he practices Voodoo and I don't want to find out. Although that RF stuff basically is Voodoo.
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At any rate, we'll be surveying a couple sites and then meeting with an important Landlord, then returning to Boston just in time to sample the evening commuting traffic.
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You never work a day if you love your work.
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I'll be cutting through Hartford to pick up my favorite Radio Frequency Engineer, Frantz Pierre.
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Frantz is a Haitian who spends a lot of the time during the commute on his cell phone speaking in Creole to his wife. Every once in a while, he throws in a French or English phrase.
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Basically, I speak English and can piece together French, so it's the Creole part that has me wondering what the hell he is talking about.
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As far as I can see, he's not dissing me or my driving.... unless I consult my Creole to English Dictionary, it's impossible to verify. But, I try to always be on my best behavior with Frantz, because I'm not sure whether he practices Voodoo and I don't want to find out. Although that RF stuff basically is Voodoo.
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At any rate, we'll be surveying a couple sites and then meeting with an important Landlord, then returning to Boston just in time to sample the evening commuting traffic.
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You never work a day if you love your work.
Wednesday, June 06, 2012
MOAM Burden
Girls in Yoga Pants, Nanepashemet, Bar Stool Sports, ESPN
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What do these quality Blogs have in common???
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They are the exact order that POTY Kerry D'Orio's husband, Brendt, looks at every morning to get his Mojo on.
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In that order, every morning.
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No wonder Brendt is as cool as he is. Not only is his Trophy Wife the 2012 Peep of the Year, but he nourishes his mind every morning in the proper disciplines.
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Now do you see why it is so important to maintain quality Nanepashemet Posts every day???? Suppose I missed a couple of days posting neurotic and useless wisdom to the Peeps? Brendt's outlook would completely be skewed by yoga, bar stools and TV Sports programs. He would most likely be slanted and off center as his life tittered toward a tilted and unbalanced outlook.
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I hate to feel responsible for Brendt's well being. But obviously I am. It is another burden that a Mountain of a Man must bear.
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What do these quality Blogs have in common???
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They are the exact order that POTY Kerry D'Orio's husband, Brendt, looks at every morning to get his Mojo on.
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In that order, every morning.
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No wonder Brendt is as cool as he is. Not only is his Trophy Wife the 2012 Peep of the Year, but he nourishes his mind every morning in the proper disciplines.
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Now do you see why it is so important to maintain quality Nanepashemet Posts every day???? Suppose I missed a couple of days posting neurotic and useless wisdom to the Peeps? Brendt's outlook would completely be skewed by yoga, bar stools and TV Sports programs. He would most likely be slanted and off center as his life tittered toward a tilted and unbalanced outlook.
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I hate to feel responsible for Brendt's well being. But obviously I am. It is another burden that a Mountain of a Man must bear.
Tuesday, June 05, 2012
Tolerance and Running
Even though I pleaded with you Peeps to slow down on the Voice Mails... you kept them coming.
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Keep it up, and I will never tell you how the running program is going again. But this time, in special regard for the fact that being a Mountain of Man means that you have be especially tolerant and a genuinely nice person, which I am for all worthy instances, I decided to let you in this one last time.
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If my knee and my back holds out, I'm confident that I'll be competitive in a 5k that is slated for the first Week in August and a 10K that will be held mid-September.
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These are good sanctioned races, but I won't be disclosing the time and place to you for reasons of security and crowd control.
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BTW... I'm not checking on weight loss, but meticulously measuring running pace and distance... and have been improving daily. And I'm positive that the left knee would be a mess right now without the use of my knee brace. At some point after the 5K, I'll check on the body weight, but this isn't about appearance... it's about performance.
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This is the last post for awhile on this subject. It is almost as boring as Elizabeth Warren's Native American heritage... but not quite.
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Keep it up, and I will never tell you how the running program is going again. But this time, in special regard for the fact that being a Mountain of Man means that you have be especially tolerant and a genuinely nice person, which I am for all worthy instances, I decided to let you in this one last time.
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If my knee and my back holds out, I'm confident that I'll be competitive in a 5k that is slated for the first Week in August and a 10K that will be held mid-September.
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These are good sanctioned races, but I won't be disclosing the time and place to you for reasons of security and crowd control.
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BTW... I'm not checking on weight loss, but meticulously measuring running pace and distance... and have been improving daily. And I'm positive that the left knee would be a mess right now without the use of my knee brace. At some point after the 5K, I'll check on the body weight, but this isn't about appearance... it's about performance.
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This is the last post for awhile on this subject. It is almost as boring as Elizabeth Warren's Native American heritage... but not quite.
Monday, June 04, 2012
VM Not Accepting Messages at this Time
Peeps -
Please lay off of all of the voice mails and email asking how my comeback running program is coming. There is nothing more irritating that a VM FULL message on your iPhone. I use that phone for business you know..... like making real money at Nanepashemet Telecom.
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Although it would be cool if you kept sending me those checks for the quality Nanepashemet apparel that those hard working Indonesians keep manufacturing in that low wage sweat shop of theirs. Not that I would back off from the Telecom business now that the tsunami has hit.
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But to give a mass answer to your annoying inquiries... the running is doing fine. I fully intend to start taking some Master's Division Hardware home from some targeted road races in August and September when my muscle and respiratory systems respond to the mental demands that I am now suggesting to them.
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Plus my knee is holding out fine with the knee brace which doesn't seem to be affecting my speed any.
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My real fear is that the road races that I enter after ten to fifteen weeks of training will be overflowing with spectators wishing to catch a glimpse of the new and improved Mountain of a Man as he used to appear in his older athletic days. It could require a great deal of extra police details which could blow the budget of these worthy fund raising endeavors.
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It's always something. I can't sweat all of the details.
Please lay off of all of the voice mails and email asking how my comeback running program is coming. There is nothing more irritating that a VM FULL message on your iPhone. I use that phone for business you know..... like making real money at Nanepashemet Telecom.
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Although it would be cool if you kept sending me those checks for the quality Nanepashemet apparel that those hard working Indonesians keep manufacturing in that low wage sweat shop of theirs. Not that I would back off from the Telecom business now that the tsunami has hit.
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But to give a mass answer to your annoying inquiries... the running is doing fine. I fully intend to start taking some Master's Division Hardware home from some targeted road races in August and September when my muscle and respiratory systems respond to the mental demands that I am now suggesting to them.
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Plus my knee is holding out fine with the knee brace which doesn't seem to be affecting my speed any.
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My real fear is that the road races that I enter after ten to fifteen weeks of training will be overflowing with spectators wishing to catch a glimpse of the new and improved Mountain of a Man as he used to appear in his older athletic days. It could require a great deal of extra police details which could blow the budget of these worthy fund raising endeavors.
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It's always something. I can't sweat all of the details.
Gone Guts and Gonads
I've gotten a lot of email lately from Peeps claiming that their comments haven't been published on this Blog. Why you would want this is beyond me, but your sad obsession with all things Nanepashemet is a weakness that many share... so who am I to question??
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The simple truth, O Obsessed Ones, is this. If you sign on as Anonymous, your comments get automatically deleted. It's not that I would not like to see them... which I don't.... it's just that we operate here with a certain amount of character which says that if you have something to say, you should have the balls to put your name against it.
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So the site automatically sends your worthless scribbles to oblivion where they belong, and even I, the MOAM in charge, misses the chance to see your pathetic phrasing. I continually see the URL's of people whose URL trail to this blog shows that they have attempted to published a comment and their URL indicates that they hit the Blog over and over to see their sad Anonymous ramblings to the same empty result. Kind of funny actually. They so want to see that the shit that they have put up in a gutless fashion sticks in some way.
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However, if you suddenly develop even a minor resemblance of a gonad, and come up with a name that ultimately can be traced, then you are automatically published and your words of wisdom are showered upon the thousands of Peeps who hover constantly for anything that resembles a turn from their ordinary humdrum existence. You will have made it. Your Shit will Stick. Thousands... even dozens of Peeps will know that you exist.
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You even don't have to put up your name and telephone number...you can use a pen name.... just sign up for an account that can ultimately be traced. No Guts.... No Glory.
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So the power to publish is yours, not mine. But, as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. Don't feel like you have to be at a Mountain of a Man level of greatness to put comments on this Blog. You will ultimately be judged by the Peeps for what you are, not what you want to be. So it can't be that bad, can it?
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And if you sign up and still don't see your carefully crafted attempts at literary mediocrity have made it side by side with the Pulitzer Grade Nanepashemet Blog Posts???? Just keep trying Bunky. You just might get lucky... or ....Maybe you'll quit after a while and get a life.
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The simple truth, O Obsessed Ones, is this. If you sign on as Anonymous, your comments get automatically deleted. It's not that I would not like to see them... which I don't.... it's just that we operate here with a certain amount of character which says that if you have something to say, you should have the balls to put your name against it.
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So the site automatically sends your worthless scribbles to oblivion where they belong, and even I, the MOAM in charge, misses the chance to see your pathetic phrasing. I continually see the URL's of people whose URL trail to this blog shows that they have attempted to published a comment and their URL indicates that they hit the Blog over and over to see their sad Anonymous ramblings to the same empty result. Kind of funny actually. They so want to see that the shit that they have put up in a gutless fashion sticks in some way.
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However, if you suddenly develop even a minor resemblance of a gonad, and come up with a name that ultimately can be traced, then you are automatically published and your words of wisdom are showered upon the thousands of Peeps who hover constantly for anything that resembles a turn from their ordinary humdrum existence. You will have made it. Your Shit will Stick. Thousands... even dozens of Peeps will know that you exist.
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You even don't have to put up your name and telephone number...you can use a pen name.... just sign up for an account that can ultimately be traced. No Guts.... No Glory.
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So the power to publish is yours, not mine. But, as the saying goes, with great power comes great responsibility. Don't feel like you have to be at a Mountain of a Man level of greatness to put comments on this Blog. You will ultimately be judged by the Peeps for what you are, not what you want to be. So it can't be that bad, can it?
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And if you sign up and still don't see your carefully crafted attempts at literary mediocrity have made it side by side with the Pulitzer Grade Nanepashemet Blog Posts???? Just keep trying Bunky. You just might get lucky... or ....Maybe you'll quit after a while and get a life.
POTW Week 22
Yes, I've been lax lately about the coveted Peep of the Week selections.
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The problem is that as you Peeps have grown from hundreds, to thousands, to millions across the globe, it's hard to service all of you with your needy wants and desires.
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Even a Mountain of a Man has his limits.
Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 22nd Week of 2012
Matt Damon
Bill Hillegas
John Edwards
Rajon Rondo
Adam Sandler
Nathaniel Clarke
I realize that this is an all male selection, but those of you who know me best, know that there is not a sexist bone in my body. Actually... one bone might be a little sexist from time to time, but that's only temporary.
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For the most part, the selection process is too complex for most of you Peeps to figure out... especially the foreign Peeps, and explaining it is taxing... MOAM or not.
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So you just have to trust in your hearts the natural purity and goodness that causes these names to ooze to the surface of this pathetic post within such an awful Blog.
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Have a nice day Peeps, and keep a sharp eye out for posers and assholes.
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The problem is that as you Peeps have grown from hundreds, to thousands, to millions across the globe, it's hard to service all of you with your needy wants and desires.
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Even a Mountain of a Man has his limits.
Announcing...
Nanepashemet Peeps of the Week for the 22nd Week of 2012
Matt Damon
Bill Hillegas
John Edwards
Rajon Rondo
Adam Sandler
Nathaniel Clarke
I realize that this is an all male selection, but those of you who know me best, know that there is not a sexist bone in my body. Actually... one bone might be a little sexist from time to time, but that's only temporary.
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For the most part, the selection process is too complex for most of you Peeps to figure out... especially the foreign Peeps, and explaining it is taxing... MOAM or not.
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So you just have to trust in your hearts the natural purity and goodness that causes these names to ooze to the surface of this pathetic post within such an awful Blog.
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Have a nice day Peeps, and keep a sharp eye out for posers and assholes.
Saturday, June 02, 2012
Taking a Run
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Thanks for not running me over and putting me out of my misery. Or maybe not.
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The photo to the right is a pretty good rendition of what the rainy path ahead looked like without my glasses on.
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There is an iPhone app called IMapMyRun which turns a simple jog into a tome of graphics and statistics. It verbally calls out your mile times and instantly uploads photos like this onto the web. Then it converts your loop into a 3D video.
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But I need the App that trims 60 lbs or so off of a lazy middle aged couch potato with little or no effort or pain... and little or no running.
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Because the running part is the hard part. At any rate, usually I blow out my knee when I try to start running again, but the knee felt ok with a knee strap support. So maybe we'll take a run at this effort again.
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