Rejected RealityRejected RealityIm a 40 year old single-father in Eastern Oregon who blogs about sports, politics, books, movies, weight loss, exercise and a whole lot of other things. Articles
Wordless Wednesday: What does she have now!?!?*
2008-03-27 04:12:00 *Find out tomorrow… More About: Wednesday
Bracket Perfection
2008-03-20 04:23:00 It is as though God himself has guided my picks. A couple that may have you thinking that I’m smoking something… (no, I’m not sharing) I have Butler as this years (almost) George Mason. ‘nova over Clemson The Zags over the Hoyas Drake beats UConn march-madness.pdf What do you think? More About: Sports , Basketball , March Madness , Final Four , Perfection
Thoughts on Palm Sunday
2008-03-19 19:35:00 I haven’t posted about spiritual matters for a while, so here is an update on the last year. Last March, the pastor of the local Nazarene church resigned after 16 years. It was a very small congregation and every attempt to grow was somehow stifled. I spent 3 years as the youth pastor and had ... More About: Christianity , Church , Jesus , Holiday , Easter
WeightWatchers Weigh-In: Week 61
2008-03-19 03:37:00 Cross-published on FatBloggers Oh what a difference a week makes. Yes, I did do something different this past week that kicked it up a notch. On a challenge from my maniacal personal trainer, I started taking an aerobics class. Well, its a combination spinning class, aerobics class. We spend 25 minutes in the cycling studio climbing ... More About: Exercise , Week , Weight Watchers , Weigh
Weight Warriors: Week 6
2008-03-17 22:57:00 Here we are at Week 6, the Half-way point of this little competition. After the Week 4 check-in, I was trailing Justin in the # of pounds lost. From what I hear, he is really going after it. A little bird told me that he is running a 2-mile road course. (WOW) There is a ... More About: Weight , Warriors
When I think of my DREAM car?
2008-03-17 18:46:00 … Steve McQueen’s Bullitt Mustang (Steve McQueen = Cool) is at the TOP of the list. When I was dating my wife, she asked if I had any foolish goals or hang-ups. After over an hour, she asked me to narrow them down. One of these days, I told her, I want to get a ... More About: Cars , Ford , Dodge , Dream
Crime in Rural Oregon
2008-03-15 06:03:00 You can tell a lot about a community from the Public Safety Log in the local newspaper, some papers call in the Police Blotter or something similar. Here in Umatilla County, the East Oregon ian does just that. Umailla County Sheriff s Office: Taken from the vicinity of Bucks Lane in Umatilla, a stereo faceplate. “What do you mean it ... More About: Humor , Crime
It?s all in how you ask the question
2008-03-14 00:04:00 As I said yesterday, when I see an interesting meme, I lift it. Ironically enough, this one comes from the same guy that hit me with the 8 Question s. I give you money and send you into the grocery store to pick up 5 items. You can only pick one thing from the following departments, what ... More About: Meme
8 Things you never REALLY wanted to know in the first place
2008-03-13 06:25:00 I was reading this post over on Gooster’s blog when I see he has tagged my good friend Chris. This feeling of impending doom swept over me, I knew it was coming. And come it did. I have read this meme a number of times, normally I lift a good meme because sometimes I am ... More About: Meme , Place , Things , Wanted
Wordless Wednesday: With #4 you get Egg Roll
2008-03-12 16:20:00 Courtesy of Reuters More About: New York , Roll , Governor , Prostitution , Resign
WeightWatchers Weigh-In: Week 60
2008-03-12 05:13:00 Cross-published on FatBloggers I didn’t have a good feeling about tonight. I was in an all-day training in Boardman — The Garden Spot of Oregon on the topic of proper documentation in billing Medicaid for services to Mental Health clientčle. I can FEEL your envy is surging through the screen right now. Plus, I am ... More About: Week , Weigh
Out on Another Service Call
2008-03-11 15:26:00 Back in the 70’s, we went from the amazing feats of the Apollo Astronauts to the lull of Skylab, then the build up to the Shuttle Program. As I was in the 4th & 5th grade during the build-up, I believed (and a small part of me still hopes) that someday we would be buying ... More About: Technology , Life , Columbia , Service
Weight Warriors - Week 5
2008-03-10 22:42:00 I continue to plug along with my various sources of accountability and motivation on this life project. Mikki, my Personal Trainer for this particular project, has been ruthless but also encouraging. She makes sure to tell me when I’m making improvements as well as spurring me to try new things and to never give up. ... More About: Weight , Warriors , Week
I Gotta Share This!
2008-03-10 17:57:00 At various locations around this blog, I have posted some really spectacular tools that you could use for you own weightloss journey. Thanks to Tim at 2Big for pointing the way, I have joined another weightloss community called, Traineo. Traineo is free and has a number of different ways you can journal the ways you are ... More About: Diet , Share , Oregon , Transformation , Gotta
Remembering Grandma
2008-03-10 04:52:00 On Wednesday, Chris posted an tribute to his grandmother in honor of what would have been her 95th birthday. I never had the pleasure of meeting her, but the way he always held her in such high regard left me with the impression that she was a tremendous person. Thursday, March 6th would have been my ... More About: Family , Oklahoma , Kids , Thomas , Oregon
What are you doing here?
2008-03-08 21:17:00 About a month ago, I needed a picture of a coffee cup. So do a quick search of Google Images, found one I liked and slapped it into the post. A few hours later a friend IM’s me to ask if I had looked at my blog recently. No, I hadn’t. The spaces where the ... More About: Blogging
Republican Super Ticket
2008-03-06 23:42:00 I’ve got it! Since Sen. John McCain clinched the nomination on Tuesday, the talk has immediately turned to who his running mate will be. The person that McCain picks has to be… Young (at least younger than him) Able to govern (chances are, Johnny Mac ain’t gonna make it a full term) From an electorally sound state Likeable (cause Johnny Mac ... More About: Politics , President , Republican , Super
The Titanic has struck an iceberg?
2008-03-06 22:50:00 … Captain Smith ran screaming from the bridge and jumped overboard. You are the First Officer. What are you going to do to get the ship to New York? On CNN, Jack Cafferty is asking, Who can best restore America s’ position in the world? Who indeed? John McCain has essentially pledged to stay the course in just ... More About: Politics , President , Barack Obama , Hillary Clinton
Wordless Wednesday III: OMG! Fill?er Up!
2008-03-05 19:56:00 HT Gooster More About: Gas Prices , Fill , Wednesday
WeightWatchers Week 59
2008-03-05 04:55:00 I felt like it had been a bad week; then I looked back and noticed that I hadn’t used up all of my points on any day in the last week. Anton, A drum roll if you please? Starting Weight (Dec. 22, 2006): 392 lbs. Starting BMI: 51.7 Weight Last Week (Feb. 26, 2008): 309 lbs. Weight Today (Mar. 4, ...
I obviously need lessons?
2008-03-04 21:33:00 … and I guess Chris is The Professor! Powered By TheirToys More About: Quiz , Value , Lessons
Am I Overthinking This?
2008-03-03 06:34:00 I’ve spent the good part of the weekend formulating the essay that I must write as a part of my application for the Master of Social Work program at Walla Walla University. I think the part that is hanging me up is the requirement that it be a minimum of 4-pages long, with a minimum ... More About: College , Essay , Social Work
Which Sports Car Are You?
2008-03-03 00:33:00 Yeah Baby! I’m a Porsche 911 ! You have a classic style, but you’re up-to-date with the latest technology. You’re ambitious, competitive, and you love to win. Performance, precision, and prestige - you’re one of the elite,and you know it. Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz. More About: Quiz , Blogging
Weight Warriors - Week 2
2008-02-19 04:20:00 Mikki has me on 4 different workout routines, 3 or them are what I would call traditional, the 4th is based on resistance bands. I was telling her this afternoon that I’m not a fan of the ‘rubber bands’ because I felt like I had ‘failed’ at every exercise. Plus, I am your average 6′2″ 300+ lbs uncoordinated oaf and the rubber bands don’t account for that. She agreed, but encouraged me to keep trying. That is the last thing I want to do, give up. I have come far, just about half-way to my ultimate goal. So I appreciate her encouragement. Today, with the beginning of Week 2, I was back on Workout #1. There was a whole lot about the workout that is challenging, but according to Mikki, I showed gains in strength in all areas of the routine. It’s Monday, that’s weigh-in day for me… Week 0 - 317.2 lbs. Week 1 - 312.9 lbs. Week 2 - 311.7 lbs. Total Loss - 5.5 lbs. Pain is weakness leaving the body. –Mikki M... More About: Weight , Warriors
Who & What* traded for Prospects
2008-02-18 17:20:00 * Classic Abbott & Costello routine Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Kyle Kendrick was shocked to learn that he’d been traded to the Yomiuri Giants in Japan for a player named “Kobayashi.” “I don’t know what to think right now,” he told reporters outside his locker shortly after getting the news from assistant general manager Ruben Amaro Jr. Had he truly been thinking, he would have realized that such deals are prohibited by his contract. And with a little digging he could have found out that there is no Kobayashi playing in Japan, because he’s usually choking down hot dogs on the 4th of July. The “trade” was, in fact, a prank, orchestrated by pitcher Brett Myers and was elaborate enough to include Amaro, manager Charlie Manuel, Kendrick’s agent, and even the media!
Reality Check: Michigan & Florida
2008-02-18 04:10:00 Over the last several years many state legislatures attempted to move up their Presidential Primary dates in an attempt to be a ‘player’ in the process. For the most part, every state that moved their primaries was bullied into changing them back by the Republican and Democratic Parties, who threatened the states with the loss of their convention delegates. You would get to have an early primary, but they wouldn’t be worth jack as far as delegates go. For the most part, the bullying worked, it worked in Oregon, our primary was moved back to it’s Last in the Nation slot, May 20th. But, for a few glorious weeks, we had a Super Tuesday Primary. The 90 men & women that meet in Salem for legislative sessions proved in this case (just like countless others) that they have the spinal veracity of a banana slug. But not the good folks in Michigan & Florida . These two battleground states played chicken with the parties and lost, at least with the Democrats. But... More About: Reality , Check
OMG! POTUS… LOL!
2008-02-16 19:13:00 You LOL’ed at the Cats and the Dogs and Theology and Star Trek…. Now its time for LOL President!
Don’t Hassle the Hoff!
2008-02-16 18:50:00 In my memories, the great TV shows of the 80’s are flawless. The A-Team, Magnum P.I., Airwolf and The Knight Rider all hold great memories of the underdog, overcoming weakness to save the day. In the A-Team, only Hannibal (George Peppard) seemed to have all his oars in the water, “I love it when a plan comes together”. These guys were Vietnam Vets, charged with a crime they did not commit setting off to help the innocent, while staying just ahead of the Military Police, while driving the same cool van in every episode. Vets = Heroes. Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck) was just plain smooth! He drove an awesome car, lived rent free on a Hawaiian estate, he had buddies (Rick & TC) that would come and get him out of any jam because they had served together in Vietnam (Vets = Heroes). Life was good for Magnum, other than the bad guys who would beat the crap out of him but still respect the car, there was Higgins. Higgins ran Robin Masters’ estate (neat little reveal... More About: The Hoff
WeightWatchers Week 56
2008-02-13 05:26:00 I think that I would be very happy to have this kind of weigh-in every week of the 12-week Weight Warriors Challenge. Looking at my previous numbers, I have to go back to last August to find the last time I had a 5 pound week. This week was filled with a lot of hard work, but seeing the first significantly lower number on the scale in some time, made the pain worth it! Anton… May I have a drum roll please… Starting Weight (Dec. 22, 2006): 392 lbs. Starting BMI: 51.7 Weight Today (Feb. 12, 2008): 311.8 lbs. Current BMI: 41.1 Weight Change This Week : -4.8 lbs. Total Weight Lost: -80.2 lbs. NEXT GOAL: Halfway to GOAL! (0.8 lbs. to go) Do… or Do Not… there is no TRY. –Master Yoda
I know how the USPS can save money!
More articles from this author:2008-02-13 02:21:00 But, of course, they won’t ask ME! In reading the article in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, they don’t even give a reason for the increase. But we all know that they are crying poverty because we are all using these silly boxes to pay our bills and communicate with friends and loved ones. From the P-I… In the past raising postage rates was a long, complex process involving hearings before the independent Postal Regulatory Commission, a process that could take nearly a year. However, under the new law regulating the post office that took effect in late 2006, the agency is allowed to increase rates with 45-days notice as long as changes are within the rate of inflation for the previous 12 months. The Postal Regulatory Commission calculated that rate at 2.9 percent through January, limiting the first-class rate to an increase of just over a penny. I am glad to hear that the Post Office doesn’t have to mess with pesky public hearings before raising stamp rates... More About: Money , Save Money , Save 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
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