Another Title-less Entry? Sometimes I Make Rookie Mistakes…

2007, The Year Of The Dying Blog?
Oh no, not here my friend. I enjoy doing this and would do it if no one read. However, I do admit that getting feedback makes it a lot more fun.

Each day my Bloglines aggregator seems to pull in fewer blog entries. Certainly the authors of these still have things to talk about, but I guess the allure of writing posts has waned. It’s really a pity because not only have I learned valuable information reading people’s blogs, I have also learned more about the people who write them.

Oh well, I guess that’s just the way things go.

Second Place, Different From First But Not Bad Either
Yesterday I found out that I finished second in the College Bowl pool I entered. I was bummed, but really how bummed do you think I could have been yesterday? Later that morning a coworker of mine entered my office and started talking about the pool and how he finished third but didn’t mind because he was “in the money.” I was under the assumption that this was a winner-take-all pool, but he corrected me and told me that the first three places cashed. How cool! I wound up winning $40. Yippeee!!!

ITP Flickr Pic
Me likey statues, especially bizarre ones like this

Some Days You Make, Some Days You Take
Last night I stopped at Kroger to get ingredients to make dinner. I arrived around 6pm cruised around the store for about twenty minutes gathering the items for the dinner I had in mind. My plan was to experiment with a twist on lasagne. The preparation and cooking of this meal would take at least an hour. However as I neared the checkout lanes I saw the roasted chickens for $4. I thought to myself “Oh, those look good and if I each chicken tonight I can eat as soon as I get home.” I was sucked in to buying one, just like the marketers had planned. The chicken was delicious, and I now have ingredients for tonight’s dinner.

Apprenticide, Part 1
Last night I finally got around to watching Sunday’s episode of The Apprentice.

I’m not so sure that I am going to enjoy the LA version over the New York version, but one thing is certain I already dislike Frank. Frank is a New Yorker. Frank was the project manager for the losing team. Frank lit up like a Christmas tree when Trump fired Martin. And then Frank gloated telling Martin “He said ‘Martin you’re fired.'” I don’t like Frank at all.

It wasn’t surprising that Martin, one of two “Atlanta” residents to make it onto the show, got the ax right off the bat; as was mentioned on the show he seemed to be a really bad fit for Trump’s organization.

I really shouldn’t judge an entire season by one episode, but I wouldn’t be surprised if this was the last season of The Apprentice. Gone are Carolyn (who no longer works for Trump) and apparently George. I expected to see Bill “The Wonder Kid” Rancic move into Carolyn’s place, but that seems to have been taken by Trump’s daughter Ivanka. And finally I don’t think the new gimmicks of letting the winning project manager sit in on the boardroom and banishing the losing team to live in a tent are really any improvement to the formula.

And now for some ideas stolen from LiveJournal…
Current Mood – still kinda giddy
Current Music – Sirius Satellite Radio, Channel 26 playing The Shins — “Sea Legs”
Website Of The Day – Some of my friends have dogs (how is Reese, Betsy?). Some of those people travel and stay in hotels. To make their lives easier some one has created Bring Fido, a website that makes it easier to find pet-friendly hotels.
Training Target – something, I am sure
Exercise (b)Log – (none) Hey look a shiny object!

January Goals
1) Lose two pounds. (starting weight 205 lbs)
2) Run no fewer than fifty miles. [getting hard to accomplish each day]
3) Do twenty push-ups and fifty sit-ups at least three times a week.
4) See Manchester Orchestra in concert. [FAILED]
5) Read two books.

Cheers,
Paulie [eatl/ga]