We drove to Burgenstock* yesterday which is near Luzern. This is a lovely day-trip from Zurich. Burgenstock itself is a glamour resort (apparently). It opens in late March so everything was closed when we got there. I suspect in the real season very wealthy stroll about and enjoy the views which are spectacular. The image […]

Let’s have breakfast in bed
I am losing the family weight bet by a handy margin. Ouch, gained 4 pounds this week. Not good. It turns out that instead of breakfast in bed I actually may have eaten the entire damn bed. Back to the coffee diet I guess.

Unhappy Meals - Michael Pollan - New York Times By the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma this article suggests that eating “food” as opposed to “nutrition” makes sense. Not a revolutionary concept perhaps but something that I take to heart. It is too easy to get caught up in making sure I eat protein […]

Back to the weight-related posting. Today was a pleasant surprise. I have worked out quite a bit lately but my diet has not been particularly good. Nevertheless this is the lowest weight I have seen in well over a year. I will check back through the training logs but I won’t be surprised if this […]

Podophile » Blog Archive » Waterproof your Nike+iPod shoe mod
i may wind up needing one of these before too long. My other option is to build one out of an old tube, duct tape, and a zip-tie which should also work.
UpdateI am changing the title here since spammers are hitting this article. I am also […]

Kokopelli Trail Info
Okay, maybe this is another good event to tackle this year.

Winter Triathlon
this might qualify for an event… march 4th is definitely within reach of me doing this one event. Might be a fun weekend getaway.

One thing is for sure… I need to lose weight. Losing weight would help me ski better. It would improve my running speed. It would allow me to climb better on the bike. Oh yeah, it would also make me a healthier person.
My first New Year’s Resolution then is to lose weight. This morning I […]

It’s almost that time of year. Since my birthday follows New Year’s Day I tend to make the start then. But I begin the work of thinking about goals on the first, tomorrow. What are the candidates this year:

Losing weight, as always. This year I think the specific goal needs to be somewhere in the […]

Calorie Counter and Diet Tracking, Nutrition Data, Water Consumption - TheDailyPlate.com
This is a new web site that tracks calories. It’s pretty well done. They appear to use the same set of data Bricin uses for exercise calories. The only gripe is you cannot mark certain activities as “favorites” so the dropdown is awfully long.
Good search […]