The Walking Yo Yo.
Weeks to the Half: 10 Weight: 300 Longest Distance Run: 7 miles Well, the weight is coming down again which is good, but I am really not happy about all the yo-yoing. I am in a distance block right now … Continue reading →
Monthly Archives: March 2010
A Walk Thru Playas de Tijuana, Mexico
Weeks to the Half: 11 Weight: 305 Longest Distance Run: 7 miles As you can see I am not doing so well on the whole weight thing. Not that it is a valid excuse, but Playas de Tijuana was really … Continue reading →
Tijuana, Mexico: Calle Revolucion
When I was a teenager I remember coming down to Tijuana and visiting Calle Revolucion with my mom. Back then Calle Revolucion was a party hub for American tourists. On the weekends the bars would be going 24 hours and … Continue reading →
Tijuana, Mexico Day 1: Medical Tourism
When I told my friends that I was going to Tijuana my friends told me I was crazy. In the San Bernardino Mountains Tijuana is known as a dirty, drug invested town that is the birth place for wannabe illegal … Continue reading →
Fat Man Running
Weeks to the Half: 12 Weight: 300 Longest Distance Run: 7 miles The bad news is I gained 5 pounds. I am definately having a problem with portion control. I am not snacking too much which is good, but I … Continue reading →
Southern California Supermarkets
Dining in California is fun, but if you are going to be in California for a long time it is going to get expensive if you go out to eat all the time. An easy way to get over this … Continue reading →
Mrs. Tibbets’ Oranges
California is world renowned for its citrus industry. It all started back in 1870 William Saunders, a horticulturalist at the United States Department of Agriculture, sent Eliza Tibbets a navel orange tree he had received from Bahia, Brazil. The tree … Continue reading →
Physical Fitness Merit Badge
Weeks to the Half: 13 Weight: 295 Longest Distance Run: 5 miles This week my Scouts decided that they wanted to begin working on their Physical Fitness Merit Badge. Being the leader I try to be I told my Scouts … Continue reading →
Good Intentions
Weeks to the Half: 14 Weight: 302 Longest Distance Run: 2 miles They say “that the road to failure is paved with good intentions.” This is how I feel my week went. I had a lot of good things planned … Continue reading →
Frommer’s Guidebook names Mexico City in the Top Ten for 2010.
If you mention Mexico the first thing you will from most of my friends is a fantasy story of them sitting on beach, lounging in a beach chair, sipping some kind of exotic drink. Mexico certainly has a lot of … Continue reading →