An old family friend of ours, Rick Cooper, passed away this morning. We knew that it was going to happen, but that doesn’t make it any less depressing. Fortunately I was able to see him one last time while I was up in Idaho in April. He was a great musician and loved life.
Here’s a photo of him from the late 80’s playing his guitar for my sister:
Went to the gym this morning to have a test that determines my aerobic threshold and how well my metabolism works. Basically, I burn as much fat sitting on my ass as I do running on a treadmill. How is that possible, you ask. Well…my body doesn’t really burn any fat while I’m running. Seriously. Sucks to be me. I’ll be changing my diet and exercise habits immediately. No more Coke, cutting down on the beer, and lots of veggies for me. We’ll see how long it lasts…hopefully I can stick with it. Over the past week, my weight has climbed from 244 to 250…the wrong direction…and I’ve even been good about going to the gym this week. So…let’s start the countdown…gotta get under 220.
This is some crazy shit. Makes you wonder how many other seemingly benign products could have some kind of tracking built in.
Found this on flickr…might be a little scary to be on that beach.
Arizona ranks 48th in the nation for the “Smartest State”. This doesn’t surprise me. Nor does it surprise me that Nevada and New Mexico rank 49th and 50th. I was able to manage a near perfect GPA through school…classes were too easy…and I was in one of the supposedly better school districts. It doesn’t help that these three states are growing at a rate that seems to be outpacing the educational system. Most of the top states are in the northeast and have educational systems that have been in place for a really long time. Not sure how Montana ended up 10th, but maybe I’ll move there. Big open spaces and beautiful views.
Maybe Google will come to town and bring some money into the educational system here.