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May 2008


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5/31/08    Saturday, May 31  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Another good gym session, though the speed bag remains out of service.  Deadlifts: 4 x 225, ...
5/31/08    Friday, May 30  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
A couple lucky breaks

No Medford for me today, as I was able to go in a bit later than usu...
5/30/08    Thursday, May 29  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)

Facing seats = ridiculous

I noted in my last entry how taking the 7:04 express from Ro...
5/29/08    Wednesday, May 28  posted by r32r38 (5 comments)
It's all in the positioning

I sometimes wonder why I do such stupid things.  Lik...
5/28/08    Tuesday, May 27  posted by r32r38 (3 comments)
No fun for Hicksville riders

Getting back to work after a holiday weekend was a reasonably...
5/26/08    Monday, May 26  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
An early trip to the gym because it was only open until noon for Memorial Day.  I did four 3...
5/26/08    Sunday, May 25  posted by r32r38 (1 comments)
Today was quite a change from my typical gym routine, as for the first time in years I actually r...
5/25/08    Saturday, May 24  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Today was physically a better day than yesterday, with my jaw pain and swelling less pronounced, ...
5/24/08    Friday, May 23  posted by r32r38 (3 comments)
The LIRR's grade in Planning 101: F

Is planning for anticipated demand totally beyond the ...
5/24/08    Thursday, May 22  posted by r32r38 (2 comments)
I can't believe I swore

People vary considerably in the extent to which they swear.  ...
5/21/08    Wednesday, May 21  posted by r32r38 (1 comments)
Seeing double

Weird.  That's all I can say.  It wasn't apparent in the morning t...
5/21/08    Tuesday, May 20  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Sort of an anti-stereotype day

After yesterday's stereotype-reinforcing day, today (mildly...
5/19/08    Monday, May 19  posted by r32r38 (5 comments)
So, you want a stereotype?  I've got a stereotype for you!

Thanks to a late start thi...
5/18/08    Saturday, May 17  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Some fine deadlift work today.  For the first time I remember, in fact maybe the first time ...
5/18/08    Friday, May 16  posted by r32r38 (2 comments)
That's one quiet train!

I was able to work a slightly shorter than usual day today, so ins...
5/16/08    Thursday, May 15  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)

First time in a while

It dawned on me today, as I was driving to Medford station to ca...
5/14/08    Wednesday, May 14  posted by r32r38 (2 comments)
Getting an education on the LIRR

I hope the LIRR's not going to start charging tuition or ...
5/13/08    Tuesday, May 13  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
A Harry Potter experience

One thing I've noticed in my years of LIRR riding is that there'...
5/12/08    Monday, May 12  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
All it takes is one indisposed skell.

An easy morning on the LIRR, to the extent that any ...
5/12/08    Sunday, May 11  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
A very quick gym session, two miles on the treadmill at 6.0 mph.
5/11/08    Saturday, May 10  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Some more-than-respectable iron work today.  I started out with deadlifting, showing some pr...
5/10/08    Friday, May 9  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
At least it seemed to take forever

Back to routine today after yesterday's drive to Ronkon...
5/10/08    Thursday, May 8  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
The women's train

Some cars on the Tokyo subway are restricted to women during rush hour, ...
5/8/08    Wednesday, May 7  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
SCA Shuffling

An easy enough morning today.  The shuttle was on time at Medford as us...
5/7/08    Tuesday, May 6  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Appetizing?  Not in a million years.

Today I dropped the masochism routine and avoide...
5/6/08    Monday, May 5  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Maybe the sheeple were right ... or were they?

Ugh, Monday mornings.  They're bad eno...
5/4/08    Sunday, May 4  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
A pretty simple gym session today, 2.5 miles running on the treadmill at 6.0 mph.
5/4/08    Saturday, May 3  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
My second back-to-weights session featured some deadlifting.  I didn't try for any high weig...
5/4/08    Friday, May 2  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
Risk/reward calculation

Friday afternoon commuting offers a unique perspective on the risk...
5/3/08    Thursday, May 1  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)
That made for a different topic

I've often noted that most overheard conversations on the ...
5/1/08    Wednesday, April 30  posted by r32r38 (0 comments)

At least they kept reasonably quiet

It was with a sense of dread that I approached the...
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