February Spin Schedule

Here’s my Spinning schedule for February. If you’re in the Boston area, come join us! It’s a party on wheels! WOOOOT!!

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Don’t Get Super-Sized By The Super Bowl!

It’s that time of year again: time drink lots of beer, eat copious amounts of wings, cheez, and JUNK FOOD, and watch football dudes in really, really tight pants kick some serious football butt!Ever since I’ve “downsized” I’ve learned a thing or two about “right-sizing” my Super Bowl goodies. I’ll always provide the hard stuff for the unwashed masses, but there are plenty of yummy options for those seeking lighter fare, or for the hostess who’s trying to sneak in something healthy and stealthy. Here are some of my favorite Super-Healthy, Super-Stealthy, Super Bowl Sneaky Snacks!

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To market

Bro-in-law forgot to mention (until this morning) that we are to bring potatoes and squash to tonight’s Christmas dinner. Hmmm. We searched high and low and finally found a Russian market that is open on Christmas day. It’s a Christmas MIRACLE!

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White (almost) Christmas

Well, the final tally is about 13″ of snow. It made it up to the bottom of the stone wall…woo hoo! Then last night the temperature rose just enough to melt a bit of the snow and then plunged below zero again so now everything has a nice, slippery crust of solid ice. I *LOVE* winter! Argh! Here’s the final view, and a couple of shots of the boys plowing the driveway.

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Happy first day of winter! Is it spring yet?

Ayup. Still snowing. *Sigh!* So this morning I thought I would venture out a little bit and give you a slightly broader view. I also threw in a couple of pics from other seasons to show the contrast.

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Snow update

Dudes, it is *STILL* snowing out there! Took a few pics to track the progress. If this keeps up I won’t be able to open my freakin’ door! Snow shovel? What? I want a flamethrower!

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OMG, it’s SNOW! We’re all gonna DIE!

So the local news here in Boston has been hyping the HELL out of this snowstorm, the first of the season. What is this? Snow? In New England? In WINTER? OH. EM. GEE!!!

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Election Day ‘08!

OMG, I am BESIDE MYSELF about this election! Who’s gonna win? What’s gonna happen? WHAT am I gonna do with myself now that it’s over? Anyway, I took a few pics with my phone whist voting and thought I’d just memorialize my Election Day ‘08! Did you vote? VOTE!

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Fall Team Training Special

My fabulous trainer, Jim Casali, who works out of Gold’s Gym in Needham, MA, is offering a Fall Team Training Special. Team training is fun and effective, strengthening bodies and friendships. Grab your friends and/or coworkers and join a training team!

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Fly the Friendless Skies

As I sit here in Chicago’s O’Hare Airport on the 400,000th leg of my “vacation” trip, watching a GIGANTIC thunderstorm outside and waiting for the delayed plane to board, I can’t help but remember the old ads for Greyhound Bus: “Go Greyhound and leave the driving to us…”

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