Daily Archives: March 12, 2008
An Enduring Measure of Fitness: The Simple Push-Up – New York Times
An Enduring Measure of Fitness: The Simple Push-Up – New York Times Based on national averages, a 40-year-old woman should be able to do 16 push-ups and a man the same age should be able to do 27. By the age of 60, those numbers drop to 17 for men and 6 for women. Those … Continue reading
Eliot Spitzer
Even with the history of Cisneros, Hart, and Clinton, I’m still a little bit surprised about the recent revelations regarding Spitzer’s use of a high-end prostitution service. He had campaigned and based his career on being a hard-ass devoted to cleaning things up. It’s hard to be effective and stay in office when you betray … Continue reading
ParkZone Cessna 210 up in a tree
I drove to Home Depot this morning in order to get a 10′ length of 3/4″ PVC pipe, a 3/4″ to 1/2″ adapter, a 3/4″ coupler and some 1/2″ couplers in order to get a ParkZone Cessna 210 Minium that I flew into a neighbor’s tree last night. That plane is FUN! I’m making a … Continue reading
Allergies
My eyes are all dry and itchy, and I have sneezing fits during the day. I notice my allergies to pollen getting worse as I get older. I hope the air clears up soon of whatever’s irritating me.
Gas Price Watch
The Chevron on Fair Oaks in Sunnyvale had regular gasoline at $3.64 a gallon and premium at $3.84 a gallon. I think premium will break $4 in the local area some time in the next 3 months. I’ll have to ride my bicycle a lot more to work and drive a little slower while I’m … Continue reading