Week 13 --- Nothing to Show, Kicked the Scale

Start Weight: 226.0
Week 13 Weight: 210.4
Weekly Loss/Gain (+): 0.0
Program-to-Date (PTD) Loss: 15.6
% Weekly Loss/(Gain): 0
% PTD Loss: 6.90
Program Goal Weight Loss: 36.0
Program Goal % Loss: 15.9


A disappointing week to say the least... I almost went out and bought a new scale because I'm sure the one we have is broken. It registered the exact same as last week. I kicked it a few times and got back on, but still the same reading, so I scooped up Sara and got back on the scale and sure enough it registered 21 lbs higher to 231.4, so the scale must be in good working order, but I must not be. Even after the intervention of last week, and honestly cutting back on the AM/PM specials, still no loss. I may try varying the exercise routine and I will have to really watch what goes in the mouth. Thinking back on the week, I did consume some pretty big meals, and ate out too much.... so the numbers don't lie. The calendar has always been my friend, tomorrow is November 1st, and partly because of some e-mails I received this week and partly because I have a feeling some of you got to my AM/PM family, I am making a vow not to step foot in an AM/PM for the month of November and see if there's a corresponding weight loss. I know many of you may say that's a no-brainer, but I'm ready to see for myself and take the vow. I don't even know what the new monthly special is coming out tomorrow, but I must pay it no mind. Other than a no-weight-loss week, we all had a pretty good week... BV Freshman football game, Michael with his homecoming activities, and then the Halloween goings-on tonight made for a good week.

ROUTINE: Still at the work gym 5-6 days/week for about an hour.... about 15 minutes into it, it is all good. The first few days of the week I went back to the tuna delight, but I did do the monthly special a few times too. Here's an e-mail string... I'll conceal the names until the investigation is complete...

emailer #1: Hey Brian, I think a tuna sandwich with light mayo at Subway is a nice lunch alternative.... a very low cost and practical choice. You have no business in any AM/PM ever.

emailer #2: Good idea, and just think you can widen your social circle with new friends at Subway...

Me: thanks, but just a few issues:

1. a 6" tuna sandwich + 22 oz drink at Subway is $5.68 vs $2.29 for AM/PM special.
2. AM/PM is within walking distance, Subway is further away.
3. Clientele at Subway is a little too upper crust for me, me and the Harley mechanics got a good thing going at AM/PM.
4. No chance for a homemade Frito Pie at Subway

So... how do you explain the following events? I frequent the AM/PM on Monday, get my tuna makings and pay for my 44 oz refill (no sodas... 1/3 gatorade, 1/3 diet SOBE, and 1/3 lemonade.. not bad). Pat, the cashier, and the rest of the staff, greet me warmly... they invite me to the back (I decline) for some of Pat's birthday cake... we all exchange our usual pleasantries, and I'm on my way.... The above e-mail exchange takes place on Monday afternoon.... on Tuesday I'm back at the AM/PM, usual staff is there, but they all seemed to have cleared out when I got to the counter. They leave a newbie at the register... she gives me a cold-as-ice reception, then mumbles something about how I shouldn't be eating this stuff every day... that there are healthier alternatives....maybe Subway down the street....

I was not born yesterday.... I can connect the dots... but I do have a few questions...

1. Did my e-mailing "friends" somehow turn my AM/PM pals against me?
2. Do these friends have an interest in the Subway down the street?
3. Do they have my best interests at heart, or just messing with me?

So, my vow is no AM/PM or Subway for November..... maybe when December starts, I can maybe corner one of the AM/PM guys out back at the dumpster or something and get the real story... the things people think of...


ON THE BIKE: An honest thanks to those who send me Craigslist postings for bikes and for other accessories like different kinds of "bike tights" they wonder if I'll be using any time soon. I f gas prices keep rising for the forseeable, then I may be back in tights here real quick. Before I was blacklisted at the AM/PM, a guy at the counter in front of me pulls out not one, but two Benjamins for a full tank of gas in his SUV and for two cartons of cigarettes and gets back $2.92 in change. Biking was a great alternative to the car.... exercise, reduce my carbon footprint, save money, less wear and tear on the car, etc.... just one big drawback I can think of.... slipping on those spandex tights at 0545 on a 31 degree morning and hitting the road.....

ODDS N' ENDS: Michael had a great time at BV homecoming... a big thanks to the four other couples who went in the group and just had a good time together.... if any of you ever read this, Gail and I know you all are the best.


It is too bad though that the BV Freshmen lost to 0-7 Mira Loma.... varsity won and now faces Del Campo and Casa.... good luck. Arthur and Ro cheered me up with their eating adventures (veal brockwurst, hot vinagered German potato salad, apple struessel, peanut butter chocolate fudge, rocky road fudge, apple donuts, hot apple cider, and sour cream apple pie) at Apple Hill... said he had small portions though. Their boys are having great football seasons.... playoffs may be in the cards. Steven is about the same, long story there.... Gail will have to tell. Russell e-mailed a survey he took at school.... said he missed wrestling and Chinese food buffets as well spaghetti, lasagna, and pizza. Gail's getting a list ready for when he comes home for break. Here are some pics of the Halloween happenings.... all in all, a good week.


FAQ:

Q. I know you've done a weight loss program before... what worked?

A. It was too drastic, too fast, and I couldn't maintain. The goal this time is to keep the daily exercise going, but to develop good eating habits. One thing I'll go back to is keeping a loose food journal... I used to keep myself to around 1000 calories for breakfast and the work day, and then have a normal dinner... that was one thing to help monitor the intake. Thanks for asking. 'Til next week.

Brian

Week 12 -- Very Little Progress.....

Start Weight: 226.0
Week 12 Weight: 210.4
Weekly Loss/Gain (+): 0.4
Program-to-Date (PTD) Loss: 15.6
% Weekly Loss/(Gain): .17
% PTD Loss: 6.90
Program Goal Weight Loss: 36.0
Program Goal % Loss: 15.9


Very little to get enthusiastic about this week.... .4 lbs came off, was not a gain, but doesn't feel like any kind of victory at all. My spirits aren't suffering too much though after the "intervention" I had this morning with my biker buddy Steve at work. Well, as much as you can have an intervention one on one. Steve sees me in the gym every morning as he's finishing his bike ride in to work. He had me sit down, he tells me he sees me working hard in the gym every morning, but he sees from my posts that I'm not seeing results. So, after a few pleasantries, he guides me through the discussion... "so, if you're working out six days a week, at 45-60 min a pop, then Brian, what do you think the issues are?".... followed up with "tell me about your diet", and "are your reasons you started this whole thing still valid?", etc... It didn't bring me to tears or anything, but he had me transfixed. He even threw in a few tips, some I'll try, but can't divulge right now. So, thanks be to Steve for the shake up, it's only been a day but I'm feelin' it.... let's go day by day. Facts are there are 10 weeks left, and 20.4 lbs to go.. even my rudimentary math skills tell me how much I need to average to get there. Other than all that, a good week.... Wendy with volleyball, the Atens with Guitar Hero and Dance Dance Revolution, and we're sending up a few extra prayers for Steven... he has typhoid in Mexico. Pictures aren't too good this week......

ROUTINE: Nothing real new here, good exercising, but horrible diet. I had to put in some extra hours at the office and I was at a number of off-site luncheons.... I didn't plan for any of it, just reacted to what was there. Good news was it cut down on the AM/PM runs.... I did meet some nice guys at ARCO from the Harley dealership next door. We were all doing the 2-hot dog special, lot of good jokes about the "cheap eats" and cast-iron stomachs. I did walk out of the AM/PM one day... fully intending to do the 2-hot dogs, but as I was getting ready to pull those dogs out of the warming area, I saw a lady open a 10 oz bag of Fritos, she went over to the chili dispenser, shot some chili in the bag, then shot some nacho cheese into the bag, closed the bag and then shook vigorously... paid for the Fritos, walked out munching on a ready-made Frito pie... I just turned around, headed out and went to Subway. Today I was back to the tuna delight. After Michael's guitar lesson with the Atens, they came for dinner, and they had a goodt time with Guitar Hero and DDR. Ryan needed to lighten up a bit, Arianna was a true rocker.... was a fun night. The video came out terrible, so I didn't put it up.



ON THE BIKE: The weather has just been great, the invitations are still coming in, and it looks like I'm going back to a Craigslist search. After the daily exercising and the hours at the office, the bike search gets on the back burner. My bike buds, while they've toned down the grief they've given me, still make sure I know what I'm missing. Could be what's ailing me after all....

ODDS N' ENDS: I'm glancing at the muted TV off and on... is that right, the Bosox are up 13-1 in the sixth in Game 1 of the WS?..... dang American Leaguers.... Wendy had a great volleyball tournament, they won the round robin pool, but got knocked out in the actual 1st round brackets... was fun...


...everyone is growing up..... in his last letter, Steven said he was feeling a little sick, both he and his companion. They took a bus ride (2 hours) to the mission home in Merida, had some tests done, and both he and his comp have typhoid... I've been looking that up, food-borne and all... even after he was immunized for it here before he left. Mission Assistants say that's no surprise as the last few sets of missionaries in that area have contracted it... they've narrowed it down to a certain lady who feeds the elders every day... Mission Prez says no more... Steven tells us not to worry, he's in great spirits, just has to take it easy for a week or so.... they're continuing to teach the on-going investigators, but the Pres has told them to tone down the active 6:00 AM to 10:00 PM schedule for a week or so... he's taking meds and feeling some better. That's it for now... got to check with Arthur on the Bulldogs, BV is doing all right, but Del Campo and Casa are coming up.

FAQs:

Q. I understand your being repulsed at the in-store Frito pie concoction, but isn't that somewhat like the condiment snatch-and-run you pull off at the same AM/PM?

A. Uh... yeah, but I don't mix it up right there in the store and start noshing on it before I get out the door. I discreetly package up the condiments and then take them to the car, where my open and drained tuna can is waiting. No one actually sees the mixing of the ingredients of the tuna medley... no one... so no comparison at all to the Frito pie.

Brian

Week 11 -- Halfway there, but not Halfway done

Start Weight: 226.0
Week11 Weight: 210.8
Weekly Loss/Gain (+): 0.7
Program-to-Date (PTD) Loss: 15.2
% Weekly Loss/(Gain): .31
% PTD Loss: 6.73
Program Goal Weight Loss: 36.0
Program Goal % Loss: 15.9

The halfway point has come, and I am found wanting. 0.7 lbs came off this week, but no where near my guarantee of 2.5 lbs. Ironclad guarantees on the weight loss program can no longer be a part of my motivational arsenal. The exercise was there, but the eating habits didn't change even though I wanted them to.... I got mentally roughed up by Dr. Laura during my almost daily five-minute drive to the AM/PM. She was going on quite harshly to a young lady who was complaining, whining actually, about not losing weight even though she really "wanted" to. The good doctor said if she really wanted to, then she'd do it, so quit crying about it, accept the fact that you really didn't want to do it... end of story. She then went on to say that in all phases of life we end up doing what we want to do... and the more time thinking, planning, commiserating, and fretting about things we say we want to do, but really don't, the better off you and your loved ones will be. I had no response, other than an "Amen" as I got out of the car.... have never been a huge Dr. Laura fan, but this one came through on God's radio dial for me. Liberating in a way...

11 weeks down, 11 to go, and 42% of the goal weight is lost. Means I've got some ground to catch up on. It was a very busy week, other than my eternal soul being in danger over the whole wedding ring thing, I had a good week. Wendy's volleyball games, Sara's getting into everything, some very good meetings at church, and a few nice evenings out with friends.... you have to call it good.

ROUTINE: About a quarter of the way through the morning workouts, it feels pretty good. I haven't done any weights really, even though my brother is waiting for me to be "cut and ripped" for our family portrait at Christmas.... I'll have to look up the definition of that. I've been doing the elliptical still, with the treadmill, and am starting to mix in some jogging. I can do about 20 minutes straight of jogging now, the goal is to get up to an hour by the first of the year. What's that, about five miles worth? It feels pretty good once you get going. No real diet change this week, we had a great dinner and entertainment over at the Hamners, with David, Sarah, and Gabe. Here are a few pics, and I'll attempt to put up part of David's clarinet solo:




Very nice people, those Hamners... that good food over there, and I chose to eat it all, did not directly cause my meager results this week, but it was a contributor... I made a good trade that night.

ON THE BIKE: With the colder and darker mornings, the bike enthusiasm has waned, but my biking buddies are at it none the less. I understand they've added a fourth, and also one more day of the week, now MWF. Still at 6:00 AM, the same trek on the bike trail. I told them I need to save face when I come back, one day I will show up unannounced and lead them down a dark and wet Madison Avenue to the bike trail. That, my friends, will happen....

ODDS N' ENDS: Other than the Dr. Laura revelation, I've got very little to comment on. The picture above of Gail, Sara, and me is a result of the best of a photo shoot Wendy did in the backyard... it was to be sent to the winning bidder of the wedding ring I put up on E-Bay. Turns out after all the grief I took over that whole story from friends, family, and random E-Bayers alike, my sister turned out to be the winning bidder. She and her husband, Bob, have hearts of gold, and the plan was to buy the ring and give it back to Gail.... how could I be so insensitive, etc..... we had an interesting phone conversation, her and I, after I sent her an e-mail*** (full text at the end of the post, if anyone cares). Let's just say, she didn't think the whole "scheme" was too funny.... I'm trying to figure out what to learn from it all.... her reply was "how 'bout telling the truth?".... she got me there. There are no FAQs this week, here are just a few random pics... Sara getting ready for Halloween.... well, 'til next week.... I'll do what I want to do this week.

Brian



***briansprague@comcast.net

To: Diane Lee

Subject: Winning Bidder -- Gail's Wedding Ring

Date: Sunday, October 14, 2007 8:21:56 PM

Diane.... just got home from a church meeting and checked the
auction.... neverknew during the whole time with the Q/A
and the bidding who would be family members or friends
or just random E-Bay folk.

Here is the whole story:

Gail's been doing some researching on how to get your name
known or how to create a social "buzz" on-line, with an eye
on someday marketing a product or an idea on-line.  She's
seen a number of stories where there's been a funny or a
heart-felt angle to it where people are then directed to a
website where something's being sold.  So, I said I've got a
lot of good stories and ideas that people might think are
good "copy".  I didn't tell her about this until I
was ready to post it at E-Bay, but we both thought it'd be
fun and kind of a test.

So... the ring here is not the one I got her when we got
married.  A few of her friends, and I think maybe one of
her sisters got these very large fake rings...I always said
I was not going to do that, my love was real, etc.  So, I
got her a real,very small diamond ring at the time.  Within
a year I think, she chipped it, didn't tell me about it,
then after a while told me, she was starting to outgrow it
anyway, etc, the ring came off.  As a joke, she got this fake
one (flea market) wore it a few times, we had our fun with
it, and that one came off too.  Truth is, off and on, we've
always talked about getting a new diamond ring, but there's
always something else to do with the money.   So, this E-Bay
ring is a wedding ring, but not the one I originally got her.
The rest of the story is completely true, a little embellished,
but true.  I  was not trying to intentionally mislead people,
but when the questions started coming, I didn't tell the whole
story.  Some of those questions were funny. The memorable
part was supposed to be we were having a baby after 25 yrs
of marriage.

With the "social tagging" Gail was doing, i.e. putting my
story on some other websites, we got a huge amount of visits
(5,381) for this item.  I really didn't care if it sold or
not, just a test to see if we could get any traffic to it. One
person (hey, was that you, Bob, or Miranda??) said, that the
story "was one of the sweetest stories" she'd (?) ever heard,
she wrote back, I didn't post it though, and said she would
buy a book of those stories if I compiled one.  So, maybe there
are folks out there who'd read some sort of a compilation.

So....  lots of people read it, I don't have anything to sell
yet, but the ideas are starting to come.... hey, I could have
got $45 for this ring from the next person down , if it wasn't
my Bishop or someone like that.... we'll have to catch up by
phone.  Dang, I should have had a rich friend of mine put on a
bidding war with y'all....now that woulda been fun.

Brian

Week 10 -- Hit the Wall.... Hard

Start Weight: 226.0
Week10 Weight: 211.5
Weekly Loss/Gain (+): (1.0)
Program-to-Date (PTD) Loss: 14.5
% Weekly Loss/(Gain): (.44)
% PTD Loss: 6.42
Program Goal Weight Loss: 36.0
Program Goal % Loss: 15.9

You can tell Wendy was overjoyed to have her picture taken with me.... that's what dads do. Well, it has happened, and I don't know what to say about it, but let me try. I went to too many places where there was a lot of food, most of it was free, and I ate a lot of it. There. The end.

I'm nearing the middle of the program and I see Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's right in front of me. I had a great push at the beginning and have had a lull here in the middle, but I am confident of having it come off. No foul moods during the week to blame, mostly happy occasions (marred by an incident though described below... honestly I don't go looking for shocking things during the week, they just happen) to reflect on, and a sense of renewal for the weeks ahead. I was distracted a bit by the whole wedding ring thing on EBay with about 3500 hits now as I type, and a lot of difficult questions to answer. But, that didn't drive me to all the stuff I put down this week... I have no response other than I'll go at it again tomorrow. I didn't weigh at all during the week, which was a mistake, I might have headed off the weekend splurge. But, I did associate with good people over the weekend, and also at the AM/PM, Sara's birthday is coming up, and the JaBen psychosis rages unabated.

Routine: The week didn't start out too bad, but went downhill fast. Gail and I went out for Chinese food on Friday night... and I did have one too many egg rolls. Then on Saturday we watched General Conference and Michael, my dad, and myself went off to the Priesthood session...


I still look somewhat thick there in the middle... 21 lbs to 190 and that will be gone. So, after Priesthood meeting comes the bar-b-que. I know I saw many of you there, and yes, I was unrestrained. It was all good. Then for the Sunday sessions, we were invited over to the McKees to watch the proceedings on TV and have food before, during, and after the talks. Just a few shots:

Sara had fun with Riley the dog....


After all that food and fun, we had some friends over last night for pizza and calzones. The good news is that the gym now is, I believe, firmly a habit. Mostly feels like I want to do it, once I'm up and out of bed that is.... so..... a lot of fluff here.... it was what it was, I took the week off.

ON THE BIKE: I don't have one yet.... some new developments though. My riding JaBen buddies recruited a third for their rides... I hear what fun they're having. Sources tell me they went for a midnight ride on the bike trail, sometimes with lights, sometimes without. My rational self says that is plain crazy... my primal, call of the wild self says that would be a lot of fun. Truth be told, I wish I was with them. But then, as soon as these warm, fuzzy feelings come, they are suppressed rather quickly with reality. Even though the words on their website suggest a coming together, the pictures below show a dangerous, Fatal Attraction-type deviancy. They (It) came after my home, I suppose in hopes of intimidating me, plastering its images all over....



The pictures say it all..... truly pitiable. The attraction is unhealthy, not normal... now I did get a picture of It after It had finished Its nefarious deed...It was mumbling to Itself, congratulating Itself on what It had done. The picture below not only confirms my fatal attraction suspicion, but also the small-poultry exchange-cockfighting angle as well. I don't know what all to think anymore. If you have a weak heart, go straight to the Odds n' Ends section...



I didn't mean to ruin anyone's evening..... but there it is....

ODDS N' ENDS: I have nothing more.... I cannot think straight. I need a couple of days off to recuperate..... so, because there is no planned eating bonanzas for this week, I guarantee a loss to 209 for next week. I've made that prediction only once before and I hit it, no "shooting for", "need to get to", or "hoping for".... time to be back on track.

FAQs:
Q. Are you still on the AM/PM diet? If so, why?????

A. Yes, I do still go in, maybe 2X/3X a week.... tuna delight, or their monthly special. As opposed to some of my detractors, I get a smile and an emotional boost from my visits... here are some of my friends at the local AM/PM... real good folk....


'Til next week.... send your karma our way.

Brian

Week 9 -- Treading Water

Start Weight: 226.0
Week 9 Weight: 210.5
Weekly Loss/Gain (+): (0.2)
Program-to-Date (PTD) Loss: 15.5
% Weekly Loss/(Gain): (.01)
% PTD Loss: 6.86
Program Goal Weight Loss: 36.0
Program Goal % Loss: 15.9


So... yes.. I put on .2 lbs this week. It felt like I took a week off because I didn't weigh at all during the week, and I had quite a lot to eat. The workouts at the gym are keeping me even. I did do a little bit of weights this week too, guess I can't blame the small gain this week on "bulking up", I can use that excuse when it's somewhat more evident... and that could be a while. Here we are at nine weeks in, with a 15.5 lb loss, a smidgin' ahead of the 1.6 lb/week pace I need to keep up to 190 by 1/2/2008. What you all will be excited about is, my mood has brightened because Sara is beginning to settle into a nighttime routine. It all started last Thursday night, must've been from the karma you all floated our way. It came in the nick of time because I thought I was going nuts. Last Thursday on the way to work down Greenback Lane, I come upon a small SUV next to me. We were going neck and neck at about 50 MPH... I look over and see that no one is driving the car. I keep looking, thinking the driver would pop up at any time. I keep looking and swerving, getting more and more anxious... still no one or no thing at the wheel, this must have gone on for at least two miles. Finally, I scramble for my cell phone and in between the two "1s" when dialing 9-1-1, I see that this car is being towed by a Winnebago... funny what about eight weeks of 2-hrs-on-2-hrs-off sleep can do to you.

But we've had about a week's worth of good sleep, the world looks much better.. even though Gail said my last week's post was very good... like the Mozart effect, do good stuff when spacing out. Anyway, a pretty good week, but it feels like I have to crawl all the way on the be-careful-what-I-eat wagon again. That I will do. 208 by next week... mark it down. Not much to comment on, the kids and I did some cool stuff while Mom was out.... I had some cops on my tail, conference this weekend, and we've got a new AM/PM special of the month.

ROUTINE: 45-60 minutes at the gym 5 days during the week. Still keeping with the treadmill and the elliptical, plus adding in some weights. I've been eating though like no other, the sweet tooth is in full force, something to do with the change in the weather maybe? Then, I get that encouraging link from my brother about the BMI calculator... shows my BMI is 29.3 and that I'm in the 67th percentile, meaning my BMI is worse than 2/3 of folks in my category... nice factoid to fall asleep with... but it is what it is... at 190 and 5'11" puts me at the 46th percentile. I did the tuna delight 2 times... and oh wait, I almost did McDonald's once, but the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) saved me. I've got to tell it, might be a little long, but....

I read the paper at lunchtime for 30-45 minutes, then go off to do my lunch thing. I had a craving for McDonald's french fries... yes I've seen Super Size Me... I know they can stay in my gut for three years without decomposing, but I didn't care at the time, and was going to do it. In the WSJ, I see an article on how more politicians are tapping the web for smaller donations from millions of people to raise a whole lot of money... I now quote from the article:

"But non-traditional campaigning is providing a boost. On an August afternoon, one of Mr. Biss's friends, writer John Green, stood at the kitchen counter of his Indianapolis home and grimaced at the blender. Inside, a small portion of McDonald's french fries, a plain hamburger, and a cup of orange soda whizzed into a goopy orange slop. "It's like all the best parts of the food and all the best parts of the liquid," he half-joked to his wife, who stood nearby, her camcorder slightly shaking as she giggled. He sniffed inside. "It just doesn't smell like something you should be eating". But he ate the chunky gunk anyway, spoon by spoon, washing it down with the rest of the orange drink. "It was the least happy Happy Meal in history", he later said. He had vowed to eat a liquified Happy Meal -- and wax off the hair on one leg--if at least 200 people donated on-line to his politician friend Mr. Biss. They did donate, more than $3,200..."

So at the risk of alienating my millions of readers, and of being branded a shock-jock.. while Gail was out, the kids and I re-created the scene. My cravings are now gone forever... maybe I can sell the therapy.



No more Mickey D's for me.... forever.....

ON THE BIKE: The weather has been perfect, just haven't acted. JaBen is even making some conciliatory moves... the planets could be coming together... check their site for their latest.... but I have to check out some allegations I heard of them going Michael Vick and getting caught up in a cockfighting scheme. That's what the small poultry exchange was about last week, pictures are close to surfacing.

ODDS N' ENDS: I was pulling into my small street where my office is and I notice 11 motorcycle cops behind me in the mirror... they follow me around a number of curves.... they had cleared out an entire parking lot next to us for some kind of motorcycle cop convention... type of extreme cop games.. I watched for a while... was pretty cool.


Conference this weekend, first for me without Russell and Steven at priesthood. Michael, Gramps, and I will be there though.... and on a sad note, there will be no baseball playoff game I'm interested in enough to check on at priesthood session halftime... Giants had a horrible horrible year... the new AM/PM special came out today.... two hot dogs for $1.29 plus a 44 oz drink for $.99 more... right now I feel like blenderizing those, but one day this week I'm going to go in and schmooze with my AM/PM buds and walk out with the special.... about all for this week.... a few random pics.... 208 next Wednesday....



FAQs:
Q. Tell me this isn't true!!! You're selling Gail's wedding ring on E-Bay? If true, what are you thinking? What's going on?

A. First of all, I'm glad you're concerned... and yes, it's true... just go check for yourself... my EBay name is 1officerocker, go to the Advanced Search and search on Items by Seller..it'll be up there tomorrow night sometime. I'll post the link next week... just don't throw the tomatoes until you read the story.

'Til next week

Brian