UFC 79

Being a Rampage fan, I never thought I would be for Silva, but I am sort of tired of Chuck's act.
Oh, well.

This is my now-favorite place. It's in Glacier Nat'l Park. Lisa and I made the hike to this lake early one morning. We were the only ones there for about a half-hour. Once people started to arrive, we decided to move on.

On our walk back, many people were on their way to see this beautiful spot, and they had some bizarre questions. "Are we almost there?" "Is there a gift shop?" "Where's my car?"

I wanted to say, "Trust me: it's worth it. Keep going. Yes, I moved you car when you weren't looking, whack-job!" Mostly I just smiled and nodded (a good move for you married guys, by the way).

People are strange. I'm no exception.

Movements

Lisa and I will be moving to Durango, Colorado in the next few months. We have been thinking about this for awhile and believe it's time for a new adventure.

She is doing very well in all of her real estate training and cannot wait to become the Queen of Durango.

I am still plugging along: school work, writing, and volunteering. I am training for Chicago's Strongest Man--which will be held on April 19, 2008 (details to follow). Training is very hard and very fun. There is a great group of guys at the gym.
(www.jakkedhardcore.com)

Next week, it's off to Michigan's U.P. for a few days' retreat. I might try to shoot a deer, but I am most excited about
deep-fried turkey . . . mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. If you have the means, I highly recommend you pick one up. It's so choice. (What movie?)

1/2 way there

I had two goals that I worked on today: lift the 250lb Atlas stone and work on benching the 120lb dumbbells for six reps.

I'm halfway to both: I got the stone halfway up and did the 120's three times. I've been training heavily for only about a month and have seen a lot of results. Pretty cool.

Here's a picture (of someone else) showing where I got the stone up to this morning:

Training for God knows what . . .

Wednesdays and Saturdays: www.jakkedhardcore.com for training.

Tonight, we did, among other things, a combo of tire flipping (at which I suck) and farmer's walking (at which I suck a little less). Our tire is 400# and the farmers were at roughly 110#

YMCA Fitness Expo 9/22/07

Oh, GOD---I am SO(ul) Tired

When depression breaks like a fever,
Rest settles into your bones.

Sleep comes like never before,
Only candle light is shone.

Hours pass by like the wind,
Unseen & unhurried, carefree.

Night comes and goes like the tide,
In the morning, emerging: the real me.

Answer: 17 hours, a few tears, a lot of sleep, and a refreshed soul!

Question: What does a tiny cabin and some confession get you?