Once In A Blu Moon

I have finally entered into the world of Blu Ray owners. I put my birthday money to good use and bought one. I only have one movie so far but it was really cool to see it in high def. I spent a good portion of time researching them and there are a lot out there. Samsung, panasonic, sony, and many more. Ultimately I went with a refurbished panasonic model. I've never been that afraid of refurbished models because they have to work to be resold and you can save tons. I bought a model for $80 that cose $160 brand new. The only feature that I would have liked that I didn't get was the wifi connect feature. Mine can only connect via cable. Still, feeling pretty good about my purchase.

Dressing Up

I always hated dressing up as a kid. Scratch that, I hate dressing up period. Clearly there are times that warrant it, but I've never been a big fan. Therefore I don't have a problem with my son wearing a polo shirt and shorts to church. (He's two) Our girls don't seem to mind wearing dresses and even request them at times so I let them wear what they want as I have no experience in those matters. :)

I don't have this big desire to dress my little boy in a suit either like you see a lot of the time. I guess you won't find me shopping for kids ties any time soon. I just have a hard time pushing something on him that I myself don't even like.

Weight Loss

There aren't too many people out there with weight to lose that want to do it slowly so I guess technically quick weight loss is redundant. However, the down side to that is that by losing it quick, you tend to not have enough time to really change your lifestyle so it can lead to you putting the weight back on. So to some degree you need to work at a pace that you feel comfortable with what you are doing. Not too comfortable, but not in constant stress or hunger either. If you eat fast food every day, quitting cold turkey might be the right idea but in the long run you won't stick with it. Try getting the chicken instead of the burger a few times a week, and work your way down to the salad over time. Then maybe start packing your lunch when you feel you are getting more used to the new lifestyle. Keep making small changes and before you know it you will be where you want to be and it won't have cause you nearly as much stress.

Running

I'm thinking about running again. I know, I know, it isn't one of the best fat burners but I'm kind of disillusioned with weight lifting right now and I need to do something to stay active. I need a goal and I'd kind of like to run a race or two again.

The one I really want to run is unfortunately only a month and a half away but maybe I can make it. I'd love to run it again as I haven't done since high school. I just need to keep doing something and lately I haven' t been doing anything and that has to stop. If running gets me back into the active sect then that's better than nothing right now.

The Difference?

I am not a smoker and have absolutely no desire for it at all but I have noticed something strange. I know plenty of people that would never touch a cigarette but will occasionally smoke a cigar. Are cigars less addicting, or less dangerous in the long term?

Again, I know nothing about them. I couldn't tell the difference between Davidoff cigars and burning sausage, but I'm just curious why there seems to be something different about smoking them for most people. Perhaps I am just looking at the data from a skewed perspective but it just seemed odd to me.

Can anyone enlighten me?

LeBron is gone

Being a Cleveland sports fan is not very much fun. Frankly, every time we even have a chance to win it can be about as scary as an enzyte commercial (those things freak me out) due to all the past hurts. The Drive, The Fumble, The Shot (why do we care about a loss in the first round of the playoffs?) , The Move, The Hit, and now The Decision. I think we've had enough but there is nothing on the horizon that suggests that we are going to escape the doldrums any time soon in any sport.