Apr 2011
Worn A Piano Key Necktie For A Day
April 30, 2011 Filed in: For A Day
“I feel like I'm taking crazy pills. I invented the piano key necktie. I invented it!”
--Mugatu in “Zoolander”
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Assembled A Playable Piano Key Tie
April 29, 2011 Filed in: Crafts
“Music should strike fire from the heart of man, and bring tears from the eyes of woman.”
--Ludwig van Beethoven
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Run A Mile Barefoot
“In minimalist running, you can't overtrain or overstride, because your feet will stop you. When you run barefoot you're not really pushing off, you're just tapping the ball of your foot down.”
--Christopher McDougall, author of Born To Run
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Eaten The Tortilla Soup From Chilango
Seen The Bring Your Own Big Wheel Race
April 24, 2011 Filed in: San Francisco
Read A Devotional Every Day Of Lent
April 23, 2011 Filed in: Personal
“Each day you must choose: The pain of discipline or the pain of regret.”
--Bill Crowder, “Of Pain And Gain”
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Gone To An Antique Show
April 22, 2011 Filed in: Entertainment
“Remember that the most valuable antiques are dear old friends.”
--H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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Deliberated On A Jury
April 21, 2011 Filed in: Life
“There is no such thing as an impartial jury because there are no impartial people. There are people that argue on the web for hours about who their favorite character on ‘Friends’ is.”
--John Stewart
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Made Catfish Po' Boy Sandwiches
“The most important thing is that everyone comes from somewhere, and everyone has a story. When you understand the story and where the food comes from, you can cook it with more authenticity and soul.”
--John Besh
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Played A Midi Keyboard In Rock Band 3
April 17, 2011 Filed in: Video Games | Music
Gone To Earth Day On The Bay At The Marine Science Institute
April 16, 2011 Filed in: Outdoors
“We declare that the proper use of science is not to conquer nature but to live in it.”
--Barry Commoner, American biologist
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Built A Zoetrope
“All motion is cyclic. It circulates to the limits of its possibilities and then returns to its starting point.”
-- Robert Collier
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Eaten The Cookies-And-Cream Cookie And Milk From Anthony's Cookies
“Think what a better world it would be if we all, the whole world, had cookies and milk about three o'clock every afternoon and then lay down on our blankets for a nap.”
--Barbara Jones
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Done A Handstand Pushup
April 13, 2011 Filed in: CrossFit
Watched Leo McCarey's 1933 Marx Brothers Comedy "Duck Soup"
"Take two turkeys, one goose, four cabbages, but no duck, and mix them together. After one taste, you'll duck soup for the rest of your life." -- Groucho Marx
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Gone To A Professional Basketball Game
April 10, 2011 Filed in: Sports
“Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, others make it happen.”
--Michael Jordan
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Been To A Championship Ring Ceremony
On November 1, 2010, a dream was fulfilled for a baseball franchise that moved to San Francisco in 1958. That night, the San Francisco Giants became the World Series Champions, and an entire city rejoiced. I personally will never forget that night.
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Done A Steinborn Lift
April 08, 2011 Filed in: CrossFit
The Steinborn Lift was originated by Henry “Milo” Steinborn, an old time strongman in the 1920’s. He was one of the first men ever to squat with 500 pounds, which is even more impressive from the standpoint that he loaded and unloaded the barbell onto his shoulders unassisted.
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Eaten Lamb Stracotto At Delfina Restaurant
I made a reservation for Delfina about a month ago with the intention of eating the Pork Sugo, another item on the 7x7 Big Eat List. Unfortunately, they weren’t serving it tonight.
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Watched Mel Brooks's 1968 Comedy "The Producers"
Grilled A Deep Dish Pizza
Today, Patxi’s had a special fundraiser. 10% of all their proceeds would go towards the JCCCNC for the Northern Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund. So, we decided to buy a half baked deep dish pizza, fire up the barbeque grill and cook the pizza on it.
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Watched John Hughes's 1987 Comedy "Planes, Trains And Automobiles"
April 04, 2011 Filed in: Movies
Taking a break from the AFI 100, I decided it was time for me to watch one of the only John Hughes films I had not seen. This is the fifth film he directed. The ones that came before were “Sixteen Candles”, “The Breakfast Club”, “Weird Science”, and “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”, and all of those movies are ones that I love. This is definitely a departure from the teen angst films he had become known for making.
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Visited The Japanese Tea Garden
April 03, 2011 Filed in: San Francisco | Outdoors
Today was a gorgeous day. It was mild outside, and I wanted to take a walk to Golden Gate Park. One of the places I’d always wanted to check out in the park is the Japanese Tea Garden. Originally built as part of the World’s Fair in 1894, it’s the oldest public Japanese garden in the United States.
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Gone To WonderCon
April 02, 2011 Filed in: Entertainment
WonderCon is an annual comic book, scifi, and movie convention held in our area every year. It’s been held here since 1987. It’s celebrating it’s 25th year!
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Watched A Giants Game Wearing Dodger Blue
Like I said in yesterday’s post, the Giants-Dodgers rivalry is the oldest in baseball. I was born and raised as a Giants fan.
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