Hello there Band fans....I got banded March 28th-2007.

I told myself....Bycyling would be a very good choice. Fresh air, muscles working for the sake of "Cardio". After one week passed--in April. I purchased three new bikes for me and my two sons. I have defeated many things doing that. No more not riding with my children--we ride as a crew (family). We could not conquer the hill on my street. We used to stop 3 to 4 times before getting to the top ( I did). So now the wheels have turned. My kids ask me---"Daddy can we stop--our legs are burning". Thank God I am doing well now. Now with 21 pounds gone---but just riding bikes. I am ready for the next Journey...The 1st fill--I am looking forward to the next 4 to 6 weeks--maybe 12 or 20 pounds gone...who knows...:faint: this is how I feel on many days after my ride. Today--(8.5 miles) It was walking, riding around the fair in my town--but that is what my speedometer said when it was all over...

I have found the downside to being smaller. It is fucking freezing outside right now. And it is like 50. I used to wear shorts in weather like this. WTF. I might actually have to go buy a winter coat.

step...

yes, I raise Pomeranians, I have since early 1990.

we just purchased a new small female bck in September.

I love all kinds of dogs, these are my all time favrite to raise.

enjoy your time with your husband.

I am off to the beach!!!

yea Staci...I heard it was cold in Indiana....highs in low 60's or something today!!!!!

It is supposed to be lower 80's here and they think that is a cold front...lol

One more day and it will be sweatshirt time for me too....

Yeah, BG me too.

I actually have to think, is the AC going to be on, should I dress in layers? In the past I was a freaking furnace always sweating.

Oh the joy of having a regular internal themometer.

I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo tired and it's big homework day. The internet connection at work is being funky too. Not a good day for that.

I'll check back later.

J

I. Fucking. Hate. Work.

I hate a lot of things right now.

I want to buy some boots. I'm unable to pull myself away from Zappos.com The boots I want, I really really want cost $291.

How fucking insane is that?! I refuse to spend $100 on a winter coat and I actually am drooling on threefuckinghundred dollar boots.

I need a reality wack in the head.

And I need to get to that pile of homework that is refusing to do itself.

Grumble. grumble.

sAVE THE MONEY AND BUY SOMETHING FOR YOUR BIKE. aEROBARS PERHAPS?

Sorry about the caps I am too annoyed and lazy to change it.

Oh, I'm not buying those boots. There is no money for that kind of stuff...that's me jonesing is all.

But uber cool exercise news:

There's a boxing gym close-ish to where I work. And there are two people that I work with that go there. I just talked with one of them. The gym has a "three people is cheaper" by the hour package. It's $25 per hour per person, which is pricy, but considering I don't pay for my regular gym and I'd only go the boxing place once a week, I might do it.

Hell, I don't spend money at restuarants and I'm scared to buy clothes and my hair lady is stupid cheap...I could spend a little on this??? Right?

Oh and the aerobars and other bike enhancements will happen in the late winter, early spring with tax money.

I am practically shaking from so much caffiene but I can't seem to get focused.

And, Michigan girl, what's the weather supposed to be like this weekend? I know I could look it up, but if you knew, I wouldn't have to. Think it's bike-able?

Oh, J, you have lost some more....GOOD JOB GIRL!!!!! I love to see other losing some. What the hell kind of boots are they??????????? Freak DH spends about 250 for his steel toed work boots. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on boots either.

Oh, I heart scrubs now. I want to wear them even on my days off from school. They are comfy and plus you don't have to think about what you are going to wear. Just put some on.

JC, are you going to answer me about the computer question? Or are you getting your butter churned again????? Gesshhhh!!!

J, Put The Coffee Down!!!!! Back Away!!!!! No One Will Get Hurt!!!

Oh, J, you have lost some more....GOOD JOB GIRL!!!!! I love to see other losing some. What the hell kind of boots are they??????????? Freak DH spends about 250 for his steel toed work boots. I can't imagine spending that kind of money on boots either.

Oh, I heart scrubs now. I want to wear them even on my days off from school. They are comfy and plus you don't have to think about what you are going to wear. Just put some on.

JC, are you going to answer me about the computer question? Or are you getting your butter churned again????? Gesshhhh!!!

If you watch the Walmart ads, sometime right before Christmas, they have a PHENOMENAL sale on them. (Or at least have had the last couple years.) I don't like the few they stock on an everyday basis at all, but the ones they got in for the special were great. We picked up two last year for the kids that are Compaq, CD/DVD player AND BURNER and they were under $400 each! It was a midnight madness sale, which I thought was going to really be a nuthouse (which I hate), but it wasn't bad at all. And they lie when they list how limited they are...they had plenty for everyone. They also limit it to one per person, so I took my Mom with me, but they let folks buy more, just on separate transactions.

D, I am using an Acer that I purchased from Wal-Mart. It cost less than 600.00.

You can spend as much as you want on a laptop. The most important thing I look for is the type of processor it has.

If, you go the bargain route like I did, it is better, in my opinion to go with an AMD processor because a "similarly Priced" Laptop with an Intel processor will "Most Likely" have a Celeron or Celeron type of processor, which I do not care for.

The higher end units with a full blown Intel processor are very capable.

Acer= great value good performance. IBM= great performance good value. Toshiba= good value good performance and it can usually withstand a pretty good ass whuppin.

All in all it is a hard question to answer without knowing the person/circumstances/needs and ability of the end-user.

I hope that was helpful, if not we could discuss it on the phone and I could probably get a pretty good (FEEL) sorry couldn't resist, for what would be the best one to purchase.

And to answer your question, I was in the middle of being propositioned about a possible month long stay on one of the Hawiian islands with a sweet little butter churning babe!

Gotta run for now I have to pickup some new scuba gear. I am supposed to go shark tooth hunting this weekend after I go Rock climbing.

J- Sunny and low 60's. Great biking weather. Awesome on the weight loss and boxing thing too.

D I heart scrubs too. Especially the flare leg ones. They are way cute.

JC I thought guys always tried to avoid teeth.

Oh and hi steph lol