The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach

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  • Week 7 on HMR

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 325.4 | -5.8 | -43.0 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | 120 | 80 I had a pretty good week, losing almost six pounds. It’s not quite a record but I’ll take it. 🙂 My blood pressure has clearly settled down to…

  • Week 6 on HMR

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 331.2 | -4.2 | -37.2 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | 110 | 84 It would seem I’ve hit my steady state in the program. Weight loss is bumping around 5 lbs weekly, which is more than satisfactory. My blood pressure also…

  • Health of the Republic: Reset to 50%

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    It’s been a while since I’ve updated this ticker.  And it remains completely arbitrary, of course.  But with a new administration taking hold of the reins, it’s time for some (cautious) optimism about the restoration of the Republic.  I have genuine high hopes for Barack Obama and his people.  I think this is a smart,…

  • Back on Track

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 335.4 | -6.2 | -33.0 Blood Pressure | Systolic | Diastolic * | 112 | 80 This was a better week from the viewpoint of weight loss — nearly three times as better, in fact.  Even better, my blood pressure seems to be improving…

  • Holiday Weight Loss

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    Weight this week Change since last week Total change 341.6 -2.4 -26.8 After two weeks of holidays, my total weight loss was 4.6 pounds.  While that represents a falling-off of my original rate, such is to be expected.  And at least I can say I lost weight during the holidays, which is something uncommon in…

  • How to Save a Life

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    Weight this week Change since last week Total change 344.0 -2.2 -24.4 Just like JD, I often think of that song… Anyway, if you’ve been reading our story so far, you know that an aching tooth sent me to (of all places) the cardiologist’s office. He mandated a number of lifestyle changes to help me…

  • The Toothache That Saved My Life

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    In mid-October, I had a toothache. As anyone who knows me is aware, this is far from an unusual occurrence. In fact, ever since grad school, my teeth have been an utter mess and I don’t seem able to get a handle on the situation. So every once in a while I suffer a toothache…

  • I am a Values Voter

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    After the election in 2004, we were preached at that George W. Bush won election (not re-election) due to the rejection of John Kerry by “values voters” .. as if the millions who voted for Kerry had no decent values. That spurred me to write the following, which I still embrace today. In this election,…

  • Review: Marc Cohn at the Westhampton Beach Peforming Arts Center

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    Marc Cohn & band Westhampton Beach Performing Arts Center Sunday 2008 August 24 8:30 PM It’s my habit to see Marc Cohn every chance I get during the New York leg of his tours. This explains why, three days after my last Cohn concert, I schlepped all the way out along Long Island’s southern shore…

  • Review: Marc Cohn at the St. George Theater

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    Marc Cohn with Toby Lightman St. George Theater, Staten Island, NY Thursday 2008 August 21 This is another in my ongoing series of reviews of Marc Cohn shows. See this earlier one and this one as well for comparison. The St. George is a beautiful venue, an old vaudeville theater (I assume) which has been…