The Mongrel Dogs Who Teach

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  • What Michael Steel Won’t Let Me Post

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    OK, that’s melodramatic.  All that’s occurred so far is that their mediocre site has choked several times since I’ve tried to post a comment in response to a blog post there.  The post blames President Obama for the jobs lost in the past 11 months and worries what it would mean if he does a…

  • Week 51 in the Program

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    Well, I’m closing in on one year in the HMR program and, looking back, I feel pretty satisfied.  I hit my nominal target (weight loss of 150 lbs) a couple of weeks back and have managed to keep going a bit, so it wasn’t a fluke.  My blood pressure today was 110 over 80, which…

  • Security v. Security Theater

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    Not surprisingly, Bruce Schneier has an excellent piece talking about the psychological dimensions of terrorism and what a strong, stable industrial democracy can do in the face of amorphous threats… without sacrificing its principles, its freedoms, or its citizens. If you live in an advanced country, you should probably read this — before the next…

  • Week 48 in the Program

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    Well, it’s been a long time since I’ve written an update, for absolutely no good reason. Things continue to go really well and I’m very happy with my progress. I weigh at 225.6 lbs. now, which is not only 147.4 lbs below my start weight — it’s lower than I’ve been since, most likely, high…

  • Week 32 in the Program

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 260.8 | -4.0 | -112.2 I’m maintaining my 2 lb/wk rate, more or less, though it’s been a little erratic — for example, almost no loss last week, four pounds this one. That’s odd. The next month will be a challenge because I’ll be…

  • Annie-versary

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    This is the one-year mark for Annie and me — one year ago we started going out officially.  It’s been an adventure, one I wouldn’t have missed for the world.  I have never felt the kind of love I feel for her, and I have never received the love she gives to me.  I don’t…

  • Online Obscenity

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    In this online review, Joe Brown of Wired waxes eloquent about the Bugatti Veyron 16.4 Grand Sport, a new ultra-high-end sports convertible.  The Grand Sport costs a cool 2.1 M$ and boosts appropriately over-the-top stats like a top speed of 217 mph and 1001 horsepower from a 16-cylinder engine.  It will come as no suprise…

  • Week 29 in the Program

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    Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 267.0 | -1.4 | -106.0 Not much of note here. I’ve really given up predicting the details of my weight change. I don’t know why it dropped off some, but that can apparently happen. Anyway, I’m still pretty happy with where I am.

  • Week 26 in the Program

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    I’ve been bouncing around some.  But I finally broke the 100-pound mark. Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 271.0 | -6.6 | -102.0 NB: I’ve recalibrated a bit here to use the original weight as measured by PWMC (373 lbs), since that’s where I’m getting my weekly numbers. Six months…

  • Week 23 in the Program

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    Wow, it’s been a while since I updated this. No particular reason — I guess I just got distracted. Weight this week | Change since last week | Total change 277.2 | -1.4 | -91.2 It’s more than a little odd, as my numbers don’t seem to be tied to what I actually do during…