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For the loyal subscribers: Blogger has updated its site, and because of this I think you’ve been getting some errant notifications. People have reported being notified of old posts and posts which are still in draft mode. Sorry! I hope the kinks have been worked out, but I’ll keep an eye on it.  I have […]

The one thing that can really drive you crazy about the P90X workouts is the music. It’s that synth-y, thump-a thump-a music so popular with porn videos throughout our fair nation (or, ahem, so I hear, have heard, someone told me about that). But that’s not the bad part. What is truly irritating, especially for those with any kind of […]

I met him almost immediately after this photo was taken. I fell. Wouldn’t you? I’d like to pause in my endless recitation of exercises and poundage, and wish everyone a Happy Doug Day. My husband was born on this day many many many years ago. It was and is a joyous event. I can think […]

About a week into P90X, as I’m about to embark on the 2nd rotation of 6 DVD’s (you get one day off to rest), I start grousing to my fellow grunts that I have no idea what the nutritional component they talk about is comprised of. “What am I supposed to be eating?” I ask […]

The good folks at Beachbody.com want you to truly COMMIT to this P90X program, and to that end they encourage you to take your weight and body measurements before, during and after you’ve done the three months of conditioning. They even give you a little workbook to do record this information. Not only that, but […]

Skepticism abounds, yet I pop in my first DVD. Day #1 of a 90 day exercise program. Am I really going through with it? Yes. I’ve got the stretchy colored bands, I’ve got the mat, I’ve got the push-up bars. All of this equipment the detritus of other, older workout regimens. At least I’m recycling. […]

These hands also double as Ginzu Knives, absolutely free! A college friend of mine blew into town the other day (I won’t give him the satisfaction of naming him), and I noticed right away that something was different with him. He’d lost a ton of weight, he looked healthier, and when I chanced to see […]

Patron Saint of Pappies There’s a certain type of gay man for whom my friend Mark has coined the perfect name: the Pappy. You’ve all run into them, gay men of a certain age who are a little too rigid in their fastidious ways, often manifested in dress and movement but mostly in their firm […]

A friend of mine once commented that I should start a cooking blog. Is my need for procrastination so apparent? The amount of cooking I do does seem to be in inverse proportion to how much writing I’m getting done. That said, some tasty meals have been thrown down of late. I’ve fixated on this […]