Snow and sore

Well, we're getting our first real snow of the year.  Perfect the weather turns to crap the day before I'm expected to fly out to Oregon.  It's suppose to turn to freezing rain tonight so hopefully by 5pm tomorrow it will all be cleaned up so I can get out of here on time.  Most of the schools around here didn't even bother with opening today.  I thought this was the east coast manhood snow country where nothing shuts down unless it's over a foot.  It seems just like Oregon in just a little snow shuts down the schools even though it's cold all the time.

I just saw this news story.

Senate passes bill to delay digital TV switch 

Are you kidding me? Really we have to delay this stupid TV switch?  What all the old ladies that absolutely would be lost without TV haven't gotten their free converter for their 20" tube TV.  Too many trailer parks, not able to figure out what all those dumb commercials mean?  I wonder how much tax money has been spent on this campaign and subsidy program.  It's like TV is a given right.  It goes "the right to bear arms", "the right to free speech", and "the right to watch free TV"?!?!?  Okay enough of that...but I'm sure comedians around the country are incorporating this stuff into their acts as we speak.

It's been 6 days with no running and the knee is still sore.  I really can't tell because my job doesn't require me to leave my chair.  I think I walk maybe 10 feet to the bathroom and if I need something in the kitchen its like 20 feet.  I've been icing it a lot and sleeping with it elevated.  It seems I always get injured right before going to Oregon.  Maybe it's my own ego trying to push myself into top shape in order to keep with the running folks when I arrive.  I used to dish out the pain but now I'm only on the receiving end of it.  I was hoping this trip would be different but probably not.

I'm finally caught with my rest because all of sudden I don't feel dead at 4:30AM anymore.  I was able to get up today no problem even though I couldn't get to sleep until 10pm for some reason.  This is my 2nd day in a row swimming.  It's been going okay although my lower back hurts for some reason.  Probably all the sitting for work...

I've been watching that Man V. Food show on the Travel channel.  I just wanted to see how bad it was or build up some additional hate for the guy that stole the idea.  Well, the show isn't too bad and definitely helps in seeing the food first hand.  It's hit or miss with this guy though.  He failed miserably at the breakfast taco challenge but totally destroyed the 72 oz steak.  The steak was quite impressive.  He demolished it in 30 minutes.   He also almost beat the 8 lb. Sasquatch burger.  He's pretty good with the hot food challenges which I wouldn't even come near.  All in all the show is decent and he's actually doing a Portland, Oregon show where he attempts a hot food challenge at Salavador Molly's.  I guess they have these super hot cheese fritters.  After watching the show, it definitely gets me excited to attempt some of those challenges.  I hope he attempts the Ben & Jerry's Vermonster although since it's not a real challenge he might not.  I see previews of some big massive ice cream sundae in the commercials but no specifics.  He is doing the 5 24oz milkshake challenge which should be quite interesting.

Maybe this summer, I'll get Orion and I to make the trek to one or two of these places on the east coast.  I need to find someway to spend my tax refund.  I did my taxes and that mortgage interest is awesome.  Thank you federal government for taking that right off the top.  I'm rolling in the biggest fed refund I've ever had.  Sure it's my money but I like nice lump sums since my money just sits in a checking account.  It doesn't earn interest.  I know I should figure something out but CDs are even earning crappy interest these days so why bother.  I mean that whole $50 in yearly interest just wouldn't be worth it.  Anyway, that fed refund is going to pay for my new Macbook when I finally get it next month.