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A round of applause for American Apparel

Kev — Fri, 02 May 2008 03:10:57 +0000

Current Struggle: Upper Body Cardio

Kev — Mon, 15 Oct 2007 05:13:28 +0000

It sounds completely impossible, but I thought I’d throw it out there to see if anyone has suggestions on ways to get my cardio out of an upper body workout. I’ve noticed that my legs appear to be in much better shape than my upper body, and I suspect it’s because most of my workouts are dedicated to cardio. And the best way I achieve that cardio workout? Running. So naturally that works the leg muscles at the same time. And yes, my upper body gets the fat burning benefit from the overall cardiovascular workout, but I can’t help but think I might be looking at a more toned upper body if I could shift some of that cardio time to working out the upper body while at the same time keeping my heart rate up in the 60-70% range.

So… anyone with some suggestions?

Oh crap… he’s from Tennessee

Kev — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 06:06:23 +0000

The “Leave Britney Alone!” guy lives here, in my state. I figured that quack had to live somewhere outside of reality, like San Francisco.

The Word on Britney: She’s a Human!!!

Kev — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 16:21:50 +0000

Wow. This guy decided he wanted to share his breakdown with the entire world. Enjoy. (A little word of caution– he’s a big fan of the ‘f’ bomb.)

Exploded tow truck off Music Row

Kev — Thu, 23 Aug 2007 21:48:06 +0000

A buddy of mine snapped this shot shortly after he heard an explosion outside his office here in Nashville. Interesting, because cars and trucks don’t usually explode on impact…

…I think it’s a governmental conspiracy.

UPDATE: Apparently the tow truck didn’t even hit the pole with a driver inside it. The truck was parallel parked across the street, and when it got so ridiculously hot outside, the brakes just melted, sending the truck across the intersection into the pole.

Filed under ‘Hilarious’

Kev — Tue, 14 Aug 2007 20:00:38 +0000

Sometimes, I just can’t even believe what people think is “a good idea.” I hope they had to shave this moron’s head to get all the duct tape off. Looks like he might even lose one-and-a-half eyebrows.

Gearslutz.com Forums Search Plugin

Kev — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 19:57:26 +0000

Only members of the forum on gearslutz.com will care:

I got tired of using the somewhat lackluster search function within the forum some time ago, and I’ve been getting much better results using Google to search that site specifically. But it would be nice to have a Firefox/IE7 search plugin to allow me to search straight from the browser, non? Good thing I made one.

Click here to install.

“My wife’s bothered by it because she’s a woman, I guess…”

Kev — Tue, 07 Aug 2007 15:00:37 +0000

According to USA Today, it’s hot in Tennessee.

I could’ve told you that. It’s been that way all summer. Most of the time the thermometer in my car reads three digits, so I’ve had to start getting up early if I want to have a good outdoor run. (Honestly, I feel like such a hamster on a treadmill.) And even at 6am, it’s already topping 80 degrees.

But the best part about the article?Â Seventy-six year old Joe McClellan from just outside Nashville:

“I stay inside more, I drink more water. My wife’s bothered by it because she’s a woman, I guess,” McClellan said.

Just a bad plan…

Kev — Mon, 02 Jul 2007 18:27:26 +0000

Some folks didn’t even bother to read the rules before putting their Wealth through iPhones on eBay plan into action:

Boiling a frog slowly (…or, why is this necessary?)

Kev — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 20:57:03 +0000

So apparently a new law went into effect in Tennessee today. Establishments selling closed containers of beer (such as grocery stores and convenience markets) not only have to card everyone who purchases beer, but their driver’s license number is also entered into a statewide database. (Burly first tipped me off to this, and then here’s more info from a blog at the Knoxville News-Sentinel).

I understand carding, and I’m completely ok with it. I even understand company policy to overshoot the minimum and card anyone who appears to be under, say, 40. Before today, clerks would have to key in my birth date for beer (and indeed one did yesterday). That’s fine. Understandable; I’m sure some of those folks don’t have good math skills, so let the computer do it for them.

The state’s reasoning is that they want to put the kibosh on underage drinking. If they leave it up to a clerk’s discretion, there would be some older looking kids who would slip through the cracks. Alright, so force everyone to have their birth date keyed in. Problem solved.

There is no. need. for. this. I’m not sure where they’re going with this, but the more records there are of where I am and what I’m buying, the less I like it. This is why I’d rather purchase with cash instead of a traceable credit or debit card. I’m also not a fan of all the grocery stores holding their prices hostage and releasing them only if I get a Plus or VIP card, making me think I’m “saving” money when they’re really just keeping records of what I buy. I do not like it, I do not like it at all.