<img src="http://www.geocities.com/darkwhitewolf/darkwolf.jpg">The Original DarkWhiteWolf AKA Mike In Boise

<img src="http://www.geocities.com/darkwhitewolf/darkwolf.jpg">The Original DarkWhiteWolf AKA Mike In Boise http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/  Hi, and thanks for stopping by I am Mike a 40-year-old married almost 20 years guy residing in Boise Idaho. No I do not grow potatoes, smile. I have an offbeat and often-sarcastic sense of humor that often offends just about everyone at one time or another. I am a degree certified wellness coach, personal trainer, physical trainer, or what ever they call us professional gym rats these days. I do not mind health or fitness questions, feel free to asks away. So much pop culture fitness crap has almost ruined my beloved profession, and part of my job is to help reverse the garbage with as solid information as I can provide. Other than providing a nurturing and stable home so my wifey and children grow and become the people they want to be. My current life pursuit is to find truth. To cut through the political BS, cut through magical wishful thinking and see the world as it truly is. The only problem is I can prove scientifically beyond any doubt, in front of every professor in the world that the glass is half full. I can also prove with the scientific method beyond any and all doubt that the glass is half empty. So where does philosophy end and science begin? I am working on that. Smiles, shrugs?? I seek to chat and exchange with others from all walks of life, I am not your judge, so just be yourself, being anything other than your self is a fraud. Politically I am a card carrying Libertarian. I strongly believe we should keep our own backyard clean, and not be so worried about what others are doing in their backyards. I already have parents, they raised me just fine, I do not need some suit wearing, busybody, overly self important, bureaucrat thinking they know what is best for me. I will choose my own path and pay my own way, if that offends you, then you offend me. Friends and especially life should be like a smorgasbord, endless variety at a table of plenty, but always a special fondness for our favorites.  Those who are attack trolls that do not come here to exchange ideas or learn from each other and are only here to be drama queens. Those cry babies who just say "I win" with no rational argument will not be given quarter or mercy. I am not here to put up with childish garbage. <hr>   <a href="http://www.tickerfactory.com/exercise/wgDqzAL/"> <img src="http://tickers.tickerfactory.com/ezt/t/wgDqzAL/blk-exercise.png" border="0"></a>  <img src="http://www.acsm.org/AM/Images/Template/top_logo_new.gif"><img src="http://www.nsca-lift.org/images/PTCON2008-home_hdr_01.jpg"> <img src="http://www.acefitness.org/images/layout/logo.jpg">                    <hr>       Thu, 3 Jul 2008 22:51:28 -0000 Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:42:16 -0000 <img src="http://www.geocities.com/darkwhitewolf/darkwolf.jpg">The Original DarkWhiteWolf AKA Mike In Boise http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/logo http://direwolfghost.multiply.com 100 100 Random Crap I am going to get some PVC pipe to fix mt aquarium filter. We have a set up where to pump pulls water through the filter medium, but the intake is not big enough to continuously feed the pump so the filter is basically worthless. A piece of PVC pipe with vents drilled into it will fix that. No plans for 4th of July, BBQ with neighbors, maybe, if he remembers, If not we will have chicken or something.  I need to fill the propane tank, it is on the way to the pet store and hardware store. It is only going to reach 104 today. The sky is pure blue, so it will make it. I watered the tomatoes and the backyard to keep them happy and help cool the south side of our apartment. We got out bid by a developer on a house yet again. This can't last the market will not hold. They come in and place bid 4 to 8 thousand over asking. The house is not worth that. We hate short sales, the stupid bank is a pain to work with.  We are glad we did not accept a house in another county with 4 dollar... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/85/Random_Crap Thu, 3 Jul 2008 15:42:16 -0000 Drive to Chicago and launch bottle rockets at Sean I know he has a sense of humor and will not be upset by this. Fuel for a 3,000(ish) mile round trip= $400 a pack of bottle rockets = $3 Being ridiculous on the internet = Priceless! http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/calendar/item/10015/Drive_to_Chicago_and_launch_bottle_rockets_at_Sean Thu, 3 Jul 2008 14:57:39 -0000 Equal Rights and Equal Wrongs <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGvebgoKCoMAAG8CQss1"></a><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGvebgoKCoMAAG8CQss1/320.jpg?et=KBlnSFQmvP5kRZuThBnrbQ&nmid=0" border="0"> There was a fun (sarcastic) debate last night of a woman’s right to choose.  As usual with this topic the darkside flowed through everyone. Every cheap shot was fired, and insult used. I am not a female nor am I a seahorse, so I am not qualified to tell a woman what to do with her body, especially about child bearing.  My job as a father is simple from the start, then I am like ground crew I help keep her comfortable and going, and then the rest of the job is a lifetime of stuff with the kid.  <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGveqgoKCoMAAG8lQ8g1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGveqgoKCoMAAG8lQ8g1/whipped.jpg?et=h4POdwdXwXGpAFJuDzIDFg&nmid=0" border="0"></a><a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGvebgoKCoMAAG8CQss1"></a>I openly support feminism, which bothers some of my friends, and from others bring insults supposedly aimed at my “lack of manhood.”  Oh yeah I am so pussy whipped please pass the fuchsia pillows, and the ling-ling stinky bath stuff. Laugh.  Do note I do not consider plotting gold digging psycho bitches to be women. Why is it less macho to support a women’s right to vote? Her right to walk around un-harassed? Her right to hold office or run a company?  Why am I ... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/84/Equal_Rights_and_Equal_Wrongs Wed, 2 Jul 2008 20:07:33 -0000 Weapons Well I do not go looking to start crap. But it seems some others have nothing better to do than to troll around the internet being stupid. Thus this place being old west like one must be packing. I do not start crap, but I will finish it. So here are my collection of forum style "talk to the hand!" What would Mr. Spock do? He used shields and weapons too, grin. http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/album/11/Weapons Wed, 2 Jul 2008 16:47:07 -0000 I Let the Dogs Out, Whoof Whoof Whoof Whoof- <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGcDHgoKCoMAADlca3U1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGcDHgoKCoMAADlca3U1/vick.JPG?et=wf%2C8UnHt2z%2BPEjCJ9j9VfA&nmid=0" border="0"></a> I’m a going to rant about something that annoys the heck out of me. Something I am sure annoys the heck out of everyone at one time or another.  I get frequently fed up with irresponsible dog owners. Of course I like dogs more than I like many people, so beware of my bias, grin. General neglect and ignorance: So many people forget that a dog is a living thing with a 10 to 15 year life span. Pooch will need water, food, medical care, and human attention. So often I see a bunch of dogs just tied outside. The weather is too hot, too cold, the water dish is empty or filthy, and the dog looks like a prison camp survivor.  Puppy looked cute in a pet store fresh from a puppy mill. Thinking it is a stuffed animal home comes the dog. The dog becomes work or inconvenient, then is not cared for or ends up in the pound.  With out interaction from family dogs act up like humans, many social creatures use acting up to get attention. The "bad dog" ends up at the pound to be destroy... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/83/I_Let_the_Dogs_Out_Whoof_Whoof_Whoof_Whoof-_ Sun, 29 Jun 2008 03:46:51 -0000 Pride and Prejudice and Spitwads Well my son had an interesting birthday.  For a while we thought the only SNAFU was going to be that everyone ate the cheese pizza first pass, we got cheese because one friend does not eat pork, but he was happy with the veggie pizza. But wait there's more. Ok we are watching Speed Racer, it starts slow, and takes a bit to get used to the comic book style camera shots.  I was sitting about five rows back with one boy, my son and the older boy on one side of the isle, then the Three Amigos on the other side of the isle, front row. On the screen I noticed something on the screen it was where the faces on the screen was, I pretty much ignored it, hell the Imax screen has rip in it, why worry about the discount theatre? Finally someone yelled "knock it off with the spit wads."  I stood and took a good look at the lower right of the screen. I was like you (bleeps!) now what am I supposed to do. Then here comes the manager, takes the Three Amigos to the office, I tell... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/82/Pride_and_Prejudice_and_Spitwads Sat, 28 Jun 2008 15:24:06 -0000 Shakira Hips Don't Lie LOL ROFL taco burrito Robert http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/video/item/26/Shakira_Hips_Dont_Lie Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:01:18 -0000 Well look who is old! <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGUIYQoKCoMAAGZVLFM1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGUIYQoKCoMAAGZVLFM1/joshBday.JPG?et=BiXrE7TfUnMilVj%2CeG3jYg&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Probably needs a haircut before swimming lessons start! I never felt old until I had kids, then they get old, and I really really, I mean really get old. I remember being 12, it really was not that long ago, in tree years maybe, please no more dog years, lets use tree years. My mom was almost as wigged as I was when I turned 40.  I mathematically should live to see my son turn 60. I think I will worry about that later. Funny how kids do thing way beyond their years, and you are the proudest parent in the world, then they off and do the most irresponsible silly things. I know it is done just to keep parents off balance. As a kid I was never part of an evil plot, but I know he is, my wife recruited him to the do evil secret society. Muhahaha! It looks like we are taking a bunch of almost teen age boys to see Speed Racer, have pizza and video games.  Becky made a chocolate on chocolate with more chocolate cake with vanilla ice cream. http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/81/Well_look_who_is_old_ Fri, 27 Jun 2008 15:35:41 -0000 Renew Cell Phone Contract Call the cell phone place..DUH! http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/calendar/item/10014/Renew_Cell_Phone_Contract Fri, 27 Jun 2008 13:48:04 -0000 Morons! <h3 class="post-title entry-title">Customers are to blame for high cost of healthcare according to some CEO </h3> Consumers need a dose of culture change to understand the cost of health care is more than a $20 co-pay, CEOs Kenneth Melani of Highmark Inc. and Joseph Frick of Independence Blue Cross said Tuesday. Melani and Frick believe the merger of their companies -- which would create the state's largest health care insurer -- would give them the geographic, financial and membership size to compete against even bigger for-profit insurers. It would also give them the funds to educate consumers that they have a stake in controlling in costs, the CEOs said. "Health care costs continue increasing dramatically, and the affordability of health care greatly concerns us," said Melani, 54. "We need to change the culture, how we deliver health care and how we as consumers should expect to receive care. Together, we hope to help change that consumer culture." Melani and Frick spoke to the <a href="http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/tribune-review/business/print_574417.html">Pittsburgh Tribune-Review</a> editorial board... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/80/Morons_ Thu, 26 Jun 2008 13:50:33 -0000 My Poetry Wednesday I never had any type of artistic talent. I can't play one note of music, when I draw my stick figures are all deformed. No you do not want to hear me sing. I can't paint because I do not see colors the right way.  Photographers see the world is all types of colors "look how the sun refelcted off the rock using my ZX440T9UXR-7 lens" I would just fire off enough photos that the law of averages say I would have to get a good one eventually. Then we have word smiths, their thousand words bringing a picture alive with memories and emotions. Well I can almost wirte! smile. So  I wrote a romance poem. Ode to Smut   He thought of smut Each time he peered upon her butt   She was not a mutt And she was old enough for you know what   Through the chase she wanted to cut But she did not want to appear the slut   They really wanted to rut But they were eating at Pizza Hut   She learned about his nut And did not want a baby in her gut   Then the door was shut T... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/79/My_Poetry_Wednesday Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:50:14 -0000 Teach Your Children Well <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SGEgPgoKCoMAAB9s8Yw1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SGEgPgoKCoMAAB9s8Yw1/yoda_luk.jpg?et=txm8tU08hKLW9fGcVFE5ow&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Luke: Is the dark side stronger? Yoda: No just quicker, easier, more seductive.   A thing I love about children is they accept people without judgement. Anyone kind to them and their close circle is ok. When my son was young I thought it was great how if a space alien landed and had dinner, he would not be scared or anything, the alien was just someone from another place. We are all someone from another place one way or another.   But we can’t have this! What? Teach our children to get along with others? Teach children that people can have their own ideas, and choose how to live! Hell no!  It is not enough to teach our children values, but we must teach them how to hate others, or else our agenda might not fail. We cannot have people living differently! So to truly screw up our kids lives, here is a guide to teaching children how to hate. Hate in the name of goodness is good hate, remember that! Forget being rational, it is good hate, righteous hate, justified hate. We... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/78/Teach_Your_Children_Well Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:34:52 -0000 Richard Dawkins WARNING F-BOMB KA_BOOM! by the professor Science is interesting, and if you don't agree you can Fuck Off! http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/video/item/24/Richard_Dawkins Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:25:05 -0000 Blah :( <img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SF@izQoKCoMAADm-SC01/george-carlin.jpg?et=GNq9Qd%2C7jw92tX4vMjm2UA&nmid=0" border="0">George Carlin Died Yesterday :( Heart failure Well now he does not have to worry about finding a place for his stuff? http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/77/Blah_ Mon, 23 Jun 2008 13:21:22 -0000 The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band-Mr. Bojangles I do like songs and shows where you encounter interesting people. The Nitty Gritty Dirt BandMr. Bojangles http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/video/item/23/The_Nitty_Gritty_Dirt_Band-Mr._Bojangles Sat, 21 Jun 2008 14:45:46 -0000 Everything I Ever Needed to Know, I Learned from Mr. Spock <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFyF3QoKCoMAAB1HJ1c1"></a>  <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFyFGwoKCoMAACTIL4w1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFyFGwoKCoMAACTIL4w1/zzzSpock.jpg?et=%2C1p1rsd4ecN9pWLo%2CfvqIQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a>   I have never understood the female capacity to avoid a direct answer to any question I am what I am, Leila, and if there are self-made purgatories, then we all have to live in them. Mine can be no worse than someone else's Logic is little tweeting bird c<a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFyFewoKCoMAACCnfFE1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFyFewoKCoMAACCnfFE1/zzzvulcanharp.jpg?et=Bq0z0TCpoGQnRBJ1ehI1aw&nmid=0" border="0"></a>hirping in meadow. Logic is wreath of pretty flowers that smell bad After a time, you may find that having is not so pleasing a thing, after all, as wanting   Computers make excellent and efficient servants, but I have no wish to serve under them The needs of the many outweigh The needs of the few Or the one. <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFyFrgoKCoMAACBlVsk1"><img class="alignright" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFyFrgoKCoMAACBlVsk1/zzzspock-chess.jpg?et=PEpwGHEij90VbShHY4LcsA&nmid=0" border="0"></a> To hunt a species to extinction is not logical It is curious how often you humans manage to obtain that which you do not want. As a matter of cosmic history, it has always been easier to destr<a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFyF3QoKCoMAAB1HJ1c1"><img class="alignleft" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFyF3QoKCoMAAB1HJ1c1/zzzspockpresident.JPG?et=S%2CTB7MCCLCoMBd9GRjLEHw&nmid=0" border="0"></a>oy, than to create Cowboy diplomacy?   http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/76/Everything_I_Ever_Needed_to_Know_I_Learned_from_Mr._Spock Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:43:18 -0000 Living West of Montana Kids these days, parents these days, TV these days, Democrats these days, Republicans these days, the media these days, prices these days, these days theses days. "The good old days weren't so good, and tomorrow is not as bad as it seems".. Billy Joel A new things some people are up in arms about is Hanna Montana. While this is not as outrageous as the Rachael Ray scarf, it is a still a what is the deal question. My friend Lilli who lives back east had a bigger WTF are they thinking blog about teen girls <a href="http://lilyiris.multiply.com/journal/item/487/The_New_Fashion_Trend">(linked click here).</a> I decided to write about Hanna Montana yesterday just so everyone knows I am not blog kyping. Grin I guess Hanna Montana did a photo shoot for Vanity magazine, and some parents are up in arms. <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFprvAoKCoMAABHKFkE1"><img class="alignleft" style="WIDTH: 218px; HEIGHT: 271px; " height="271" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFprvAoKCoMAABHKFkE1/miley-cyrus-vanity.jpg?et=4Tqn5psinrIbLvQou9Pr%2Bg&nmid=0" width="231" border="0"> </a>The first photo is the one causing all types of talk. Billy-Ray says he was not there for the shoot but Miley had adults representing her.  It is not a typical picture of a 14 year old, it does look like something from a Goth dream magazine (or worse).  The se... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/75/Living_West_of_Montana Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:54:17 -0000 FITNESS: TO Belt or Not to Belt, That is the Question <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFkxhgoKCoMAAAffZcM1"></a><a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFkxhgoKCoMAAAffZcM1"></a><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFkxhgoKCoMAAAffZcM1/anatomic_imaging_of_the_lumbar_spine_t1_se_sagittal.gif?et=jgMGQicteTpJw5wOXEardQ&nmid=0" border="0"> I might touch this up and make it into an academic quality paper. Then I can use it in job interviews as a writing sample as part of my job interview presentation. But for now I will just keep it casual. It is 100% accurate but I am not going to page for page source hunt. When in a gym (provided you have been going, evil eye to you know who) you see others running around with lifting belts. At some places like Home Depot you see the stock people in them as well.                                                                                         &n... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/74/FITNESS_TO_Belt_or_Not_to_Belt_That_is_the_Question Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:45:00 -0000 Can of Worms <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFhAzAoKCoMAAB8-iAs1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFhAzAoKCoMAAB8-iAs1/ermey.jpg?et=475wjWXezQ9wdPEjwu7h9g&nmid=0" border="0"></a> I bet you do not do the courtesy of a reach around! Over on <a href="http://theblackwatch.multiply.com/journal/item/147/Gay_Marriage_Question?replies_read=21">Blackwatch's blog</a> (linked) we were discussing how California now has homosexual marriage. I was curious how Gov. Arnold stood, and was shocked. “Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger told a group of gay Republicans on Friday that an attempt to ban same-sex marriage by changing the state Constitution is a "total waste of time" and promised to oppose such an initiative if it qualifies for the state ballot.” LA Times Gay Republicans!???!!  Sorry, I hit my head when I fainted. Then it was mentioned that gay marriage is not federally recognized, so I can see it now, here comes the lawsuits. Married openly homosexual people trying to enlist in the service. Married federal employees like postal workers trying to attach his/her spouse to federal benefits. Then states that have banned gay marriage, they will not be able to divorce in non-gay marriage states, more lawsuits. I do understand how some will be upset because they do no... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/73/Can_of_Worms Tue, 17 Jun 2008 22:57:28 -0000 Let me tell you about the birds and the bees and flower and the trees.... <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFfRAwoKCoMAADRKYsM1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFfRAwoKCoMAADRKYsM1/romance.jpg?et=75fSrR68VFcT%2B12LF1Tn0g&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Life is a plethora of choices I love calling life a smorgasbord. You can go to this table and have a little bit of this, and go over there and have a little bit of that, then dive at the dessert bar.  Today I feel like talking about a big part of the human smorgasbord, and guiding young people. Todays is sex education day. No not sex, AHHHHHHH help help!  Being a health instructor I do see many things that bother me, and are half-truths presented at the entire picture. That is unethical at least, and a bold lie at worst. Sex education would be very easy if we were amebas, you eat, you split into two, eat more, and split in two again. Even if we were dogs it would be easy, female dog reaches estrus, male dogs smell it, come hit that, then puppies are born.  Do we humans get it that easy, NNNNOOOOOOO! But we can keep perspective on it. I teach sex as I do life. It is another set of choice you will have to make, the more true information you have, the better your c... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/72/Let_me_tell_you_about_the_birds_and_the_bees_and_flower_and_the_trees.... Tue, 17 Jun 2008 15:13:27 -0000 Apologies and Hypocrisies <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFaAiAoKCoMAAEG3Zm41"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFaAiAoKCoMAAEG3Zm41/apology.jpg?et=Xv%2CZLqSO%2Bni07D9uxyY88Q&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Vader: Apology accepted Captain Needa Singing Timbaland-Too Late to Apologise Last week I managed to offend about everyone on my list with my blogging. I know most of you think “your blog say what you want.”  I was not calling anyone out or saying anyone was wrong or stupid, but my life observations and questions bothered a few of my favorites. Plus I do rib people affectionately, and it often misses the mark. One of my favorites friends has aversion to hot women pictures. She did not say anything but I knew she was like “grrrrrrrr.” She see hot pics the same as farm animals being displayed for breeding purposes only, the human element is removed and one might as well be an animal. I try and say it is not me being disrespectful, I appreciate women as people. I can enjoy the intelligence, wit, and spirit of the woman as well as her curves. I do see her point, it would be hard to be the CEO of a company, or a professor if others can’t overlook your big breast. Women to act like... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/71/Apologies_and_Hypocrisies Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:17:42 -0000 WOO HOO! I am not a meanie!!! <a href="http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/photos/hi-res/upload/SFVSnQoKCoMAAByWbLE1"><img class="alignmiddleb" src="http://images.direwolfghost.multiply.com/image/1/photos/upload/300x300/SFVSnQoKCoMAAByWbLE1/stone_crab1.jpg?et=0EyRsU%2CDYez9bV1RDAHbTQ&nmid=0" border="0"></a> Whew I am not a cold-hearted mean, cruel, evil, amoral individual. Anyone who knows me knows I love seafood. Yummy! Being fathers day guess who gets to pick dinner. Woo hoo! One draw back about seafood that haunted me in the back of my mind. To cook shellfish they take the crab or lobster, and throw it in a pot of boiling water alive. Some claim to hear it go EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! Being the overtly macho guy I am, I think that is terrible I can’t do that to a living thing!  You can hit it between the eyes with an ice pick before boiling, but I doubt many go to the trouble. Hurrrray for research, and the evidence. A meta-study of literature, EKG & brainwave studies show that they do not suffer. Crustaceans are relatively unchanged for over a billion years, they survive as is and had no reason to change. They are in no way direct ancestors.  More importantly they are nothing more than bugs we are not grossed out eating. Their nervous system is primitive and it... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/70/WOO_HOO_I_am_not_a_meanie_ Sun, 15 Jun 2008 17:40:48 -0000 5 Summer Ab Exercises with Jessica ACE Fitness Ace intro: "Jessica kicks off her summer series of videos with exercises to effectively train and strengthen the abdominal muscles. Adding the bicycle maneuver, vertical leg crunch, plank, prone walk out and stability ball pull-in to your exercise program will have you feeling good and looking great.Video Contents -- 2:17 length0:18 -- Bicycle Maneuver0:55 -- Vertical Leg Crunch1:10 -- Forearm Plank1:40 - Prone Walkout1:47 - Stability Ball Pull-in " My commentary: The road noise is unaccaptable for a professional demonstration by a large organization like ACE, I would expect it from garage guys work out, not someone I pay money to make these videos. However the movements are correct and those are excellent ab exercises for deconditioned people. You can use them to warm up, and/or part of cool down. I use elbow to knee "air bike" warm up in the morning. I would skip plank for reverse hyper extension to warm up the low back. The best part of this video is how he demonstrated... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/video/item/22/5_Summer_Ab_Exercises_with_Jessica_ACE_Fitness Sun, 15 Jun 2008 15:38:33 -0000 My Kid Gets Old 12 twelve XII 18-6 http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/calendar/item/10013/My_Kid_Gets_Old Sat, 14 Jun 2008 17:39:28 -0000 Wow! Just Wow! I come here to have fun. To me having fun is important. I enjoy connecting with others, and seeing the world through the eyes of other people. Lately it seems hostility is increasing. Totally floored by what some people are saying, my friends PM me about bizarre assertions. It would be funny if they were not do militant about it. Much of this friction comes from what I have to call a misunderstanding of a document. This document is a very old and popular guide of how to do things, build societies, write laws, heck, it even has a bread recipe. Many claim it brings them peace, joy, a sense of purpose and belonging, way cool. Even though most talk and believe in the peace, love, and joy section, things do get dark, and it is strongly asserted by a few readers that those who do not follow this document are the moral equal of rapists, murderers, and child molesters. They make no bones that any questioning of this document and they will be glad to remove your head from the rest of your bo... http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/journal/item/69/Wow_Just_Wow_ Sat, 14 Jun 2008 13:57:47 -0000 Conservative safe (No Really) My Uncle sent me this, as Republican as any Idahoan living here before 1980! they say:A hard look at where we are headed today! What is this world coming to? I wont mention that often animals "do stuff" with their own http://direwolfghost.multiply.com/video/item/21/Conservative_safe_No_Really Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:41:38 -0000