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Here's a short video jrstraus shot at Muir Woods on a recent trip to San Francisco.  I love this video because you can hear a small child getting eaten by some sort of bird of prey in the background.



Oh, and here are the pictures from the trip, hopefully they'll get organized in some fashion.

Here is a very interesting lecture by Professor James Duane of the Regent University School of Law, discussing why you should never talk to the police.  I came across this from Bruce Schneier's blog.  The more I'm reading about him the more respect I have for him.

Personally, I agree you should never talk to the police as along as they're not investigating you.  If however you are the witness or victim of a crime obviously, it would be in your best interest to talk with the police.

Never underestimate the power of mom.  Similar to super powers though, never underestimate the burden of being mom.

Marginal success was had this evening.  First things first I need to determine how much weight to use, so tonight's goal was to try and narrow that down, and not over do.  Judging by the increased level of difficulty I felt putting shampoo in my hair in the shower afterward, I'd say I achieved that goal.

Bench press: #3* - 12, #4* -12 (need more weight)
Pec Contour: 55lbs - 12, 55lbs - 12 (ideal weight)
Bicep Curl: 55lbs - 12, 55lbs - 9 (need less weight)**
(Exercise: amount of weight - # of reps in set 1, amount of weight - # of reps in set 2)

*The weights for the bench aren't listed in pounds but simply by numbers, so I don't really know how much weight it is.  I need to get a spring scale and figure it out.

**The weights for the bicep curl and pec contour increment by 7.5lbs, so going finding that ideal weight is difficult because there is kind of a large swing.  I'd love to have a 2.5lbs or 5lbs mini weight to  put on there instead of having to go up or down by 7.5lbs.

Yesterday while walking the dog I was highly motivated to start my exercise program* today.  As of right now I just finished spending approximately 2 hours balancing the checkbook (via Quicken).  This is an exercise that I loathe, probably because I get the joy of reliving all those purchases.  Anyway, I have had almost all of my motivation for lifting weights drained out of me.  I'm going to force myself to go downstairs and do something because I have already found 2 weeks worth of excuses to prevent me from exercising.

I have inherited from my mother the ability to find an excuse** for anything, and in the case of exercising I need to be done with excuses.

*Tuesday & Friday is weight training, Monday & Thursday is cardio (not sure what kind yet)
**the irony of this statement is not lost on me