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Big air. Thanks for that.

Giants have held serve, that's all. Don't give up yet, Rangers fans.

The other thing is, if you are a meat-eater, meat doesn't have to be high calorie. Just watch the size of the portion. Broil instead of fry. There are low-calorie lunch meats, and low-calorie breads, so if you like sandwiches you can still have them. just make one instead of two. Skip the potato chips. Use low calorie mayo. That kind of thing.

There are calorie counters online. Here's one I used for the first month or so to get a handle on calorie intake. Right now I'll typically eat a cup of cereal with skim milk and some fruit on top in the morning. Cup of coffee with low fat cream and real sugar (can't cotton to substitutes, so I allow myself that). Cereal = 130 calories Strawberries = 50 calories (1 cup) Milk = 90 calories coffee = 55 calories -------------------- 325 calories From then until my main meal of the day, I may or may not have some low calorie yogurt with more fruit -- about another 180 calories, and other than that, it's water, diet soda (some other bad stuff there, but no calories), maybe another cup of coffee. So I'm at about 500 - 600 calories by my main meal. At first I was eating a lot of salads for my main meal. Romaine lettuce, tomatoes, onion, olives, beans and a couple of tins of tuna thrown in. Low calorie dressing. Big, big salads. But the key for me is, no food after that. No snacks, just diet soda, water or coffee. For warm dishes, stir fries, or rice with boiled or baked veggies -- asparagus, broccoli, Brussels sprouts. Most of that stuff is super low calorie. If I get takeout now, say from Chipotle Grill, I'll skip the tortilla (200 calories) and just get a veggie bowl, with beans and all the good stuff. There's a calorie counter for their food here. You can get a nice mound of rice, beans, fajita veg., tomato, corn, even sour cream and guacamole and that's about 640 calories. If that's my main meal of the day, I'm good. If you like to make your own wraps, there are low calorie tortillas in the supermarket. I found some that are 81 calories per. Really, bottom line is, just start looking at the labels of the stuff you shop for and try to find lower calorie substitutes. Eliminate most snacking and sweets, and eat more fruits and veggies instead. Once you start dropping the pounds, you'll feel better, and just function better. Some diet experts recommend varying your calorie intake to sort of trick your body into not adjusting to a lower overall calorie intake. 1500 one day, 1900 the next, 1400 the next day, 2000 the next. But I just tried to keep it as close to or under 1500 as I could and because I had so much excess, it seemed to start coming off pretty fast. But I had some bad habits, so in a sense it was easy (so far). Couple of things: When losing weight, you will hit a point where you plateau for a while. Your body just adjusts -- metabolism slows, I guess -- and at some point you will stop shedding pounds for a while. But then it'll start to drop again. Also, some foods help your body retain water more than others, so that can lead to slight fluctuations as well. I think it's proteins that help you retain water. Lastly, the less you eat, the better you'll feel and you'll find that you don't need to eat as much as you did before. That's been my experience, so far. I was just over-eating and eating the wrong stuff, not paying attention to what was in the food.

Rice, yes. I like to concoct stir fries using mostly veggies, sometimes with some chicken or pork. Course, we all know to boil the rice and put it in the fridge for a while first, right? Take some of the moisture out of it so it doesn't turn to mush in the stir fry. 65 kilos = 143 pounds. Lean. That's great (as long as you're not 6 foot 5 (1.9812 meters -_- )

Did he do anything after Hawaii Five-O? (guess I should just read the obit)

As far as viruses go, I think the people who write them are more interested in polluting networks -- business networks and the like. So PCs are the natural target there.

Until recently, I didn't pay any attention to the nutritional value (or lack thereof) of what I was eating. Truth be told, I ate pretty much like a teen-ager at times. Lots of fried foods, salty and sweet things. Real sweet tooth. Way too much soda. High carb intake. High fat intake. Well, I finally became too disgusting for even myself. I was experiencing what I think were fluctuations in glucose levels, or insulin production, where you get a little weak and shaky, usually (for some reason) in the late afternoon, and so I'd pound some sugar to remedy that. But that's a trip down the path to Mr. diabetes, I think. Plus I was easily 30 pounds or more overweight, all in the stomach. Pretty nasty picture, right? So, I made a drastic change in diet and began paying attention to my calorie intake, cutting it to a pretty low level (1,500 calories / day), drastically cutting the sugar and fat intake. More greens and beans and proteins, less carbs and soda and sugar and fat. Eating smaller portions. No constant snacking. When I do snack, it's popcorn -- 100 calories -- or rice crackers, low fat yogurt, fruit ... foods like that. Anyways, began feeling noticeably better almost immediately. Dropped about 3 pounds a week, which is fairly aggressive weight loss. I'm 53 and went from about 220 to just under 200 (as of yesterday) in about six weeks. And all this without a lick of added exercise, which is the next step. Honestly, I describe my lifestyle right now as sedentary, even though I think of myself as reasonably fit, compared to the general population. I was basically a lean person who grew a big old belly in middle age. So, I'm sure I'm not alone (especially judging by what I see walking around on the streets) in not paying attention to what I was eating. Not even being aware of, or caring about, calories, fat, etc. (I had no idea, for instance, that there are 866 calories in 5 measly Hooters chicken wings? I could easily pound 12 - 15 of those suckers in one sitting, with a whole lot of blue cheese dip flying, too. Not to mention the soda to wash 'em down. That's closing in on 3,000 calories right there (way more than someone like me should consume in an entire day). And just those 5 wings pump in 96% of your daily recommended fat intake. Loaded with saturated fat. Shit! ... or No Shit, as the case may be.) Anyways, I guess the point is, for those of you who do pay attention to your weight and, more importantly, what you eat, what are some of the habits you follow to maintain your health/weight/sense of well-being, and what are some of the foods and recipes you might recommend? As a sort of post-script, I have found that by eating less, I no longer want (crave isn't the right word) food as much as I did before. Don't want sweets. Don't long for fried chicken. Not constantly reaching for something to snack on, etc.

Nice opportunity to pick up the H.R.S. Mosaic at what looks like a darn good price with shipping included. Each to his own, but that's a set I don't think I'd easily part with.

Wow

He's coming to the Sarasota Blues Fest in November. Going to try to check him out.

I got a bone to pick with the Huns and that Attila fella. Am I in the right place?

Was thinking the same thing. Already have that in place.

I don't think that it matched 1927-32 in terms of innovation, or 1937-42 in terms of consistent brilliance, but I agree that there was plenty of great Ellington music from this and every other period. Was just flipping through Stanley Dance's notes with 'Jubilee Stomp' where he points to the late '20s, the Blanton-Webster band and the rebirth of sorts in '56 at Newport as three peaks for Ellington. (Although he leaves the door open as to whether these were artistic peaks). And then he talks about the "great, rewarding plateaux that existed between them. ..." I like that. ... The chromaticism you're hearing comes from the use of minor chords with a major seventh on top - an unusual chord for the time. ... The biggest revelation is that Jimmy Blanton was featured in both in a dialogue with the reed section's variation in the second chorus. ... A beautiful piece - and it's a lot of fun to play, too. Yes, gorgeous. Thanks for highlighting this one, Bev. I love Jeff's characterization of Blanton's playing here as a dialog. I wonder if this is one of his more renowned moments on record? But more than that, just how the whole piece unfolds melodically, with the chromatic hues that Bev talked about and which Jeff clearly distilled in more technical terms, really helps me hear pieces like this in a much richer way. Thanks!

Giants look pretty good (aside from the turnovers, which looked pretty bad). Romo's injury figures to be the straw that broke the back for the Pokes. I didn't even know Kitna was still on an NFL roster.

Man, I'm into the WS in a big way! No rooting interest, really. Maybe it'll emerge as the series unfolds. But both teams are on this sort of quest for redemption and I think I'll be tickled no matter who wins. I just hope it goes six or seven games!

Sorry for your loss. Remember all the good times, the good life she had.

Is it Week 7? Is anyone playing consistently good football yet? Maybe I'm just getting sour on the whole thing, but there doesn't seem to be an abundance of quality games happening this season. And by 'quality' I mean two highly skilled squads going at it, not simply close games with two teams bumbling around. Browns ... (Browns? ) ... pummel the Saints. Winning QB has 74 yards passing and no TDs; losing QB has 356 yards passing and 2 TDs. Hold me back. Oakland ... (Oakland? ) ... scores the most points in franchise history. That's a lot of history for such a mediocre team to surpass -- which points to just how bad the Broncos must be. And the Chargers are right there with 'em at 2-5. Some kind of interception record was set today, either most INTs in a single Sunday, or most pick sixes in a single Sunday. Either way, a lot of bad QBs in the league. Roethlisberger (one of the guys who is not supposed to be in the 'bad QB' category) forgets Football 101 and can't hang onto the ball while diving into the end zone for the potential game-winning TD? (Not to mention, the Steelers would have covered the spread had he hung onto the ball, not that I'm bitter). There are 10 teams in the league with 2 or fewer wins. Basically 1/3 of the league is truly crappy. And there's more than a few teams with winning records that have some real issues: Tampa, Chicago, New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Indy all seem to have some glaring deficiencies. The so-called elite teams at this point seem to be the Jets (with a QB still very much on the up-slope of the learning curve), Patriots (is their defense any good?), maybe the Giants (didn't they suck a few weeks ago?), could add Tennessee (but who knows? Has anyone actually seen 'em?) and maybe the Ravens (but what was the deal with them needing overtime Sunday to beat the 0-6 Bills???? Doesn't sound elite to me.)

Didn't read through every comment over the last couple of pages -- but ... in regard to the comments about Yankee dominance, it's interesting to note that with Texas going to the WS this year, all but two teams in MLB will have now been to a World Series. In the NBA, just 8 teams (I think it's 8) have won all the championships, and the Celtics and Lakers have half of those.

I like my Mac. Doesn't much bother me if others prefer PCs.

Shit. You mean there was a game last night?

Switched to a MacBook at home a few years ago and would not go back to PC. Use a PC at work, because I guess they're easier for the IT guys and gals to wire up to networks or something, but the thing is a beast. Slow, crashes or locks up with some regularity. My dad has a couple of Windows laptops at home and he is always having some Geek Squad guy come by to clean the things up and get them to run more smoothly. One's kind of old, but the other is only a couple of years old. I've had this MacBook for about 5 years and have never had any issues with it, other than needing to replace the battery about a year ago. Apple.

Every time I hear the name it reminds of a woman I know who thought the lyrics to "Woodstock" were ... "I asked him, tell me where are you going, Mr. Posney." (instead of "... this he told me.") She sang it out loud with a straight face and we had a good laugh confessing our confusion over lyrics to various songs. Remember Boof Bonser? (looking for Boof's baseball card, I think I stumbled across the website with most unreadable background in the history of the internets.) Giants, Rangers, bring it on home.

Mad mod mayhem invades Gotham ... highlights at 11. Phillies take the lead.

Man, nice play at the plate just now to keep the Phillies from tying the game ... at least for the moment. Nice play.