As Andy noted, my difficulty settings clearly weren’t correct. That leaves me with a feeling of guilt that I more or less cheated in those games. To make up for it, I’ve restarted my season on the next higher level. The first game against the Giants was actually very realistic; Caitlin was actually getting upset at the Redskins ineffectiveness when it mattered. I lost…

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[I know, this isn’t about last week… I’m bad] David and I have agreed to begin a diet together today. With me not running, I’ve been finding it hard to maintain good health habits. Sadly, diets are not easy, which is why we’re doing it together; we’ll keep each other straight. Before you get thinking “Oh my god, Mike, you’re already skinny!” know that…

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Have been wanting to eat a bunch of the random things we have collecting dust in our cabinets and fridge. Additionally, I worked a 20-mile race this morning and went home with a large number of unripened bananas, which are great for cooking (hold up better, but do soften and turn sweet). After a short search, I found Cuban Goulash. We didn’t have the…

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I feel a bit stupid for my last game recap in which I called the Giants the defending Super Bowl champs. I don’t know what got into me… Maybe the fact they signed Eli to such a ridiculous amount clouded my mind? Anyway, Week 2 looked like it’d be an easy one after a great first week and the Rams being the Rams. To…

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Oh the things we accomplish at work. Today, my entire team put together a series of photos of folks I look like. It started with this: Robert IrvineHost of Dinner Impossible. It was noted he looks like me on steroids. To which I replied that I most often get: Adam Sandler Nonstop for ten or more years. And I was recently told by a…

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[Retitled because my sister doesn’t like the word “gooey” unless it has to do with baked goods. She removed the word “fetus” from her most recent post for me, making this a fair deal.] I bought a nifty body-fat scale a few years ago, but never seem to use that function… The last time I actually logged it was January 2nd, 2007. At the…

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