A hybrid enclosed motorcycle: I want one

Thursday 22 February 2007 at 5:10 pm Last week Venture Vehicles announced a new kind of green hybrid, the VentureOne. I was reading the AutoBlogGreen on the VentureOne: 100mpg, 0-60 in 5 seconds, and sweet looking to boot! They are going to run about USD$20,000, and I'd be onboard to buy one. Gotta start saving for that gadget!

"You will die in 10 years."

Thursday 22 February 2007 at 3:30 pm That's pretty much what my doctor said to me on Tuesday. My cholesterol is 300+ and I weigh 263.4 pounds, not horrible for someone 6' 4" tall but still not great, and according to my doctor I have a very good chance of dying of some heart disease related death in the next 10 years unless I do something about it. I thought drinking grapefruit juice and taking my Omega-3 daily supplement would do it, and maybe it has, but the doc said that wasn't enough.

So Jen (my wife) did a bunch of research, and learned that it's less about cholesterol in the food you eat, and more about the saturated fat. I guess the body takes the saturated fat and turns it into cholesterol in your body. So I've dramatically reduced the amount of saturated fat I eat. No more cheese or fatty red meat for the next 3 months. Plus I'm eating more dietary fiber now, supposedly that's good for me too. A little FiberSure in a fruit smoothie every morning does the trick.

My goal is to be under 250 in both weight and cholesterol by May 19th, 2007. I'll succeed.

About to be a Father, Part 2

Thursday 22 February 2007 at 2:53 pm My second child, this time a boy, is due March 8th, just short of two weeks from now.

Wow. Two kids. Sure, people do that (and more) all the time. In fact, I'm sure a bunch of parents today had their second child. But that doesn't make me any more prepared for it. It won't be twice as hard, since I've done this before, but Saski is still such a good sleeper, I'm hoping this little guy will be too.