Bridge Exercise on a swiss ball, Part II

by | Fitness

Last week, I saw somebody doing a bridge exercise on a swiss ball, which I thought was a fairly novel idea. It was new to me, anyway. I tried it during my workout in place of my last set of crunches, and I liked it. I mentioned that I wanted to try it with my feet...

New York City Marathon

by | Race Results, Sports

The New York City marathon was this morning. Susan Chepkemei from Kenya had some problems a few miles from the finish, and lost by about 15 seconds to Jelena Prokopcuka of Latvia. I am sure the sports highlight shows will show Chepkemei vomiting as she ran before...

Terrell Owens is suspended

by | Sports

The Eagles have suspended Terrell Owens after he mouthed off (again) a few days ago. His beef this time? Nobody said “hoo-rah” when he caught his 100th touchdown pass. And bitching seems to be more fun for him than anything else. He can be suspended...

The first week back lifting

by | Personal

I have just finished my first week back lifting, and I am a little more tired than I expected to be. I chalk it up to the migraine on Tuesday night and not cutting back on the work at all. Last Friday, and this Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, I did my “getting...

The Bike Shop: Community Bike Education

by | News

I was reading an article in the Portland Forecaster yesterday about the Bike Shop in Kennedy Park. The owner, Matt Velguth, sells donated bikes to the local youths (aged 8 to 17) for $5, and bike parts for $1. He teaches them how to ride and how to maintain their...