Some friends saw my Microsoft badge the other day and noted how different I look compared to 2006, before I lost a great deal of weight (about 75 pounds). Here are three photos from vacations in Hawaii showing what I looked like before and after. In case you are wondering, I still wear the hat in the first photo.
2006 (around 240 pounds)
2007 (down to around 170)
2009 (holding between 165 and 170)
Yup, that’s me in the lower left of the 2008 crossfit collage for Crossfit Eastside. Happy New Year to my friends there and I’m looking forward to a great 2009 working out with you.
What a disappointment! I’m a devout moleskine carrier (pocket squared notebook – 192 pages) and decided to try the soft cover version. I typically carry the notebook in my back pocket, so I sit on it all the time. For the hardcover version, I add extra tape to the cover to prevent it from falling apart and given that I go through one about every 6 months, that seems to work fine.
Well, the soft cover couldn’t take the heat. Apparently the glue just gave out and the cover broke off. You can see the results in the picture. The last page of the notebook tore away from the rest (p 191) and that pretty much ended my use of it. Bummer — I had high hopes for the soft cover version, but I’m back to the hardcover for now.
