Dalos

dalos @ 2009-05-29T18:10:00

2009-05-29T23:11:20Z

Born May 28th 20 1/2 inches 8 pounds 15 ounces I set his pic as my userpic

Welp

2009-01-12T03:04:20Z

For those wondering. Linda has a little baby boy growing in her womb. A boy. boy boy boy boy

Update

2008-08-06T13:26:45Z

Eh its been a bit I guess

- Lifting 4 times a week for the past 2 months or so totally worth it

- LAX still going missed the past few weeks

- Drums still learning some of the beats are getting pretty tricky buy having a lot of fun with it

- OT picking up again a bit should slow down again soon

- Looking at buying a bike I am thinking of a Bianchi Via Nirone AL/C 105 Comp anyone here know much about bikes have an opinion about this one? It is on sale for 999 down from 1400. Well at least the gray ones are on sale apparently people love that green color.

Run to the Hills

2008-03-18T18:58:11Z

This is the song I am working on getting down right now in Rockband for the drums. Here is someone doing it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=MSu-6rpvKJU

Run to the hills

(harris)

White man came across the sea
He brought us pain and misery
He killed our tribes, he killed our creed
He took our game for his own need

We fought him hard we fought him well
Out on the plains we gave him hell
But many came too much for cree
Oh will we ever be set free?

Riding through dustclouds and barren wastes
Galloping hard on the plains
Chasing the redskins back to their holes
Fighting them at their own game
Murder for freedom a stab in the back
Women and children and cowards attack

Run to the hills run for your lives
Run to the hills run for your lives

Soldier blue on the barren wastes
Hunting and killing their game
Raping the women and wasting the men
The only good indians are tame
Selling them whisky and taking their gold
Enslaving the young and destroying the old

Run to the hills run for your lives
(repeat to end)

Gary Gygax

2008-03-04T19:14:34Z

Died today RIP

Alexander von Humboldt

2007-11-19T16:36:08Z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_von_humboldt

I have clearly been on a science kick of late. This is because of some of the stuff I am reading \ listening to right now. I think you guys will enjoy this one.

Exercise

2007-11-12T19:08:52Z

Some people have asked what I've been doing lately for exercise so here it is. I started Slim in 6 with Linda to workout with her on something but it turned out to be a very good and challenging program. I also attempt to keep my calories between 1200-1500 a day. I use fitday.com supplamented by dietfacts.com to keep track I'm sure it is not entirely accurate but it serves its purpose.

Monday

Afternoon: Eliptical 33 minutes, weights 30 minutes

Evening: Slim in 6 (Ramp it up) which is basically 47 minutes of aerobics with some resistance bands and such thrown in

Tuesday
Afternoon: Eliptical 33 minutes, weights 30 minutes
Evening: Slim in 6 (Ramp it up)

Wed
Afternoon: Eliptical 33 minutes, weights 30 minutes
Evening: Slim in 6 (Ramp it up), Basketball 2 hours full court, Fighter Practice

Thursday
Afternoon: Eliptical 33 minutes, weights 30 minutes
Evening: Slim in 6 (Ramp it up), Lacrosse 3v3 indoors 1.5 hours

Friday
Slim in 6 (Ramp it up)

Saturday
Slim in 6 (Ramp It up)

Sunday
Lacrosse full field outdoors 1 hour

Lacrosse

2007-11-12T14:57:55Z

Played midi all game long.

- Midfield requires the most energy

- Midfield is a lot of fun

- Scored 2 goals

- Got one Assist

So those are my first full field goals. I tried an over the shoulder goal but it hit the goalie in the face mask.

- Catching is getting better still

- Need to work on my left hand

- Need to figure out how to make my net less stiff.

Louis Pasteur

2007-11-09T15:11:40Z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur

LAX

2007-11-07T21:33:32Z

So a bit of background. I've started playing lacrosse like 7 months or so ago indoors in a 3v3 league. This is called box lacrosse. Ir has a shared goalie and a 1/2 court basketball type of feel to it. The last couple of weeks I finally started playing full field lacrosse. This wasa big adjustment for me. You get a bit more rest but the action seems a little more intsense. It plays a bit like hockey or soccer with the offsides rules if you have to many people on one side of the field.

At any rate I was playing defense and passing the ball up whenever I would get one. Then one of the people I play with one wed as well as Sunday's came over and said "James you are the fastest person on this field next time you get a ball run it up and someone will drop back for you". Ok so this sounded like a brilliant plan and visions of glory filled my head. So next ball I scooped and sprinted down the length of the field. One of their d-men stepped up and I juked him out. Got a clear shot on goal but the goalie was good and blocked it. Then it hit me. I had to sprint back to make sure defense was covered. Needless to say I was pretty out of breath for a bit. You would think this would stop me from trying it again but I honestly can't wait for the next down ball and my opportunity to turn on the after burners yet again.

In other lax news I am getting better, I catch the ball way more often now and have some good dodges in my arsenal. It is good to know I am still fast enough to run with the young whipper snappers.

Alessandro Volta

2007-11-01T14:21:59Z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alessandro_Volta

Look into animal electricity if you wanna understand some his initial experiments that lead to the battery.

Stephen Gray

2007-10-31T14:02:32Z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Gray_%28scientist%29

I linked it so you would get the right Gray. This will be a slight shifting of gears into some science history.

Ella Baker

2007-10-22T19:40:29Z

A little more recent.

Kit Carson

2007-10-18T14:59:49Z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kit_Carson

Chief Seattle

2007-10-01T19:21:23Z

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Seattle

My very own ancestor.

Red Jacket

2007-09-24T16:16:27Z

Look a little deeper than Wiki on this one. I waited this long for a native person but expect more :)

Miyamoto Musashi

2007-09-17T14:28:00Z

Is my first person for this week. Since I mentioned his book on E-Sam.

Guan Yu

2007-09-14T19:45:46Z

I must admit I first heard about Guan Yu via the video game Dynasty Warriors.

This week's person

2007-09-10T21:49:59Z

Since History and philosophy are so closely related I feel no guilt at all with this pick. So for you reading enjoyment. Spinoza...

Party my house Oct 6th

2007-09-08T14:23:37Z

Mhog turns 40 this year and decided to allow me to host the festivities. If you are on my friends list consider yourself invited. Please contact me for directions and such as I don't feel like posting them here. If you are not on my friends list and feel Will would want you to come contact me and we will discuss it. The party is on Oct 6th!!!

James

History

2007-09-04T16:09:14Z

I think people will like to read this one. Charles Martel

History

2007-08-27T19:24:01Z

The person for this week from me anyway. John Brown the abolitionist. Have fun and comments on these are always encouraged.

Honestly

2007-08-24T14:50:40Z

Should people know who John Wilkes Booth is? This all started when a week or so ago we were discussing the Karl Rove thing at work and one of my co-workers did not even know who he was. So being the kind person that I am I gave him the benefit of the doubt and went through a series of people I thought he should know.

1. I thought maybe he liked science so we went with Stephen Hawking (No)

2. Fredrick Douglas (no)

3. George Washington Carver (No)

4. Who wrote the declaration of independence (no)

5. Who was George Armstrong Custer (kinda)

6. Who killed George Armstrong Custer (no) What battle was it (no)

7. Jefferson Davis (no)

8. I told him William Tecumseh Sherman was a general in the civil war so the question here was what side did he fight for (No)

9. Who is John Wilkes Booth (No)

At which point I said I was done with him and to go learn some history before speaking to me again. I admit perhaps I was a bit civil war era centric but still. In fairness to him I asked other people the same question and many of them did not know. So I guess my question is in the roundabout way we arrived here should people at least have a basic knowledge of history. I know what I think but I love history so do I give it an undue amount of importance?

James

Yumo

2007-08-20T15:11:29Z

So I made this jerk steak recipe from Bobby Flay's show Throwdown on the food network. He lost but the recipe seemed awesome so I gave it a shot. When I make this again I will use 2 habanero pepper's to make it even spicier. This turned out awesome though and don't pass on the papaya relish it really made this dish even more awesome.

Jerk Rubbed Rib-Eye with Green Papaya Relish
Recipe courtesy Bobby Flay, 2007
See this recipe on air Sunday Aug. 26 at 4:00 PM ET/PT.
Show: Throwdown with Bobby Flay
Episode: Jerk Ribeye
1 medium red onion, coarsely chopped
4 green onion, coarsely chopped
1/2 to 1 habanero or Scotch bonnet chile, coarsely chopped
1 (2-inch) piece fresh ginger, coarsely chopped
2 cloves garlic
1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 cup canola oil
2 (1-pound, 2-inch thick) boneless rib-eye steaks
1 recipe Green Papaya Relish, recipe follows

Combine red and green onion, habanero, ginger, garlic, thyme, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon pepper and oil in a food processor and process to a thin paste.

Heat the grill or grill pan to high.

Remove the steaks from the refrigerator 20 minutes before grilling. Season rib-eye on both sides with salt and pepper. Rub both sides of each steak with the wet rub and place on the grill. Grill until golden brown and the rub has formed a crust, 3 to 5 minutes. Flip the steak over, reduce the heat to medium. Baste steaks with the rub and continue cooking to medium-rare doneness. Remove the steaks from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Top the slices with some of the relish.

Green Papaya Relish
2 tablespoons honey
2 limes, juiced
2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
2 teaspoons sugar
2 green papayas, seeded and cubed
1/2 large cucumber, cubed
1 small red bell pepper, thinly sliced
Chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Chopped fresh mint leaves
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Stir together the honey, lime juice, vinegar and sugar until the sugar is dissolved in a medium bowl. Add the papaya, cucumber, bell pepper, cilantro and mint and mix until combined, season with salt and pepper. Let sit at room temperature for at least 15 minutes before serving.

756

2007-08-08T13:14:13Z

I really like the fact that this record was broken by Barry. It is like a big FU to all baseball fans. I get so tired of hearing about baseball all damn year even when it is football season :)