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The contest ended last night, so I’ll share my entry in Jim Rome’s contest. Basically, the idea was to show that you are the most knowledgeable “clone” (Rome’s semi-affectionate term for his listeners) in The Jungle when it comes to the Chevy Silverado pickup. The prize is a VIP trip to a NASCAR Race at The Brickyard. Entries are judged 40% on Silverado knowledge, 30% on entertainment value, and 30% on humor. Since the judges are the XR4Ti a.k.a. Rome’s on-air staff, I went heavy on the meta-humor. My “take” is after the jump…
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The following conversation is not real, however, it was inspired by events in my office. It took place between an ONSTAR representative and a customer on July 1, 2008.
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Although much of Greenville has had its water restrictions lifted, the area in which I live is the only area still under a boil water order. This is getting old, fast.

…But not a drop to drink. Greenville, NC is under a boil water advisory due to a bacterial contamination detected during routine water sample testing. For 48 hours, we cannot drink or wash ourselves, our clothes, or our dishes with the water coming out of our tap unless we boil it first. I’ve bought six gallons of water for the dogs, but I will be doing my part to get through the crisis by attempting to subsist entirely on Tullamore Dew. Actually, I already ran out of Tullamore Dew, so I will have get by on Jack Daniel’s Green Label.

Went looking for some caches along Charles Blvd. in Greenville after work yesterday. I took one of my dogs (Stella) with me, and we chased after four micro caches. Alas, we only found two of the ones we were looking for, although I think I might know where to find one of the ones we missed. Still, we were out in the fresh air instead of playing video games, and there is something to be said for that.

I’ve been trying to get out more and work up a sweat, but after many years of doing nothing more strenuous than GTA on the Xbox/Playstation I simply don’t enjoy exercise for its own sake. I need something to distract me from the fact that I’m sweating and uncomfortable. I was listening to a recent episode of Fat2Fit Radio about Geocaching, and decided to give it a try. I’ve got a very nice GPS, a Garmin Nuvi 680 that my wife gave me for MBA graduation, although admittedly, it’s probably better suited to road trips than to geocaching. I went to Geocaching.com, found a geocache in a park nearby, and headed off in search of my first geocache. If you’ve never done this before, read on for some things I learned from my first find. Read the rest of this entry »

Skipped Breakfast

Lunch:
4 chicken sausages
Steamed Broccoli

Snack:
Atkins Advantage Bar

Dinner:
2 small tilapia filets topped with salsa

Yesterday’s menu featured an unusual item - oven-roasted quail. I saw frozen quail at the grocery store and decided to try my luck. The results were simply amazing. I thawed the birds, placed them skin-side up on a shallow pan and hit them with a dab of olive oil (about 1/8 of a teaspoon or so), a little sea salt, and fresh ground pepper. 25 minutes in a four hundred degree oven later, I had four perfectly cooked quail.
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Lunch:
“Carnitas” - Roast Pork With Salsa
Steamed Veggies

Snack:
(2x) Atkins Caramel Bar

Dinner:
4 Roast Quail

Breakfast:
Atkins Advantage Shake

Lunch:
4 chicken sausage links
Steamed Broccoli

Snack:
Atkins Dark Chocolate Caramel Bar

Dinner:
18 Buffalo Wild Wings Chicken Wings

Meh. Not a great diet day, but not a terrible one either.