2012 Olympics? If You Say So.

As the Olympics of 2012 come to a close tonight, I am looking forward with some trepidation to the closing ceremonies.  I have heard the likes of Queen, The Who and Ray Davies of the Kinks may make an appearance.  I sure hope they do;  and I sure hope one of them still has it in them to rock it out with style and grace.  So much grace I can erase the memory of a wrinkling and out of tune Sir Paul from my memory banks.
As far as the Olympics themselves?  Mildly entertaining, yes entertaining.  Hum...shouldn't they be more than that?  I would casually click on the TV every night, hit #5 on the remote and look forward to seeing some real Olympic Sports.  You know.....kick ass, take no prisoner, old school sports.  You know, sports like  the original Olympics were founded on thousands of years ago.
But no...........
Did I get boxing? No I got synchronized swimming.  Did I get weight lifting? No I got BMX bike racing.
Did I get wrestling?  No I got hand ball.  Sure, there was some decent track and field now and then, but who wants to deal with the quiche inspired sports constantly sandwiched in between?
Ancient Greek Legend tell us Hercules may have  founded the Olympic Games 1000's of years ago.
I doubt he ever saw a BMX Bike, a tiny canoe, a hand ball, or did the "butterfly" while swimming.
Personally, I think the 2016 games would be more appropriate on the Oprah Network instead of NBC.
But hey, that's just me. Maybe I just tuned in at the wrong time every single night. No more "All In The Family" reruns for me either!
So, it is a few hours from NBC's telecast of  "The Closing Ceremonies" ....I will watch, anticipate, and hope.    Roger, please come close to hitting the high notes tonight.  And Pete, please, please, please  just one windmill and frantic jump in the air to punctuate these 2012 Games on the highest, purest note of all.

Demonoid. RIP.

If you know what torrents are then you most likely have heard of Demonoid.  The most excellent site out there has been busted by Ukrainian authorities with the US most likely pulling the strings in the back round.
Well "easy come, easy go" as my wife just said.  I am putting out a request in this blog:  if anyone knows of any alternatives to Demonoid please email me.
Hit it Ringo.......

BLAST! May To Lose The Exclamation Point.

Well, other than the 10 day hiatus I needed to take while the boys were off for summer break, I have been hitting BLAST! Fitness at least 3 times a week, usually 4.  Monday - Chest & Shoulders, Tuesday -Back & Abs, Wednesday - Legs, Thursday - Arms & Abs. I am performing  5-6 different exercises each session doing 3 sets for each one.  The workouts are lasting about 35-40 minutes.  Right now, weights are light allowing me to do about 10-12 reps  for each exercise taking very little rest in between sets.  I am in the process of increasing the weight on some of my exercises;  and it is not going as smoothly as I thought...or should I use the term many of my patients use...not as smoothly as "it used to be".   After 20 years, what can I expect, should I expect, expect to expect?  Well, only time will tell, and unfortunately time only moves in one direction.  It surely waits for no one, not even me.  But so far, I actually feel pretty good for being older than the first Rolling Stones album.  Bench press is tomorrow and I am hoping my bum right shoulder decides to behave.  We shall see...I'll keep ya' blogged in!