Ever wake up from a dream so disturbing you don’t want to go back to sleep? I don’t like them…

Woot! Wait, did I just cheer? Let me consider that for a moment…

My new Schwinn recumbant exercise bike arrived today. It’s a little bigger than I thought it would be but it fit into the space in the living room I had set aside for it. They shipped it pre-assembled via Allied so all I had to do was wheel it in, plug it into the wall and adjust the seat before taking my first spin on it.

I think I’m going to like it. It’s a nice low-impact, aerobic workout which is just perfect for me in conjunction with my Bowflex. Of course, I had to buy one with bells ‘n whistles. This bike has sensors in the hand grips to measure your heart rate, a variety of programs to simulate riding through hills and what not, a computer to track various aspects of your performance, and even a fan built into the console to cool you off a bit.

Now, let’s just see if I have the discipline to use it on a daily basis!

Ok, I’m late to the party… but I just tried a Mike’s Hard Cranberry Lemonade and I think I’m hooked. This stuff is goooood!

Woah shocking news… Steve Irwin of “Crocodile Hunter” fame has died in a freak accident while filming off of the coast of Australia. Cause of death? A stingray barb through his chest.

More at CNN

Changes coming soon, I commissioned a new blog template from Lisa over at E.Webscapes. I doodled up a design in Photoshop and asked her to do the layout and CSS for it. Hopefully I’ll have it in the next week or so. Something for you to look forward to!

How old should kids be when they get their first cell phones? I’d have to answer that as 10 and 15 since mine just got their own phones this weekend.  Matt is starting to go out with friends, so it’s nice to be able to have that security blanket.  Lindsey isn’t going out or anything but she will occasionally be coming home to an empty house due to my ex’s work schedule, so a little security there too. We’ll see how that all works out…

I finally got around to doing more with radio.blog. I basically stole Leesa’s implementation since I liked it. I’ll probably swap the song out weekly or whenever the mood moves me. Just hit the play button over there on the sidebar to listen to whatever I have queued up.

Ok, I’m off to a friend’s 30th birthday party… young whippersnappers… I need to come up with a really cool theme party idea for my 40th this December.  Any suggestions?

This weeks Saturday Photo Scavenger Hunt theme is “On The Road.” Holy cow, can you think of a more perfect theme for me? I had to pull out all the stops on this one, I mean how can I pick just a one or two or even three photos for a fantastic theme like this? 

So… I went back through over a year’s worth of motorcycle trips and picked my favorites, arranged them in a slide show and set them to music. The result is just a little over three minutes long.  Enjoy!