As the oldest of nine children, my life has been interesting to say the least.  My father (who I’ve always respected immensely-even though I’ve been reluctant to admit it) and I have never quite seen eye to eye.  While amazingly alike genetically, our commonality was always interrupted by our competitive urges to outdo or one [...]

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Yes we can still party. But not like we use to.  ;(   We try and get out once every couple of months. This past Saturday we  got to attend a really cool Birthday party  for our good friends Mary and Chris in their beautiful home in the gated area of Altadena.  We  met about a [...]

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Hey Gang!   I haven’t seen anything better or in an easier to understand fashion explaining the current credit/financial crisis.   This should be required viewing for the world.   Please pass this on to your friends and family. [vodpod id=ExternalVideo.788653&w=425&h=350&fv=clip_id%3D3261363%26server%3Dvimeo.com%26autoplay%3D0%26fullscreen%3D1%26md5%3D0%26show_portrait%3D0%26show_title%3D0%26show_byline%3D0%26context%3Duser%3A606565%26context_id%3D%26force_embed%3D0%26multimoog%3D%26color%3D00ADEF%26force_info%3Dundefined] more about “The Crisis of Credit Visualized on Vimeo“, posted with vodpod

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We are now a full 7.5 weeks into our 12 week program.   Miami is  27 days away!   We are excited.   Our training and dieting is really coming along.  We plan on getting some High Res body shots this weekend at Gold’s Venice.   Both of us are pretty close to being in [...]

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Sometimes family gets in the way of this blog.   Every day I’m dedicated and determined to post something  we’re passionate about.  But then-sometimes, Alexandra happens.  And when she happens, let me tell you.  The world stops.  And it damn well should.   I could go on for days about why the world is apparently [...]

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Very simply put.  It’s “Un-American”.   Men in America are bombarded with imagery and commercials to consume alcohol.  They can’t escape it.  It’s everywhere.  From television, to restaurants to sporting events.   Where can a man go in the 21st century where he won’t be pressured or cajoled into drinking alcoholic beverages with the boys? [...]

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If I hear one more person say they are taking “Steroids” or were prescribed “Steroids” by their Doctor when in fact they were on a course of “Cortico-Steroids“, I’m going to go crazy.  This is the one of the most misused terminologies in the day to day English language.  Even many Doctors are clueless to [...]

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 A miracle occured at the Muscle Couple home tonight.   My Dad and Sister Caity flew out from Atlanta and hung out with us from early evening thru Dinner.  My sister Sara came up after work and also joined us.  The Buscuit really likes my youngest sister Caity. Whatever Caity did, she got her battery [...]

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Ladies and Gentleman and all wonderful readers of The Muscle Couple.  If you are considering acquiring a New Car, you  must do it this year.  The new Stimulus Package has a clause in it that allows you to deduct the sales tax on the purchase  of a new car up until $50k.  Do the math [...]

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The total Bailout tab is beyond belief.  Check out this graph from The Big Picture Blog.   The article actually appeared in today’s NY Times.   Interesting times we are a livin in. http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/02/04/business/20090205-bailout-totals-graphic.html

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