Wednesday, October 05, 2005
10/5/05 Depressing Indeed!
(Image from BillyBoydFan)
The Living Wage ordinance was defeated by a mere 1,500 votes it looks like. Talk about depressing. It's bad enough that Marty is the rare incumbent mayor to be re-elected in Albuquerque but then in one of the poorest states in the US to pass up the opportunity to reduce poverty by a slight amount. Talk about dumb. It shows a "right turn" at Albuquerque. It seems this town is slowly getting more conservative and that's another depressing thought.
Well I still did about 15 minutes of cardio. I'll lift tomorrow. I figure it will be better to be sore at this peer counseling workshop I'll be at instead of here and while traveling.
Saw Smackings report, sounds like its working for her. My weight is staying pretty constant at around 169.4. That's OK. Considering how busy and overfed I've been lately its good. Also realized that when I started in December my leg curls had to only be at 5lbs to get good form for three sets of 12. Now I'm lifting 52.5lbs for sets of 8. Progress is progress and I'm enjoying it!
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Still lots-o'-stress around the kids decision to ask my sister for drinks, and her decision to give it to them. As far as I know she's not taking responsibility so I'll have to keep my kids distant from her until she does.
Been thinking about doing what my Dad did with me. Just have the kids drink one beer with me at parties. The other thought is just to have the occasional wine with dinner like kids in other countries - maybe then the "let's do it because it's forbidden" thing will be deflated. Not 100% sure on this one. Any thoughts will be welcomed.
As Always, KEEP LIFTING!
