There are some new machines at the 24-Hr Fitness location I go to and I'll talk more about those machines later.

12:15pm Spent 2.75 hours at the gym. I'm wondering if I'll be able to do a 1950 tomorrow. We'll have to see. What is beneficial to a long gym workout, is I can do rather long stretch of leg and lower-leg exercises without straining my ankles too much. But tomorrow I'll be putting this to the test.

Oh, and HAPPY NEW YEAR. This is the time to start something new and begin to re-define yourself. You can do it at any age, at any place you are currently at...

5:19pm Went to the gym for 2.5 hours. Might try a walk tonight and even a complete 925 if the roads are clearing up. Problem now is rain. I don't like getting wet. At least in 40-degree weather, anyway.

We'll see how this goes today. I've stretched a good amount this morning. I really hate stretching. I just like to GO. One of the disciplines I've had to bite my tongue over is stretching. I would have loved to try out my GU Chomps...but those suckers are two weeks away from getting here! #$%!! F*&*!

On a slightly political note, who the hell are lawmakers to say Jersey Shore should be cancelled from MTV. This is THE UNITED STATES. We make decisions based on a majority of opinions from a collective group of free-thinking citizens. If you don't like the status quo...then get enough support to change the way things are instead of strong-arming a television network. Lawmakers are far from representing Americans these days. They represent a small group of financially strong lobbyists. If the show is so terrible...fellow citizens from Jersey and the surrounding area will watch something else. While I haven't personally followed Jersey Shore, I am all for the freedom of expression and allowing it go its natural course. Lawmakers and politicians are doing just the opposite. Do we have any politicians who have the balls to stand up for Jersey Shore based on freedom of expression? I sure haven't noticed many. Or any at the moment. What I suspect is MTV will probably have to pull Jersey Shore from the air, due to strong-arm political tactics.

Anyway, I'm just concentrating on destination this morning. Everything else is a blur. Speaking of, I apologize to an acquaintance who might have stopped their car and said "Hi!" Friday. I think I recognized you but by the time it registered in my brain...it was a few minutes after the fact. I'm in another place. Of course, if you do want to get my attention...just toss some organic chocolate-covered almonds out your window every few seconds and I'll follow you...

6:45pm Well, today I went rather far. 1950 is the new number. I'm suprised I made it back home in a vertical position. Just over 39,000 steps on my Omoron HJ-720ITC Pedometer. This is getting very close to the 50,000 estimated steps for the Portland Marathon.

On another note, I ordered some GU Chomps Packets (Strawberry) from Amazon and I look forward to discovering how they help me out during an 1875. Of course, this is THEE WORST time to order anything on the net, as my expected arrival is around January 8, 2010. That's two weeks from now! The reviews look pretty good, so I figure I'll try these out. GU Chomps are a new product from Sports Street, which have offered the GU Energy Gel for quite sometime now. There are many "sports gels" out there, but Sports Street appears to be the best. We'll find out in the coming weeks.