The Final Countdown

heh - i actually did spend one semester at cornell... when i went there i had no idea it was an ivy - everyone else there was super impressed that i waas in ivy - i hated it so much i left - and transferred to tufts university in Mass.. (shithole of a school but it was better than Cornell)

I was originally supposed to go Annapolis - had an appointment until it was found out i had an irregular heartbeat and i was denied. :(
 
breakfast:
Yogurt, Yoplait Light, Strawberry, 6 oz 100 19 0 5 Remove
lunch:
None
dinner:
Tossed Salad, 1.5 cup 33 7 0 3 Remove
Baby Carrots, raw, 5 medium 19 4 0 0 Remove
Cucumber (peeled), 0.25 cup, sliced 4 1 0 0 Remove
Hidden Valley Light Ranch, 2 tbsp 80 3 7 1 Remove
Beef Stroganoff for the 21st Century RECIPE, 1.5 serving (view recipe) 615 22 41 38 Remove
snack:
Smoked Sausage, pork and beef, 1.25 link (4" long x 1-1/8" dia) 272 2 24 10 Remove
Hamburger or Hot Dog Buns, 1 roll 120 21 2 4 Remove
Green Beans (snap), 2 cup 68 16 0 4 Remove
Whole Wheat Spaghetti, cooked (pasta), 1 cup 174 37 1 7 Remove
Prego Spaghetti Sauce, 3 tbsp 46 7 1 1 Remove
Broccoli, fresh, 1.5 cup, chopped 37 7 0 4 Remove
Bread, wheat (including toast), 1 slice 65 12 1 2 Remove
Butter, unsalted, 1 tbsp 102 0 12 0 Remove
Breaded Chicken Parmesan, 1 serving (view recipe) 167 14 5 17 Remove
CALORIES CARBS FAT PROTEIN
Totals: 1,901 171 94 97
Your Daily Goal:
2190 - 2540 246 - 413 49 - 99 55 - 222


Off to the gym now, about 20-30 of cycling, followed by about 20-25 of swimming.
 
How'd your poor diary make it to page 3 -- I don't like that - move darn diary move i say :D

and hiya and howdee - happy friday :D

by the way - its do a grouch a favor day... so what favor are you doing for me? :D
 
Hi. How are you?

Oh crap, I am talking to myself again.

its been a long, and boring day. A guy I work with is "joking" about killing himself. I'd consider him one of my better friends too.
 
Weekend update, with Kevin Nealon

Ate pretty well, and jogged a lot. Triathlon season is here people. Its here.
I buzzed all my hair off a week ago, which officially signified it, but now I am announcing it.

"You're the best around, and nothings ever ever gonnna bring you down"
-The Karate Kid
 
awww - happy pancake tuesday - hope you aren't getting sick or something...

get some rest - we'll see ya tomorrow..

::waves thru the bushes:
 
Wishing you a very happy almost Friday... Hope it's a great day today.

it's also be Humble day -- which personally i find silly - take a moment tobrag on your accomplishments... :)
 
miss a week, you miss a lifetime.

Ok, well, if you guys haven't figure out, my job is very cyclical, and so right now time is short. I am doing well, and training is thumbs up, but I am short on time. Sorry gang. When model change wraps up, I will play catch up.
 
I don't know how many Americans remember Terry Fox, but heres a little clip about him. He has inspired me.

Terrance Stanley "Terry" Fox, CC (July 28, 1958 – June 28, 1981) was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer treatment activist. He became famous for the Marathon of Hope, a cross-Canada run to raise money for cancer research, running with one prosthetic leg. He is considered one of Canada's greatest heroes of the 20th century and is celebrated internationally every September as people participate in the 'Terry Fox Run', the world's largest one-day fundraiser for cancer research.

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[edit] Biography
Terry (Terrance) Fox was born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada to Rolly and Betty Fox. He was raised with his two brothers and sister in the family home on Morrill Street in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada.

Young Terry was always an active sports fan, with diving being his favourite. As a teenager he won numerous medals in diving and swimming competitions and impressed many people with his stamina and endurance. Though many of his instructors encouraged him to stay with water sports and train professionally, Terry instead pursued another dream, which was to become a physical education teacher. After graduating with honours from Port Coquitlam Senior Secondary (the school which was later renamed for him), he applied to the Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, British Columbia and was accepted as a kinesiology student. Terry was an active student at SFU and participated in a variety of on-campus clubs and groups.

In 1977, after feeling pain in his right knee, he was diagnosed with osteosarcoma. At the time the only way to treat his condition was to amputate his right leg several inches above the knee. Three years after losing his leg at age 18, the young athlete decided to run from coast to coast in order to raise money for cancer research. In creating the Marathon of Hope, his goal was to raise $1.00 from every Canadian citizen.


[edit] Marathon of Hope
Main article: Marathon of Hope
Terry began by dipping his artificial leg in the Atlantic Ocean at St. John's, Newfoundland on April 12, 1980. He aimed to dip it again in the Pacific Ocean at Victoria, British Columbia. He also filled two large bottles with Atlantic Ocean water; his plan was to keep one as a souvenir and pour the other one into the Pacific. His plan was to run about 42 km (26.2 miles) a day, the distance of a typical marathon. No one had ever done anything similar to the task Fox was undertaking.

Unfortunately, Terry could not finish his run. The cancer had spread to his lungs, and he was forced to abandon the course on September 1, 1980 just north-east of Thunder Bay, Ontario after 143 days. He had run 5,373 km (3,339 miles, or around 23.3 miles per day) through Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, and Ontario.


Terry FoxSoon after Terry was forced to stop, the CTV television network organized a telethon in hopes of raising additional funds for the cause. Any celebrities within range of Toronto were invited to participate, and the event raised millions of dollars. Many of the guests paid tribute to Fox; TV actor Lee Majors called him "the real Six Million Dollar Man." Terry Fox died on June 28, 1981, the year after his legendary run exactly one month shy of his twenty-third birthday.


The Terry Fox memorial statue, Simon Fraser University
The Terry Fox memorial statue, Ottawa
[edit] Portrayals
His story is dramatized in the 1983 HBO TV movie The Terry Fox Story, which the Fox family has criticized for its negative depiction of Terry as having a fiery temper. In that film, he was portrayed by Eric Fryer, who won the Best Actor award at the 5th Genie Awards in 1984 for his portrayal.

In 2005, a new movie, titled Terry, was produced by the CTV television network. In that film, Fox was portrayed by Shawn Ashmore. Unlike Fryer, however, Ashmore is not himself an amputee; digital editing was used to superimpose a prosthesis over Ashmore's real leg.

Author Douglas Coupland also chronicled Fox in his 2005 book Terry - The Life of Canadian Terry Fox.

While Terry Fox was on his Marathon of Hope, a pop song was composed. "Run Terry Run" was performed by the Nancy Ryan's Singers.

British singer/songwriter Rod Stewart's 1981 album Tonight I'm Yours includes the song "Never Give Up On A Dream" (co-written with Bernie Taupin), a tribute to Terry's Marathon of Hope. Proceeds from the song went towards cancer research.

Cancer patient and right leg amputee Steve Fonyo, inspired by Terry, completed the full length of Terry's course.

In a public opinion poll, Terry Fox was voted the most famous Canadian of the 20th century. He was voted number two on The Greatest Canadian list.

Eric Walters’s fictional book Run is about a troubled teenager who is inspired by a meeting with Terry Fox.

The Terry Fox Run is run around the world every year to raise money for cancer research.


[edit] Honours

The Terry Fox dollar, issued in 2005Companion of the Order of Canada
Voted second at The Greatest Canadian of all time, by popular vote.
Order of the Dogwood Premier Bill Bennett presented British Columbia’s highest civilian award to Terry Fox.
Lou Marsh Trophy of 1980
Named athlete of the year in his final year of high school
Named Canadian Newsmaker of the Year, 1980
CCGS Terry Fox is a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker.
Port Coquitlam Senior Secondary School was renamed Terry Fox Secondary School in 1986. Its new building, opened 1999, retains the Fox name. Also around the country are Terry Fox Elementary School (Abbotsford, BC), Terry Fox Junior High School (Calgary, AB), Terry Fox Elementary School (Orléans, ON), Terry Fox Public School (Toronto, ON), Terry Fox Public School (Brampton, ON), Terry Fox Elementary School (Laval, QC), École primaire Terry Fox (Pierrefonds/Montreal, QC), and Terry Fox School (Saint-Hubert, QC).
On May 23, 2006, it was announced that a new school being constructed in Bathurst, New Brunswick would be named Terry Fox Elementary School. This is the first school in Atlantic Canada to bear his name, and it opened in September 2006. On November 15, 2006, Betty and Rolly Fox presided over the official opening for this school. Also in attendance was New Brunswick's Education Minister, Kelly Lamrock.
Beginning April 4, 2005, a special-edition regular-circulation Canadian dollar coin depicting Fox began circulating. This was the first regular-circulation Canadian coin to depict someone other than royalty.
Mount Terry Fox (52°56?00?N, 119°14?00?W; summit 2,650 metres), near Valemount, British Columbia is named in his honour, as well as Mount Terry Fox Provincial Park
In Mississauga, Ontario, there is a street named Terry Fox Way.
In Thunder Bay, Ontario, a section of the Trans Canada Highway is re-named The Terry Fox Courage Highway.
In Thunder Bay, Ontario, near where his Marathon of Hope ended, there is a Terry Fox Memorial tourist information centre and scenic lookout.
 
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