This past weekend was filled with some heavy hitting repast. Let's review shall we:
Friday Night:
I went L&L Hawaiian BBQ crazy and kicked it with the BBQ mix plate, a regular BBQ beef and a regular chicken katsu. These were shared of course, Lisa and I kicked it family style.
Saturday:
Started with picking from left-overs early that morning, into a Winchell's donut at the Home Buying Seminar I attended in Walnut Creek . I chose a powdered jelly donut; big mistake as the powder couldn't keep away from my black jeans. I stayed the course and finished that donut baby!
After the seminar (which was kick-ass, Kevin would be proud), I went to mommy's to see her and catch some left-over lasagna she had frozen. Maybe frozen foods is her new thing, she froze me and Lisa's wedding cakes after she baked them and those cakes were to cylinders of baked sex! I also sucked down 3 sodas while I was there.
Later that evening, it was time for Lisa's family birthday celebration at Haratio's in San Leandro; this is fantastic seafood joint on the marina. I was very happy that my sister and her friend, Alfonso could make it. My sister, Jennifer, has always makes fun of me for ordering anything but seafood at seafood joints; I wanted to keep tradition alive so I order the hangar steak. For dessert: the rest of Lisa's Crab-Stuffed Mahi-Mahi and a slice of Key-Lime Pie, mmm mmm. All in all, a great night!
Sunday:
After taking Lisa to get her birthday bicycle (not before having some breakfast sausage) and stopping by the Millers to shoot the breeze, I had a shower and hopped on BART for my improv class at the Shelton Theater in SF. I don't like to eat before a performance class, so I kept it clean until dinner.
Since I get home from class later on Sundays, Lisa often eats without me, this leaves me to fend for myself. I'll give you one guess where I went for dinner... YEP L&L! I was home in time to sucked down some BBQ beef, short ribs and a Melon Splash Wine Cooler over the remaining hour of the 77th Annual Academy Awards.
Yep, it was quite a weekend. Wait until my birthday, I hear mommy has quite the spread planned. And don't even start about me and Lisa heading to New Orleans this Summer; I may have to write a book.
Monday, February 28, 2005
Friday, February 25, 2005
Clean Bill of Health, BUT...
Good 'ole Dr. Eric Anderson examined me today. There was the pressing of the back for tenderness, the seriously quiet study of my heartbeat (after all, I am overweight). Then, as not expected, he said, "Well, let's do an EKG to rule out any heart problems."
I have to admit, I was a bit concerned, but relieved at the same time; I wasn’t accustomed to doctors being so thorough in the Kaiser Health System. I had heard about heart problems manifesting as backaches. After checking my blood pressure (which was normal, I was surprised too), my oxygen level (also normal), It was time for the EKG, that too came back normal. Wow, I am one healthy fat dude! I felt like bragging to all me fat "bruthas" and "sistas" who weren't as lucky as me; but I didn't. After Dr. Anderson turned a bewildered eyebrow up at me squeaky clean test results, I guess he couldn't help himself and said it, "You DO need to lose some weight, that could become a big problem as you get older..."
Damn, he got me! After he said that, I realized just how old I was getting. When I came in for minor aches and pains when I was in my 20's, they didn't default to EKGs and oxygen tests. In fact, they patted me on the head and told me to go about my day. I guess I have passed the "young" threshold right into "At risk heart patient".
Today was probably the 12th of many medical near-misses for me. Doctors have often marveled at how healthy I am for such an overweight guy; I credit my non-love affair with sweets, give me a steak any day! I have been given several opportunities to get off of my ass and lose the weight; I have simply chosen to take the low road and do NOTHING. Now that I am married, studying home buying and thinking on having a kid or two, the idea of getting healthy isn't just a good idea, it more like a necessity.
When will I make the connection? When will I chose life over red meat? What will finally help me break the habit of lusting after food?!?! Maybe today was it...
I have to admit, I was a bit concerned, but relieved at the same time; I wasn’t accustomed to doctors being so thorough in the Kaiser Health System. I had heard about heart problems manifesting as backaches. After checking my blood pressure (which was normal, I was surprised too), my oxygen level (also normal), It was time for the EKG, that too came back normal. Wow, I am one healthy fat dude! I felt like bragging to all me fat "bruthas" and "sistas" who weren't as lucky as me; but I didn't. After Dr. Anderson turned a bewildered eyebrow up at me squeaky clean test results, I guess he couldn't help himself and said it, "You DO need to lose some weight, that could become a big problem as you get older..."
Damn, he got me! After he said that, I realized just how old I was getting. When I came in for minor aches and pains when I was in my 20's, they didn't default to EKGs and oxygen tests. In fact, they patted me on the head and told me to go about my day. I guess I have passed the "young" threshold right into "At risk heart patient".
Today was probably the 12th of many medical near-misses for me. Doctors have often marveled at how healthy I am for such an overweight guy; I credit my non-love affair with sweets, give me a steak any day! I have been given several opportunities to get off of my ass and lose the weight; I have simply chosen to take the low road and do NOTHING. Now that I am married, studying home buying and thinking on having a kid or two, the idea of getting healthy isn't just a good idea, it more like a necessity.
When will I make the connection? When will I chose life over red meat? What will finally help me break the habit of lusting after food?!?! Maybe today was it...
That's what I get!
I have an appointment at Kaiser this morning for my back. I woke up with insane back pain and could hardly move. The burps continue to flow as I move slowly through my morning. If you are wondering, the answer is "Yes", I did drink another soda before bed and "YES", I did drink the exploded Jones soda; it was the PERFECT cooling agent for my final Jones night-cap. I am a sad sad man.
Let's see if I can guess what Dr. Eric will say about my back, there is always the, "You need to drop a few pounds", maybe the ever so popular, "you should try changing your diet", not to be out done by the, "Have you seen a nutritionist". These poor doctors have gone to school for many many years to save lives and they don't understand that I am impervious to logical health suggestions. "Bacon tastes good, porkchops taste good", as my good friend Vincent Vega so eloquently put.
More to come later, pray for my back, and if you are atheist, don't pray, just feel bad for me and try to figure out a scientific reason for why this is happening.
Let's see if I can guess what Dr. Eric will say about my back, there is always the, "You need to drop a few pounds", maybe the ever so popular, "you should try changing your diet", not to be out done by the, "Have you seen a nutritionist". These poor doctors have gone to school for many many years to save lives and they don't understand that I am impervious to logical health suggestions. "Bacon tastes good, porkchops taste good", as my good friend Vincent Vega so eloquently put.
More to come later, pray for my back, and if you are atheist, don't pray, just feel bad for me and try to figure out a scientific reason for why this is happening.
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Pizza and solid Jones
As you can see from the pics below, Apple Jones exploded on my frozen Young Fryer Chicken (as expected). Part of me wants to save it, but I think I will just let it die.
On the way home from work, I stopped in and picked up an X-Large pizza with Pepperoni, Linguica and DOUBLE sausage. It looks as though CBS Survivor Night is also Bronco Billy's Night at the Dunc household. Thanks to Greg (from Apple Slap) and Eric of the Songwiter's Studios, I am hooked on that pizza place. To make matters worse, it is LITERALLY on the way home from work. Now I have two eateries I jones for every week, the other being L & L Hawaiian Barbecue.
If you haven't had the pleasure of tasting L & L, you MUST! Their bbq beef is to die for, and the chicken katsu is crispy and delicious. Mmm, I am getting sweaty just thinking about it. L & L isn't fast food, it's good food fast!
As for my back, it still hurts like a mother! The wife got home from her meeting and saw the pain I was in, she then started the massage process in order to expel the gas. Now I have less places in my back that hurt. The REALLY bad news is the gas bubbles have migrated south, sorry Honey! She is in for a hell of a night. I know drinking another soda will make my back worse, but I am a glutton... well, you know the rest.
On the way home from work, I stopped in and picked up an X-Large pizza with Pepperoni, Linguica and DOUBLE sausage. It looks as though CBS Survivor Night is also Bronco Billy's Night at the Dunc household. Thanks to Greg (from Apple Slap) and Eric of the Songwiter's Studios, I am hooked on that pizza place. To make matters worse, it is LITERALLY on the way home from work. Now I have two eateries I jones for every week, the other being L & L Hawaiian Barbecue.
If you haven't had the pleasure of tasting L & L, you MUST! Their bbq beef is to die for, and the chicken katsu is crispy and delicious. Mmm, I am getting sweaty just thinking about it. L & L isn't fast food, it's good food fast!
As for my back, it still hurts like a mother! The wife got home from her meeting and saw the pain I was in, she then started the massage process in order to expel the gas. Now I have less places in my back that hurt. The REALLY bad news is the gas bubbles have migrated south, sorry Honey! She is in for a hell of a night. I know drinking another soda will make my back worse, but I am a glutton... well, you know the rest.
Jones on ice
I slapped a Green Apple Jones Soda in the freezer just before I got in the shower this morning (you already know the ending, but humor me). Yada yada yada, 15 minutes into my trip to work, I realized I forgot the soda... what a waste of a great product.
I love a good, icy cold beverage from the freezer, but 3 times out of ten, I forget my soda and/or wine cooler and/or smirnoff ice in the there. I guess I could take the time to see how long it takes for the beverage to reach optimal 'Dunc' coldness and use a timer, but I was never much of a scientist. I could write myself a note, but I'm lazy. I could just learn to live with the low-grade coldness of the fridge, but I deserve better.
In other news, my back is killing me from gas! Where is Silvia when you need her? That woman could walk the gas out of an elephant. Those little feet are like flesh colored massaging Beano tablets. My wife did a number on my back last night, I didn't want here to stop, but it was her birthday and she deserved more than massaging this sad, gas-filled sack of lard.
Well, back to work.
I love a good, icy cold beverage from the freezer, but 3 times out of ten, I forget my soda and/or wine cooler and/or smirnoff ice in the there. I guess I could take the time to see how long it takes for the beverage to reach optimal 'Dunc' coldness and use a timer, but I was never much of a scientist. I could write myself a note, but I'm lazy. I could just learn to live with the low-grade coldness of the fridge, but I deserve better.
In other news, my back is killing me from gas! Where is Silvia when you need her? That woman could walk the gas out of an elephant. Those little feet are like flesh colored massaging Beano tablets. My wife did a number on my back last night, I didn't want here to stop, but it was her birthday and she deserved more than massaging this sad, gas-filled sack of lard.
Well, back to work.
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