
Do 100 pushups and then drink these 5 bottles
Back when we were all in senior year basketball class, the VGI gang used to joke about downing some hearty whole milk after several hours of intense ballin’. After all, what quenches your thirst like chugging creamy dairy at Oakenshield’s?
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A question as old as time
I’ve been very happy my Zune, but one thing has been bothering me since my purchase. The battery indicator pretty much always showed that the battery was full, but after about a week (and sometimes less) I would try to turn on my Zune and it wouldn’t turn on. I would get really pissed off whenever I tried to listen to some jamz while waiting for a bus, only to find that my “fully charged” Zune was already out of batteries. WTF?!
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So much better with pictures
A few months back, I tried out an exercise/nutrition log called FitDay.com with some pretty good success. While the idea of a log is really great and worked wonders (I lost between 15-20 lb in a few months using the log), the site was very plain. I used to avoid snacking because I dreaded logging the snacks; it was that annoying. It was hard to find exactly what you ate/did, and the site was pretty much all text. Eventually I got tired of logging everything so I stopped and gained the weight back. So now I’m giving the logging idea another go, but this time I’m using DailyBurn.com instead.
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Autobots, roll out!
Last month I ordered the Stokke Sleepi from The Land of Nod for little Flipper. Reviews have generally praised the Sleepi as a great crib, albeit an expensive one. Our main reason for choosing the Sleepi was the fact that all the reviews really recommended it as a great crib for couples with limited space (e.g. us). We had to order it online, of course, because the espresso colored Sleepi (which matches our espresso colored bedroom furniture) was a Land of Nod exclusive. This meant we had to buy the whole bassinet and crib package, and it cost $999. At least the shipping was free.
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