thirty-eight

took a walk
in nerstrand big woods; bought beef
sticks at the local store

thirty-seven

i ate: paella,
scallops with serrano ham and saffron,
goat cheese stuffed piquillo peppers

thirty-six

back on track
except the goddamn dining hall peeps
be serving all fried foods

thirty-five

too much chinese
food, cake and ice cream may
impede great faribo slim down

thirty-four

today i played
basketball for the first time in
three years; still no skill

thirty-three

good to know
my boys do swim--just no
mike phelps speed demon muthafuckas

thirty-two

i searched high
and low for ping pong nets
to celebrate lunar new year

thirty-one

my wii fit
age is five years ahead of
schedule; oh my, not good

thirty

me and me
gang be weighing in twenty-five pounds
less than two weeks ago

twenty-nine

in the mood
for pancakes dipped in maple syrup
and a slab of bacon

twenty-eight

three oh seven
this morning when i stood upon
the scale; moi, je faime

twenty-seven

barack obama, brooklyn
style pizza and a free wild
game equal a perfect day

twenty-six

i got nothing
to share today, except the fact
that i ate soup twice

twenty-five

not real happy
with the way i ate today;
i will do better tomorrow

twenty-four

trying to convince
my favorite girl to watch hockey
in a cold rink; failing

twenty-three

the god damn
doo wop band, miller high life,
and garbanzo bean tomato soup

twenty-two

today i shared
an experience with a plastic cup
i never thought i would

twenty-one (below)

this cold weather
makes me detest life and question
the whole "global warming" thing

twenty

in the owner's
suite i got to choose between
the timberwolves and american idol

nineteen

despite best intentions
i quickly find myself succumbing to
the power of jack bauer

eighteen

browsing a hawaii
mag and sipping on green leaf
tea during a january freeze

seventeen

watched some playoff
football holding on to the pink
phone; ate dinner at eleven

sixteen

spent the morning
packing a dead man's leftover life
into seven used cardboard boxes

fifteen

my last hurrah

before the faribo slim down included

a pint of cake batter 

fourteen

three one five

is mighty disappointing to see; i

did not handle it well

thirteen

man oh man
i never thought i would be
sitting in a fertility clinic

twelve

got a haircut
and new wiper blades for me
honda; now we see clearly

eleven

eagles vikings game
was entertaining but depressing in a
"so this is america" way

ten

relive my childhood
circa boogie down productions, digable planets,
taco bell and jeremy hobbs.

nine (headlines)

Fogo De Disappointment
No Doubt Doubt Not Oscar Worthy
There's A Sociopath Next Door

eight

ate homemade pasta
with pesto and meatballs. gunshots fading
but for the gaza strip.