ninety-seven

walked the dogs
this afternoon in sunshine; walked the
dogs tonight in falling snow

ninety-six

the re-opening night
of monte's proved to be tasty
from beer to lemon tart

ninety-five

traveled to cannon
falls for some riverside frisbee golf
before a round at carleton

ninety-four

went to northfield
for gifts and indian buffet lunch
before spending the night alone

ninety-three

had some pollo
en salsa verde and a margarita
before drinks at the depot

ninety-two

completed a treadmill
5k in forty-two minutes before drinking
a few beers with friends

ninety-one

my whole body
system seems to be a bit
out of whack these days

ninety

ate some mediocre
sushi and ran a treadmill 5k
in forty one forty eight

eighty-nine

today, i think
i am ready to start investigating
the next baby step, courtney

eighty-eight

right now courtney
has her head in my armpit
and cannot stand the smell

eighty-seven

today i fought
hard for my first disc golf
victory with a two under

eighty-six

tonight i watched
my friends get all wine drunk
while i was on duty

eighty-five

today that bum
friend of mine talked me into
eating at nick's pizza palace

eighty-four

i was offered
the chance to work in shanghai
at a camp this summer

eighty-three

i just completed
a treadmill 5k in under 3/4
of an hour, my friends

eighty-two

the first day
back blues got me already ready
to climb into my bed

eighty-one

drove to owatonna
for starbucks and target shopping during
the last day of break

eighty

watched the spark
finally vanish for the 'cuse over
boca and black bean tacos

seventy-nine (headlines)

BODY-CLOCK ON HST
ORANGE STILL STANDING AFTER SIX OTs
FOGO DE CHAO STILL FANTASTIC

seventy-eight

back in minnesota,
via denver, to find decent weather
and two very happy dogs

seventy-seven

walked around waikiki
shopping for hello kitty and aloha
shirts before flying home first-class

seventy-six

took a sunny
morning beach stroll, returned to honolulu,
and ate some great vietnamese

seventy-five

snorkeled molokini crater
(with unseen reef sharks) and found
a hawaiian disc golf course

seventy-four

safely topped haleakala
and crossed the ocean to mail
postcards from sleep lana'i city

seventy-three

drove the west
maui highway down one way roads
and around breathless jack-knife turns

seventy-two

flew to maui
and drove to ka'anapali for a
luau with lovely hawaiian ladies

seventy-one

today we discovered
there are varying interpretations re: what
exactly constitutes a beach resort

seventy and seventy point five

courtney led me
on a mao zedong inspired death
march through waipai'o weed valley

took a nighttime
stroll across crackled lava fields
with coffee and a flashlight

sixty-nine

flew from honolulu
to kona for a brewery tour,
some coffee, and killer snorkeling

sixty-eight

today we snorkled
hanauma bay in search of elusive
sea turtles and christmas wrass

sixty-seven (double-header)

hiked diamondhead crater
and walked through china town searching
for tea and dim sum

our cabbie, kevin,
tells us the tours he gives
produce only world class photos

sixty-six (multi-time zone)

spending a day
at thirty-four thousand feet is, unfortunately,
the only way to hawaii

ate spam musubi
at the diner across the street
where mai tais are $3.75

sixty-five

packed a bag
or two, loaded up the dogs,
and headed to the cities

sixty-four

today's the last
day of school for two weeks;
and it sure feels nice

sixty-three

lots of airborne
and a creamy brie cheeseburger made
me feel so much better

sixty-two

days like today
make me feel that i have lost
all sense of human decency

sixty-one*

today i awoke
with a fit of projectile vomiting
and some chills and shakes

sixty

today i finally
bought an itouch, and now i
can't stop playing with it

fifty-nine

played in big
stacks tournament today at canterbury park;
ended up in twenty-sixth place

fifty-eight

today i found
myself accepting a position that definitely
will provide a large challenge

fifty-seven

ran two miles
in thirty minutes--well, okay, kinda
was more of a jog

fifty-six

happy that jamie
received a second chance at top
chef; not happy she failed

fifty-five

feeling a bit
concerned by the fact i haven't
heard about my new job

fifty-four

ran around wii
island in twelve minutes; great place
to raise a wii family

fifty-three

a little bout
with unexplainable nausea may help me
to lose some more weight

fifty-two

sending out two
hundred ninety-two pounds of crazy love
to all my peeps worldwide

fifty-one

spent the day
reading about stolen horses and writing
about something that didn't happen

fifty

today i found
out how important i am to
shattuck; it doesn't feel good

forty-nine

down twenty-one pounds
in seven weeks; still have one
hundred more pounds to go

forty-eight

found out seven
percent of my boys are shaped
in a manner for swimming

forty-seven

at the dentist's
office today watched a-rod come clean
as my pearly fucking whites

forty-six

there is nothing
to share about a sunday afternoon
when i sleep for hours

forty-five

met my wii
goal and ate korean with eighteen
nationals and me lovely gal

forty-four

headed to fermentations
for jambalaya risotto and red zinfandel
with me main squeeze mama

forty-three

build-a-bear
polar style with my shattuck peeps
makes for a fun afternoon

forty-two

me and kenny
sang "islands in the stream" karaoke
style at the signature tonight

forty-one

damn near three
hundred el be es this morning;
lookin' good now fatty cavs

forty

at lunch today
the academic dean decided he wants
to converse about my future

thirty-nine

spent the super
bowl with high school brats who
can't clean up after themselves

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.

seven

three one two
sounds good to me. ready now
to watch the ball drop.

six

one a.m.: finished
watching in bruges. learning to brave
bee stings and all. bang.

five

slept until afternoon
read brief history of the dead
got me some hiking boots

four

jets season over
rooting for the san diego chargers
going to bed early tonight

three

mile and three-quarters
this is harder than it appears
seeing shotguns in my sleep

two

homemade falafel sandwich
watched a slumdog become a millionaire
no gym, but slept well

one

hungry goldfish experiment
happily spending xmas day with courtney
weigh in: three one nine