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So, the last remaining horse slaughterhouse where horses are butchered for human consumption lost in court its challenge of the Illinois law that makes the practice illegal. I guess horses are somehow distinct from cows or pigs in a way that makes their consumption unconscionable. Whatever. Some dude from The

I did my first, real pistol (one leg squat) this morning. This was with my left leg. My right leg was not inclined to oblige me. It will, soon enough.

On my flight back to New York I had the unfortunate experience of sitting beside a man with a rotting moose carcass in his mouth. This was all made worse because I was sitting by the window and he had to look at me while he cleared his throat, coughed

Always use a spotter. I've heard this countless times. I should have listened. How embarassing. Or rather it would have been embarassing if anyone had been around; but no one was; which only makes it dangerous, not embarassing. I'm okay with that tradeoff.

My employer pays for every employee to go out to dinner (with the rest of his team at work), twice a year, at a cost of no more than $100 per person. Recently I did my first such company dinner. We went to Sparks Steak House. This is the place

I've been waiting on my first paycheck ever since I arrived in NY, before purchasing the more expensive "necessities". And due to a paperwork snafu, I had to wait a month for that first paycheck - which arrived yesterday. So, I've been sleeping on

Lobster, beef, red wine and chocolate tort. A fabulous dinner. Definitely going to have to run a couple extra miles.

Although one might not come to this same conclusion based on the mostly garbage nature of the majority of the content on this blog: it does take some inspiration for me to actually post. I used to care. I don't any longer. Anyway, the Weather Widget indicates that

The weather was wonderful on Monday. 70 degrees. I opened the windows and even the front door to let in some much-needed fresh air. A fly decided to venture in. Hours later while I was sleeping that fly decided to buzz around my room. Then it landed on the window.