A series of nows

My friend M put it best when she recently described her blog as a series of nows. I agree with this idea and it makes it a whole lot easier to keep upp with posting if I keep in mind that I don't have to recap my past weeks or even days, but just post about what's currently going on in my head. On that note.....

Barack Obama won SC!!! I'm so jacked about that, I can't even begin to describe it. I truly despise Hillary Clinton and her quest for the presidency which seems predicated on saying whatever it takes to get ahead. It's not just that Obama won, but that he won by such a huge margin. Let's hope that Super Tuesday goes the same way and that Hillary drops out of the race.

What else? I got back in the saddle and started doing some woodworking the other day. I just built a new drawer for my boss's grandson, but it felt good to get back in there and I think it helped calm some of my nervousness about cutting myself again. The drawer turned out perfectly and I'm currently contracted to build a replacement drawer for my neighbor and I still have the x-mas presents to finish. We mustn't forget the big project, my boat, waiting in the wings to be finished. Plenty to do.

On the work-out/weight loss front, things have been going well. I upped my bench to 135, which isn't a lot, but is more than I've ever lifted as a working weight. I think I'd max out at around 175-180, but I haven't tried it in awhile. My runs are still coming around slowly, but I'm sticking with it and am hoping to see some gains in the next month or so. I'm hoping to get back to below 240 this week and will be jacked if that occurs, but if not, well, it 's a process. Take care my friends and I'll talk to you soon.

I need a vacation

Things have been pretty crazy in my world lately, but I don't feel like writing about it yet, but I did want to post something, so I found one of those questionnaires about yourself that a friend had sent me, so I thought I'd fill that out and update you later:

1. What time did you get up this morning? about 7:30
2. Diamonds or pearls? Montana sapphires
3. What is your favorite TV show? Biggest Loser, Amazing Race (the only two shows I watch)
4. What do you usually have for breakfast? Diet Mt Dew or Diet Pepsi
5. Favorite cuisine? Midwest (comfort food at its finest, cheese, potatoes, and meat)
6. What is your middle name? Danger (actually Michael)
7. What food do you dislike? anything good for me
8. What is your favorite CD at the moment? Aenima by Tool
9. What kind of car do you drive? 1995 Dodge Dakota Extended Cab or a 1999 Honda Civic
10. Favorite sandwich? Subway's Feast (trying to eat healthier)
11. What characteristic do you despise? in others, dishonesty in myself, laziness
12. Favorite item of clothing? my tan suit, makes me feel important when I put it on
13. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? New Zealand
14. What color is your bathroom? institutional white
15. Favorite brand of clothing? Carhart (I'm a guy in MT)
16. Where would you retire to? West Glacier MT
17. What was your most recent memorable birthday? my 30th, mellow time with good friends and football
18. Favorite sport to watch? NFL followed closely by college football
19. Furthest place you are sending this? wherever my blog servers are
20. Favorite saying? I love you (to my wife) AlabamaCrab Dangle to the world at large
21. When is your birthday? Veteran's Day
22. Are you a morning or night person? Night
23. What is your shoe size? 12
24. Pets? my wife has 2 cats
25. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? I lost six pounds last week!!!
26. What did you want to be when you were little? a paleontologist or aerospace engineer
27. How are you today? a little sore and a little tired
28. What is your favorite candy? Afternoon Delight (we'll see who gets this)
29. What is your favorite flower? the Lavonda rose (lavender rose that smells like oranges)
30. What is a day on the calendar you are looking forward to? May 10th (Sy's graduation)
31. What church do you attend? N/A
32. What is your full name? Kevin Danger Murphy
33. What are you listening to right now? the Moose 95.1
34. What was the last thing you ate? General Tso's chicken last night
35. Do you wish on stars? just the falling ones
36. If you were a crayon, what color would you be? Neon Pink, it's a stupid question, so it gets a stupid answer
37. How is the weather right now? 35 and cloudy
38. Last person you spoke to on the phone? Bozeman Police officer
39. Do you like the person who sent this to you? Indeed. Mad props to M
40. Favorite soft drink? Mountain Dew
41. Favorite restaurant? Old Chicago, huge beer selection and great pizza
42. Hair color? light brown, what's left
43. Siblings? 2 sisters and a brother
44. Favorite day of the year? Thanksgiving (football and feasting)
45. What was your favorite toy as a child? Legos
46. Summer or winter? winter
47. Hugs or kisses? yes
48. Chocolate or vanilla? neither
49. Do you want your friends to email you back? yes, for the love of God yes!
50. When was the last time you cried? many of you may not know this, but I'm like an old woman, I cry all the damn time, this made me cry this morning
http://www.youtube.com/v/ervaMPt4Ha0&autoplay=1

51. What is under your bed? probably a cat or two and pictures that aren't hung up
52. Who is the friend you have had the longest? Shawn
53. What did you do last night? watched football and ate Chinese take-out, rested from the day
54. Favorite smell? the smell of the mountains after a rain
55. What are you afraid of? not being the man others think I am or could be, being a bad father
56. Plain, buttered, or salted popcorn? The last two, because what's one without the other
57. How many keys are on your key ring? seven
58. How many years at your current job? six and a half (too many)
59. Favorite day of the week? Sunday, that's when the NFL is on
60. How many towns have you lived in? 5
61. Do you make friends easily? yes, but keeping them is sometimes hard
62. How many people will you be sending this to? however many read my blog

Juno

Normally I don't pimp my blog out to advertise anything, but I went to a movie with my wife last night and it was wonderful. I highly recommend that you go out and see Juno. I really think that it is one of the better movies I've seen in quite some time.

I was going to go duck hunting on Thursday morning, but when I got out to where I wanted to hunt, I fell in the river. I went home and changed and decided that I'd go fly fishing instead. I was out for a couple of hours, but didn't catch anything. I had a good time anyway and I'm glad I started off the year right.

With the start of the new year, I'm hoping to get back in the swing of working out and eating right. I was doing so well for awhile, but I've had a couple of setbacks, and I need to get back to the program. I hope all of you had a good holiday season and that the new year treats you right.