Lightweight division is up.
Lightweight division is up.
Well Thanksgiving has landed on us yet again. Everything is in order for a late lunch of grilled turkey breast cutlets and all the fixin’s. Oh, crud, the pie has to cool two hours, not cook two hours… okay, lunch will be a little earlier and dessert a little later. That will still work.
Three cheers for bachelor cooking! There are only three metrics for success: it has to be easy, fast, and tastier than any restaurant within a ten minute drive.
The morning newspaper left only a small dent on the doorstep; I wheeled out my engine hoist, levered the paper into the house, fired up the chainsaw and within moments had it down to manageable sections (or “cords” as we used to call it in the newspaper biz).
[vrrrROOOMROOMROOMpugpugpugpugpug] Where’s comics, where’s sports…
Ye Gods and little fishies, have you seen what happened to the computer prices overnight? Laptops– decent ones– for $300, $400. Full systems– free!
Oh, wait, there’s a catch… “free”, with $250 AOL rebate when you sign up for a year.
Still, it’s a bargain if you can get $250 back by spending $100 (or whatever) and signing up for AOL “service”. But for $DIETY’s sake, don’t use it.
Some smart-aleck decided to sample and merge two of the catchiest songs ever, “Don’t Bring Me Down” by ELO and “Get The Party Started” by Pink. And now I can’t get it out of my head.
“I don’t know what you’re going to do with this information, but you have it now.”– Shelley Berman
Hey all. Back safely from Atlanta, with many of my goals accomplished.
I got lost on the way up Friday evening, so missed the men’s prejudging. “Peachtree Street/Road/Avenue/Way/Circle/etc” is Atlanta residents’ little joke on damfool tourists. Oh well, I got a nice tour of the city. And gas was $1.91 a gallon down Tifton way! I kid you not.
Gene (hi Gene, it was great to see you again!) has the contest results on his site. What it comes down to is, at this level, a valid argument can always be made for anyone in the top 3 of each class to win.
Carla Salotti took the lightweights, and looked fantastic. Ellen Woodley took second in the middleweights behind Norma Nieves.
In the light-heavyweights, Debi Laszewski came in looking better than I’d ever seen her, with incredible separation and hardness. I had her picked for middleweight and overall, but she was bumped by a very impressive, but definitely softer, Dena Westerfield.
In the heavyweights, on the other hand, Mimi Jabalee used her awesome conditioning and separation to defend against an wonderfully balanced Jody May. Jody really had the total package, with great size in the arms, chest, and abs; but Mimi had better calves and delts, and was harder and more striated.
So as usual it wasn’t crystal clear what the judges were looking for, as there seemed to be something of a contradiction between the winners of the classes. Since Debi didn’t make it into the final round, there’s no way to know for sure– and again, at this level, valid arguments can be made for almost everyone up there. All I can say is, shows like this make me appreciate how difficult a judge’s job can be.
Anyway, the fitness shots are up— low-hanging fruit, don’tcha know, I hope to have the rest of the shots up no later than Wednesday evening, then you can make your own decision.