xanadu indoor ski area construction pics 2007-june-25

since it looks like this'll be our best chance of skiing in the northeast through june and beyond (and because a friend asked me to), i took some photos today of the construction at xanadu. Hope you who are not from the area to see this enjoy them.

a tale of massive weight loss

I like these stories.

In 2003, David Smith weighed 630 lbs.


In 2007, before he had excess skin removed, he weighed 229 lbs. 401 lbs lost.



So far, in two surgeries (he'll have 3 total), 22.5 lbs of skin have been removed.

A couple of videos:





For my part, I'm down to 287, and am wearing pants with a 40" waist. Today I buttoned and zipped a pair of size 38 pants. I couldn't breath, but did button them!

289.8!

Today marks pretty cool milestone - my first time under 290lbs.
Yesterday, I went out in size-40 pants (they were tight, but wearable.)

And since I'm guessing my starting weight was at least 340, I have now officially lost 50 lbs since February.

I think I'll celebrate with a large pizza, plus a few cheeseburgers, a bucket of fries, and a few milkshakes.


20 years ago this week: watch one of Ronald Reagan's most famous speeches.

"Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall!" Truly a gem of Reagan's legacy. June 12, 1987.