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- March 31, 2005
Day Two is the Hardest
March 31, 2005Read moreOn Tuesday I essentially started a calorie-counted low-carb diet. I threw out my box of Cheez-Its (the best damn cheese crackers you’ll ever have). 12 hours later I had to pour old coffee on them to prevent me from fishing them out of the trash.
One thing I haven’t quite figured out is how to handle social engagements involving meals. So much delicious Dim-Sum to be had, for example. And not being able to eat rice really sucks. So I’m telling myself the following:
You’ve eaten well for 37 years, Dave! You will eat these things you enjoy again at a time of your choosing. They will not go away. So relax and have a pickle…they’re zero net carbs!
- March 30, 2005
Carb Crash Catastrophe
March 30, 2005Read moreSo I’m in Wal-Mart on Monday afternoon, and see a new flavor of Pringles that begs to be tried: Jalapena flavor! Limited time only! So I bought a can of that, and also a box of Cheez-Its (the best cheese crackers, in my opinion). I go to a club meeting in Manchester, which ends up being a late night burger ‘n fries dinner at the 99 Restaurant. Then I get home, drink a lot of tea and have some of those Cheez-Its before hitting the sack around 4AM.
I toss and turn all night.
- March 29, 2005
Microsoft Action Pack
March 29, 2005Read moreI renewed my Microsoft Action Pack subscription today for $199. For those of you who don’t know what it is, it’s a partner program for consultants, Value Added Resellers (VARs) and other folks in the IT industry who are using and/or selling Microsoft products.
In other words, full-blown legitimate licenses of Microsoft Office, Windows XP, Windows XP Server, and more! for 199 bucks.
- March 28, 2005
Looking Inside and Out
March 28, 2005Read moreI’ve been noticing a trend in many of my friends: they’re ending one phase of their life, to start a new one that is “better”. There’s a feeling of optimism and renewal, the grim determination of post-bubble, post 9-11 survivalist thinking transmuted into desire to do something meaningful.
- March 25, 2005
Quiznos. Meh.
March 25, 2005Read moreThe first time I went to a Quiznos sub place was in Maitland, Florida, in 1997. I think they were just working out their system, as Florida is one of those places where retail franchises work out the kinks. I remember having a pretty good roast beef sub, fragrant and delectably toasted, and feeling deeply satisfied.
Fast-forward 8 years to the Nashua Mall, New Hampshire, 8:45PM on a Friday night. The “system” is a mess, the subs not much more than what you’d get at Subway. The bread is perhaps marginally better than Subway’s, but that’s not saying very much. They run the toasted sub through a conveyor-belt oven, the kind of thing you might see at your local college cafeteria. This did toast the sub, but did not deeply warm up the sandwich. The roast beef itself was nothing to be excited about either. Not terrible, but not fragrant. Bah.
It’s too bad, because I was hoping to have a decent sub. So far the best place around here is Christopher’s, so I guess I shouldn’t complain. But it’s nothing compared to Dibella’s Old Fashioned Submarines in Upstate New York. The best subs I’ve ever had.
