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I can tell by my girlfriends' face after she reads my blogs that she is wondering why I don't talk about her more. In order to avoid sleeping on the couch, I will do that in this blog. But first...I have some other things to get to.



Minutes after posting my last blog, I received my new golf bag. (Amazon pulled through!) I didn't need a new bag, but there is a reason for the purchase. A few months ago I was at a sporting goods store in the golf section looking at some iron sets. The Calloways and Adams sets were cool, but I fell in love with the Mizunos. I don't remember the model. I only remember that when I picked them up, they felt right. I decided then, my next set of clubs will be Mizunos. I don't, however, feel like I'm good enough yet to own them. So, I set a goal for myself. Once I am able to hit under 100, I will get myself a new set of Mizuno irons. For motivation, I bought a Mizuno golf bag to remind me of the task. I'll get there this summer.



To help me accomplish this goal, I have a new Golf Instructor. I had an instructor early last year, but I didn't get much from him. He was trying to teach me his 'specialty' swing. I think he called it the 'tornado' or 'hurricane'.... Or maybe it was the 'tsunami'. I don't remember. All I do remember is that I was not progressing at all. (Was is called the 'twister"?) Anyways, late last year I switched to Stacy Mapel a certified PGA Instructor. After only one lesson with Stacy I was swinging better than the 3 hours of lessons with the previous guy. Stacy is great! He tapes my swings at the end of the lesson with a high speed camera so I can watch it at home later and compare it to my previous lessons or pro golfer's swings. When I go a long stretch without a lesson, I can catch up pretty quick just by watching the last lesson video and listening to the commentary. Anyway, if you live in Dallas/Fort Worth area I highly recommend contacting Stacy for lessons at stacymapel.com. You won't regret it. I have no doubts he will help me start hitting in the 90's.



If my road to hitting under 100 is too boooring for you, follow pro golfer John Raser on his journey to the PGA Tour. John is fun to follow on twitter (@johnraser) and he has an interesting website and blog (gospeedraser.com). Holla! If anything, read his February 19th blog and see if you can contribute in any way.



Alright, That was too much golf for one blog. There was something else I was supposed to talk about. My diet! My diet is temporarily on hold because my mom is in town. I can't say no to real German cooking right? I've consumed more carbs and sugar in the past 3 days than I did all of February. I'll have to start making up for that starting this Sunday. My weight goal is in sight.


There was one other thing I was supposed to talk about. Oh well, guess I'll get to it next time.

Later.


P.S. Sleeping on the couch isn't that bad. :-(

Where is my Amazon.com order??

Where is my Amazon.com order?? This is what I've been asking myself the past 4 days so this morning I check the tracking status. It shows delivered Wednesday Feb. 10 (3 days ago) at doorstep by Velocity Express. What the? The Tracking detail also said they made delivery attempts on Monday at 8:00 pm and Tuesday at 930pm. Hmmm. Let me check my calendar aka the TV guide. Well, Monday I was home watching 24 (amazing episode!) and Tuesday I was home watching American Idol (Ellen is not funny). Amazon says, "Check with your Neighbors". My response, "I was home! They delivered to the wrong address! Resend!". I said that much nicer of course. Now I have to wait for them to resend the book "The Alchemist" and dvd "Summer Heights High" . The new golf bag I ordered through Amazon better get here!

I really could have used the "Summer Heights High" dvd yesterday, because the snow storm that hit North Texas knocked out my cable for the whole day. I realized then that I have a serious addiction to Television. Yes, I love reading, but when you're watching a 7 month old it's hard to focus on that. I was having severe withdrawals all day yesterday, including shaking, excessive sweating and lack of appetite. It was weird. I think I know what a drug addict feels like now. I was on twitter via my cell following John Daly all day waiting for updates on the Pro-Am event. That's pretty sad. Cable is back now so I'm good, but I think I need to make some sacrifices.

Let's see.... Sunday- Family Guy and The Cleveland Show. I need those. Monday- 24 and Heroes. No. No cuts there. Tuesday - American Idol and Chopped. Last season I'm watching Idol, but I'll keep it on the list this year. Wednesday - Human Target. Great new show. Thursday. The Office, CSI, Tosh.O. Nothing to sacrifice there. Friday - Spartacus. Another great new show on the Starz network. Saturday - SNL......That's it! I'll sacrifice Saturday Night Live. It's been horrible this whole season. They need new writers bad. That wasn't too bad. Got rid of one show :o) Baby steps people. Baby steps.

Quick weight update. On January 1, 2010, I weighed 191 pounds. I'm happy to say that as of this morning, I'm down to 186. Lowest I've been in a very long time. I started a diet recommended by my facebook friend and professional poker player/celeb Hannah Elizabeth. In a nutshell, I eat a little less carbs and dramatically less sugar. I'm almost at my goal for the year!! Many thanks to Hannah the Queen of Hearts. Check out her Poker blog. It's hilarious! http://hannahqueenofhearts.com/

I'm out. Time to watch the ProAm..... and Americas Best Dance Crew..... and the Olympics....and Danica Patrick race in the Nascar Nationwide Series. Baby Steps People. Baby Steps.




-Tony


PS: I miss Pasta