Friday, November 06, 2009

Week 2 Fitness and Home-grown Guitars




















And so I finish the second week with a total of -3 lbs...cumulative total of -10 lbs. I'm more than fortunate to have a co-worker/teammate barking down my ass about staying on top. I joke with her that my back hurts from carrying the team. Whatever works I guess.

Wifey's been super supportive and that really helps. Little things like "You don't need that" and such just end up not being annoying but motivating reminders that I need early in this stage.

For those keeping up, the Asics kick some serious ass. I can understand how serious runners like them. The offer a more than appropriate amount of cushion, but lack that marshmallow feel that you get with Air Max. Think of them as comfy as adidas with the cushion a big fellow needs from Air Max. Best of both worlds. The bluetooth headphones are pretty awesome as well. Good battery life, stays on when jogging, and so easy to switch songs when needed. Totally eliminates having to have a watch, phone, and MP3 player devices; one device that truly works well.

Many of you readers may have heard about my good friend Tom, my guitar mentor. Well, my son had to make a musical instrument for his next Boy Scout meeting. Instead of a typical cop out drum or shaker, Dyl Man wanted to make a guitar. We initially decided on a cigar box type guitar (Google them), but after arriving at Tom's house this afternoon, we went with a modified Flying-V. A great choice, we just need to string it up. Fret board is a bit wide, but all in all, the tuners work great, and Tom once again proved how awesome of a friend he is.

Thanks Uncle Tom!

Cheers,

The Mert

1 comment:

Marilyn said...

That is really awesome that he could make an instrument that he can use.