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So Aaron dropped by to pimp some bacon salt.  A beautiful product, I must admit.  I’m already drooling over their Baconnaise.  I had the wife look for it at the local Kroger’s, but I was dissapointed when she said she didn’t see it.   I guess I’ll have to order online.

Over at BaconToday they did a write up on chicken livers with bacon.   I’m a big fan of country fried chicken livers for some reason.  Think that’s my grandfather’s DNA in me.  They baked the livers though, and I think that’s where it went wrong.  They need to be deep fat fried to pull out all that flavor. I’ll give it a try and report back, the blog entry made me hungry and I love a challenge.  They also did a chicken cordon bleu type dish with bacon on the top.  I’ve been making cordon bleu’s at the house for the last two weeks, and they are really good with just salt and pepper.  Adding bacon to the party sounds like reason to celebrate the dish all over again.

N.

Lots of bacon ideas on the internets these days.  I’m not the only one with a bacon hobby!

Bacon Vodka…  that’s got potential, and I don’t even drink.

Bacon Donuts… Oh yeah, tease me baby.

I came to the realization today that my new gym membership is really only to keep me in shape while I eat as much bacon as I can get away with.  Going healthy to kill myself!

N.

Sony announces new power saving TV.  I’m not a huge fan of the Sony corporation, but I do like my Sony big screen.  Mine has been a great tv, and I would look at this one if I were in the market.

Yesterday was the last day I walked by the gym without going in.  I’ve been going to that building for years and never stepped inside.  Well, I signed both the wife and myself up.  The weight loss is still going, but I slowed down this week.  Still hovering at @ 223.  I was really hoping I’d get below 220 this week, but epic fail.  The wife however did.  She’s knocking around just under 220 and I think she’s ready to get it going on.

Work is busier than hell.  The wife working so much really bothers me on some deep level.  Not sure the exact reason, but it does.  I’ve been working some late hours too, I hope it ends soon.

Megan had strep throat, and Colin isn’t feeling well either.  I’ve been force feeding them OJ and vitamins.  Meg’s on antibodics as well, lets shake off this funk in the house already….

N.

Here we are.   Or, rather I’m here.  You are hopefully somewhere else reading this.  Because if you were here too, it’d hurt.  Lots.  In a nasty time-space tear / rip my underoo’s sort of way.  And I’m not into that.  Some of you probably are however, and I’ll be judging you with my eyes.

We’re starting new.  Fresh.  Squeaky clean.  Some of you  may be coming from Jen’s old blogspot site, and that’s fine.  Just remember to clean up after yourselves.  I barely clean house for myself, let alone you people.  We’ll be using this blog as documentation of our family going green, losing weight, getting healthy, and getting the kids mentally and physically fit.  Someone has to beat them with the stick, and it’s me! 

We also have another site, www.greenwithbacon.com that’s totally fun.  I started a blog on that site, but it will probably not be used in the future as we consolidate our internets here.

So it appears research is looking at storing solar energy much like a plant.  Chemically.  Interesting concept.  Solar is definately the wave of the very near future.  I’m hope I’m still alive to see it.

Also if you want to go green with a new cell phone, here’s some options.

N.

The stimulus package seems to have made it out of congress and it’s in the president’s hands.  Included is 100 million for green projects.  This could be huge for the industry, and could help homeowners get “green”.   I hope it helps.

N.

The second major holiday of 2009, Valentine’s Day.  It hits hard and fast, and sometimes it’s got a little lovin’ in it.  This year I wanted the wife to share my love of bacon.  So here it is, the Bacon Cheesecake, with Maple Syrup!  It’s all about the love baby.  Some towards the wife, most towards the bacon.

N.

I’m happy to report the road trip was a success, at least as far as the diet was concerned.  Ithink the 3.5 hours of good exercise saved my butt while I was there.  I got home Friday and ripped off the clothes to step on the scale.  I was rewarded with a 2.5 lb loss for the week.  That’s 224.5 lbs for those of you keeping track.  The meals were on expenses, and I was still able to shrug off most everything bad.  I didn’t have a single piece of bread on the road, it’s evil to me.  However, I did eat a lot the last night I was there.  Two trips through the buffett line, but that was the only splurge all week long.

Happy times people.

N.

In KC and the food is so very tempting.  I’ve been able to resist it so far.  Been fairly good I think.  I had some General Tso’s chicken tonight that probably was a bit much, but I did some good exercise to go with it.  45 min on the stationary bike, 15 on the treadmill.  Me and exercise don’t get along very well yet.  Mostly me screaming F U exercise under my breath every 15 minutes.  I’m not sure why I hate it so much, but it’s probably because I suck at it so bad.  I’m not built for it anymore, I’ve IT’d my body to sit at a desk and press little keys for a living.  Gah.  2 days down though, and hopefully I can get out of here w/o gaining weight back.   Please please please…

Thanks,

N.

The scale rewarded my hard work this week with another pound down, 227.0 is the new magic number.  I’m getting close to a milestone, I haven’t been below 225 in 5 years.  Next week is going to be the real challenge.  I’ll be on the road in Kansas City, and boy they have a lot of nice food there.   The hotel has a gym though, and I fully expect myself to take advantage of it.  I set a goal of only one bad meal.  They have a place there called Ghengis Khan’s, Mongolian BBQ and it’s awesome.  The Chinease pork sausage links there are freaking awesome.  Very sweet to start on the palette, then spicy hot finish.  I’m going to kill me some sausage.  If I can maintain for the week, I’ll be happy.  If I work hard and lose, I’ll celebrate.

Buying a new vehicle is hard.  I’m very picky, and my selections waiver.  I want a Jeep.  It’s a fantastic off-road vehicle.  But how much will I off-road?   It’s not anywhere close to being green either.   How can I not buy a green(ish) vehicle with what I’m aspiring to accomplish now?  Bah.  Maybe a hybrid Chevy truck?  The freaking Tahoe hybrid 4×4 is 54k.  That’s flippin’ nuts.

N. — wishing for a green jeep rubicon hybrid.