Even though I do not watch the show, it was big news the Jon and Kate are going to get divorced. Here is a list as I know of reality TV couples that started married but ended divorced shortly after the show.
Hulk Hogan and his wife
Shannon Moakler and Travis Barker
Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline
Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey
Watch out Reverend Run and Ozzie Osbourne. Even though they never married Gene Simmons and Shannon Tweed should be careful.
Even though most of us are not going to put our marriages or relationships on "reality" television this should be a reminder that humans should not give anyone tons of access to their lives. Everyone has a bad day or might say a cross word to someone they love. In the normal course of a relationship the recipient of the cross word, depending on what it is, gets over it and remembers and understands why it was said, etc. However, when it is replayed over and over and over again and then your family and friends get involved it is hard for either party to forgive or forget. In addition, people started to play characters when there are no cameras present. When cameras are present, the same character approaches caricature. Las Vegas has a marketing catchphrase "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas". Well, there are many things in a relationship that should stay in the relationship. I am not talking about abuse because that is not acceptable. I am talking about things like a disagreement you had this morning or last night about something important at the time but trivial over time. When the issue is major, it might feel very therapeutic to tell your friends or family. However, if you and your partner resolve the issue and move on, your friends and family do not. They remember that she said you had no ambition, they remember that he said you are self-involved. They remind you even when you have long forgotten. People need to discuss their issues and get perspective but just remember that when you talk about your problems take a moment and cool off a little otherwise you might say something you regret. It also may come up at a dinner party if one of your friends gets a little tipsy.
Note: Neither of these are things that happened in my life. No disclosure here that would be hypocritical.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
Playing catch-up
It has been almost two months since my last post and that was a review of cycling shorts. Well, a few things have happened since then.
On May 2, 2009, I competed in my first duathlon of the season. I did the Willow Duathlon all by myself. I ran (jogged), biked, and then ran again (really jogged this time). At this event, I came to realize many of my fellow competitors are runners who thought it would be cool to throw in a bike ride. I am a bike rider who thought it would not be terrible to bookend my ride with 3.1 mile runs. Due to this difference in competitor focus and my lack of competitiveness with others (which begs the question of why I do this at all), my first run was a tad slower than my competitors' runs. I was second to last after the first run. I made up some time and places on the bike ride. I shot out the gate and proceeded to pass people. I thought I must have really trained well in the off-season because I was passing people and felt like I was not putting forth much effort. Well, I was not putting forth much effort. At around mile 5 of the 12.4 mile ride, I looked at my average speed on my bike computer and it was about 14.4 mph. For reference, last year I did the bike leg as part of relay at this duathlon and my average speed was 15.6 on a heavier bike. So this news spurred me into action and it was, as they say in the race descriptions, Hammer Time. This being in the put the 'hammer down' sense not the "Can't Touch This" sense.
Side note: MC Hammer or Hammer has a reality TV show now.
(cont.) Anyway, I put forth some effort and ended up averaging 15.9 mph according to the initial results. Funny thing is that the Athlinks results have my average speed as 16.4 mph. I will take the 16.4 mph as my official speed. I dismounted my silver bullet on two wheels and took to the run course, again. This time my run pace was only 30 seconds slower than the first leg. I was happy with the consistency. Overall, I thought it was a good start to the season.
These events provide timing chips that strapped to each competitor's ankle with a Velcro band. Well, the volunteer taking the bands and chips was a little kid probably 8-10 years of age. When I was done, he commented that he did not mind taking my strap because it was not soaked and disgusting. While I am glad I could oblige the young lad, I think I probably could have exerted a little more effort. The Mrs. would like me to run a little faster so I am not the Black guy at the end at all the races this year. :)
Finis.
On May 2, 2009, I competed in my first duathlon of the season. I did the Willow Duathlon all by myself. I ran (jogged), biked, and then ran again (really jogged this time). At this event, I came to realize many of my fellow competitors are runners who thought it would be cool to throw in a bike ride. I am a bike rider who thought it would not be terrible to bookend my ride with 3.1 mile runs. Due to this difference in competitor focus and my lack of competitiveness with others (which begs the question of why I do this at all), my first run was a tad slower than my competitors' runs. I was second to last after the first run. I made up some time and places on the bike ride. I shot out the gate and proceeded to pass people. I thought I must have really trained well in the off-season because I was passing people and felt like I was not putting forth much effort. Well, I was not putting forth much effort. At around mile 5 of the 12.4 mile ride, I looked at my average speed on my bike computer and it was about 14.4 mph. For reference, last year I did the bike leg as part of relay at this duathlon and my average speed was 15.6 on a heavier bike. So this news spurred me into action and it was, as they say in the race descriptions, Hammer Time. This being in the put the 'hammer down' sense not the "Can't Touch This" sense.
Side note: MC Hammer or Hammer has a reality TV show now.
(cont.) Anyway, I put forth some effort and ended up averaging 15.9 mph according to the initial results. Funny thing is that the Athlinks results have my average speed as 16.4 mph. I will take the 16.4 mph as my official speed. I dismounted my silver bullet on two wheels and took to the run course, again. This time my run pace was only 30 seconds slower than the first leg. I was happy with the consistency. Overall, I thought it was a good start to the season.
These events provide timing chips that strapped to each competitor's ankle with a Velcro band. Well, the volunteer taking the bands and chips was a little kid probably 8-10 years of age. When I was done, he commented that he did not mind taking my strap because it was not soaked and disgusting. While I am glad I could oblige the young lad, I think I probably could have exerted a little more effort. The Mrs. would like me to run a little faster so I am not the Black guy at the end at all the races this year. :)
Finis.
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