Archive for August, 2008

Usain “You are fricking kidding me” Bolt

August 21, 2008

Seriously, has there ever been back to back electric performances ever in the history of sport. The fastest 100 m and the fastest 200 m ever in recorded history. I am still in shock seeing someone do that – and the best part was he made the 100m look so easy. Wow. I know Michael Phelps did his [...]

Favre to Jets – worst trade ever?

August 12, 2008

I know lot of Jet fans are really excited about seeing Favre in a Jet uniform – apparently Jet tickets are now selling like crazy. I also saw something yesterday that I did not expect – the Packer fans gave new quarterback Aaron Rodgers a standing ovation.
Personally I think this is a lose lose for [...]

Oakley Half Jacket – sunglasses for the runner

August 7, 2008

I bought these glasses ostensibly for running. I had my eyes on some sunglasses for a while and when my birthday came around this time, I convinced my wife that I need it for my running. I also had a 20% off coupon from REI which brought the price down to a reasonable amount.
After having [...]

Bugged with Rahman

August 5, 2008

I know, I know – this is a pretty blasphemous statement coming from me. The two readers of my blog might be greatly upset. But that still does not prevent me from venting my feelings.
A.R. Rahman is a genius when it comes to music. There is no way around that. He has produced some of [...]

Start training

August 4, 2008

Yes, the week that I start training for my marathon is finally here. I could not have chosen a more horrible weather to start training in – the temperature is hitting 90s with humidity close to 90%. Not fun. But of course, I am training with the hope that things will have to get [...]