With only a few hours to go before the Tough Guy race / challenge / obstacle course it is strange just how many things can play on your mind.  Having prepared my kit, twice made sure that everything that I need is in place and rechecked the weather, it has dawned on me that I [...]

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TUESDAY, January, 5 2010 JFK International Airport
A teacher was arrested today at John F. Kennedy International Airport as he attempted to board a flight while in possession of a ruler, a protractor, a compass, a slide-rule and a calculator.

At a morning press conference, the Attorney General said he believes the man is a member [...]

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At last the snow has (mostly) and the temperature has risen a bit above freezing, so it was an opportune time to start the next phase of training for Tough Guy.
In case you are unaware what Tough Guy is look here.
Three of use decided to go on a cross country run, locally and then test [...]

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On Sunday the snow started to warm up and at last it was possible to build a snowman.  Unfortunately the snow was heavy and it became difficult to lift as the large snowballs were very heavy.
So instead I built a horse.  (With red onions for he eyes)

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Here is the family picture from Christmas 2009

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A Mexican woodpecker and a Canadian woodpecker were in Mexico arguing about which country had the toughest trees. The Mexican woodpecker claimed Mexico had a tree that no woodpecker could peck.
The Canadian woodpecker accepted his challenge and promptly pecked a hole in the tree with no problem. The Mexican woodpecker was amazed.
The Canadian woodpecker then [...]

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The English are feeling the pinch in relation to recent terrorist threats and have raised their security level from "Miffed" to "Peeved." Soon, though, security levels may be raised yet again to "Irritated" or even "A Bit Cross." The English have not been "A Bit Cross" since the blitz in 1940 when tea supplies all [...]

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This time we managed to get the cars home before the snow could cause us any trouble.  However getting up early meant that we were able to create a snow sculpture before heading off to work…

Zach edited the snowman just after this picture was taken….  11 Year olds imaginations, need I say more.

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It is done!  I have completed the challenge 400 sit-ups each day for 400 days.  I have lost 20kg, (3stone 2lbs or 44lbs for my American friends) and have reduced my waist by 10.16cm or 4 inches!
The result is that I have almost got a 6 pack, however I suspect that my lack of a [...]

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