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Breakfast

• Three hard boiled eggs

Lunch

• Small Caesar salad with real bacon bits - (Dominion - 200g)

Dinner

• Small chicken Caesar salad with real bacon bits - (Dominion - 250g)

Why is there a city bylaw for citizens to pick up their dog’s shit, when the Toronto Police’s Mounted Unit doesn’t have to pick up their horse’s shit…?

I’m no fan of the rampant dog shit all over the city, but on my way to Dominion this afternoon there was a HUGE pile of horse shit, the size of a small dog, sitting in the street. Who cleans that up?

Breakfast / Lunch

• Small chicken Caesar salad with real bacon bits - (Dominion - 250g)
• Light Caesar dressing

Snacks

• Two light Babybels

Dinner

• Strip loin with Keg spice

Today I was saddened to hear that a friend I haven’t seen in quite some time, Andrew McCallum, was involved in a serious accident this past Saturday, and is currently in hospital within the intensive care unit. He is unfortunately in a coma having suffered severe head trauma, but as of this morning was responding to some stimulus, which is definitely a good thing.

I met Andrew through various friends that made up the group that I hung out with during my Interlog days, and he was always such a great guy to hang out with. Also known as Mental Floss, he is quite an awesome DJ. He works across the street from easyDNS, at Tucows, whom we use for domain management services, and on occasion when I would have to call them, I would usually get Andrew and we’d chat for a bit, catch up, and make plans to hang out, which unfortunately never came through due to conflicting schedules and the like. I truly hope make plans with him in the near future to hang out, as all it takes it is for something like this to happen to a friend to really make you realise how precious the time is that we have with each other.

Andrew, you are a strong person, full of energy, and full of life. I have no doubt in my mind that you’ll pull through this, and when you do, it would be a privilege to hang out with you again. My thoughts are with you, and your family.

After one hell of a week, and also after suffering without a beer at all, I decided to join Molly and her friends, and we went to the Dance Cave.

I must say, this place has changed since I’ve been there last. The music is okay, and even Sue the bartender is still there (goodness… she was there when I used to go to the Dance Cave almost every Wednesday back in 1998-2000), but the atmosphere is different. The place seems to have gone to shit, as the tables and seats were practically falling apart. The bathrooms didn’t even have soap in them, and one of the mens rooms didn’t even have a working hand dryer. There are hired security goons wandering around, one of them is an asshole, and the DJ, while playing some okay music, seemed to be full of himself. Personally, I can’t even call him a DJ, as all he does is put CDs into the machine, and presses “play”. A monkey could do that. To me, a DJ is someone like my friend Cvon, who has at LEAST two decks, and spins vinyl. THAT requires skill.

Anyway, other than those few gripes, it was an enjoyable night. I was buying pitchers, and proceeded to get loaded, and had fun dancing to a bunch of the songs. The crowd is a somewhat different, but that is to be expected after almost 10 years. It really struck me when two girls tried to sit at our booth next to all our coats and bags, and I asked them politely to leave. One of them said “We’re not going to steal your stuff. I pinkie-swear.” to which I was dumbfounded as I wanted to ask “How old are you? Did you use fake ID to get in here?”. I was about to say “Sure. Whatever. Stay if you wish.” but I guess the initial look on my face put her off, as they both got up and left. That was cool, as we all sat down a few minutes later. The rest of the night was a blur. That never happens.

Oh… and out of the group, I was the oldest one. I am NOT used to this!!!

Breakfast / Lunch

• Small chicken Caesar salad with real bacon bits - (Dominion - 250g)
• Light Caesar dressing

Dinner

• Strip loin with smoked hickory rub
• Veggies (red and yellow peppers, onion, zucchini, asparagus, dill, olive oil)

Breakfast/Lunch

• Four hard boiled eggs
• Four strips of bacon

Snacks

• Three strips of bacon

Dinner

• Beef and kidney stew
• Peas
• Green beans
• Pasta
• Three dinner rolls with butter

It’s odd… but for the longest time I **HATED** salads. Whenever I would eat out, and the dish included a side of salad, I would substitute it one of the other side dishes, more often than not an extra heaping of fries. Now that I’m trying to eat healthy, I’m finding that I’ll usually opt to eat a salad more than anything else (as noticed by those who have been reading my meal logs).

The one salad I can’t seem to get enough of is a chicken Caesar salad, and so far, the small one available at Dominion. This is loaded with chicken, “real” bacon bits (not sure about how healthy THEY are), traces of cheese, lettuce (duh), and I grab the free Caesar light dressing provided. Even though it says that it is a “small”, and only 250g on the package, this is not a small bowl. Generally, it is enough foliage and bird meat to keep me full for a while. I’m also a fan of balsamic vinaigrette dressing, but I have yet to get a salad that I can put that on. Perhaps this coming week.

However, I should point out that while I am trying to get used to eating salads (which those of you who know me is a massive uphill battle), I am stating right now, for the record, that I **WILL NOT** eat a mixed green salad. This is the salad that includes green and purple leaves, some sort of white branches, and to me, looks and tastes like something fished out of Lake Ontario, right next to Harbourfront. Nasty! One of Molly’s favourite stories is when we first started dating and were going to have brunch at Kilgour’s, and I warned her not to get the salad as I found it disgusting… and sure enough, she apparently likes mixed green salads. Go figure. Thanks Universe.

Anyway, we’ll see how this goes, and I’m going to try and stick with it in the long run as a diet always fails because it is seen as a temporary thing. This is not a temporary thing for me. I am now 30 years old, feel like a fat bastard, and I need to change what I eat, drink, and at what amounts. I don’t like having a small planet for a belly, and I’m going to do whatever it takes to slim down. I’ll talk about my exercise plans at a later date, but needless to say, now that spring is finally arriving, the options are endless.

Lastly, let me say that whenever I think about salads, I always remember one line from “That 70’s Show”, where Kitty forces Red to eat a salad when what he really wanted was a steak:

“This isn’t food! This is what food eats!”

Breakfast

• Three hard boiled eggs

Snacks

• One Cadbury egg (BAD!!!)
• Leftover veggies (red and yellow peppers, onion, zucchini, asparagus, dill, olive oil)
• Some Cajun chicken breast with shredded cheese
• The last Cadbury egg (BAD!!!)

Dinner

• Strip loin with Keg spice (a bit too much Keg spice; toning it down next time)
• Veggies (red and yellow peppers, onion, zucchini, asparagus, dill, olive oil, and I had only ONE piece of brussel sprout - YUCK

Living life

• Lots of beer!
• Unknown amount of chips (during the drunken cab ride home)
• McCain’s rising crust pizza (four slices - Oink!)

Breakfast

• Small chicken Caesar salad with real bacon bits - (Dominion - 250g)
• Light Caesar dressing

Lunch

• Health Check^TM Classic Quarter Chicken - (Swiss Chalet)
• Broccoli (side)
  
• Saving for later:
  Garden salad - (lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, celery, red cabbage & cucumbers)

Snacks

• Garden salad - (lettuce, celery, red cabbage - the rest were removed)

Dinner

• Small chicken Caesar salad with real bacon bits - (Dominion - 250g)
• Light Caesar dressing