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1 week with Wii Fit

After using the Wii Fit for 1 week on a daily basis, let me just tell you...

It works, it's a blast, and I am *really* sore.

My whole family has had fun playing with wii fit, but my wife and I have worked it into our lives to help us ~~stay~~ get back in shape. She runs and this is a great fill-in for her. I lift weights and play racquetball (I should probably re-phrase to say I have lots of fun attempting to play racquetball) and again, the wii fit is a great fill-in on the days I can't make it to the gym or if I want to do something different. I figured out long ago that it's hard for me to exercise unless I can keep my mind occupied, and this has definitely met that need. I am excited to see what lies ahead for the platform and for the balance board.

I absolutely love ryhtym boxing- so much so, I am considering joining this type of class.

Any of you out there playing wii fit, and if so, what are your thoughts and what are your favorite activities?

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Bear Birthday!

35 years young. Yikes!

It's a nostalgic day as I am finally getting a wii. Had the original NES with Robbie the Robot and the whole nine. What's funny is I don't really remember how I found out about it then. I mean Atari was dead and everyone seemed to think PCs were the only future for games. Had a C64 but man was I stoked for the NES. Those games were great!

Anyway, can't believe I am 35 today but I really look forward to opening it with the all 3 kids and seeing them share the excitement. I look forward to creating our miis and starting some epic battles for many years to come!

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Anyone selling a gas guzzler?

All this with the gas and no end in sight. It just made me wonder how many people are actually selling their own cars/trucks/SUVs for smaller cars that get better mileage. Do any of you plan on selling your own and if so, what are you going to buy to replace? I just saw the Dodge ad where they basically offer that you will never pay over $2.99 per gallon for like the first 12,000 miles of the first 3 years and I wondered if we will start to see similar offers from other manufacturers...

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You know the song...

Everyone sing together now! Just wanted to post this as I am pumped after reading reviews from those who grew up watching the show and also because I scored tickets at the IMAX - woot! Hey, I just noticed that this specific emoticon looks a lot like Speed's face in the cartoon!!

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Favorite Youtube Channel

I can't get enough of these. Here's a sample and a link below to the channel where you can waste all kinds of time!

Here's the youtube channel: youtube.com/user/stupidgsa

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Woot! NFL Draft Time

I can't explain it, but I love watching the draft. I know it seems ridiculous but I really enjoy it. It does take forever, but they shortened the time to 10 minutes between picks. My son and I will be at a birthday party tomorrow for the first couple of hours which will actually work out nice since I can DVR it all and then skip through the dead time when we get back. So I will pick out my snacks and get ready for the Titans to pick that WR which can help Vince take us back to the playoffs this year!!!

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Favorite Game on Your Past Consoles

So, it's long since past time for a new blog entry. I recently watched "King of Kong" as well as caught the first episode of "Rise of the Video Game" and so the nostalgiac juices have been flowing. I thought about my favorite games from the consoles I have owned and thought it might be a fun list to just display your absolute favorite and maybe a brief explanation. I didn't have all the consoles, so I only listed what I owned. Not a top 3 or 5, but just your favorite, so it can be obscure for whatever reason you enjoyed it. You can include 1 from pre-console or arcade days too...

Pre-console days - Arcade:   Super Sprint
Why? I was really good at it! I could not get enough of those wheels - I loved to spin those things. Watching King of Kong, I noticed a Super Sprint game setup at the famous arcade where people go to break records and I was tempted to hunt down a practice unit!!

Atari 2600:   Pitfall!
Why? The groovy music that is still etched in my brain when you swing from a vine. Ahh, yes, and now it's in your head. Started the whole side-scrolling gaming and was a blast.

NES:   Super Mario Bros.
Why? I know, this one is boring as it's on all the lists, but it absolutely had me mesmerized - I remember being at school just counting down the minutes so I could get home, grab a snack, and fire up the NES. For a more obscure title that was a close second - how about R/C Car Action!!! I loved that game. Punch Out was awesome too. By the way, I had one of the early NES systems with that crazy robot attachment. I don't ever remember playing that gyro game that came with it and I don't remember new ones with that capability - I think it was short-lived...

Super NES:   John Madden Football (92 version)
Why? I was in college, I love football and had enjoyed Tecmo Bowl and and I wore the first console version of Madden out with my college buddies. Being able to drop back, elude the rush, scramble, and then heaving the ball 50 yards for a completion and easy TD was just awesome. While football games today offer a much more realistic experience, I still enjoyed playing the old ones more. Only exception is ESPN2k5 for the Xbox, that game ruled and I am still PO'ed at EA Sports for killing the competition.

Playstation:   Crash Team Racing
Why? I played a lot of PS games (thanks to the ability to play "backup" versions - woot!) Anyway, while I liked several games on the platform, there are none I enjoyed playing more than Crash Team Racing. I loved the Mario Kart series and had been missing this since I didn't have a N64, so this one was a welcome addition and never got old when playing with friends.

(Decided against a PS2, waited around for Xbox)

Xbox: Halo CE
Why? This one brought me back into gaming and is still my favorite. On a completely different level than any previous console game - I was blown away. Big props to Bungie for bringing this series to life as it has changed the FPS landscape forever. A close second on the Xbox is ESPN 2k5 - that game was amazing. I was even a member of the "espn2k5forever" website community who tried to keep the rosters current and the gameplay alive after EA screwed consumers over with the NFL license. It's also fair to mention that while I was not a fan of Halo 2 campaign, the emergence of Xbox Live and the ability to play Halo with friends online was monumental. It's what also brought me to this site 3 years ago, as I learned quickly about the "timmies" and I didn't have the patience to endure that crap. So glad 2o2p is around!

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Go Tigers!

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2 nice iPhone mods

First, this guy decided to encase his entire iPhone with TiAIN, which is a ceramic coating used to improve the performance of cutting tools. He's turned it into a business now, and while there's no way I am spending any more money on this, it certainly looks cool. Maybe iPhone v.2 will be all black like the iPod touch. Maybe they will coat it in TiAIN after seeing this!

And then there was this guy who hacked together a macro lens for his iPhone. Yeah it looks pretty janky, but check out the results.

Here's a flickr stream of the results. Wow!

Created with Admarket's flickrSLiDR.

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Cherry Chocolate Diet Dr. Pepper

Ok, so that Diet Dr. Pepper ad where the drink continues to morph into the sweets is a little ridiculous. And while I am not a big diet soft drink fan, let me just tell you if you have not tried the Cherry Chocolate Diet Dr. Pepper, then go ahead and pick up one while they are still available. There is definitely a little cherry garcia inside each bottle. Although if you don't like that sweet type of taste, go ahead and steer clear of this one.

One can of this is selling on eBay for $2.95 with $4.95 for shipping. If these actually sell, I think it might be time to head down to the store and split up a few 12 packs to put online!

Anyway, the logo looks kind of whack, but it tastes great. Any other diet drinks out there that you like? Coke zero? Diet Rite? I try to stay away from soft drinks too much, but sometimes they just hit the spot. Drink up!

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iPhone LOLcat fans rejoice!

Yeah, yeah - sure - ihalostats is a pretty nice iPhone app, but fans of LOLcats can now officially rejoice. The good people over at ICHC have given us our own mobile LOLcat joy.

Oh hai, look whoz on my iFone!

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R.I.P. Treo

It's been over 3 years and my treo has served me well but it finally died. The first year I took extreme care. The second I was still careful with it, but this last year it has taken a beating. Lost my case, then dropped it a couple of times on accident, then I left it on our bumper and my wife drove off and I didn't realize it for awhile. I found it shredded, but put the pieces back together again and voila! It fired up for me and helped me keep my life organized. I had to end up using super glue to keep the thing together this year and while it looks like someone took a cheese grader to the top of it, it still worked hard for me.

Then it started to happen last fall - the screen started to disintegrate. It would disappear and act all wonky for a couple of days than it would magically resurrect itself and hum along just fine. As soon as I thought everything was ok, it would happen again. I put up with it for a few months out of my loyalty (or not wanting to plunk down the cash on a new phone)- nevertheless it finally started to drop calls while in conversation and disappear at the same time and then it would not turn back on. So sad. Rest in peace treo! The story does have a happy ending as I finally had a nice excuse to pick up my long-awaited iPhone!

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Thin Air

Love the new Apple ad that shows this being pulled out of a manila envelope. Not so sure about the idea to actually make a manila case for it. It may be thin but it's certainly full on features. My take is if you already have a nice desktop solution this could be a great laptop when the price drops slightly. It would be tough for this to be my single machine with the lack of optical drive and limited ports. Either way, it sure is easy on the eyes.

Get the skinny on the new Apple skinny

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My next TV

6 feet by 150 inches.

In case you did not see it yet, Panasonic unveiled the "Lifewall" today. Any and all donations to the bear96 Lifewall fund will now be accepted. ;)

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D'oh!

Wonder what he was thinking at this moment??!?!

Here's the story link if you would like to read how he got in this conundrum:
www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html

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