Major Dine'......#46

I love baseball. Now I love it more. I've always loved in a way that I never had a favorite baseball team in the majors. Now I kinda do...especially if the Boston Red Sox have a Navajo playing in the outfield for them!!!

Here's his bio in the Red Sox website.

God, you have to love to see a Navajo make it big. But you know what I've heard... we all know that there are some awesome athletes that we've seen play ball at our highschool that you knew that if they kept it up, they would make it big. That's not always the case because we as natives really don't have a great track record of staying in school. There was a Gallup HS grad that was in the Miami Heat that was interviewed and talked alot about that. We have to change this. SO, YOU YOUNG IVERSON WANNABEE'S.....BE.......AND STAY IN SCHOOL. And lift some weights!!!








Sorry Keyeew........GO SCOUTS!!!

IthinkIcanIthinkIcan ... IknowIcanIknowIcan

It's been a couple of stressful weeks. My 5 year old baby girl spent her first week in kindergarten and my wife got a new job here in Rio Rancho. I thought I'd be all teary-eyed but she was a big girl so I didn't, well I did a little but...gosh they grow up so fast. Man, I can remember a couple of events when I was a beginner-tso at Toadlena Boarding School. My masani was a dorm aid at the school and she took care of my brother and me while my mom finished up at UNM. I remember getting the most outstanding student award at the end of the year.

My workouts have been drawn out and haven't been regular over these last two weeks but I have made the effort to keep it going. We're just trying to feel out the new morning routine and hopefully soon I will get back into the thick of things. I really want to keep it going especially with football season starting in a couple of weeks. Chips & salsa, chicken wings, and beer on a fall Sunday must be burned effectively and efficiently. I am in charge of this machine.

I went running a couple of days last week but I was experiencing some pain in my knees and shins. In highschool I played football as a runningback and baseball as a catcher and I took alot of hits to my legs and squatted for pitches but never experienced any injuries from these sports. I did one time sprained my knee falling down the steps of a lecture hall...that really didn't hurt until I put it up when I got back to my room. The crap of it all with that episode in my life was a Navajo girl just laughed at me and stepped over me while I layed there in pain. Well, that is another story...geez, I've never been so angered at such a display of disrespect from another Navajo.

Well, anyway, my knees feel ok since I haven't run. I really want to run. The fact is I'm still to heavy and I'm sure the impact on my knees are far more than what my knees can handle. I do have an elipse machine and I think I'll use that. I will need to chunk down before I really get out there and jog out a couple of miles. Right now I'm down -12 lbs and have added an inch to my biceps. I know that's why I haven't lost any significant weight because I've been adding some more muscle mass because of my heavy lifting. That doesn't discourage me though because my belt loops are really the guage to my loss in inches around my girth. I'm way psyched to start seeing significant results as my body consumes itself of its stored jiggly mush. I hope sooner than later because that Speedo won't wear itself...:)

Low and slow

I have to relate my body to a nice big chubby cut of beef brisket. Oh yeah, that's me. A good peace of tough meat with a big chunk of fat attached to it. Or you can look at this way.....a big block of marble with a Navajo "David" on the inside. Haha. Anyway, my anectdote is about meat so back to the meat. When you get that cut of meat with almost an equal amount of fat stuck to it...how do you make it into a nice beautiful slice of tasty edible din din? You cook it low and slow. If you cook it fast, it gets burnt and it remains inedible. If you cook it slow, if comes out of the smoker as the best tasty morsel of goodness that you ever had. A masterpiece for all the scenses.

The reason why I think of it that way? I used to smoke a brisket every other weekend or so but this summer.....Nay nay. Grilled chicken breasts were a big part of my diet. I don't mind it though, but a medium rare New York strip steak will make me tell the truth anytime. So, since I can't get me a chunk of delicious cow every weekend, I have to morph my toungue lust in to a positive drive to my rejuvinated exercise regiment. In other words, I'm re-channeling my drive......from flab to dammit, i can't eat well marbled cuts of delicious bovine tasty bits!

Oh yeah, it's difficult. But at the end, it's all going to pay off. If not, I'll just barbeque myself.

What I'm really saying is in response to the ladies that have been commenting.....a marathon? And when you said, "whole enchilada", I relapsed. Ha ha. Low and slow baby. I'm built for comfort right now, not speed. Let me cook for a while. Three miles is a more attainable goal than 26 miles. Maybe in a next year, or even a couple of years...I may try. Low and slow. Let me get there.

Hey, thanks for all the responses, I really appreciate the encouragement. Rock on.

Yesterday I had one of the best workouts ever. I went for a jog then worked on my chest and triceps. Whoa, what a pump. Today, I am sore as hell but I did manage to work my back and biceps. That was a hard thing to do because I was way not in the mood. Really, I went out to my garage where the bench is and almost fell asleep, then I just got up...like a miracle......pounded out my exercises.

I do want to start concentrating on running. Got to get the pudge off at a better rate because walking can only do som much. I want to be ready for the 5k at the Shiprock Marathon thingy in the spring. It's just going to take a while. I packed alot of life survival storage on since I graduated from college in 2003. You see, when you've lived a life of chicken wings and beer and then get a desk job and somewhat keep the same diet, a body tends to change shape. Oh well, I've come this far, it'll change back.

Thank you, the gods of football....

There is a tear in my eye.... FOOTBALL IS BACK ON MY TV!!! The Steelers are looking good against the Saints. Geez, this feels good. I think I made a little pee.......oh well, the newbies are playing.....but it still it warms my heart. 5 rings.....is the first 6th championship possible? Oh yeah. We were the first for everything.......first back to back championship and first to have 2 back to back championships...first to win 4 Superbowls.

Steelers win against the Saints in the Hall of Fame Game 20- 7.

Oh what a feeling. I'm going to go frolic through the streets of Rio Rancho!