Patrick

You can see that they have added a few windows(and doors).

Yolanda asked in the previous update comments “It must be very interesting. What is the usual procedure to build a house?”

To be honest, I’m not sure what is usual. I was talking with my soon-to-be new neighbor about how strange the process is. Compared to buying an existing house, it is very strange because you select so much from either a sample or from a design on paper. Tthen you forget what you ordered and they build it 4-6 months later and then you are surprised.

It’s a little surprising to walk through the house right now. I just uploaded a bunch of photos I took from inside the house today. I couldn’t remember where the upstairs family bathroom was. The loft at the top of the stairs looks bigger than I expected. The master shower is smaller than I was thinking.

My particular builder is like buying a ‘custom’ computer from Dell as opposed to walking into your local computer shop where they order each part individually. Dell basically lets you choose from a menu so it is customized, but limited in choices. That’s probably better, because I would get lost in all the various things that go into building a house.

This shot is from my formal dining room, looking through my kitchen and into the family room.

Here’s my results on Day 3 - week 1 of the Hundred Pushup challenge.

Looking ahead at the program, I see week 3 being the challenging week. There’s not much of an increase in the week 2. All in all, so far, so good. I’m feeling pretty good about it. I’ve had to shuffle some days around to do them, but I got week 1 in.

Here’s my results on Day 2 - week 1 of the Hundred Pushup challenge.

Check it out. Full size zooms!!!

And it’s just in time for my hiking trip!!!

I stumbled across this website - aptly named hundredpushups.com with a goal of doing 100 consecutive push ups. I’ve never done 100 consecutive pushups. I think my highest has been around 35. So, I decided, why not give this 6 week program a chance. It would be an accomplishment for me and it is something I can easily do on the road and will compliment the running I have been doing.

Here’s my results on Day 1 - week 1

Only 6 weeks /17 more days to go.

It just seems like one of those things to mention.

I was directed to this article from John Scalzi’s Whateverettes

Basically, it’s “Hey, look a men’s only golf club.”

I can certainly understand why these bother people. I would never be a member to such a place, even if it was a work thing. It’s not my style. I don’t get it.

BUT, the other thing I don’t get is Women’s gyms. I mean, I certainly understand why women want to go to a Women only gym. Sure. In theory. I guess all women don’t prance around for men to watch at the gym. Weird, but supposedly true.

To me, it just seems like a little bit of hypocrisy. It seems like the big arguement against the golf club is that ‘business deals’ and ‘back room doings’ in the Ole’ boy’s club is the problem and the whole ‘glass ceiling’ thing. That’s the only thing, but with more women in leadership positions, couldn’t women’s gyms evolve into the same thing? Would there be a problem with Hillary Clinton belonging to a women only gym? - I don’t know if she does and really, I wouldn’t have a problem with it if she did.

Then again. I never understood the executive bathroom pass in Robocop either. But that goes along more with my confusion with NYC bathrooms needing to be locked with key codes or badges after I have already gone through building security and company security stations. Is toilet paper theft a problem in New York? Really, when I have to go to the bathroom, finding someone with a badge is not fun…but I digress.

Seems to me, either both women’s gyms and men’s county clubs are both bad or both are acceptable, but I’m not likely to join either. Am I missing something here?