I never gave it much thought, but I was told yesterday that a bell will ring a death knell or you can put the final nail in a coffin, but there is no such thing as a death-nail. I appreciate the correction to my tweet:

We have lost power. I think … [ more ]

In the middle of the workday last Wednesday, I was in a drawing class at the Fool being taught by the head of Pixar’s in-house University, Randy Nelson. He had us all drawing Woody from Toy Story. Here’s the original (left) and my version (right).

Woody … [ more ]

One of our lost posts explained why Greg isn’t allowed to grocery shop for vegetables. To summarize, it featured this image as a side by side comparison of what Greg brought home vs. what I brought home in the same week and was something to the effect of: WHERE DID … [ more ]

If you are reading this in a blog reader, I strongly encourage you to come to visit gregandselena.com, there have been a lot of changes made.

Site Design and Layout

The site design has been overhauled to a cleaner modern look that is easier to read (compared to the previous versions that … [ more ]

As I write this Selena is in the other room completing the chore that she earned at the last weigh-in of our Biggest Loser challenges.  We have been back at the competition for two weeks now, and I have won twice. Selena was discouraged, so I let her in on … [ more ]

That’s right, Selena was dethroned at the final weigh-in for Biggest Loser, Greg and Selena edition. A full day of restraint from snacking and an extra hour at the gym paid off, as I was able to finally right the ship and actually stop gaining weight while on the … [ more ]

Unfortunately, still an unsatisfactory win, as I yet again won by not gaining weight. Meanwhile, Greg lost 1.4 lbs. from his previous weight, which still made for a net gain of .4 lbs this week from his original weight.

So this week, Greg’s chore is to go to bed by 12:15, … [ more ]

After weigh-in this morning, I get to make Greg go to Costco! The win, on the other hand, I can’t even fully enjoy. I eeked out a victory over Greg because I remained the same weight, whereas he had a net gain of 1.4.

This is not good.

Perhaps we need to … [ more ]

After a few summer trips, snaffoos with our exercise regiment, and overall lack of self-discipline, Greg and I are unhappy with our weight going into the next few months. With a trip coming up where we know we will probably be eating a lot, and the holidays on the horizon, … [ more ]

As we get ready to take a long weekend in Boston, both Selena and I are packing using the new system that her friend Alex introduced.  It reminded me that I documented this system in action when I had to pack for an overnight retreat with my work.  Here’s the … [ more ]