tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-326396852024-03-13T00:29:46.724-05:00DonniEgoBy Don, about things Don enjoys, and for Don. If you're reading this and you ain't Don, you must be a huge, huge, uber fan of Don. Good for you. I'm a fascinating guy.Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.comBlogger205125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-87932383237532686212009-01-07T09:05:00.003-05:002009-01-07T09:21:39.939-05:00Happy New Blog!EXCITING: Is this a sad day or an exciting day? Depends on your perspective. If you are the Starbucks employee who accepted my counterfeit $20 bill this morning, it's a sad day. If you just landed a professional writing gig and your name is "Don", and you just launched a new blog, were put in charge of another blog, and you will be ghost-writing for someone famous ...well, then it's an Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com105tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-48671549895549609712008-12-04T08:46:00.003-05:002008-12-04T10:39:36.380-05:00Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, Michael Moore*** EDIT: Huge news from a loyal reader ...the Garmin Forerunner 305 is on sale at Costco for $159 ...just sayin' ...in case anyone around this blog would need to know something like that. ***Oprah Winfrey plans to broadcast from Washington D.C. the entire week before Barack Obama's Presidential Inauguration. Michael Moore still hates domestic automakers.Now that the blatant attempts to trick Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-66477580075182339172008-12-02T15:47:00.004-05:002008-12-02T22:00:41.660-05:00Sarah Palin Rumored to be Dating Britney SpearsSorry about the headline, but another trick I'm going to employ in 2009 is using wild, bodacious headlines and word-pairings to spur hits to my blog. Then, I'm hoping the pervert who was hoping to find pictures of Sarah Palin and Britney Spears making out is interested enough in what I'm actually writing about (my hair, my workouts, my observations of conversations between grocery store Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-46685103306161254402008-12-01T09:26:00.009-05:002008-12-01T16:23:42.043-05:00Thanksgiving: The RecapBy far, this was one of the more enjoyable, relaxing Thanksgiving weekends I've had since, oh, probably college. I can't put my finger on the 'why', but it was.UPDATING: Real quick ...my Christmas list. 23 shopping days remain. Hope you took advantage of the doorbuster deals and thought of me.TESTING: My children's DNA. It appears that you can now determine which athletic activities suit Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-15354181527102049092008-11-26T09:11:00.016-05:002008-11-26T13:02:21.638-05:00Clean Up in Aisle LifeKeeping with my theme from yesterday, I continue to brace myself for the new year by setting up resolutions nearly a month early. Again, I say, why wait until January 1st to turn over a new leaf. Fat from the glut of "holiday" (I'm politically correct) cookies, parties, and reverie, joining a gym and starting that exercise routine is going to hurt ...alot. And when it causes you great pain (Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-84104658917055984412008-11-25T14:24:00.007-05:002008-11-25T15:07:55.631-05:00The Run Up to Thanksgiving and 2009Many people wait until the last week of December to reflect back on their failures from the year. Not me. I'm a go-getter.2008 was going to be the year I launched my website (have I mentioned spunkybean?) into the stratosphere, I was going to write 3 or 4 "spec scripts", get an agent, get discovered, and finish my screenplay. Instead, it became a year of mega fitness and I lost 20 pounds. AndDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-89018692664892598772008-11-24T16:53:00.002-05:002008-11-24T17:05:15.914-05:00EnvironmentalistGOING: Green. On my hair. Meaning, for the foreseeable future, I'm going "product free" where matters of my hair are concerned. This is immediately revocable if, in fact, I should see or hear of people pointing, staring, and/or laughing. I will incorporate a dab of Aveda Conditioning Oil, but that's good for my scalp, smells nice, and eliminates that initial "frizz" that comes fresh out of Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-29170238011477097522008-11-21T06:01:00.003-05:002008-11-21T06:28:49.087-05:00I'm Rich (Again)You probably get "spam" like this. Emails from some foreign millionaire or representative of an estate, claiming you are a long lost relative of someone in Africa and you are entitled to a share of a huge fortune. All you have to do is provide your bank account # or send money and ...voila! You'll have tons of money in return.Sadly, some people fall for this. Including yours truly. Save for Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-78714279412133403482008-11-18T06:40:00.002-05:002008-11-18T06:46:03.301-05:00End of the Year BLOWOUT!That's right folks! Everything ...must ...GO (echo, echo, echo). From now until the end of the year, my blog will be host to every random thought I had and never did anything with. Sometimes I'll take an idea and run with it, while other times I'll just give you the idea and leave it there.Like this ...JOURNALING: I'm 35 and less and less interesting, every day. Hence, many days can pass Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-79482948004772229752008-11-07T14:35:00.005-05:002008-11-07T15:46:14.198-05:00Funky Fresh Fitness FriendsMOTIVATING: Loyal readers know that I recently competed in a triathlon, and that I've done tons of adventure runs this year, that I'm a proponent of barefoot running, and that my Project Washboard is about 70% complete. So, naturally you'd expect I hang out with all kinds of totally in-shape, totally buff, totally fit type folks. And your expectations would be spot on.Like this guy ...Jeff Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-87381590926406727972008-11-06T08:34:00.004-05:002008-11-07T09:42:13.201-05:00Not Much to SayREMINISCING: You've heard of The Onion? About 6 or 7 years ago, for me, it was required reading. At the time, there was nothing anywhere like it. It cracked me up. My friends would all talk about it and debate the funniest article of the week. As the years have passed, its either gotten less funny, or I've just picked up on the formula they use, and I don't laugh as heartily (or at all) as Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-60345866706227668512008-11-04T16:30:00.002-05:002008-11-04T16:38:23.817-05:00Vote for FREE Starbucks CoffeeSee, that was like a play on words. You're not actually voting for free coffee, but if you vote, you get a free small coffee from Starbucks. There's a story there, but I didn't have time to read it.CRACKING: You up. With my insightful look at the election today and what we know about the candidates and the issues. I may have bitten off more than I can chew, but my point is this ...its an Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-202647728577867342008-10-30T11:25:00.005-05:002008-10-30T11:45:39.080-05:00If I Ever...If I ever make a movie, some how and some way, I'm including this song. I've heard this song many, many times but never was able to determine the title or the band. But, now ...I have. And if the lyrics - which I haven't listened to very closely - don't fit in with my feel-good comedy about a monkey dressed in drag making a run for the presidency of the United States who, along the way, learnsDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-48452504243630393962008-10-22T05:00:00.013-05:002008-10-22T08:37:51.067-05:00We're All in this Together...Betcha wonder why I'm so excited, today? Is it because I'm 24-hours away from a 4-day family vacation? Is it because my hair looks fantastic? Perhaps you wonder if I ate a good meal, recently (I did, fyi). To be honest, its all these things and more.PREMIERING: High School Musical 3, baby! You think I'm joking? Check out these dance moves, yo ... (I'm doing a spot-on routine of the dance Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-90772996384967459342008-10-20T04:46:00.005-05:002008-10-20T05:40:05.329-05:00Absolutely Inexcusable10 days since my last blog entry, and dozens of awesome things have happened. Shame on me. Let's start big and work our way small...TRIATHLONNING: I did it. 400-meters in the water, 13-miles on my bike, and 3.1 miles on foot ...blindfolded. I have a really deep, thoughtful, highly observant 'take' on the entire training process, the event itself, and the post-tri-matic stress disorder I Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-72921507076939933412008-10-08T07:48:00.008-05:002008-10-08T09:11:44.485-05:00Sweeping out the Garage (plus a 9:40am UPDATE)Many (read: none) wonder how I write my blog and my columns. I keep a notebook with me at all times. Without a notebook, sometimes I'll type something into a Memo on my Blackberry. I also have a small recorder and sometimes I'll speak something into it. And, every now and then, I'll call my own voicemail and leave a message for myself. Then, daily when possible, I'll go over those notes andDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-29445043424035043572008-10-06T07:37:00.005-05:002008-10-06T09:12:48.998-05:00Monday MusingsPILING: Up. To-Do's, that is. Ya ever have one of those days or moments where, suddenly, the weight of the world feels heaped on your shoulders? Gotta caulk the windows. Gotta clean and seal the deck in my yard. Gotta put stuff away for winter. Gotta mow the lawn and probably start raking leaves, pretty soon. Gotta overseed in light of all this wet, damp weather. Gotta write 2,000 words Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-39515118980050039062008-10-01T10:07:00.004-05:002008-10-02T09:02:58.274-05:00Do Blog Entry Titles Really Even Matter?WELCOMING: New readers. E.J. A.K. J.R. How the heck are ya? Hope yer enjoying the blog. Please help yourself to snacks. Careful with the toilet ...you gotta jiggle the handle just right or it won't flush. And welcome back M.P., K.H. We've/I've missed you.PHOTOGRAPHING: Losers. And then submitting them to a hilarious site called Walmart Wolverines, dedicated to dickheads and dirt assesDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-1396196748074702332008-10-01T07:38:00.008-05:002008-10-01T08:58:22.646-05:00Public Service AnnouncementsPLEDGING: Scratched DVDs and CDs. Ya know what I hate? Racism. But a close second is receiving a DVD from Netflix that's scratched and won't play. I've heard for years to smear your own saliva, or skin- oil from your nose/face, onto the surface of a scratched CD, and then it would play. That works 50-percent of the time ...and I bet you're happy to know I've slobbered on a DVD you might haveDonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-88533865080296817372008-09-29T22:53:00.011-05:002008-09-30T12:59:29.032-05:00I Just Might Have a Few More ReadersMARKETING: Myself. I've mentioned my marketing approach for Donniego, spunkybean, and for my writing, right? First, I don't tell anyone. Second, I hope it comes up in conversation in front of someone who doesn't know I have a blog (or two). Third, I act sheepish and modest. Fourth, I tell them my blog is all about myself and completely self-bloviating. Fifth, I tell 'em I'll email them Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-91518678919465976092008-09-25T14:13:00.005-05:002008-09-25T14:51:07.084-05:00Celebrating ThingsSWIMMING: 60 lengths. That's 1500 meters to you and me, Russ. That's just under 1-mile. Ya know, I read recently in a triathlon training book about reaching "aerobic maintenance" and the book claimed that once you reach this level and can keep a relatively good pace, and your heart rate stays about 140-160 beats-per-minute, you can likely do said activity for as long as you want. I thought Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-57057286560840477502008-09-24T04:55:00.002-05:002008-09-24T05:13:57.685-05:00One Reader at a TimeMARKETING: Myself. Here's how I typically pick up new blog readers. First, I don't tell them I blog alot about nothing much in particular except myself. Then, I hope someone else brings it up. Then, I kinda deny it, acting sheepish and embarassed (a very difficult thing for me to do). Then I say, "Yes. I have a blog where I write all about myself." Then, I spend the rest of the Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-16513476687591857612008-09-19T09:56:00.003-05:002008-09-19T10:09:27.229-05:00People are Noticing MeGood news (for me). I'm gaining readership like crazy. And I've had to threaten very few people to do so. A post like this one won't attract many new readers, but life is crazy and sometimes I can't spew brilliance and high comedy.SWIMMING: 1200 meters. I know. I couldn't believe it either. Who knew? However, my attempts to summon dolphins using mental telepathy and then to ride them Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-18763648591341060082008-09-16T09:03:00.004-05:002008-09-16T09:47:07.027-05:00Cool StuffCALLING: A spade a spade, they say. I don't know why they say it. Personally, I call a spade a shovel. Hmmm. Spade? Shovel? Two different names for the same thing. Like radio stations. Specifically, two radio stations in Washington D.C. For the moment, WTNT will be known as "McCain 570", and will feature right-wing talking heads. Sister station, WWRC, will be called "Obama 1260", and Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32639685.post-42838521547300920742008-09-15T15:31:00.006-05:002008-09-16T09:03:05.659-05:00Triathlon Training and TivoSo much happening ...TRAINING: My triathlon training has started in earnest. 4-weeks until the tri'. Today, I fake-joined a gym. You see ...I need a pool in which to train. So, I'm using a 1-week trial at LA Fitness for a week (free), then I'm going to pretend to be auditioning Bally's for 2-weeks (not my fault they'll actually let you use their facility for 2 weeks), and finally I'll buy a Donhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14186390681043990966noreply@blogger.com33