1.  I can ride a unicycle.
2.  I keep track of everything I eat.
3.  I like old video games like Pac Man and Donkey Kong.
4.  I play the ukulele
5.  I drive a used BMW
6.  I wouldn't buy a new car.
7.  I can do card tricks
8.  I can memorize the order of an entire deck of cards.
9.  I write a blog called Just Your Average Joggler.
10.  I write a blog called Euchre Universe.
11.  I write a blog called Chicago Urban Tribe.
12.  I like to wear gym shoes.
13.  I can juggle.
14.  I can whistle freakishly loud
15.  I'm very lucky at getting parking spaces.
16.  I like Peanuts.  Linus is my favorite.
17.  I'm a decent pool player.
18.  I have written a book (Beginning Cosmetic Chemistry)
19.  I am a scientist.  I love being a scientist!
20.  I like to drink soda pop.
21.  I like to play poker.
22.  I like playing card games (any game really).
23.  I can play the piano.
24.  I have 4 fake teeth.
25.  I once cut my nose off with a chainsaw.  (They stiched it back on).
26.  I'm going to break a world record.
27.  I'm going to start my own company.
28.  Dancing in the Moonlight is my favorite song.
29.  My wife is really cool.
30.  I like rubber chickens.
31.  I have the most shampooed head in America.
32.  I'm pretty good at trivia games.
33.  I love statistics and probability.
34.  I like playing blackjack.
35.  I like performing in open mic nights.
36.  My karaoke tune is Still Rock n Roll to Me.
37.  Pizza is my favorite food.
38.  The Greatest American Hero is my favorite tv show of all time.
39.  I like making my own greeting cards.
40.  I've been friends with many people for more than 27 years.
41.  I don't believe in anything paranormal.
42.  I find parasites interesting.
43.  Yellow is my favorite color.
44.  I love the number 44.

...to New York that is.  I have a conference out there for work.  I'll be gone until Friday night.  I actually love New York.  It is so much bigger than Chicago.  At some point I'm going to wake up and take a joggle through Central Park.  Then I'll buy one of those afwul $1 hot dogs from a sketchy vendor.  Boy, I love New York.

Yesterday, it happened.  While sitting on the toilet, I heard a loud "CRACK".  Puzzled, I looked around but couldn't find the source of the noise.   When I got up, I knew.  The crack came from my toilet seat.  It succumbed to me and my fat joggling ass.  So that got me thinking, how much weight is too much for a world class joggler?After a little searching I found this excellent site called the Scientific Phsychic with a post related to weight and fitness.  Most information in these areas on the net is bogus, but this one appeals to my scientific mind.This site has a BMI calculator similar to one in a previous post on weight loss.  The cool part about this one is that after giving you your BMI numbers it also tells you how many calories you should eat each day.Here's the weight and calorie advice it gave to this joggler.BMI 25.4Waist to height ratio : 0.45Body fat: 14.2%Lean body mass : 164.7 lbs

You are overweight by 1.7 kilograms (3.7 pounds)Minimum caloric requirements: 2387 calories per dayLimit your diet to 2028 calories per dayto lose 2.6 pounds per month.Your diet should contain at least 119 grams of protein per day.

That's not too bad I guess.  If I can drop 10 pounds by the time the Tampa Bay marathon comes around, I can certainly set a PR.As for the toilet seat, perhaps a new "technique" will be required.  I've heard people stand up while going in Europe.  Maybe I'll give it a try.