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Re: No comments.

craigspva — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:02:48 -0000

Interesting post. I have made a twitter post about this. Others no doubt will like it like I did.

Re: do you know your geography?

ricracmom — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 16:45:36 -0000

Very cute.

Re: i stole from “the man of steel”… my apologies.

klameprt — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:33:14 -0000

Pete..you will like Jason..great guy and great blogger.

Did a bunch of videos with russel (mudpuppy) if you dont know him..check him out as well

Re: gnats, gnats, everywhere gnats!

dtj — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:42:54 -0000

They are breeding in the plant containers. Dissolve Mosquito Dunks (or similar w/bacillus thuringiensis israelensis) in water and moisten the potting mix - kills the larvae. To kill adults, get "yellow sticky traps". Both are available at hardware stores, plant nurseries.

Re: Oprah’s New Religion?

john — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:50:47 -0000

if people would simply follow what Ophrah or Tolle had said - this shows that people are shallow and have no mind on their own - hey think!!!! These people should not make you simply follow their silly ideas. I hope there will come a time in the career of Ophrah wherein she will realize that she's just a part of humanity, who happened to be blessed by God, but abused it, and thought that she is God! Good luck Ophrah. This is an example of someone whose popularity had gotten into their brains. This is so sad.

Re: a rainy AM commute

transitionpete — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:14:29 -0000

Hey Greg. Thanks for dropping by... but I'm sorry to disappoint -- this is *NOT* the Pete Kim you're thinking of. I'm the Pete Kim who grew up in Northern VA and attends Gateway Community Church.

According to the link below, there are 520 of me. Somehow, I think there are more, but it might take a bit for you to weed through us "Pete Kims" to find the right one... ;-)

http://www.samenamefame.com/search?first_name=P...

Re: a rainy AM commute

Greg — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:03:47 -0000

Hey Pete, Here is a blast out of the past!! (of course, that is if you are the Pete Kim that used to live in San Francisco and went to Calvary Presbyterian Church.) Just thinking about all the great people I knew there and decided to look you up. Write me. Greg Jones

Re: haircut and buddha?

smr10 — Sun, 17 May 2009 10:37:18 -0000

No hair is the only way to go.

Unfortunately, I had no choice. Heredity and my hair decided that I would look better bald.

Re: Sam– nickname dilemma?

Urwelcome — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 01:17:58 -0000

Ok, I'm totally gonna call mandy out for being a dirty, nickname stealing theif.
Wanna know where Mandy got all those awesome sam nicknames?!

How about this website where some really strange people are obesessed with their dog sam.
http://www.gaylasgarden.com/pets/nicknames.htm

not cool Mandy, not cool

Re: inteGRITy

RunKimRun — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:39:53 -0000

Thanks for posting this Pete. It is exciting to see that you've already started.

Oh, and thanks for saying I've run a gazillion marathons. It's really only 7.

Re: inteGRITy

tybraun — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 23:45:10 -0000

We just started a series on Integrity too. Not so much of a physical body focus, more of just living with the principles. I opened the morning sharing about integrity meaning orthopraxy meeting orthodoxy to me. Or basically that our beliefs are backed up by our actions. A challenging idea.

Re: no boobie biting!

francisdisqus — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 10:40:35 -0000

lol, what does this have to do with going east?

Re: Free “money” and free Starbuck’s

roddy — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 12:47:54 -0000

best buy is a joke LOL i never go there

Re: haircut and buddha?

Vy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 20:50:59 -0000

Well, by "touching," I meant "cutting." That is, I've gotten some pretty bad haircuts at the hands of Vietnamese folks, so I avoid them at all costs.

Re: haircut and buddha?

transitionpete — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:45:40 -0000

just hair-touching from asians? i suppose your experience was traumatic enough -- or at the very least annoying enough -- for you to avoid them touching your hair.

me, personally... I actually really like people rubbing hair when it's buzzed and short -- it feels so refreshing. but that's just me.

Re: haircut and buddha?

Vy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:35:14 -0000

Correction: My phobia extends to oriental men touching my hair, too. I think that's why I duck every time my dad reaches over to ruffle my hair.

Re: haircut and buddha?

Vy — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 17:58:23 -0000

I have a phobia of letting oriental women touch my hair. I've had too many bad experiences with them in the past. I love how frank and up front your hairdresser was with you, though. I got a pretty hearty laugh out of it.

Re: snow, uncertainty, and a mountain

bryonm — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 11:05:45 -0000

looks cool :)

Re: fast ‘09

Phillip Gibb — Wed, 25 Feb 2009 23:47:01 -0000

wow, that's cool.
quite a commitment though, 46 days without breakfast would knock me out - and lunch :O
all the best - I will be thinking of you

Phill(synapticlight)

Re: fitness FAIL (but not just me)

transitionpete — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:42:42 -0000

'Tis quite true... although I wish I hadn't lost the $20.

I think I'd use the gym membership... but it's one of those things where it's...

a. complicated to get up in the morning to do it -- I'd have to drive out, work out, come back home to get daughter off to school, washup, and then double back to get to work, and...

b. it's hard getting out after 9:30-10pm to workout after work, do dad stuff w/ the kids and put them down to bed, fulfill other commitments and obligations during the week in addition to any attention and help that I'd need to give to my wife. ya know?

CRIPES. When did I grow up and get so busy?

Re: fitness FAIL (but not just me)

transitionpete — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:34:23 -0000

Thanks for the wisdom and encouragement, Matt! If I were to get down to it, I'm really just mad that I simply gave up the $20!

In all seriousness... you're right about the small goals and the discipline/habit required, as well as the plain fact that my health *is* important and worth the $30 (or even $80?) a month.

I too have set a goal to lose 10 lbs this year. I don't think I'm too far "out of shape" that a gradual change in the way I eat and exercise couldn't get me down between 190-195. The final weigh-in at 207 was a fluke... I woke up the following morning at 202.

Slow and steady is the tack I'm taking.

As far as the gym membership. I guess our priorities have us paying down the debt incurred w/ adoption and saving up for a bigger family vehicle. With that as our goal, we have little wiggle room for a gym membership. (Does anyone have a treadmill I can have?)

But I will -- I WILL -- get into better shape this year. It is too important not to... and the great thing is, I can get there without having to pay... I just have to suck it up and just do it.

Re: fitness FAIL (but not just me)

jen — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:05:00 -0000

Plus you got to give a gym a try for several weeks with no extra fees for only $20 and no long term commitment. That's worth a lot. Sometimes people sign up for a membership and find out later they hate it.

Re: fitness FAIL (but not just me)

mattsingley — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 18:11:35 -0000

I feel for you Pete, sounds like a bum deal. I struggle with this too, although I feel like I'm in a pretty good place. I think that exercise is a way of life, not a short term goal, so I like to chart my goals long terms (I will weight 180 lbs by the end of the year) vs short term (I will lose 10 lbs in the next 2 months). This allows for some time correction (snow storms and the like) without feeling frustrated.

Also, it's just a matter of habit. You know that though. Everybody does. It's just hard to get into the habit. I try to stay in the habit even if going to the gym in a monumental waste of time on a particular day. Two weeks ago I hadn't worked out for 2 days because of scheduling problems, but on the 3rd day, when it looked like I couldn't make it again, I suited up, drove to the gym and worked out for a whopping 15 minutes then left. It may seem like a waste of time, but it kept me in the habit. I felt compelled to get back into the gym the next day...and I've been sticking with it. I think I've been in the habit for about a year now. Not bad!

So, you may have been asking a bit of a rhetorical question, but it stirred a longer than average answer out of me. Get in, stay in and stay healthy brother! I guess I would ask you, how can you NOT afford $30/month? Think of the long term health benefits...

Re: haircut and buddha?

Lori Jo — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 21:57:22 -0000

ummm....creepy the way you photo shopped that. i totally had to do a double take. I was looking at the top and then your little pic at the bottom...thinking, 'that is so strange...they have the same grin..." hahaha
...disturbed! lol

Re: one

ksc — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 19:47:25 -0000

congrats man ... happy for your family.