It's been FAR too long...

Hello blog readers...Pauly here, long time no see, huh?

I'm basically starting this up again to track my new diet/fitness plan. I received some disturbing news when receiving my blood test results...news a 31 year old wasn't quite ready for.

Today, I stand before you at about 215lbs (about 15-20 more pounds than I had been a few months ago). While I'm not fat, it's the most I've weighed in my lifetime (while not being pumped full of creatine and whey protein) which made me a good 215lbs of solid BEAST.

I renewed my membership at LA Fitness, to get back to work. I'll be focused on nothing but cardio for the first 30 days. Bike, treadmill, eliptical and swimming. I'll combine the weights with the cardio after the initial 30 days.

My diet will be changing vastly, as I'll now be the guy in the grocery store looking at the labels on EVERYTHING. Yep. THAT guy.

I'll be back to the doctor for bloodwork in 90 days...in which hopefully, the dieting and extra cardio work will have lowered my #'s.

Here are the #'s
My Sugar is 103. Not bad at all.
My cholesterol is 218. Not good at all.
My HDL (good cholesterol) is 27. Way too low.
My LDL (bad cholesterol) is 149. FAR TOO HIGH.
My triglycerides is 208. A good bit too high.

And...I'm a smoker. Serious consideration is being taken about this.

I'll be back posting on here alot more frequently...to give updates, etc.

I know I can do this. I just didn't think I'd have to at 31.

Life goes on.

It's been a while...

The Giants won a game in the playoffs! BOW DOWN! Dallas, you're NEXT.

Oh, and Tom Brady owns you. All of you.

The Michael Vick experience is over, since the world found out he's a puppy killer. Now he sits in a comfy federal jail cell, realizing what an idiot he is. Some people...

Roger Clemens was probably on steroids...but really, who was surprised by that? There isn't ONE name that could come out of all these steroid reports in which I'd be surprised about. Not one. Hey, if these guys want to stay on that stuff for years, and destroy their bodies for my entertainment value, I'm all for it.

It's a new year...2008. I estimate by 2010, I'll have made my first million dollars. Somehow, some way. Belee-dat.

I'm out.

Spring is here

Along with all the the things that come with it...

Nicer days...vacations to the beach to plan for, mowing the lawn and finally getting ready to wear shorts again! Trips to Rita's for desert, or Dairy Queen...plus, my favorite, GRILLING. Get some Nathan's Hot Dogs, some burgers, chicken, steaks and have a beer while my food sits over the fire. Good times.

I REALLY hate winters. I like one snowfall, for my daughter and I to play in, but after that it's just a big pain in my ass.



Booyah

Sunday Ramblings

I'm still tired of the NCAA.

Ooh...Giambi grand slam today. Too bad it's still spring training.

I got a sword today. That's right. Don't come looking for trouble, or it's OFF with your head.



Click my links and buy stuff. The economy is still bad. Help it.

Dogs...

Go through new toys in about 20 minutes...probably such a waste of money.

Not to mention, I have a boxer, who has a knack for clearing a room with his heiney odors...which seems to be getting worse with age.

Speaking of boxing, I've been playing Fight Night Round 3. The lack of Lennox Lewis in this game is disturbing. Def Jam Icon was a funny game. Nothing like building a record label by simply beating people up. Stay out of the rap game, or E-40 will come looking to kick your ass.

Random stuff...

I hate this time of year. No baseball, no football, I only pay attention to the NBA when they get to the playoffs...and fucking COLLEGE Basketball. It eats up all the good ESPN time, every year. Guess what? Duke sucks. UNC Sucks. The team YOU like probably sucks. March Madness...The Final 4...it's all luck. NO SKILL.

I also don't understand why Michael Vick is currently employed. *I* could have progressed more in the NFL, given this many chances. This guy isn't even DOUG WILLLIAMS. So what...he can rush for 1000 yards. How many times does this jackass get sacked? For over 400 yards loss to boot. He's a TERRIBLE QB. Worse than Eli. Worse than TOMMY MADDOX for christ's sake! The Falcolns signed Joe Horn. Great. I hope he enjoys not catching passes.

The Michael Vick experience is like herpes; it will never go away.

Almost baseball time...

So, a spring training game was on ESPN today. I only watched for 20 minutes or so, but I was glad to get that "baseball" feeling back again. Being a Yankees fan, I always look forward to baseball season.

Now, don't get me wrong, I LOVE football, and the G-Men. But the baseball season is a much longer one, with games I can watch 4-6 times a week. With football, I get my one game a week (if I get to see it) and then waiting...and when your favorite team is the Giants...waiting is no fun.

Here's to another AL East title, hopefully an AL Pennant and a World Series run. I know I'll be mostly watching, and attending a few games.

Watch out for Chien Wang, and MOOSE. I predict they'll be a great duo this season, if healthy. And welcome back Andy Pettite.

Bronx Bombers 2007 New York Yankees. Watch your back. And your front. Word life.

Stealing's Bad Mmm-kay?

Once, in school we had to make rafts out of popsicle sticks...and then try and get these little bears to use the raft to float accross the tub of water without sinking. I liked the bears, and stole a few, leaving them in my desk. Well, my 5th grade teacher had a thing with messy desks...he went around and checked to see how clean the desks were, and if they were dirty, he would hold them upside down (these were the kind that opened from the top) and all the stuff would fall to the floor. Well, my stolen bears fell out and the teacher saw them...then i had to take them back to the kindergarden class (we borrowed the bears from them) and apologize for stealing them (I actually told them that I FORGOT there were 3 in my desk)...anyhow, don't steal...it's wrong.

This slice of life, has been brought to you by Paul.

To live like me: O.G. Earpiece

It's hard being me, O.G. Earpiece. Always watchin' my front (I pay guys to watch my back)...havin' that constant target on your chest, because really, you're runnin' shit. So, I have a few tips from some of you "wannabe" types...but be careful, being OG Earpiece isn't all it's cracked up to be. Here's some things you'll need to get started...



CREAM. Gotta have it. Don't have it? Can't see me.



You need this to protect your CREAM, and your peeps. Although your peeps should be strapped most often...after all, a real OG doesn't need they gat.



GAME TIME...nuff said.


And of course, you gotta have the ear piece. How can you be like "O.G. Earpiece" without it? Don't skimp on the piece, playa.

Last, you'll need a driver. He should probably be driving YOUR automobile...since you're the O.G. there'll be less lines, better parking, etc. Make sure your driver doesn't park behind 12' walls of snow. You don't know what'll be coming on the otherside.

Biggest Party School In The Nation

From 12/19/02

"Winners are ordinary people with extraordinary determination."

This is the quote that hangs on my pc monitor.

Believe it or not, there was a point in my life, where I did NOT show extraordinary determination. We'll refer to that time period as, "school."

You see, in my younger days, I was not very determined to succeed. It's not that I didn't want to succeed, more the fact that I lacked motivation. I'd rather hang out with my friends than study. I would often times goof off in classes, and act as a ring leader, and because of this, my only option for further education was a horrid place called "HACC". And I probably wouldn't have even gotten into the main campus, I had to settle for a branch school, the "lancaster campus." While my other friends went to big schools like PSU and MU, I was stuck in a second rate community college with ashtrays. I eventually, left the school, for the fact that it made me ill.

However years later I would look back at some of those friends: one a "free spirited homo", and another a congress coffeeboy on kneepads, and realize, that I made the right choices for myself at that time, for I would not be in life where I am today, had I not followed the same path I did.

There's your lesson kids. Always be determined, and strive to reach your best.

A New Perspective on Poon?

Hmmm...

I gotta TV, I gotta TV. And Poon has a $1000.00 audio setup. This blew my mind.

Sunday Snow

Man, fuck the snow.

I want a new TV for upstairs...I want a lot of things. I'm very hard to please.

Th TV I'm looking at is here. I can't afford it today. I'm trying to get a friend to buy it.

Click my ads and make me some money. I MUST have an HDTV upstairs. Regular digital and analog pictures hurt my daughter's eyes. For once, think of the children. Savages.

Nicotine can make you a hero

The date was 1/3/03 and like everything else you'll read, this story is true.

Here is a little story about two smokers who worked at a bank. The one, my supervisor of the collections department, the other being myself. My supervisor and I, generally take a smoke break on the hour, every hour. Some people decided that we were smoking too much and it would not be good for our health in the future. Myself, not being a little pink lunged, sissy boy, candy ass, scoffed at the idea. But over time, we cut our smoke breaks to every hour and and half to two hours. Well, had we not conformed to their ways, we would have been outside smoking a cigarette at the top of the hour when the bank robber ran out of the branch, and could have been the only people to successfully identify the robber. See kids, smoking can make you a HERO!

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The Things I do at work

Photo taken around 10/04







This is something that was done in the past, to help my employees through the rougher times. More of this kind of stuff is sure to come, as here is a brief slice of my life. This was sent out to the staff, after an inital poll.

Dauphin County DRO
Team 4

Dauphin County Memo
To: Team 4


From: Officer VanSomeren
CC: County Commissioners
Date: December 9, 2004
Re: Officer VanSomeren’s Hair


Effective soon:

Due to an office poll, and my daughters complaining about Daddy’s beard, I may be looking to change my appearance somewhat.
Yesterday, a poll was held in which members of Team 4 were to select a hair and beard style in which YOU felt would suit me best. Well, you answered in record numbers. There was an overwhelming amount of you who voted for a "Paul with hair, and no beard." While I appreciate your input, I cannot in good conscience ignore the others, who nearly begged me to keep shaving my head. Therefore…
I will be continuing to shave my head, but as of this weekend, the beard will be gone. For all of your benefits, I have decided to compromise. Some of you will still see the bald head, which you know and love, while others will appreciate my non caveman-like baby-face.
It was the only decision that I could make which would benefit all parties involved.

• Please bear with me next week, as I’ll miss my beard. Trying days are ahead.


• I’ll now be shaving both my face and head with a BIC. Please don’t laugh if I cut my head up due to a dull blade.
  


• Fear not ladies, you’ll get used to it!
  


• I will have pictures of the bald/bearded Paul available for your comfort if things become too hard to deal with.
  

Thank you all for your patience.