The news came about three weeks ago… Ronnie Talerico, general manager of Sky Rink and the force behind the weekend morning Ronnie’s Ice sessions, was resigning from Sky Rink at the end of July. Ronnie ran Sky Rink and Ronnie’s Ice even before Sky Rink had moved from the top of a skyscraper to the [...]
31Jul11
Farewell to Ronnie’s Ice
31Jul11
What I’ve Been Reading: July
31Jul11
Week in the Life, Day 6
Saturday, July 30 (waking hours from 7am to 12:00 am) Favorite moment of the day: The favorite moment was actually both a favorite and bittersweet. This morning was the final Saturday Ronnie’s Ice at Sky Rink. Ronnie’s Ice has been around some 20 years, including before Sky Rink before it moved to Chelsea Piers. Three weeks [...]
30Jul11
A Quick Review of Angel
I’m a sucker for biopics about writers, partly because I find them inspiring and partly because the whole notion is so ridiculous. Could there possibly be any profession less cinematic than that of a writer? Sure, you can dramatize their lives, but the actual process of writing is deadly dull (that’s why they always use [...]
30Jul11
90 Day Challenge: Day 16
Today I did Arms with a little Shoulders thrown in. I had to share the room with the free weights with a guy who was a pacer… the type of guy who is so amped up that he just has to walk around in between sets. Now, I’m not one to criticize anyone’s training techniques. [...]
30Jul11
Week in the Life, Day 5
Friday, July 29 (waking hours from 5am to 1:30am) Favorite moment of the day: A few weeks ago, Barefoot Contessa made a roasted sausage and grapes dish which made my mouth water. I’m a sucker for a sausage recipe and I couldn’t quite wrap my head around what this combo could taste like. Will, who [...]
29Jul11
90 Day Challenge: Day 15
Well, here we are, roughly two weeks into the 90 day challenge. The weigh-in took place this morning and here are the results: Day 1 – 166 pounds and 18.6% bf Day 15 – 163 pounds and 17.6% bf Not earth shattering numbers by any means, but still respectable. The numbers would’ve been more [...]
