On A Limb with Claudia

I’d like to introduce you to Dustin Carter. He’s a Junior at Hillsboro High School in Cincinnati. His goal? To make the state finals in wrestling.
So what?
When Dustin was five years old, both of his legs and arms were amputated to save him from a rare blood infection.

This video is a bit long, [...]

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This holiday season, I noticed something a little unsettling.
All bald guys look like:

Scary, isn’t it?
I think we can all agree that bald guys look a like. And many of they have this same facial hair.
I turns out that bald guys are really:

Yep, it’s true. Bald guys are elfs.
If you know a bald [...]

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You know the gym has been completely mobbed this last week. Everyone is trying to make their New Year’s resolution work. And good for them.
It’s just crowded. There are more stalkers and gawkers following me around.
So I bought this:

This is the new taser/mp3 player holster.  (Click the picture to read all about it.)  [...]

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After making a complete ass of myself at the gym this morning by singing out “just you and your hand tonight“,

I returned home to find an email from Heather in Wisconsin.
While I clear a few songs from my mp3 player, have fun playing with these hunks.
Beefcake Busboy - remember avoid the lingerie, get the cash.

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Ever wonder what Ronald Mc Donald would look like on steroids?

Uh huh.

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All right. I’m supposed to be doing something else.
But my buddy Slick posted this picture this week:

This was Slick’s example of fine abs and a muscular guy.
Pfftttt. This guys abs aren’t even mentionable. He’s kind of a chunk. I mean really.
You want abs? Check out Shawn Phillips:

Those are abs! [...]

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“So I know you,” the clerk at the pharmacy says beaming ear to ear.
“Yeah, how’s that?” I ask looking up from signing the form.
“We work out at the same time at the same gym.”
“We do?”
“Yes.  I see you there every day.”
“You do?” I ask.  “Really?”
“Yes, really.”
This exchange happened yesterday.  I was totally busted for being [...]

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I woke this morning thinking about this stud. Can you guess who it is? (He’s cute, isn’t he? Look at his tiny waist!) This guy had a tremendous impact on my life. I’d go so far as to say he shaped my life.
You see, I’m quite a bit larger (taller, [...]

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Ok, I’m a native California. In fact, I’m a forth generation native Californian. Which is to say that I have seen a lot of plastic surgery in my life. Hell, there’s a woman who claims to have raised me but I don’t recognize her… at all.

Thursday Thirteen #7
Let’s face it. Plastic [...]

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Dear little blonde “woman” with the four carat diamond ring,
I realize that it’s your first day at the gym with your husband. (I assume he’s your husband since you are wearing that little sparkler.)
But yes, I am in fact using (scrunch my nose like you did) ALL of these big weights. If you [...]

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