Went to Gold's last night here in SLC. The workout did me wonders. Though I have to wonder what happened to the HUGEness of Gold's. There was once a time that Gold's had nothing but weights, racks, and a few press machines, and lots of range of weights. Now it seems and perhaps this is for legal/insurance reasons that all the good heavier stuff isn't available anymore. I mean, the plates didn't go past 45 lbs. My regular gym has 100 lb. plates and they get used all the time on leg-pressing racks for example and hey, no one gets hurt loading them. But 45 is as high as plates went at this place. And barbell bars? Hard to come by. But lots of Nautilus and other machines. I guess when it comes down to it, it's all about money. Machines are more appealing to the average person and their money is as green as Ahhnold's. So guess that's about the size of it. Oh yeah, one more kvetch-- the advertising. Ads for all sorts of stuff all over the place. Now I know everyone is out to make a buck, but really, come on. Is there anyplace you can go without someone trying to sell you more stuff you don't really need? OK, enough byatching. I still had a good thorough work-out and feel 110% better for it, so really, what's to complain about?

Behold, my two new offices here at the plant! This is reminding me a little of when I worked for {a Big Five} and found myself anyplace doing damn near anything. But when it comes to laptops, you go where the outlets are. This is kinda fun though I wouldn't want to make a habit of being on the road. I have cats to think about and an actual IT job to get back to.