Whatta Week!

Now THERE'S a Name That Just Rolls Right Off Your Tongue!

Matt Tuiasosopo. I loved to say that name (last name) years ago when we lived in Seattle and his father, Manu Tuiasosopo, played football for the Seattle Seahawks. It's nice to see that name still in sports. One of Manu's sons, Matt, has been brought up from a Seattle Mariners farm club to play for the Mariners at the end of the season. Hit his first major league home run earlier this week, too.

I almost got to meet his father years ago. Several Seahawks, including Manu T & Jim Zorn, visited our Res office. It was my day off. I was so disappointed when I returned to work and heard the news. I don't remember now just why they were visiting us. Our office was still in downtown Seattle on Westlake Avenue, so it was before 1980. Must have been 1979 or early 1980, as Wikipedia says Manu Tuiasospo played for the Seahawks from 1979-1983 and our office moved out across the road from Sea-Tac in May 1980.

Good luck Matt Tuiasosopo, I wish you well in your career!

PS: While Tuiasospo is fun to say, it's not very fun to type out. Spelling variations I have stumbled upon in this blog include, but are not limited to:

Tuiasosopop
Tuiasposo
Tuiasopso

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Losers!

Ezre has had us on a diet and exercise regime for almost 2 weeks now. And my friend Rose Marie and I have been going to Curves for almost two years now, in an attempt to get in better shape and lose some weight. I think I've lost the same couple of pounds, and regained them back, over this full amount of time.

Until this week, that is! Weigh-in was Friday. We usually weigh in once a month. My last weigh-in was on September 2nd. I had forgotten to weigh myself when we started this diet/exercise regime of Ezre's, so I don't know how much of the weight I lost in September was *after* we started the diet.

BUT I LOST 6 POUNDS!

And gained a star on my foot!

To explain, at Curves, once you have lost a combination of 12 inches and/or pounds, you get a foot--a paper foot with your name on it taped to the wall. We had earned ours about a year ago. As a result of the 6 pounds and 3.25 inches lost this past month, I got a star to represent the next 12 pounds/inches lost. Rose Marie got one as well. So we are the first of the two losers this section will cover.

The next *loser* is my daughter Myra. She has also been on a diet/exercise regime for a few months now. I don't know what she weighed when she started, but this past week she met her goal of 125 pounds. And got to celebrate with a shopping spree to buy some clothes that fit! Way to go, Myra!

When I was over at Myra and Art's house (Art is her dh) the other day, I noticed that Art was also somewhat thinner. So, congratulations to Art, who has lost around 27 pounds!

DC is also losing weight, I'm not sure how much either because I'm not sure what he weighed when we started. But our diets are good, exercise could be jumped up a bit. We are changing our life styles.

What I also notice is that I have more energy and don't need the customary afternoon nap anymore. Just the act of getting sugar and fat out of my diet has helped in the energy level too.

Congratulations to us all!