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Today’s annoying statistics:

There are 409 people in the U.S. named Jim Clark. There are 11,530 people in the U.S. and 1,765 people in the U.K. named James Clark.

There are 4,991,477 people in the U.S. with the first name James; statistically, it’s the 1st most popular first name.

Read more on I am not a beautiful and unique snowflake….

So I hear the weather up in the Pacific Northwest is really awful right now.

My mom writes to tell me they now have 3’ of snow and have been without power for 2 days twice in the past week. When they lose power on her ranch, their water pumps stop working and they have to fill pots, buckets and bathtubs full of water for flushing, washing and watering the animals. And when the power does come back on, all the pipes are frozen anyway. Ouch. They’d go drive to somewhere warmer if their car wasn’t buried in the driveway. At least the food in the refrigerator doesn’t rot because it’s so cold in the house, right?

Read more on Hey, Seattle: It sucks to be you….

I just reworked the site a bit. Please use the form on the “About the author” link above to let me know if you see any problems with the new layout.

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Today marks the third week of my kickboxing fitness program.  We had our fitness evaluations this morning, and so far I’ve only lost 3 pounds and 3 inches, and my flexibility has only improved slightly.  But overall I’ve gone up a level in strength and speed, and I’ve lost 7% body fat.

Read more on KUT: Week 3…