MAYbe

MAYbe

I had a pretty good sparring session on Monday, but for some reason sparring was cancelled on Wednesday. 
Although, I did some drills with Will in the ring. I got some good practice, and a good workout as well.

Richard told me that he will be hosting a boxing show in late spring, in which the entire Stockyards team will be represented.
Yes...that includes myself.

Likely this will be in late May, but has not been confirmed.

Richard suggested that he would like me to drop to a lower weight class.  
He wants me to drop to 184. That is four pounds, in six weeks.
                                      
He suggested a new diet:
Cut back on rice or pasta.
No more white bread, more whole grains.
More salads.
Cut back on sugars.

Well, I have already cut back on sugars. 
I don't add sugar to anything. 

For coffee, I use stevia. 
This is a fairly new product to Canada, as it has just been approved by Heath Canada about six months ago.
It is very expensive, but a healthier alternative to other sweeteners. 
The only place I know where you can get it is Target.  It is $6 for 100 packets, and I find that you need three of them in a medium coffee.
It is a sugar bi-product that is not only zero-calorie, but it does not boost blood-glucose levels, so it is safe for diabetics or those who don't want to become one.








I am going to take on this new diet challenge, with the hope that Rick can find me an opponent.

It is going to be hard, but it could be a decent pay-off, and a great start to my summer.



The Jizz Hour

I call him the "Creepy Guy". 
This is an "Infomercial" that is broadcast on CHCH-TV on Saturday and Sunday nights, after midnight. It is called "The Quiz Hour", although the Saturday version is actually two hours.

I don't play, but it is fun to watch.

What goes here ????

Hmmmmmmmm....

?????? !

See what I mean? This was just within one show.


They call this a game, but in fact, it is a business. Some people call it a "scam", but it isn't. It runs like a casino. The odds are in their favor. 
However, there is a strategy.

For those who have not seen it, our creepy host will have these games, such as find the hidden face in the photo, or give a four-letter word, but don't repeat the letters in each column.

You call in, and it costs a dollar to call, and if you have the correct answer, you win the cash shown on the screen.
However, there is a catch.

Calling in does not guarantee a connection into the studio. As a matter-of-fact, it is highly unlikely.

You have to connect to an "active" studio line. 
There are 20 lines, but only certain ones will get you to the host, so you can try your answer.

For example, they will say, "Hit luck line number three." 
Sometimes it is lines 1,3,5,9,12, or something like that. The idea is to trick people into calling, thinking that they have a better chance of getting through. 
However, that is a bit misleading. Just because they have more studio lines available, does not mean you have a better chance. As a matter-of-fact, you may have less of a chance.
Here is why: What they use is something called a Randomizer. It can be set anywhere from 0% to 100%. When set at 100%, everyone who calls will "hit" a studio line, even if there is only one open. At 0%, nobody will get a studio line, even though all lines are all "open".

What they do, is they will sometimes have bonus rounds, when they up the prize, but lower the chances of someone getting through, by setting the Randomizer lower. 

Wow! $4800! Better call now!

You can tell by watching the show, this is what they do. How else do you explain no calls coming in when there is a high price amount, with a fairly simple question? While more calls get through when the prize is lower, or the question is more difficult, and a higher chance of a wrong answer.












The secret to this game is simple.
If you want to play, call when the prize is small. Never call during a bonus round.
Also, they time the show so that there "just happens" to be a winner at one minute before the end of the show. This is another thing to keep in mind.

You know there is no way they are going to give away more than $1000. Actually, I think the largest prize was $800.

This is a very low-budget production. They are buying inexpensive air-time, and have a very small crew. Obviously one camera operator, probably one person directing and switching, and one audio person.

I think this is produced at the Channel Zero studio at Keele and Dunds, not at the CHCH-TV studio.

To conclude, this is not a scam, just very clever marketing. 
However, the smart player can win.
Good luck.


Video Blog Soon

Soon, I will be introducing a video journal, in addition to my written blog.
Look for it soon.


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UPCOMING BOXING SHOW: 
Saturday, April 26 @ 7 PM at George Bell Arena

Metropolis TV will be there, and we will have *some* of the bouts available for viewing from one to seven days on our YouTube channel: "Metropolis Community Media".
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"The Brick", member of the Stockyards Boxing Team

Stockyards Boxing and Fitness, 215 Ryding Ave., Toronto

STATS

Record: 0 / 0  / 1 

Weigh-in on April 18 /2014 @ 85 kg / 188 lbs. {no change}

Last bout: September 21 2013 [Exhibition]

Next scheduled bout: Summer 2014 @ George Bell Arena

Training schedule: Monday to Sunday, with sparring twice weekly

Coaches: R. Soucé, J, Emon

Resting HR: 66 - 70

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Cheers.

Stupidity 3D--Now In Theatres

Hi all.

Not a hugely interesting week, so not much to report.

I managed to convince the scheduling department at work to give me Good Friday off. I am hoping that since I have now been with that company for over six months, I can get all holidays off.
One thing, I don't like working on holidays. Especially with the Mississauga buses which are non-existent during holidays.  Okay, well, more non-existent than usual.

With not much happening in boxing this week, I would like to take another look into the Stupidity Files. I hope to be able to make this a regular feature of this blog.

Here is the thing with public transit.
The Toronto Transit Commission alone is satisfactory. I give it a C+.
MiWay Mississauga Transit alone is mediocre. I give it a D+. 
However, try to put the two together, and you get a volatile cocktail guaranteed to cause instant headache, stress, and high blood pressure. 
A failing grade.


A TRIP TO FORGET

On Monday going to work, as usual the Mississauga Number 11 was late.
It is bad enough they don't have enough buses on, they are rarely freaking on time. 
Rather than wait two hours or so for the bus to show up, I decided to take the Number 3 to Square One, and then the 53 up to Derry Road.
Yeah, sure.
The 3 gets to Square One at about one minute before the 53 leaves, which is barely enough time to cross the platform. 
Then the stupid 53 decided to detour through the Hershey Centre! 
It does not do that at any other time.
Okay, so when I want a bus to the Hershey Centre, there isn't one, and when I am in a hurry to get to work, every damn bus goes there.
Who goes to the Hershey Centre at 10:30 on a Monday night? They need service there on weekends. That is when people go there.
Then after farting around at the Hershey Centre, I discover thet the 53 does not go all the way to Derry Road outside peak hours. It only goes as far as Courtneypark Drive.
Then it is a 10-minute walk to work, and I was already running late.

That is not all, It was a living hell to come home Tuesday morning.
Guess what? Here is something very unusual. I get to the Westwood terminal from the 42, which was on time, only to discover - big surprise- the 11 was very late.

Rather that wait who knows how long for the 11, I decided to take the 22.
The 22 to Humber College, then take the TTC 191 "Express" to Kipling station, then the subway home.
Sounds easy, doesn't it? 
You forget, we are dealing with the two least reliable public transit services in Ontario, and that volatile mixture I spoke of earlier.

Taking the 22 to Humber College was not that bad. However, finding where the 191 stops was rather a challenge.
I found a stop that looked like the right one, but the sign on the pole had a map for the 96 Wilson, there was no indication that the 191 stopped there.
I saw a 191 stop where the 22 let me out, so I took that one. Great. I was on the 191, except...
It was going in the opposite direction. It was northbound.
I knew that eventually, it would turn back to Kipling, so I stayed on only to find that the turn-around was at Martin Grove and Steeles, a 20-minute trip!
Then, on the way back, the driver stopped somewhere on Martin Grove, and...just waited. 
Seriously. He stopped the bus, and just sat there daydreaming for almost 10 minutes.  He did not even say why he was stopped. 
Idiot.
The next bus came, and we boarded that. 
After a few minutes, we arrived at the "96 Wilson" stop. Yeah. It turns out that I was right the first time, but could not confirm, because the TTC does not have proper signage at their stops. 
You would think that with the constant fare increases, they could afford better signage. They certainly are not putting any money into service improvements.

Anyway, this so-called "Express" bus apparently stops at every stop between Steeles Avenue and the Woodbine Centre. It also stops at every stop along Dundas Street until Kipling station.
The TTC calls this "Express" service. The only thing "express" about it is that it does not stop anywhere along Highway 27. 
It can't stop along Highway 27, as there is no place to stop. So, this is not an Express. It is simply a local service route that just happens to travel on a freeway. 
Big deal.

Three hours to get home. Great job.

Of course, both of these public transit  systems are too busy raising fares to worry about what is important to the passengers.


BLACKOUT SMACKOUT

Dundas Street West at Bloor Street West on Tuesday April 15.

On Tuesday, as I was getting ready for work, our building went dark.
At first I thought it was just our building, but when I looked out, all I could see lit up was downtown.
This lasted for about an hour, and of course there was no subway service. Also, the TTC did not put on any extra buses. Their reason: 'The blackout is preventing us from providing more buses'.
Huh? How the hell are buses affected by a blackout?  
This is how I had to go to work: Take the 40 to Runnymede Loop, transfer onto a 77 back to Bloor Street, walk from Runnymede to Jane...Wow, there was subway service at Jane...
I took the subway to Islington, but by this time all the buses I need to take to work had stopped for the day (Mississauga Transhit), so I took a 3 to Square One, then a 19 to Hurontario Street and Derry Road, then had to walk to Kennedy Road, which took fifteen minutes.
I was one hour late.

Here we are in the 21st Century, two of the largest cities in Canada, and I am walking to work. Welcome back to 1763.

Of course you already probably know who I blame for this.
Hydro One. Which is, as you all know, a public service. Who's only priority is to raise rates, give their executives raises, and do absolutely nothing to improve the aging infrastructure.
Seriously. Our electrical infrastructure in Ontario is so old, that if you fart too close to a high voltage line, it will cause a blackout.


FIXING ROGERS, SORT OF

Remember the last entry about Rogers?  
I received that stupid email from them?
At first, I wanted to ignore it, but the more I tried to ignore it, the more it bothered me. I mean, the nerve of them to send something like that to a customer.
An important rule in business is that you never "correct" a customer. 
Why? 
Because customers don't need to be corrected, as they are never wrong.
Remember this simple customer service formula:

• Rule 1: The Customer Is Never Wrong
• Rule 2: When The Customer Is Wrong, See Rule 1.

At what point did Rogers become a court and a judge? Who are they to decide what is legal? Their job is to provide a service. The customers, who are paying for that service, can therefore do anything they want with it, once that service reaches the end user (customer).
If someone is doing something illegal with the said service, it is up to the court to decide. It is not the business or the job of the service provider.
...and a business should never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever assume or accuse a client of doing something illegal. That is the absolute worst possible thing you can do. Besides a possible lawsuit, you risk losing a customer.

I was going to write a letter to Rogers CEO, Guy Laurence.
The problem is that Rogers, being such a large company, and having no transparency within, they are stupid. 
They will always be stupid, and have no concept of good customer service, because they don't care. 

Here is what you do to avoid getting these stupid emails from Rogers.

If you have Outlook, do this:
Go to "TOOLS" and then select "RULES AND ALERTS"...
Then select the tab "NEW RULE"...
Then highlight "MOVE MESSAGES FROM SOMEONE TO A FOLDER"...
Press "NEXT"...
Check on "FROM PEOPLE OR A DISTRIBUTION LIST"...
Select from the bottom box, the link "PEOPLE OR DISTRIBUTION LIST"...
Another form will appear, in the FROM entry form at the bottom type, 'abuse@rogers.com' ...
Then click "NEXT"...
Check on "MOVE TO A SPECIFIED FOLDER"...
From the bottom, select the link "SPECIFIED"...
Select "DELETED ITEMS"...
Click "NEXT" twice...
Make sure "TURN ON THIS RULE" is selected...
Click "FINISH"...

That's it. Now, you will never see another "abuse" email from Rogers.


STUPIDITY 3D: NOW IN THEATRES

This next one did not happen to me, and occurred a while ago, but is so funny, I felt I needed to share it with you.

This happened in 2010, at a movie theatre is Mass. I found this while looking for some material for one of my radio programs. I don't know if you have heard of this one before now, but I certainly didn't.

Do you sometimes wonder why today's teens are so screwed-up? It is because of poor parenting.  Here is the perfect example:
Since the creation of the marvelous multiplex cinemas, the chances of the wrong film being shown in the wrong auditorium has greatly increased, and actually happens more often than you may think.
This theatre in Mass. was running a weekend matinee for families. They were supposed to run a cartoon, but instead ran the film "Saw 3D", which was Restricted, and certainly not a film children should be watching.
Here is this theatre showing a Restricted film to children, and what did the adults do? 
Nothing.
They sat through the whole film with their kids. Then some of them tried to sue the theatre chain later. 
Really?

The very first scene in that film, is of a woman hanging from the ceiling, getting her intestines cut out by a table saw.

At what point do you look at that as a parent, and say, "Hmmm....I don't think this is suitable for my children....Maybe I should say something ?

I don't know about you, but if i was in a theatre, and they started to show a film I did not pay to see, I would let someone know. Especially, when they are showing a "R" film to children !

Stupidity. It is all around us.
Good luck with that, my friends.

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"The Brick", member of the Stockyards Boxing Team

Stockyards Boxing and Fitness, 215 Ryding Ave., Toronto

STATS

Record: 0 / 0  / 1 

Weigh-in on April 11 /2014 @ 85 kg / 188 lbs. {no change}

Last bout: September 21 2013 [Exhibition]

Next scheduled bout: Summer 2014 @ George Bell Arena

Training schedule: Monday to Sunday, with sparring twice weekly

Coaches: R. Soucé, J, Emon

Resting HR: 66 - 70

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Cheers.

The Last [intelligent] Man On Earth ?

HOW LOW CAN YOUR (IQ) GO?

Does anyone remember the book "Last man On Earth"? 
There was a film made of it in the '70s called "The Omega Man" with Charlton Heston, and then a really bad remake a few years ago called "I Am Legend" with Will Smith.
Well, sometimes I feel that I am the "Last Intelligent Man On Earth".

Stupidity is all around us. Some of us notice it better than others, while a few do notice it, but ignore it. 
I, however, notice it a lot, and it really annoys me. 

My friends at Rogers. Oh, yes Rogers. Are they not just the best?

Yesterday, I received an email from an email address called "abuse@rogers.com". I would like to share it with you:

Dear Mr Paul Brechbuhler

Rogers Cable (Rogers) has received a notice stating that activities associated with your IP address are infringing copyright in material(s) owned or exclusively licensed by others.

The full notice is appended to this e-mail below.

Under section 4(d) of the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet End User Agreement (EUA) and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP), you are prohibited from using the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet service to engage in illegal activities, including activities that infringe copyright.  Copies of our EUA and AUP are available at:

http://na.edit.client.yahoo.com/rogers/show_static?.form=terms&.intl=ca

Where there has been a violation of our EUA and/or AUP, including the unauthorized distribution of copyright-protected material, Rogers has the right to take appropriate action against you.

If you have any questions about the attached copyright notice, please contact the sender of the notice using the contact information provided in the notice.  Please do not reply to this e-mail.

We trust you will comply with our policies and all applicable laws in using the Rogers Yahoo! Hi-Speed Internet service.

Rogers EUA Management Team

Rogers Communications

Please do not reply to this email, as this email inbox is not monitored.

^Trademarks of Rogers Communications, One Mount Pleasant Road - 10P, Toronto, ON M4Y 2Y5 © 2013

 Date: Mon, 7 Apr 2014 12:16:24 +0000

 MIME-Version: 1.0

 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8"

 Content-Disposition: inline

 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----

 Hash: SHA1

 Dear abuse@rogers.com

 We are writing this message on behalf of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc..

 We have received information that an individual has utilized the  below-referenced IP address at the noted date and time to offer  downloads of copyrighted material.

 The title in question is: ---------

 The distribution of unauthorized copies of copyrighted television  programs constitutes copyright infringement under the Copyright Act,  Title 17 United States Code Section 106(3).  This conduct may also  violate the laws of other countries, international law, and/or treaty  obligations.

 Since you own this IP address (--.---.-.--),  we request that you immediately do the following:

   1) Contact the subscriber who has engaged in the conduct described

   above and take steps to prevent the subscriber from further downloading

   or uploading Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. content without authorization; and

   2) Take appropriate action against the account holder under your Abuse

   Policy/Terms of Service Agreement.

 On behalf of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc., owner of the exclusive rights  in the copyrighted material at issue in this notice, we hereby state that  we have a good faith belief that use of the material in the manner  complained of is not authorized by Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.,  its respective agents, or the law.

 Also, we hereby state, under penalty of perjury, that we are authorized  to act on behalf of the owner of the exclusive rights being infringed  as set forth in this notification.

 We appreciate your assistance and thank you for your cooperation in this  matter. Your prompt response is requested.

 Any further enquiries can be directed to copyright@ip-echelon.com  Please include this message with your enquiry to ensure a swift response.

 Respectfully,

 Michael -------

 Enforcement Officer

 IP-Echelon

 Email: copyright@ip-echelon.com

 Address: 6715 Hollywood Blvd, Los Angeles, 90028, United States

 - ------------- Infringement Details ----------------------------------

 Title:   ---------     

 Timestamp:    2014-04-07T04:03:06Z

 IP Address:   --.---.-.--

 Port:         -----

 Type:         BitTorrent

 Torrent Hash: 634b31e371ae68d8fb5a603c901ec19c609e7a5d

 Filename:     ---------  (2013) [1080p]

 Filesize:     1683 MB

 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------

Okay.
First of all, I can't believe that Warner would go as far as to hire someone to look for "illegal" downloads. I can understand why this is important to them, but this is a bit overboard, don't you think?

Also note, the improper spelling of "Inquiry", twice, by a supposedly "professional". 
Then again he is an "enforcement officer", which is kind of the same as a "police officer".

Isn't Warner Bros. the same cry-baby company that complained a few years ago about the "lenient" copyright laws in Canada? Then they said that Canada was not going to be offered any film premiers until that laws were tighter?
Yeah. I'm sure we can get by. I don't see anyone dying over it.  

The entertainment industry is full of corrupt and greedy people. One day, there is going to be a huge earthquake, and the entire city of Los Angeles is going to fall into the ocean.
It is not a matter of "if", but "when".





This Michael guy must be a blast at parties:

"So, what do you do?"

"I search the Internet for illegal downloads on behalf of an entertainment company."

Party over.

Anyway. There are eight things wrong with this entire situation:

1. There is no way anyone can access my system from outside, because the ports are closed. I only open ports to upload programming - my programming- to my remote servers.
2. I operate a production and broadcasting service. How would it look for me to do something like this?
3. It says the protocol used was BitTorrent. I have no idea what that is. Well, I do, but I don't use it. I use FTP.
4. File sharing is not an illegal activity in Canada, so why does Rogers care?
5. Why does Rogers care anyway?
6. I have programming made by other producers on my server, that I have permission to use, but as mentioned before, nobody accept myself has access to it.
7. Rogers charges for bandwidth usage after a certain amount is used, so what would be the point of this?
8. What the hell do they want me to do about it?

Here we have another idiot working at Rogers who tells me that this is an "automated" email, and that it is their duty to inform people of such complaints.

Just like it is their duty to provide faulty equipment, crappy customer service, and rate hikes very year. All of which they are damn good at.

Also, the email can't be automated, because how does the system know about the complaint?

Note that it says, "Do not reply to this email".
Of course not. If you were in charge of sending people stupid, bullshit, pointless emails about crap nobody cares about, would you want people to reply?

Idiots.

I so much want to leave Rogers, but the wife, you know. She insists on staying with them. 
Heaven forbid we may get a better deal from someone else.

I am not finished talking about Stupid.

That stupid Metro store at Stockyards.

I don't like that location. I prefer the one at Spadina and Bloor, but that one is difficult to get to. I have to take a subway there. The one at Stockyards is on the way home from the boxing gym.

First of all, I'd like to know who the moron is who drops skids of product into the middle of the aisles. It is a safety issue.  Stores have shelves for a reason. 
It is like an obstacle course in there.

It does not help when you have idiot shoppers who leave their shopping carts in the aisle as well, as they make the major life-changing decision of what brand of margarine to buy. 

Also, the cashiers in there have the attention span of a kitten with ADD. 
They make so many mistakes.  I have so many times had to correct them on not removing the "$1.00 OFF" tags from products. All they have to do is remove the tag and scan it. They don't.
I purposely put the tags facing forward, so the cashier can see it. She still does not see it. 

Finally: 

How about people who bring baby carriages on the bus when it is busy?
All public transit systems in Ontario have policies about this. The policy is: No.

Who says to themselves, 'It is rush hour, so the bus is busy. This would be a great time to bring my huge-ass baby carriage onto the bus.'

Future Rogers employees.

The thing is too, that the damn drivers are allowing it!

There were two of them on the 71 Runnymede bus yesterday at 5:30PM. 
It also happens a lot on the Mississauga number 11 bus. That bus is always busy, and of course Mississauga Transit is too cheap to put on more buses. They would rather operate crowded buses that are unsafe.

Okay, so here is this week's idiots list:

• Warner Bros.
• Rogers Internet
• Metro Stockyards
• Bus drivers who allow big-ass items on the bus, knowing that it is not safe.
• People who bring big-ass items on the bus, knowing that it is not safe.

RICK SOUCÉ: THE TEST

For some reason, there was no sparring class on Wednesday. 
Junmar said, "Nobody showed up". 
There were three of us there, and you only need two for sparring.
So, i don't know what happened there.

There was sparring on Monday with Rick. 
He told me that he was testing me. He wanted me to do four rounds of hard sparring without getting tired.
I did.
I was actually quite happy with Monday's sparring. It was certainly better than the previous week.

Rick has also started watching me spar. For a while he wasn't really paying attention, but now he is.

I also think he is seriously looking for an opponent. On Monday he asked me to confirm my weight and age.

This could be leading up to something...soon.

Tune in next week...same Blue time...same Blue corner.

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"The Brick", member of the Stockyards Boxing Team

Stockyards Boxing and Fitness, 215 Ryding Ave., Toronto

STATS

Record: 0 / 0  / 1 

Weigh-in on April 4 /2014 @ 85 kg / 188 lbs. {no change}

Last bout: September 21 2013 [Exhibition]

Next scheduled bout: Summer 2014 @ George Bell Arena

Training schedule: Monday to Sunday, with sparring twice weekly

Coaches: R. Soucé, J, Emon

Resting HR: 66 - 70

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Cheers.

I've Fallen, and I Can't Get Up!

THE HAPPIEST JOB?

Okay, so I heard on CP24, that someone did a survey to find out what occupations have the happiest employees. 
Number one is security guard.
Really? 
Obviously, the people gathering this data were never security guards.
I am not saying that I am not happy as a guard, but to say that it is the happiest job, is a bit much.
Then again, this information is coming from Canadian media, so you know its accurate.

April will mark my one-year anniversary of working in Security.
During that time, I have worked for 4 different security companies, at 9 different venues.
In October, I was hired as a full-time guard.

Anyone who thinks security guards don't do anything, here is a look back at one-year of being a guard. The things you see, and have to deal with.
Here is a short list of some of the incidents where I have had to write a report. Keep in mind this is only within one year:

• 3 false fire alarms
• 2 floods
• 1 backed-up sewer
• 1 leaking ceiling
• 3 electrical fires
• 4 blackouts
• 3 vehicular collisions
• 12 drunks
• 8 highs
• 9 ejections
• 1 trespasser
• 5 fights
• 1 bomb threat
• 1 cardiac arrest
• 1 heat stroke
• 1 diabetic shock
• 8 minor injuries
• 3 injuries to myself
• 5 personal threats (I'm so scared)

Sites that are most active (most reports):

1. Molson Amphitheatre (11 reports)
2. BMO Field (8 reports)
3. Rogers Centre (7 reports)

Sites with the least activity:

1. ATS Logistics (1 report)
2. Matrix Logistics (2 reports)
3. TTC Stations (3 reports)

As you can see, I don't do anything.
Sure. I keep your lazy fat asses safe.

JAYWALKING, SCHMAYWALKING

Well, my court case for jaywalking was last Friday.
When I want in, the prosecutor asked me if I wanted to plead guilty for a lesser fine, or go to trial.
Of course, I chose trial. Then he said, with a trial, the set fine is no longer valid, and could be higher if convicted.
Yes, I could be, but it usually is not. Of course, the prosecutor is going to do anything to scare you out of going to trial, because he knows that at least 80% of these trials are withdrawn.
I, of course, was not born yesterday.
The officer, 8911, did not show up at the court. 
I have to say I am not surprised. He was probably embarrassed. 
The case would have been dismissed anyway, since there was a mistake, but in this case, the prosecutor recommended to the judge that the case be withdrawn due to the absence of the police officer.  

Once again, The Brick is rrrrr.......


REMEMBER WHEN I KNEW A BOXER, BABY  *

Remember when I used to be a boxer?
Yeah, lately it does not seem like that. 
I have been sparring like shit for the last couple of weeks. Is it me, or is sparring getting harder?
I think I have fallen into a slump...and I can't seem to get back up.
I guess every athlete from time to time falls into a slump.
I got back into that damn habit of leaning again. Junmar has tried to correct me on that. It is very important that I fix it. First of all, it puts me off balance. Second, it is a foul. One can be disqualified for that.

This past Monday I was really sick, but went for sparring anyway. Then I was sick all night at work, but stayed at work anyway. You know, tough guy I am. Just keep going. 
I had this huge "rock" in my stomach, and at times the pain was so bad that I almost doubled over.
On Tuesday, I got about 9 hours of sleep, after I felt much better. The "rock" was gone, but I had warn people not to use the restroom adjacent the security office immediately after I used it.
No big deal.

I can understand being in a slump from being sick, but I hope I can get out of it soon. I have not been happy with my performance in the ring.


*REFERENCE:  "Boxer" by The Gaslight Anthem

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"The Brick", member of the Stockyards Boxing Team

Stockyards Boxing and Fitness, 215 Ryding Ave., Toronto

STATS

Record: 0 / 0  / 1 

Weigh-in on March 28 2014 @ 85 kg / 188 lbs.  {no change}

Last bout: September 21 2013 [Exhibition]

Next scheduled bout: Summer 2014 @ George Bell Arena

Training schedule: Monday to Sunday, with sparring twice weekly

Resting HR: 66 - 70

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