Feeling Colorful!

Life is just not Black and White. All we hear about is Black and White...sometimes I feel like I'm the only colorful one in this joint!

Tues Softball Highlights July 12, 2011

Highlights in 1080P HD check em out!

July 5th, 2011 Tues Night Softball

What nice night it was. We had a great game and a come from behind win. To top it off, I now own the permit for the time allotted for the right before our regularly scheduled time. So, this means more softball! Hell yeah!

This Tuesday i also brought my GoPro HD camera with chest mount. I used it to shoot a good part of the game. You can click on the video below to check to game, the GoPro camera and the camera on its mount. Well, that's it for now so see you next time.

Sunday Breakfast

Keep in mind that I work Sundays so that Breakfast all of a sudden doesn't sound as cool as it should.

Chocolate muffin is the food of choice today with a cup of black coffee. Very delicious with a cup of black coffee.

Laundry Day

Oh man do I dred this day...well it's only for about an hour an a half. The prep involved, sorting then bagging it. Dragging out to the laundry, thankfully it's right downstairs and then waiting for machines.

Yeah, I can use the drop off service but I don't trust them. I like my whites sorted out and depending on who's there they might our might not do it. That's a risk I don't need. Teeeh, pink T shirts. I also like using bleach on the whites,  again they will tell you yes but who knows. Finally, drop offs can be very costly...$25 to $30? That's why I usually do it myself for half and I get what I want.

Pepsi Throwback

Sodas companies have slowly been going back to making their drinks with real sugar. As opposed to the High Fructose Corn syrups they have been using for years. HFC's are a much cheaper alternative to real sugar and a sweeter product so my guess is probably why the big companies use this stuff. However, I'm not here to give you a lecture on the pros and cons of HFC's. You can look that up yourselves.

I'm here to tell you how much I love these soda's that use the real stuff...SUGAR!!! I think there is a taste difference. The real sugared sodas are not as sweet as the HFC products. There's more of a cola taste, especially referring to Pepsi. So, go look for some and try them out!

Muffin Tops

Muffin Tops are really the best part of the muffin. Also, if we just ate the top of the muffin imagine the calories we'd be saving? So, based on that...that's going to be my new muffin diet! Tops only!

Acupuncture 2

Yesterday was the my second treatment and WOW, this Doc went to town on me. I been having this nagging issue with my left shoulder for the past 3 weeks. It's painful as soon as when I wake up and at the gym I can't even lift up a 15lb weight. Well, instead of the traditional doctor I decided to give the Eastern medicine a shot. Also, it's a whole lot cheaper!

So I go in for my second treatment, Dr. Pan started off with a massage as to loosen up the area then comes the needles. This time around he uses 5 needles. He then puts a heat lamp over the needles as to transfer heat into the hurt. After about 15mins the needles are removed followed up with another massage. He now tests to see if the pain has relieved itself by moving my arm around. I twinge "ouch" still there. I'm describing the pain that's deep rooted in the shoulder. Dr. Pan turns me over, face down and proceeds with another massage. Now to meticulously trying to find the spot, he applies 4 more needles, electrodes are hooked up as well in addition to the heat lamp.

Another 15mins later, he returns removes all needles and another massage. Now the arm test...WOW, no more pain. Aside from the soreness of the needles and the deep tissue massage, the pain of the shoulder has dissipated.

Today's Weds. the following day of the acupuncture treatment...I woke up with very little (if at all) pain. Again, aside from the soreness of the needles and the massage I think this shoulder pain has been nipped in the bud, so to speak! HAPPY!!!!!

Monday, blaaaah

The usual blaaaah Monday. Chris is not here today making it a little harder. But in the end we'll get through it. Father's Day was yesterday and we didn't do much but that what my Pop's like anyway, low key and quiet evenings. Money is always king and thats what he got.

Breakfast of the day: Cranberry Orange Scone with Black coffee.

Zucchini cream cheese muffin

Tisserie Bakery is where this little gem is from. Most delicious! Again, with a cup of black coffee it's got to be the most perfect combo. Check out the picture...

Accupucture

So I figured I give Far East medicine a shot! So I tried acupuncture. I've been having this incredible pain in my left shoulder for the past 3 weeks. It's really been affecting my lifting at the gym to the point that I can't even lift up a 10lb weight with my left arm. I'm thinking that it could be a rotator cuff injury like I've had on my right arm years back.
I got to thinking that Physical Therapy is such a costly proposition (also a farce, if you ask me), it's $50 a shot even under healthcare! Why not approach it with an old fashion dose of acupuncture. I've seen it done and tv and have heard great things about and at the least if it doesn't work out it'll be waaaay cheaper than the PT rape!
So onto Chinatown I go and I stumble upon Dr Pan. We discussed my problem and off he went. Started off with a 15 min herbal oil massage on the left shoulder. Then he put 8 needles in me..ouch! The needles stayed in for about 5 mins he then applied heat to the area with a sunlamp. I laid there for 20mins or so and then he removes the needles and finished the procedure with another shoulder massage. Not bad for $40 for a 45 min treatment.
Of course, I couldn't tell if it helped with the first treatment as one would physical therapy. Voodoo or not, I have to give this a shot during my lifetime. My next appointment is next week!

My Friend Andrea

Andrea Watman was her name....
What a sad loss we have encountered, she passed on Tuesday June 14, 2011 due to complications from a fall 3 months ago. The funeral was Thursday the 16th which I attended.
Genuinely the nicest and most generous person I have ever met. Here's a story that I can remember her kindness by; Summer 2009, I was at her desk trading some stories about baseball and how I would love to make it out the the newly opened Citi Field in Queens. I left didn't think much more into the discussion, I head back to my post and start work. Moments later Andrea summons me to pick up the phone, I answer... she says to me "look over at your printer". On the printer was two tickets printed for the Mets game. WOW! What a surprise! I had this crazy Kool-Aid smile on my face people was wondering what was going on with me.
Well there are numerous other stories like this of Andy that I can speak of but I just want to leave you a taste of what kind of a person she was. Oh Boy, she will surely be missed but never forgotten.

My Nike Ad

Here's a quick impromptu video that I put together upon a friends suggestion. My previous video about my love for playing under NYC's 59th St bridge...she stated that it looked like a commercial for Nike. You can look at my old post a few weeks back and you find that video. In this video, I edited it down to the action shots inserted the Nike logo and jazzed it up with some cool music...results: My Nike Ad.

Doughnut Plant's turn

Doughnut Plant's doughnuts good but ain't all that! That's right I said. I love a fried doughnut anyday but I'm just not that impressed. I'll take a fresh Dunkin Donut anyday! They're softer, more variety and easier to handle. Unlike the oversized behemoth fried rings that the Dougnut Plant produces and charges a premium for.

That said, I do enjoy the DP(easy! I know what ya thinkin!) doughnut ocassionally and not to totally badger a friend in the biz....he does use top notch ingredients which is why they're priced the way they are. Either way, I love me my dounuts!

Another muffin

Today I think I will enjoy a mixed berry muffin by Tisserie Bakery. Low fat I might add. Usually I eat everything full fat full sugar full everything but this actually tastes very good! I have it with a cup of black Zabar's coffee, most delicious!

Great combo, try it.

My lunch

Saturday, slow raining day and I just felt the need to share my lunch with y'all. A friend have told me once that I'm the most unhealthiest healthy person that she knows.  That sounds like me.

First, I work in the food business and I have no other option but to sample and eat the stuff that comes through. Second, what's life if we don't enjoy the things that makes us happy? Finally, moderation and workout! That's how I keep everything in check.

So without further ado here's today's lunch....

K Burke's Little softball tributes

June 8th, 2011

Only 10 people showed up for tonight's game, what a shame! Luckily for us one of the following teams showed up for an extremely early warm up. Our fearless leader Brad, asked them to played against us. At first glace these uniformed ballplayers looked as though they were going to crush us! I don't know why I don't follow the cardinal rule "They SUCK until they prove otherwise". THEY DID! We crushed them like crushing an empty soda can. LOL! Yes, I Laughed, L to the O, to the mutha fuggin L!!!!!!!

Here some GIF's from Kevin Burke...check em out:






I'm just CooCoo for Cocoa Puffs!

My Softball Season 2011

Well, Softball under the Queensboro Bridge have been possible again this 2011 season. Here's a quick video of y I just love playing under that thing!

Day Off Weds

Woke up watched a little morning TV. Today show, MTV, VH1...man, a lot of new videos that I have never seen. I'm way behind with my music. Right now I'm really enjoying Rihanna's Loud CD on my ipod that I've downloaded since last fall.

Breakfast with the wife at Utopia Diner. Breakfast special no. 2, two eggs, sausage, coffee and buttered white toast. Good as usual.

A little shopping  for dinner at Trader Joes, eggs, chicken breast, spinach, soy milk, sweet potatoes and some baby book choy. Great stuff for after workout meal.

Now back home and getting ready to install a whole wall calander thing by Pottery Barn. Oh boy...drill please!

Super Bowl Sunday

Pitts vs Green Bay, who do we go for? Who cares? It's not New York teams and these are the teams that took us out.

I guess it'll be fun to watch different teams go at it rather the usual suspects. I for one will be paying little to no attention to it.

Ok, this is the last complaint about the weather, I had enough! Can wee move on already?

Saturday morning

I have today off, just woke up thinking about what to do. Here are some quick thoughts; laundry, clean up my computer, workout, straightening out my room. Oh man, that is a lot to ask for. I think I've have got lazier as I grown with age. But to just to continue to stay in bed right now is so unproductive. It'll feel like such a waste of a day off.

Come on lets go!

my Lunar New Year Workout

Happy Lunar New Year, (Rabbit)

I haven't blogged in quite a bit so after I watched a Youtube vid from HahnChampion I got inspired to get back into working out with a little more dedication and intensity. Asian kids can look like the Charles Atlas' , the Schwarzeneggers' and the John Cenas'.
Anyways, I'm not about looking at all like those big bulky dudes...I'm more about proportional body weight to the height of the body. I'm into building muscle to getting cut....this means longer repetitions and lighter weight.
To sum it all up lets look at this video I made during a workout session at the gym.

Keep fit!

Ken

Blogaway in bed

Just downloaded this app called blog away, cool so far but that's to be determined. I don't see an option for putting up video, so this might not be good for me as I like putting up videos.

So, as of now I'm just lying in bed writing this out on my android phone, it's an evo if you must know.

But lets see because time will tell.

Oh wait, I just pulled up the menu and there options to put up links, pics and videos....hollah!

Here's one for ya:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQLoHMm9TEE&feature=youtube_gdata_player