Well, I just ordered these rims and some tires from TireRack:

I'll now have a winter set and summer set of wheels, which will be nice. It wasn't cheap though.

Also, I bought some rims for an Acura TL off of eBay and they didn't fit. It sucks. I'll have to try to sell them. They were too wide. They might have worked but they were sticking out past the fender, which isn't really the best look. Even a few on TireRack.com would have done the same thing, so I'm glad they mentioned that before I finished ordering them.

Once I get them on the car (about 2 weeks from now), I'll post a picture. Yeah, I still have the winter tires on and it's May... although in Wisconsin, you might still need them. :-)

-Tony

We've got a client that came in for some training this week. They have a side business together and are doing pretty well.

I've known them for a few years now and they seem really happy. It looks like them working on this business together has kept them together. During the training, yeah, they had some small disagreements on little things but that's to be expected. The fires very quickly went out, so no problem.

I know this won't work for every couple out there - working together - but for some it seems to work really well. They get to spend time together doing something they like. They travel around the U.S. a little with their business, going to shows and stuff, too. I think the coolest thing is that they're making something together. There's some manual labor involved with that they're doing so they're doing hands-on labor together. It's take both of them to get it done and I think that's cool. They share in their success together and I think that creates a strong bond.

So I just saw that, thought it was interesting and thought I'd blog about it. That's it.

Happy Weekend!
-Tony

Well, today I added meat back into my diet. I did 2 weeks no meat, which was kind of cool. I didn't die or anything. :-) I'll probably have more vegetarian meals as I go forward. I was just replacing carbs with meat and that didn't work too well.

Dairy is still off the table, which takes work but I'm managing.

-T

Well, I'm on day 13 already. The first day was tough but otherwise it's going alright.

I may add meat back into the diet since I seem to be gaining weight. I think it's because I'm eating more carbs like in bread and potatoes. So on the 15th, I'm back on meat. I don't think my first meat will be bacon (which everyone seems to love) but probably a burger or chicken.

I do like the Gardenburger brand "chicken" patties which don't contain any chicken or meat. They're veggie patties that Vegans can have, actually. They're good. I'm not a fan of the regular / original patties they have but these chicken-like ones are great on a bun with some avocado. Yum!

I found that the Smart Balance spread has no milk in it, so I've been using that on bread and on popcorn.

The McDonald's salads don't really pass the milk-free test. I had one but shouldn't have.

I made some falafel once and had a few in a tortilla shell with some avocado and lettuce. That was good, too.

So that's my vegetarian diet update for now!
-Tony

I'm on this no meat, no dairy diet now. So far, no problem. There is milk in a lot of things though. I had to throw out the cheese I had in the fridge so that I wouldn't be tempted to eat it.

I cooked up some red potatoes the other day and I've had chips, salsa and guacmole as the main part of a meal. Another meal was a fried onion sandwich and chips.

Today for lunch, I thought I'd see what Subway had. I ordered this Veggie Max sub and thought they'd just pack it full of veggies on the bread but to my surprise, I also got this sort of veggie patty which resembles meat and is really good. I'm amazed. I'm glad I tried it. I'll have to do this a few more times for sure.

-Tony