Pbur's Adventures

The life and times of Patrick Burleson

Monthly Archives: June 2005

Brush with celebrity

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Well, ok, maybe not a super celebrity, but I did run into someone fairly important in NYC today. I was getting on the elevator with some co-workers after a second-hand smoke break and after I got on, these two huge security guys get on, and then Mayor Michael Bloomberg himself. You know, Bloomberg as in […]

Baked Cheetos in the Big Bag!

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So after posting about it the other day, Maggie and I were grocery shopping yesterday and lo and behold, they had started carrying baked Cheetos in the big bag just like all the other Baked chips Frito Lay sells. I was pumped up. It prompted me to say “Post it, and they will come.” 🙂

JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge

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On Thursday I ran in the JP Morgan Chase Corporate Challenge 3.5 Mile run in Central Park. The event is designed to get office workers out of the office and doing something active. They hold the race in several cities throughout the year and then have a championship race back here in New York City […]

Watch those food labels

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So I was talking with my dietitian during my appointment last month and I was telling her about finding “Reduced Fat” Skippy Crunchy Peanut Butter. I thought I had found something really good. Maggie did as well, since in her diet, she tries to minimize both carbs and fats. But we were both wrong…a closer […]