Tired, dual, another tv favorite
Man I had a terrible night’s sleep last night. I woke up around 2 am having to go to the bathroom. After that the rest of the night it felt like I was in a real light sleep with constant, nonsensical, rapid fire dreams. The only dream I remember much about was one where I was a trainer on the reality show we watch, Work Out. I was talking to the owner Jackie about something. I remember feeling incredibly distracted during the conversation, not really paying attention to what she was saying. However at the same time I remember feeling like she found me boring and wasn’t interested in talking to me. The rest of the dreams flew through my head so fast they are a blur. I woke up bleary eyed, looking like I downed a couple six packs.
My second monitor for home arrived. It is a used Sony 19 inch monitor, similar to what I have at work. Originally I said something to Ali about giving her the 19 incher and I would hook her older 15 inch LCD to my computer. Ali was at ballet last night so I hooked the big one up to my system. When she got home I asked her if she wanted the big one on her system. She said she didn’t care and said I should just keep it on mine. Ok fine, you don’t have to twist my arm. I will take a picture of my 41 inches of screen real estate.
There is another event that shows up on my Tivo now and then that I always watch right away. Along with anything with UFC, Pride Fighting or World Strongest Man in the title, arm wrestling has joined the list. These events are great. The sport has a lot of characters in it, watching them try to psyche each other out is hilarious.
The opponents have one minute to come to a grip, which rarely happens. Each person is trying to position their hand in such a way that it gives them a leverage advantage. If they can’t grip it themselves, the refs position their hands for them. If once they start, their hands slip apart, they strap them together with a nylon strap.
A wrestler is allowed two fouls per match before they are disqualified. A foul can occur a few ways. If they lift their elbow off the pad during the match is a common one. If a ref is doing the grip and either person moves it is a foul. Also if one guy starts too early he earns a foul.
Of course having a strong arm is a prerequisite for the sport but it seems like having a big, strong hand is even more of an advantage. Some of the matches can be grueling, lasting 30 seconds or more. Their arms have to be killing them. The sport seems to have a lot of older guys that have been at the top of the game for 20 years or more. The different techniques are interesting. It’s almost a rock , paper, scissors thing. One technique will trump another technique if all other things are equal. Anyway, it is a great half hour of entertainment, normally found on ESPN2.