health assessment

My place of employment asks that its employees participate in an annual health assessments outside our doctors' offices; these are optional (I did not participate last year) but in 2009 the penalty for non-participation is in excess of $70 per paycheck as opposed to $20 in 2008. Our employer, who is also our insurer, gets aggregate data from these assessments and we each get... well... information and data that we'd otherwise get in the privacy of an annual doctor's visit. But that's neither here nor there.

Since my "figures" will kind-of no longer be private, I thought I'd just go ahead and make them all the way not private. Save the blood work (which takes some time, duh) here are my vitals:

** "Measurements taken without shoes, bulky clothing and empty pockets"
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 182lb
Waist: 34"
Hips: 39"
Body Fat: 19%
Pregnant: No, N/A
BMI: 25.4 (classification: overweight)
Blood Pressure: 122/78
Pulse: 68

My secret's out; now everyone will know they can kick my ass on the bike this year. Awesome.

let's go doods!

x100

As of this afternoon, an estimated 400 Palestinians are dead as a result of Israeli air strikes in Gaza.
The air strikes are said to be in response to 4 recent Israeli deaths due to Palestinian rocket fire into Israel.

Apparently 1 Israeli is equal to or greater than 100 Palestinians.