OK I guess this year is an open book for me, no real burning plans but lots of little things that I want to do, see, and experience. I try to share whatever I can on this blog so I thought that I would share some of what I am hoping to do this year. Just in point form, you wouldn’t want to see all the writing that went into these goals/resolutions for the year.

Run a 10k – This has been on my list for years but I have never been able to run long enough to get my self ready to run one. My crap knee gets sore and swollen and I stop my running workouts. This year I am going to try to cross train any way that I can so as to avoid too much actual running until race day. This is I know stupid as I will not continue the running beyond that one race but this has been one of those lofty goals to me for year…I want to get it done.

Lose 10 pounds of fat – I have been holding on to this ten pounds of fat for a few years. I am not really lean but I know that the 10 pound loss to pring me weight around 190 will make me feel better and look better if only for the summer (it’s hard to see a 6 pack in Calgary in the Winter).

Reduce the bad stuff – Dropping my intake of chocolate, pop and coffee. I will not be quitting them as we all know that is a certain path to failure but I will instead be very conscious of the times that I have any of these things and will reduce on a weekly basis the amount that I am taking in.

Work, Play and Family – I have all three although I often blur the lines between them. This year I will be shutting off the computer more and staying away from the blackberry when I don’t need it. Reading with the kids more and going out to do my own fun stuff as well. Over the last three years or so I have been trying to juggle and multitask myself into doing a lot of things and in the end I have let my family suffer by doing stuff with them while thinking about the web or how I resent not doing more fun stuff.

These are all fitness, home and health type resolutions. I have lots more for career and earnings and other things that are not related to this. I am going to be moving again this year and want to travel more as well. One of my big goals this year will also to be to make more money online so that my IT work is not the only income source that I have. I also want to be leaving free time all over the place to do things like writing a book (non fitness related) that I have been apparently working on for years as well as making it a focus to type faster and with fewer mistakes and finally to make sure that I have the time to try new things. There are always opportunities in life for new adventures and new skills but when you are too busy you just have to let them pass by. This year I am going to let less things pass me by.

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As just about everyone knows I have a bit of a sweet tooth and am very fortunate that my metabolism allows me to eat some chocolate (my wife says I deserve to be fat).

Anyway we had a bit of a scare this week when there was a recall and fears of salmonella poisoning involving many Hershey products made in Canada. I have grabbed a list that is here but also there is a number on the back that must be between 6417 to 6455 as I have stated below. I am no health official so if you have any real questions on this please call the number below.

A number of popular Hershey chocolate products and candies have been recalled because of fears of salmonella contamination at a Smiths Falls, Ont., plant. Hershey brand chocolate bars, chocolate chips, Oh Henry! bars, Reese Peanut Butter Cups, and Cherry Blossom candies are among the affected products. None of the recalled products were produced for Halloween or Christmas products.

There have been no reported illnesses associated with the products.

The recalled chocolate and candy can be identified by date codes found on the back of each package — the affected date codes range from 6417 to 6455. Consumers who have purchased the items in question should contact Hershey at 1-800-468-1714.

The affected products are:
HERSHEY CHIPITS Milk Chocolate Chips 270 gram
HERSHEY’S Creamy Milk Chocolate With Almonds 43 gram
HERSHEY’S Creamy Milk Chocolate 45 gram
HERSHEY CHIPITS Semi-Sweet 350 gram, Chocolate Chips 2 kg
HERSHEY CHIPITS Mini 300 gram, Chocolate Chips 10 kg, 175 gram, 500 gram
HERSHEY CHIPITS Chocolate Chip Bulk 10 kg
HERSHEY CHIPITS Semi-Sweet Mint Chocolate Chips 300 gram
HERSHEY Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 300 gram
HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate 45 gram
HERSHEY’S SPECIAL DARK Chocolate with Almonds 43 gram
HERSHEY Assorted 16 count 728 gram
HERSHEY Assorted 50 count 2.5 kg, Nut Roll 5 kg
HERSHEY Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips 10 kg
HERSHEY’S Chocolate Shell Topping 177 ml
OH HENRY! OH HENRY! 62.5 gram, 145 gram and 4 x 62.5 gram
OH HENRY! Bites 130 gram
OH HENRY! Peanut Butter 60 gram
REESE Peanut Butter Cups 51 gram, 68 gram, 4 x 51 gram
LOWNEY Cherry Blossom 45 gram
LOWNEY Bridge Mix 52 gram, 340 gram
GLOSETTE Peanuts 45 gram
GLOSETTE Almond 42 gram
GLOSETTE Raisin 50 gram, 145 gram
EAT-MORE Dark Toffee Peanut Chew 56 gram, 4 x 56 gram