Some very interesting remarks about whether calling a woman an Amazon is a compliment or a negative. I really thought the guys would Sack Up and spill the beans about 'inside guy speak.' I suppose this is my penance for being a whistle blower.
So far with 19 comments, I read the totals as:
Compliment: 5
Owe Nytro a drink: 5
Neutral: 9
What guy has not thought Lynda Carter was hot as Wonder Woman?
What guy hasn't watched an entire episode of Xena: Warrior Princess simply becuase Lucy Lawless is tall, attractive and shows a little leg when she does a round house to the mongrol hoard?
Turn about is fair play though and want to give a different viewpoint. When a woman see a man they are attracted to they tell their female friends descriptive terms that they would not neccesarily use in public settings. For example: Beefcake or hard body. How about McDreamy?
The point is guys use Amazon as a compliment.
Friday, September 8, 2006
Thursday, September 7, 2006
Amazon equals.....
Nytro and I are having a disagreement and I need your help, ESPECIALLY YOU GUYS OUT THERE.
I called her an Amazon.
She took great offense.
I explained that if a guy is in a bar and hit his buddy on the shoulder and said, "Check out that Amazon over there." That his buddy's expectations would be to see a tall woman, with a feminine figure (be it voluptous, curvy, big chested) and not a fat hag. Its a compliment to her figure and an expression
of her height. I have met Nytro in person a few times by the way so I know what she looks like, she is tall, has a good figure and a fierce warrior spirit.Nytro disagrees. She thinks the term amazon is derogitory to females. I told her I was taking this to the blog and let you people sway her opinion. First, I pulled this from Wikipedia.
In the 20th century..., the typical depiction of the characters is as an isolated community of powerful and beautiful warriors whose respect and cooperation the male heroes are challenged to earn.
The most famous modern example of an Amazon is the superhero Wonder Woman (top pic). Amazons were also frequently featured on the Xena: Warrior Princess (Xena's sidekick, Gabrielle, was herself an Amazon, and Xena, while technically not being one, fits the image of a warrior-woman) (second pic) and Hercules: The Legendary JourneysRobert E. Howard's minor character Red Sonja, (third pic) who was fleshed out more in the Conan the Barbarian comic books and subsequently in her own movie, also owes much to this modern sympathetic treatment of Amazons. television series. I included the one from the simpsons.
Next I did a google image search for 'Amazon Women'. Here I did it for you. Not a unflattering picture to be seen.
Look. I am not trying to demean the character or appearence of Nytro or any woman. Its a compliement. The term 'Amazon' is a colloquialism used by men to describe a certain type of female form. My wife, the precious Mistress, is an Amazon.
So Guys. Am I right in stating that the term Amazon used to describe a woman is a good thing? Back me up here.
And Flame On Ladies. If you think I am a complete jerk for saying this go ahead and make your case. If you think its a compliment tell us that too.
If I am wrong and public opinon bears this out I promised a full on screen apology to Nytro, a drink when their here next month and an autographed 8x10 glossy of me.
Dynasty...
In the world of endurance sports there are but a few legends still out there creating and building their dynasty; Dean Karnaze, Hunter Kemper, Deena Kastor come to mind. But my favorite athlete of all time in endurance sports is Ian Adamson. Not only because he is such a dominant force in in adventure racing but also because he has set multiple world records in solo endurance events.
Ian Adamson wins Primal Quest and adventure race world championships
By Triathlete Interactive
Sept. 5, 2006 -- Ian Adamson, three-time world-record holder for endurance kayaking, has won the Adventure Race World Championships in Sweden as captain of Team Nike/PowerBlast. Adamson, fresh off winning Primal Quest, the world’s toughest adventure race in Utah in July, backed this performance up to win his seventh adventure race world title. Primal Quest will air on ESPN2, October 9-12 and ABC, October 14.
Ian Adamson wins Primal Quest and adventure race world championships
By Triathlete Interactive
Sept. 5, 2006 -- Ian Adamson, three-time world-record holder for endurance kayaking, has won the Adventure Race World Championships in Sweden as captain of Team Nike/PowerBlast. Adamson, fresh off winning Primal Quest, the world’s toughest adventure race in Utah in July, backed this performance up to win his seventh adventure race world title. Primal Quest will air on ESPN2, October 9-12 and ABC, October 14.
“This was a very satisfying win,” said Adamson, “especially since we are not fully recovered from Primal Quest. Winning back-to-back expedition races is extremely rare, and we put in a huge effort to realize this success.” Coed teams of four navigate over 500 miles of wilderness terrain using only a map and compass and non-motorized transport. Team members must never separate, and they travel on foot, bikes, boats, horseback and in-line skates through every imaginable type of terrain and weather.
Adamson said he is glad to have finished racing for the season so he can concentrate on producing 24 Hours of Triathlon, being held September 9-10 at Boulder Reservoir in Boulder, Colorado. The inaugural event is a culmination of Adamson’s lifelong passion for adventure and supports other racers looking for personal challenge and exciting experiences. The format for the race is a short-course triathlon (0.5-mile swim/17-mile bike/4-mile run) continuously repeated, with wining relay teams and individuals covering the greatest distance in 24 hours. Solo athletes, teams of 2, 3, 4 and 5+ will vie for the honor to be the world champions of 24 Hours of Triathlon.
Consequences of expenditure
My ranting and raving yesterday lasted most of the day and I expended way to much energy by being so fired up. The hard bike in the morning and then the run in the afternoon took a lot out of me to. Got home at a good time though which is cool.
After Mo went to bed I hopped in the spa and instead of turning on the jets which are kind of loud, I played a thunderstorm cd for some background noise while reading a book. That also really drained me. I laid down on the floor to cool off after the spa and it was lights out for me. Woke up an hour later and dragged myself to bed.
Today I am dragging. Legs are heavy, mind in a fog, hungry as all get out. I've had three breakfasts this morning. This is the twillight of the ironman training I suppose and I am used to this sensation later in the day or on a Sunday afternoon after four straight long training days but not immediately upon rising. Normally I am pretty even keeled in the morning.
Ultimately I think the time in the spa and especially the tremendous amount of lunatic raving I did yesterday did me in and drained me dry.
Let hope the coffee picks me up.
After Mo went to bed I hopped in the spa and instead of turning on the jets which are kind of loud, I played a thunderstorm cd for some background noise while reading a book. That also really drained me. I laid down on the floor to cool off after the spa and it was lights out for me. Woke up an hour later and dragged myself to bed.
Today I am dragging. Legs are heavy, mind in a fog, hungry as all get out. I've had three breakfasts this morning. This is the twillight of the ironman training I suppose and I am used to this sensation later in the day or on a Sunday afternoon after four straight long training days but not immediately upon rising. Normally I am pretty even keeled in the morning.
Ultimately I think the time in the spa and especially the tremendous amount of lunatic raving I did yesterday did me in and drained me dry.
Let hope the coffee picks me up.
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
I'm Pissed Off
I have a rant in me. I have a rant that is floating through the ether of my office as I banter back and forth with my business partner about it. I'm yelling. He's yelling. He is giving me logical counterpoints and I hammer right back. I use him as a sounding board a lot. If my issues make sense to him or I can hold my own then I go forward with it by writing it out or following the plan.
I realize now with the arguing we are doing that I would either get zero comments or everyone of them would get you fine people riled up and firing off comments that flame me or someone else who left their thoughts.
Oh I will give you the topic of my frustration the last couple days but I am going to generalize them for the sake of it. I am sick of so-called Do-Gooder's. Get out of my life and the lives of everyday americans. Stop trying to pass laws that make perfect sense if coming from my Grandma but when they become legislation become beasts of burden to common law abiding, smart thinking citizens. For example....no no no, no example, it gets me to frustrated.
Oh yeah, two hour ride last night and one and half hours this morning. Two hour run this afternoon. I'm going to need it. That or I will be self medicating myself tonight.
Lithium anyone?
I realize now with the arguing we are doing that I would either get zero comments or everyone of them would get you fine people riled up and firing off comments that flame me or someone else who left their thoughts.
Oh I will give you the topic of my frustration the last couple days but I am going to generalize them for the sake of it. I am sick of so-called Do-Gooder's. Get out of my life and the lives of everyday americans. Stop trying to pass laws that make perfect sense if coming from my Grandma but when they become legislation become beasts of burden to common law abiding, smart thinking citizens. For example....no no no, no example, it gets me to frustrated.
Oh yeah, two hour ride last night and one and half hours this morning. Two hour run this afternoon. I'm going to need it. That or I will be self medicating myself tonight.
Lithium anyone?
Tuesday, September 5, 2006
Rest? Why not.
Training has been going well, but I knew I was going to have a two day training break Sunday and Monday. I wasn't beating myself over it. I happens and Mistress and Mo got to reconnect with me on Sunday.
I got home around 7:30 Monday night and I took Mo to bed around 8:00 to read books. Mistress came upstairs at 9:30 and instead of finding me logged onto the net I had fallen asleep in bed with Mo and we were both having a snoring contest. She laughed for a few minutes then kicked me out and reset Mo.
I somehow found my own bed and then slept in till 6:30 a.m. I slept ten hours. When in my life is that possible? I do not sleep that long unless I am really, really exhausted. Based on my training and work habits over the weekend, that simply wasn't the case.
I will think fondly of this night in the upcoming weeks when I am getting up at 3:30 or 4:00 for training.
"Gee, remember the night you slept ten hours? That was coooool."
I got home around 7:30 Monday night and I took Mo to bed around 8:00 to read books. Mistress came upstairs at 9:30 and instead of finding me logged onto the net I had fallen asleep in bed with Mo and we were both having a snoring contest. She laughed for a few minutes then kicked me out and reset Mo.
I somehow found my own bed and then slept in till 6:30 a.m. I slept ten hours. When in my life is that possible? I do not sleep that long unless I am really, really exhausted. Based on my training and work habits over the weekend, that simply wasn't the case.
I will think fondly of this night in the upcoming weeks when I am getting up at 3:30 or 4:00 for training.
"Gee, remember the night you slept ten hours? That was coooool."
Rest? Why not.
Training has been going well, but I knew I was going to have a two day training break Sunday and Monday. I wasn't beating myself over it. I happens and Mistress and Mo got to reconnect with me on Sunday.
I got home around 7:30 Monday night and I took Mo to bed around 8:00 to read books. Mistress came upstairs at 9:30 and instead of finding me logged onto the net I had fallen asleep in bed with Mo and we were both having a snoring contest. She laughed for a few minutes then kicked me out and reset Mo.
I somehow found my own bed and then slept in till 6:30 a.m. I slept ten hours. When in my life is that possible? I do not sleep that long unless I am really, really exhausted. Based on my training and work habits over the weekend, that simply wasn't the case.
I will think fondly of this night in the upcoming weeks when I am getting up at 3:30 or 4:00 for training.
"Gee, remember the night you slept ten hours? That was coooool."
I got home around 7:30 Monday night and I took Mo to bed around 8:00 to read books. Mistress came upstairs at 9:30 and instead of finding me logged onto the net I had fallen asleep in bed with Mo and we were both having a snoring contest. She laughed for a few minutes then kicked me out and reset Mo.
I somehow found my own bed and then slept in till 6:30 a.m. I slept ten hours. When in my life is that possible? I do not sleep that long unless I am really, really exhausted. Based on my training and work habits over the weekend, that simply wasn't the case.
I will think fondly of this night in the upcoming weeks when I am getting up at 3:30 or 4:00 for training.
"Gee, remember the night you slept ten hours? That was coooool."
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