Mark Anthony Cabrera's (mcab) Blog

1) Arrested Development: Season 1 - I've yet to see a show with dialogue and plots this clever.  The story is about the son (Justin Bateman) of an arrested real estate developer who is trying to keep his family and business together.  He has to fight the whimsical self-centeredness of his family:...

See this?  This is your friend. Who isn't trying to get in shape? But for some reason we can't, won't, or don't.  It's a strange mix of ignorance and lack of will when it comes to it.I've been working out for several years, yet the pants had been fitting in too snugly.   In spite of great gains i...

Unless they grew up warped like me.I still wear his underoos. Comics have a bad rap, and in the American consciousness, are shelved in the category of "kid stuff":  basic plotlines, one dimensional characters, and nothing that even speaks of controversy.We can thank the anti-comic hysteria to Fre...

Hold on Hold on to yourself For this is gonna hurt like hell Hold On by Sarah McLaughlin Last week, I started Judo lessons, and was put to the side to learn how to fall.  Actually, it wasn't painful, just tiresome.   I've always wanted to learn judo simply because I feel like i need to add grappl...

Can you do this?Well, neither can I.  See you at the gym.     

A couple of weeks ago, I visited my brother in Dallas to celebrate our birthdays, which are only a few days apart.  On the agenda was grabbing his mountain bikes and hitting the local trails.   We checked the website for the Dallas Off Road Biking Association, whose members constantly update trai...

If you are looking for some premium uptown living, then I have two properties you'd love to see.  Two condos in the Carol Condominium Complex are now available! Located on St. Charles Ave in the Garden District, the Carol Building features 24 hour security and maintenance, swimming pool, and more...

So you've shelled out a few or too many dollars for that nice digital camera.  And not those overly-complicated SLR types, but the simple point and shoot type.  But you are still having problems:  the castle at Magic Kingdom is blury.  The sun coming through the living room windows is super brigh...