Archive for December, 2007

Weekly Fitness Update
December 17, 2007

One week into my workout routine and I’ve gained 2 pounds. Oops. In my defense, we had back-to-back-to-back Christmas parties this past weekend. My workout consists of 15 minutes of cardio, a round of weightlifting on the “express” fitness machines, and then 20 more minutes of cardio. I’m not crazy about the weightlifting, since using [...]

The Power of Being Ungentlemanly
December 16, 2007

Kate and I were watching the Amazing Race last week.  During a difficult stretch for one of the teams, one competitor remarked to her boyfriend, “I expect you to be gentlemanly!”  (Or something like that — I’m paraphrasing). I was immediately struck by the thought that Kate would never say something like that.  Because, awesomely, [...]

Ubunting
December 16, 2007

I’m writing this blog post while running Ubuntu!  The migration is now (more or less) complete and it had some delights and some frustrations. After spending a bunch of time trying, unsuccessfully, to re-partition my hard disk I decided to throw in the towel and just start from scratch with a complete overwrite.  To my [...]

Tee hee
December 9, 2007

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Leaping To Linux
December 9, 2007

Today I started preparations to convert my main computer over to linux. Ubuntu, specifically. This computer had become too slow and unstable and I figured if I was going to have to re-install Windows anyway, I might as well take the opportunity to make the conversion. It turns out my leap won’t be such a [...]

Goodbye, My Little Furry Friend
December 8, 2007

So few got to know you; even fewer understood you. And now, you are gone… forever?

Big Old Me
December 8, 2007

I joined a gym last week and had my first workout on Friday.  My plan is to have several early-morning workouts every week, often joined by my friend Michael, and to supplement those with weekly soccer games and the occasional weekend run (weather permitting). I weighed 205.5 pounds after my workout yesterday, which I figure [...]