Tag Archives: exercise

Company… march!

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Yesterday, I had to take a replacement keyboard to a customer. The weather was great, so I figured I’d just walk the keyboard over. I ended up having to go back to the same building for another customer, and out of curiosity I checked the Google Maps Pedometer site; the round-trip was a half-mile walk, so I figured I’d gotten my mile in for the day. Turned out I had to go back to that building 3 more times yesterday, and in a spirit of stubbornness, refused to drive for any of the trips. Ended up with 2.5 miles of … Continue reading →

Watching the what now?

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My exciting New Year’s: no party, no fancy dinner. I didn’t feel well, so we stayed home to watch the ball drop on one of the excruciating network New Year’s shows. We waited for the countdown to start… and waited… and waited… and looked at the clock to notice that it had somehow become 12:22. Yes, we fell asleep waiting for New Year’s. Such a hardcore life we lead, eh? I repeat what I said last year: if I’m planning to party or otherwise celebrate late into the evening, I’m at a point in life where an afternoon nap would … Continue reading →

Sun, sea, and soreness

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Someday I will learn to keep a stash of ibuprofen at my desk. Saturday I wanted to do anything but sit on the couch and stare at the DVR. Handily, there was plenty going on in the area, and we ended up catching a free blues festival at the 17th Street oceanfront. Less handily, we ended up parking at the 23rd Street oceanfront and I got my exercise for the weekend in 95-degree weather. I can’t believe I’m not sunburned. But, the music was excellent. Add in that walking to yesterday’s five-hour cleaning spree in the apartment (2.5 rooms done, … Continue reading →

The silhouette of a Martian machine

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My “grown-up” moment for the week: not bidding on a Lego Mars Rover on eBay even though it came to $10 below retail. I just don’t need to be spending $85 on Lego right now. But I thought about it for a second. Worked on a shell script today which will automate and streamline installation and troubleshooting of our backup services. I keep forgetting how much I love writing code, especially the bit where it executes and everything works properly and I feel like Dr. Frankenstein shouting “It’s alive!!” I caught the coding bug when the TRS-80s came out, and … Continue reading →

To Do Checklist

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Things to do today, in random order: 1) Have large breakfast so I don’t mope all day. Completed at 1:00 pm. 2) Call Mom and check up on her. Continue searching for home care. No answer at Jon Reid’s. Left message on his phone. 3) Clean gerbil cage. Gerbils looking much happier. Cat still sad this is not a buffet. 4) Get badly needed haircut. This is being put off for a week-and-a-half due to time and budget issues. 5) Get lamp for spare bedroom. Lamp secure. Only been meaning to do this for months. 6) Do laundry. Third load … Continue reading →