Year: 2006
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A request to all dieters
As we edge ever closer to the number of 100 dieters on the list, I have a request to each and every person on the diet. Please weigh in tomorrow. Tomorrow marks the end of our first full month, or four weeks, on the diet. Several of those that have asked to be part of…
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Small victories
Some people live life month to month, week to week, or day to day. However, sometimes I try to live almost second by second. This isn’t something I’ve always strived to do, but rather something I’m slowly working myself towards. I make repetitive errors just like everyone else, and I’m trying to stop the process.…
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Eliza gets a blog, again
My wife has had a blog in the past. For reasons I still don’t understand, she thinks that she has "nothing to add to the conversation" or that no one cares. So she ended up ditching her last blog. For me, blogging isn’t about other people caring since I could care less about what people…
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Walking The Red Carpet at Woodloch Pines in Hawley Pennsylvania
A few weeks ago, some friends of ours asked us to attend a dinner and show at Woodloch Pines in Hawley, Pa. Eliza and I on the bus So Eliza and I decided to check it out, and see what all the hubbub was about. Dinner was very good, they kept bringing plate of food…
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Weigh in: Week three
This week has been a great week. As you know from last week’s weigh in, I didn’t do so great last week. This week I think I did really well, though the numbers do not necessarily reflect that – yet. As a brief catch-up; my starting weight was 225.6, my goal is to lose around…
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The Owego New York Strawberry Festival and a visit from my parents
Eliza and I had a really nice weekend. The weather, although a bit hot for my taste, couldn’t have been much better. On Saturday we drove up to Owego, New York with my mother-in-law and Eliza’s two aunts for Strawberry Festival. We had a great time, got to see some cool stuff, and eat some…
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A sponsor, a contest, and new dieters
Wow, I have been chomping at the bit to tell all of you what has been going on, and now I finally can. When the-diet started it received an overwhelming amount of response. Family, friends, and then strangers started to join in to get fit. There was no plan for this diet, no one had…
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My photos have been published
Just when I thought my head was unable to grow larger, since being quoted in a nationally syndicated magazine, one of my Macbook photos was published in a small publication called Geekanoids. Inner page of Geekanoids preview issue The preview issue can also be downloaded as a PDF. I’m actually thinking of picking up a…
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Weigh in: Week two
This week started off great. With the success of my diet last week, I was motivated to continue right through today – and was hoping to post some great results. But, you have to take the good with the bad, and be honest. So, this weekend we had a little set back. Eliza, Chris and…
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Weigh in: Week one
As excited as I am to read everyone’s first week results, I was even more anxious to figure out my own. This week has gone very well and while there were some definite hurdles placed in front of me, I feel that overall I did a very good job and have come out even more…
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Weekend one
I’d like to let everyone know, that I will be in as much pain, if not more pain, than all of you this weekend. Weekends are definitely the hardest time to stay on a diet – with get-togethers, cookouts, restaraunts, movies, etc. Please stay strong through this weekend whether it is your first or not.…
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Day 3 and a quick update
Well, so far so good for me. I was hoping that asking other people to join me would actually motivate me, and I think it definitely has. I was hoping that posting my ugliness on the Web would also be a motivation, and that has been too. The overwhelming response to the diet has been…
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Moth photos
On the heels of last night’s lightning storm, we had a moth on our deck this morning. Moth on the porch click the moth for more photos He still hasn’t flown away. I am thinking maybe he’d be good for the diet. How many calories in a moth anyway? Update: Turns out this is a…
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First weigh in and my goal for my diet
Current weight: 225.6 pounds I’ve been floating between 220 and 227 for what seems like forever. When I did my diets in the past I quickly lose weight, then give up – and spring right back into this range. I suppose I should just be happy that I don’t just keep getting heavier. May 30th,…
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Lightning photos
Lightning illuminates everything, click above for more photos Wow. We were just treated to an extraordinary display of nature. Thunderstorms, while not uncommon in our neck of the woods, typically pass very quickly. Tonight we had a thunderstorm that went on for a few hours, and is still fading slowly as I write this. Eliza…
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The diet log makes a comeback, in a whole new way
I used to write a diet log, that is – when I was actually on a diet. Mike, Chris and I will be "competing" in a diet contest. Since it is very hard to compete for pounds, or percentage of body fat, etc – we’ve decided that we’re just going to try to help each…
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9rules round four
If you haven’t submitted your site yet, don’t forget. And, if you have, try to spread the word on your blog or to your friends via IM or any other means at your disposal. We’re really looking to diversify, and we need you help to do so. Five hours left, so get to it.
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Soft nails
For the last few years we have been dealing with ‘life with two cats in an apartment’. There are many drawbacks, and benefits, to having cats (as I’m sure many of you cat lovers out there know). We had been wanting to get new couches for quite awhile, and have been unable since we feared…
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Ikea is big
This past Friday Eliza and I drove to Paramus, New Jersey (about a two and half hour drive) to visit with my sister, brother-in-law, and niece and also to buy some stuff at Ikea. Our hopes were to purchase a new desk and lamp for my office, as well as a few bookcases for our…
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My words have been published
UNITS, May 2006, Page 96 Paul Bergeron, Director of Communications of the National Apartment Association, contacted me in late April asking if he could use a portion of my "Misuse of Buzzwords" article on Business Logs from January. He told me that they were working on a very small piece for their May 2006 edition…
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6410 Aberdeen worked
My brother’s house has not been sold yet, but his website for it has definitely worked out already. We’re tracking the visitors using Performancing‘s service, and we’ve been able to determine a few things about the Web site. First of all, it serves as a very good filter for all interested parties. Peter put an…
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Selling a home, the new way
My brother is selling his home in sunny Florida. He called me and asked if I’d put together a quick web site to facilitate that, and give those interested a quick way to view some photos and general information about the home. So, we setup 6410aberdeen.com as a way to do that. It’s simple, to…
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Help out some friends of mine
Chris Rhee, a member of the 9rules Network and friend, has had $5,000 or so worth of equipment stolen from right beneath his nose. We’re try to help out, and I’m asking that anyone else that can help out should too. Link to him from your blog too, if you get the chance. Side note:…
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10MacApps
Merely days after saying that I never get invited to do memes, here comes one from Zach Hale. Here is a list of my 10 13 favorite applications for the Macintosh. Textmate NetNewsWire MarsEdit QuickSilver iTunes iPhoto Delicious Library Safari Transmit Colloquy PHP Function Index Chax iChat extension Mail.app I was supposed to stop at…
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Coffee and a donut for the rest of the week
Also known as; The Breakfast of Champions. Last night Eliza and I stopped at Dunkin Donuts on the way home and I decided to buy one donut for each day for the rest of the week. This way, when I woke up each morning I could enjoy coffee and a donut. My coffee and donut…
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Meeting up in Philly
The Philadelphia WordPress and Weblogger meetups are over, for April. Eliza, Chris, and I drove down to Philadelphia (it takes us about two and half hours), and enjoyed the company of many bloggers in the Philly area. First, we met up with Andrea and Tom. This happened to be Tom’s first Meetup also. It would…
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I am rarely asked to participate in memes
If you are with me, pass this along to two friends that aren’t usually included in memes either. I’m passing this to Mike Stickel, Chris Fehnel, and Devin Reams.
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Philadelphia Meetups
Also known as: Colin’s first try at this meetup thing. This Saturday, at around 2pm EST, Eliza, Chris and I are heading down to Philadelphia for the April Philadelphia WordPress Meetup, organized by Owen Winkler. Shortly thereafter, since it would appear that the WordPress meetup will only last about an hour, we’ll attend the April…
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30 Minute Meals
Eliza and I love to cook at home. As Eliza says "The clean up is the worst part.". Apart from that, there is nothing I do not enjoy about cooking, and eating, at home. It is cheaper, generally better for you, and is all around more fulfilling. Not too long ago Eliza picked up Rachel…
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Do you still use film?
My brother taking a digital photo Film vs. Digital. There are very obvious pros and cons to both. On the one hand, the quality of photos taken on good film is vastly superior to those taken by your digital camera. Yet, the immediacy of digital photos, the ease of being able to get them into…
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My Web: Yesterday and Today
This "Web 2.0" that we’re all so accustomed to lately is great. Semantic, accessible, open, and dripping with fantastic design. However, there are times I reminisce about the days of old, the days of well – Web 1.0. There are several sites, some still in existence that I really do miss. I remember spending hours…
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Naked for CSS Day
Dunstan Diaz, a 9rules Network Member, has decided to spearhead an effort to raise even more Web Standards awareness by creating a Naked for CSS Day. To participate, all you need to do is rip out your style sheet for one day, leaving nothing but your naked site to show in all of its semantic…
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JJ Abrams has robbed me of a significant portion of my life, and it is only going to get worse
JJ Abrams, creator of Alias and most-recently LOST, has stolen a considerable portion of my life away. I was never a fan of Alias, though I know many people out there are and I did catch an episode or two that I found enjoyable. However, LOST has me wrapped up so tightly that I often…
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Can you dance like Scrivs?
I’ve been asking myself that all day, then I dug up this video of me from a few weeks back. And then I realize, yes I’m as white as white can be. Compare my video to Paul Scrivens’ video, and you’ll understand. [tags]9rules, dancing, video, fun[/tags]
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I hate headaches
I try my very best to avoid headaches, but once and awhile they creep in on me. Since I do try to avoid headaches, when I get them they are usually pretty debilitating. Most of the time, me having a headache forces me to suspend any activities until it is gone. One of the most…
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Going through a live design
We’re up and running. There is a lot of work to be done here for sure, but that can all be done whilst you’re enjoying what is already here. From now on you can expect small incremental updates to happen, but none that should inhibit you from getting at what you crave the most; my…
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Poker losses and winnings
Chris had a few friends over tonight, myself included, for some poker and darts. The first game of poker went "okay" since I came in second, losing to Ryan (Chris’ brother) after a few hands heads-up. I think I misplayed about 4 or 5 fairly large hands during that game which led to my demise.…
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As the weather breaks…
I can’t wait for Spring. As the weather breaks, I’m going to try to take advantage of it. Yesterday I enjoyed some time on the deck/porch, even though I could only stay out there for a little while, it was worth it. Today we’re supposed to get up to 18 degrees, or 64 for you…
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Repetitive errors
Each time I shower (about once every two or three months), I forget to dry off my left shoulder until last. Its something I’m perfectly conscience of, yet it seems to happen every single time. My toothbrush is in the “medicine cabinet”, which is behind the mirror above the sink, and every time I go…
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Am I the smartest person I know?
I can not tell you how many times I’ve been asked this question. Sarcastically of course. But, I’d like to answer it seriously. No. Not even close. In fact, I generally take the approach that someone might be immensely smarter than I am. That isn’t to say that I freely give of my respect of…
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CocoaDevHouse Dallas
Blake says hello I was unable to attend CocoaDevHouse in Dallas in “body”, but I was able to get their via IRC and Skype. Wanted to thank all those in attendance for keeping me entertained for awhile, and answering some good questions on some cool topics. Side note: I’ve had a chance to sit down…
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I’ve got one ball
Upon reading the title of this post, you’re probably escorting your children out of the room before continuing to read it. But I can assure you, the title is intentionally deceiving. For years I’ve been tied to some type of desk. Obviously having a laptop helps me “unplug” every now and then. But, being in…
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An audio interview with, me…
I hope someone finds this interview with me interesting. I had fun doing it. Thanks Tyme for including me on the BizBlog show.
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Highway driving
Scenario: You’re driving down the highway, in the left-most lane of a four lane highway. You notice that your exit is approaching, and you need to get into the right-most lane to exit. You decide that 3 minutes worth of inconvenience is worth risking your life to save yourself from. So, you proceed to change…
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Paul’s team
I’m the white guy from Pennsylvania and I refuse to comment about “the package”. I’m proud to be on such a Mutley Crüe [sic].
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Dancing with Drew
Eliza and I agreed, if Jerry Rice won “Dancing with the Stars” we would have freaked. Not that I don’t give “mad props” to Jerry for improving as much as he did, but in the end the competition was not based purely on skill nor improvement, but the number of fans you were able to…
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Umm Moana?
Dude, Moana should have definitely won. I mean, definitely should have. Sara, or Sarah (the woman he picked) is head over heels for the Doctor from Nashville, in comparison to Moana having a true connection that goes much deeper than the “barbie & ken” experience. It’s just bullcrap, because Travis wasn’t up to the challenge…
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Small things change the overall experience
I’m writing this post, while sitting at my dining room (I use this term loosely) table, using Flock. No, not the built in blogging capabilities (they suck), but still using Flock for the second full day in a row. I’m also using my new bluetooth mouse. Though these two things do not change what I’m…
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One thousand per week
The way I figure it, I’m deleting about 1,000 emails per week. This includes approved blog comments, forum notifications, spam, and other stuff I no longer need. How many emails are you deleting per week?