Sun, Jul 4, 2010 09:22:44
big delivery weeks coming up for me. need to go geek mode and limit executive mode.
Fri, Jul 2, 2010 07:48:48
still busy... need to do a full summary of it all via blog
Sat, May 29, 2010 16:28:47
busy
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 21:01:44
decent little mix of client work and speculative bizdev. actually, really exciting projects in the pipeline... i just hope some of the biggies land.
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 12:13:02
meetings, meetings, meetings.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 20:32:52
the office works and we've got a few projects kicking off. things are getting busy. which is good, of course.
Wed, Jan 6, 2010 04:29:12
long but productive day. two meetings, one morning and one night. i.d. office setup and chair selection.
Mon, Jan 4, 2010 11:15:00
did the annual corporate filings for pingFit and dNeero
Sat, Jan 2, 2010 15:59:07
facebook and reddit ad campaigns... checking results/cpms/etc
Sun, Dec 27, 2009 01:42:27
clearly failing at my daily updates via mythredz. some change in direction lately. and some not change. needs a full blog post.
Wed, Nov 18, 2009 07:57:53
updated http://jungledisk.com backup to v3.0 on nine servers, configured new backup vaults. also migrated a 1.2gb dneero database to one of the linux servers.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 17:22:15
meeting this afternoon with government agencies that concern themselves with water conservation. was interesting.
Mon, Nov 9, 2009 18:07:56
getting caught up
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 18:11:53
pingFit between meetings/calls for the last 9 days. facebook connect action. pretty darn cool, can't wait to launch it but lots of details to wrap up.
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 07:10:37
new http://traaak.com launched this week, forgot to mention it amidst everything else that happened. includes facebook connect login to a web version so now your in-facebook stuff and out-of-facebook stuff is the same. about 3,000 users but not a ton of activity... need to stir things back up.
Sun, Oct 11, 2009 07:40:26
spent most of yesterday working on traaak.com. would like to just get that one launched. i've got about three weeks of work that's been sitting around for seven or eight months.
Fri, Oct 9, 2009 09:50:44
fixed a mythredz bug. emails for the consulting gig. reviewed two docs that elswick sent re: pingFit. and it's still pre-10am. rocking so far today.
Thu, Oct 8, 2009 10:19:02
well, today's heatin' up... pitch polishin' so far this am. two conf calls, a pitch and a dinner on the agenda this afternoon/evening. zoiks.
Wed, Oct 7, 2009 20:15:46
bsuy day. see, can't even spell busy it was so busy. working on consulting proposals. pingFit conference call this evening with elswick and sr. a bunch of misc emails and calls. 4am to 8pm went by too quickly.
Tue, Oct 6, 2009 13:36:37
productive morning inching towards the pingfit milestone. heading to a dneero meeting and then a pingfit meeting.
Mon, Oct 5, 2009 19:12:39
electronic confirmation of filing came in from the secretary of state today. at paul's insistence i got the annual fee paid for each immediately. downloaded the certificates of formation. badda bing.
Mon, Oct 5, 2009 18:47:37
meeting downtown at michael gibson studio. couple calls and then a mythredz.com production support issue came in. lots of email. didn't get much built today but was busy all day.
Sun, Oct 4, 2009 20:11:11
worked more on pingFit today. trying to take every non-meeting minute i can to get to the milestone. as usual, it's a bit further out than i expect it to be... and selling forces are making me adjust course a bit. but i'm getting there. private label capability is ripening up. and then i'll get the exerciser scoring/ranking/reporting/profile stuff going. then, 100 percent bizdev.
Fri, Oct 2, 2009 14:57:04
launched the pingFit private labeling thingy. i can't claim to be over that hurdle... still a lot of features to add... but the lion's share, the technical challenges are done... now it's utility coding. thanks to kindzia i got two LLCs filed with the state. and EIN's up and running. worked through a personal banking error by wachovia. had a couple conference calls. and spoke to alex for a bit. not a bad morning and now i'm amazed it's 3p! where does the time go?
Thu, Oct 1, 2009 19:02:26
worked on pingFit today. and some consulting stuff. had a pretty bad headache all day so it wasn't the most productive.
Wed, Sep 30, 2009 20:06:29
some good pingFit opportunities presented themselves today. mad rush to get a relationship formalized in writing before we can take advantage of them. lots of legwork required but sounds fruitful. the flu time without meetings has allowed me to whittle down my todo list a bit. i got more done on the pingFit milestone today.
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 20:43:04
remember that whole maker's time vs. manager's time? consulting took me all manager's time. but i have fought back and done some maker's time. hoping to get to the outstanding pingFit milestone soon so that i can go 100% bizdev. other than that... lots hectic.
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 07:16:19
lots of consulting project work.
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 08:58:14
proposal pricing planning stuff today.
Sun, Aug 16, 2009 08:06:40
what's this? progress? couldn't be.
Thu, Aug 13, 2009 13:56:20
actually getting close to launching the new dNeero embed widget... can't wait to get that one off of the todo list
Mon, Aug 10, 2009 08:35:53
still busy.
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 13:05:18
busy.
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 20:39:54
fail: always. win: never.
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 16:28:10
got video and audio clips working inside of the dNeero embed widget... I think this'll open a bunch of avenues.
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 09:45:27
busy day of meetings yesterday. followups today.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 19:49:12
early morning progress on the dNeero embed widget. took a lot of bouncing back and forth between server development and flash widget development. later in the morning i beat down the inbox and prepped for some meetings tomorrow.
Tue, Jun 30, 2009 20:28:13
made some good progress on the dNeero embed widget... finally. got the server side stuff working with the client side stuff. and the borders are finally lining up and looking smooth. probably another week of work and then i'll finally be able to launch it. that'll be a big relief and will hopefully help me get into sales mode.
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 18:13:52
feeling like i have way too many incomplete threads right now
Wed, Jun 24, 2009 08:16:10
doing more consulting these days... enjoying it but it makes my life more hectic... combined with the numerous things that i kinda feel responsible to do it makes for many little check boxes
Sat, May 30, 2009 12:12:28
my http://traaak.com updates are going a lot slower than expected. i'm rather tired and beat up from a work psychology perspective right now. struggling for motivation.
Tue, May 19, 2009 12:32:24
trying to get http://traaak.com relaunched as a web app... currently it's a set of 40+ facebook apps. i think webifying it with embeds is a great idea... just more tedious than i had thought.
Sat, May 9, 2009 09:33:58
launched http://www.buzzTrendz.com to track recent trends. took about ten hours to develop... interested in seeing how it grows over time.
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 15:45:25
also spent a bunch of time working for a client on some flash stuff... woOT! got a deliverable out the door.
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 15:44:58
busy morning... sr regged another nine domains for the whoCelebsTweet.com universe... the server is slowly pulling in celeb tweets. I added some error/dupe checking... what used to take 2hrs to populate has now been running 14 hrs and is only 1/2 way there... but the data is more trustworthy.
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 23:02:22
launched six new sites today: whoAthletesTweet.com, whoCyclistsTweet.com, whoTriathletesTweet.com, whoCEOsTweet.com, whoTechPunditsTweet.com... all are loading data from Twitter API right now. Also launching another one tomorrow... cold/flu permitting.
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 18:25:07
got in touch with somebody in nyc i was waiting on... that's good news for tomorrow. launched a new site (announcing soon) today... weekend project. still trying to get the svn server issues hammered out. and my windows home server is complaining about something.
Wed, Apr 22, 2009 18:07:51
hectic. too many todos.
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 23:28:16
coming off the pingFit + Adobe Air addiction of six weeks... flowing into some misc stuff
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 23:00:00
Moved some stuff to the BAL01 server... let's see if this
works.
Sat, Apr 11, 2009 13:23:30
consumed but getting close to a launch
Thu, Apr 2, 2009 15:08:16
still consumed with a concept.
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 09:00:08
sr and elswick over to the house for a work session today
Tue, Mar 10, 2009 23:00:28
working on the pingfit desktop app with adobe air/flash... loving
it... can't wait to use it!
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 15:47:46
ugh, home hardware issues taking over my life... hating it but can't have data issues
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 12:30:49
new dNeero Twitter Questions feature launched not long ago
Fri, Feb 6, 2009 12:14:09
call with a potential new dNeero client referred by an existing one... that's good stuff
Fri, Feb 6, 2009 10:40:20
Fixed a few MyThredz.com bugs for users this morning.
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 23:00:04
I spent the first few hours of the day working some issues out of
last night's dNeero deployment. This evening Elswick came over and we
worked on PingFit for about four hours.
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 23:19:27
launched a ton of new dNeero features today. superpanels. social influence rating's new algorithm. in fact, it's calculating the new ranking for all users now. it's been running for about seven hours now and probably has a few more before its first pass is done. lots of calculations.
Thu, Jan 22, 2009 23:00:26
Rebuilt the dNeero Social Influence Rating algorithm from the
ground up. Now incorporates all the human review that we're doing. All the
flagging and warning stuff. And a bunch of new data points to really figure
out which bloggers are influential. Very fun coding because it's taking a
subjective human concept and computerizing it.
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 20:18:31
Worked on an infographic for a presentation today. Cleaned up a few outstanding coding issues. Pruned a list of leads.
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 23:00:23
Have been getting a ton of odds and ends done in the last week.
Deployment infrastructure changes, etc. Things I never seem to have time
for.
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 11:39:37
last couple days have been spent on non-dNeero stuff, although i've certainly handled email/phone for dNeero. starting to turn back to the big d today.
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 22:31:51
launched a new client convo for dNeero
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 16:20:23
working on Ping.fm support for MyThredz... little lunch project action... at 4pm... which makes perfect sense... go with it.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 21:55:29
servers killing me right now
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 15:31:44
new firewall installed. some little issues but overall nice to have it running.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 13:41:33
new firewall being installed now. i expect all hell to break loose in mere moments.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 12:52:31
Updating MyThredz.com via email again.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 10:48:46
Updating MyThredz by replying to an email the system sent
me.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 00:10:47
launching some new mythredz stuff in a few minutes
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 19:21:32
Nice call from a potential new dNeero customer today.
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 20:04:25
Worked on building panels of endurance bloggers today.
Fri, Dec 12, 2008 23:11:52
Just launched some backend reporting features for dNeero. Went smoothly, although it is too late to still be working.
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 16:03:48
Met with bryan kujawski today.
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 13:55:28
Struggling with the part-time involvement of me and others on a number of projects (and, no, Elswick, this doesn't have anything to do with you.) Just makes it hard to generate and maintain momentum.
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 17:44:25
Just committed revision 1500 to the subversion vcs system.
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 15:42:40
Some MyThredz work today. Some dNeero code. Email responding. Bunch of misc things.
Thu, Dec 4, 2008 23:15:34
Today just blew by. Wow.
Thu, Dec 4, 2008 14:20:26
Sonicwall firewall at the datacenter needs to be replaced because we now have more hardware behind it than the license supports. Always something. Thanks to Carlos for finding the issue and recommending some fixes.
Thu, Dec 4, 2008 14:19:35
Morning was dNeero coding. Got a release out with some new features.
Wed, Dec 3, 2008 12:10:04
Heading downtown for a meeting with Grey in a little bit.
Tue, Dec 2, 2008 20:12:47
Met with Frederic and David from BlinQ Media today.
Mon, Dec 1, 2008 14:42:11
Hectic so far today.
Sat, Nov 29, 2008 22:16:54
Actually ended up getting a good bit done later in the evening.
Sat, Nov 29, 2008 19:32:34
Got some work done today. Not intense work action. But some todos were checked off.
Thu, Nov 27, 2008 10:46:41
If all goes to plan I shall do nothing today. If all goes as it normally does I'll race home from turkey dinner to fix something. I'm not bitter.
Tue, Nov 25, 2008 11:10:40
Today I'm Linux 101'ing myself. Carlos is helping me get stuff done. I've got bits and pieces of what's happening. But I lack the big picture and context. A lot of basic info is missing. So I'm embarking on my own little Linux 101 course today.
Sat, Nov 22, 2008 14:33:51
Spent some time the last few late nights working on PingFit. This morning I wrapped all of it up and launched it. New stuff in the house.
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 18:17:26
Got the servers moved in. Didn't move the entire setup to a different rack. Will do that in a couple weeks.
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 08:12:38
Moving servers around the datacenter today. At least that's the plan. Sites will be down for a little while.
Thu, Nov 20, 2008 17:48:38
Meeting. Conf call. Server installing. That about sums it up today.
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 08:53:13
Carlos is helping me get the two new servers configured. He had me switch from Fedora to CentOs 5.2 64-bit. He's helping me get vnc running as a daemon. I had it working only when i was logged in on the box itself. I used to know some good linux but now i'm very, very rusty.
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 16:57:27
Linux/vnc onto both boxes. Ready to start MySQL installs. Productive day.
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 12:22:47
Now I can either work on getting MySQL onto the first server or I can step back to the other server and get Fedora/vnc onto it. I think I'll bring the second box up to speed.
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 12:21:05
Fedora 9 and vnc running on one of the servers. WoOT!
Sun, Nov 16, 2008 12:24:45
Working on getting linux installed on a new server today. For some reason it won't read the dvd images of Fedora 9 I'm burning. Annoying is part of the plan these days.
Sun, Nov 16, 2008 09:39:35
So far so good this morning on the latest server fix. Fingers crossed.
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 19:13:30
Server issues have consumed me lately. Despite that fact things have been moving forward nicely on a number of fronts.
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 11:38:09
Conf call done. Heading to lunch meeting with Mark Grace.
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 02:45:36
Quarter to three... heading to bed.
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 01:27:02
Deployment done. Will this make my life easier? Prolly not. Mo stuff launched, mo problems.
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 01:12:57
Main data migration done. ClusterF deploy 90% there. Big ugly hate-to-do-it server restart done. dNeero limping on one app server and three databases. A few more minutes to bring everything online again. Never got any of that tv time I was hoping for.
Tue, Nov 11, 2008 00:33:58
Big dNeero deploy and data migration is on. White knuckle time. Way too late in the evening... but that's when the traffic's low. Launching a big optimization in the database structure. And launching big improvements to ClusterF. Trying to simultaneously do both to make rollout time on the order of an hour and a half instead of three. This will likely cause me to mess things up. Waiting on upload of ClusterF package now. Data migration is happening now too.
Mon, Nov 10, 2008 21:38:32
Worked all day. Getting some tv time in right now and then I have a production launch and data migration to fuss over sometime later in the evening when traffic dies down.
Sun, Nov 9, 2008 12:27:24
About 5 hours of work yesterday... would like to get a few in today.
Thu, Nov 6, 2008 19:42:22
Yet another long day working with the servers. Note that I'm finally working with them. For today at least, I wasn't fighting them. Fairly tired now though.
Thu, Nov 6, 2008 12:21:17
Always amazed at how much I can get done in a short period of time when I take the technology/development/server thing out of the equation. In a half hour knocked about eight things off the todo list.
Thu, Nov 6, 2008 12:04:08
Two coffee shop meetings today. Sitting outside at the Starbucks on PTree/7th.
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 18:00:13
Got connection pooling working with Hibernate 3.3. They changed the default behavior and turn-on methodology fairly silently. I found that the production servers were only making a single connection to the db server. Could be the source of some mysterious lock-ups recently. We'll see.
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 17:42:30
Launched a new version of ClusterF and a new dNeero build today.
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 00:39:55
Back to work.
Sat, Nov 1, 2008 05:40:21
No work today... racin'.
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 20:19:32
Rather frustrated that upon arrival in Florida the first thing I have to do is work on the gd servers.
Tue, Oct 28, 2008 22:40:51
Less stressful today. The app is self-repairing and more stable but I'd still like to see the locking threads go away so that it doesn't have to self-repair. Finally out from the crush of emergency server issues I'm able to get back to some phone calls and emails.
Mon, Oct 27, 2008 13:51:22
Gosh... 6:30a to 12:45p flies when you're patching up server problems. Rebuilt portions of the ClusterF infrastructure to ping not just individual instances but the overall site. If the overall site is down for a longer period of time then it'll stop and restart all instances. Ugly hack. But the Tomcat 6 AJP connector won't work with the Executor and without it there's no way to kill idle threads. These idle threads are killing me! And nobody on the Tomcat mailing list has replied to my queries yet. More tape and string onto the ball of string... and tape. I'm exhausted.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 19:42:01
Another long day but I think I'm making some progress.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 16:01:09
Still at it, fatiguing like yesterday.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 13:00:27
A lot of the same today. But less stress.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 08:52:38
Going to start installing Linux on the new server. Looks like I need to get this thing to the datacenter asap.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 08:52:06
Back at it again this morning after 4.5 hrs of sleep. Servers locked up last night but after a couple config tweaks this morning they seem to be working. I'm hoping it's just a matter of configuration of what I have.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 01:48:12
Ok, I stayed up way too late. I'm 18 hours into this fix.
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 23:11:49
Just put out a big fix. Last time I announced how awesome the fix was I got a 16 hr stress day. So tonight I announce that the fix I have just released shall fail, bomb, implode and suck major wind in short order.
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 22:20:11
Dear Wireless Mouse: If you even think about running out of power tonight you shall meet Mr. Drywall. No disrespec'... I'm jus' sayin'.
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 22:08:21
Still at it... 14.5 hrs and counting. Making progress. Numb. Annoyed. Learning a lot. Throat sore from yelling... at myself and the computers.
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 19:19:36
Still battling. Now truly exhausted and can't wait to get some of this fixed.
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 17:35:20
My Saturday nightmare continues. At this point I'm 12 hours into it and getting rather tired.
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 15:05:13
Have been working in a high stress mode for over nine hours now. Not a happy camper.
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 09:57:10
As always, after a big launch, a big miserable day of server issues. Have I mentioned how much I hate computers?
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 18:54:02
Phew, finally launched something to help with database load.
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 15:02:31
Yeah, I think this approach will work. Takes load from certain tables off onto separate machines. Not the perfect end-game scaling but will dramatically increase capability for the short term.
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 11:50:40
About to claw my freaking eyes out. HA-JDBC has become a dead end again. Now considering putting different tables onto different databases by creating multiple Hibernate SessionFactories. Seems to work in very, very prelim testing and the concept would certainly have some legs. But, the devil's in the details, as always. Still, I'm at the optimistic portion of the show today.
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 10:17:31
Sr's buying more servers from Carlos. Got three so far. Another two on the way.
Thu, Oct 23, 2008 20:18:34
Lots of progress (a familiar but ultimately futile theme) with HA-JDBC today. Maybe this one'll be the one. Probably not.
Wed, Oct 22, 2008 20:15:12
Mid-day had some good progress on the Apache config issues. Looking at the cpus it was clear that the issue wasn't raw load. Something else was locking up. Essentially the connections between Apache and Tomcat (via AJP) were gumming up after any spikes in traffic. With that out of the way I went back to the database clustering stuff. It's truly driving me insane. Scaling isn't a big enough problem to have high quality open source options. There are a ton of them. And some look pretty good. But they're all immature. I keep getting three days into the learning curve to find that their stuff is just not very robust. I'm sure it'll work... Sequoia, for example. But heaven forbid something goes wrong. Then you spend hours with cryptic error messages trying to figure out what went wrong. It's not a learning curve knowledge problem. It's a product robustness problem. Which is frustrating. I'm at something of a loss tonight. I may go back to HA-JDBC because I've got about a week of learning and wireframe development done for it. It's not enough to just get one of these things working. It has to work with the deployment methodology and vision I have for dNeero. Or allow me to change that vision smartly. Lots of frustration right now.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 22:35:49
Didn't get any database clustering work done today. Am worried I'll miss a self-imposed deadline of having clustering working before the race. But I did work on load/scaling issues. The config of the AJP connector between the webserver and the app servers has become a bottleneck. Not so much due to volume. More due to connections that go stale but stay open forever. So I'm playing with config on both sides of the equation, trying to prevent the lockups I've seen lately.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 18:20:50
Through my dNeero work alone I've got production examples of eight of the top ten most desirable web development skills. So I've got that goin' for me. Gunga ga lunga.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 11:14:05
More emergency production fixin' today. I think Apache HTTP is holding mod_jk connections open long after Tomcat thinks they're dead. Eventually the pool of connections is full but all are dead. So I added some timeout directives to the workers.properties file and will see what happens.
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 19:12:31
Couple 'o' conference calls, some database clustering work and some production emergency fixin' today.
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 22:49:38
Some work tonight.
Sat, Oct 18, 2008 11:38:14
Boom! Got dNeero running on a clustered database. Kickass. Far cry from production-ready but a huge step forward this morning. The Sequoia middleware project version 3 beta 2 is what I'm working on. Had to go with the beta for alter table support. Update: Well, maybe not clustered. Connected to two databases but inserts aren't distributing across them. Something to fix.
Fri, Oct 17, 2008 16:12:40
Busy day. Morning was another breakthrough on the database clustering (finally.) It's not working but I finally have the cluster up and the app servers talking to them. There are errors and the cluster being a whiny little bitch about alter statements but I'll work through that. And our third dNeero client launches a campaign today. Lots of back and forth. And a number of misc emails/calls/schedulings too. Looks like when it rains in Atlanta it pours in business.
Wed, Oct 15, 2008 12:25:27
Good progress on the db clustering this morning. Lots of frustration though. Should it really be this hard?
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 14:01:41
Mo technology, mo problems.
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 09:23:21
Got a lot done last night. Almost entire Sequoia setup configured. Tested it, found a few hurdles. Will work on them today.
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 21:53:16
Since I had caffeine today for my workout I decided to have some more tonight. A rarity, this caffeine in the evening. But my stress levels are high on this database clustering thing and I just won't sleep well until I make some progress. So despite three hours of sleep last night I'm wide awake and planning a late night work session. I'm moving on from my fourth (or fifth) technology that I've used to try to scale the database. Now I'm trying Sequoia which I tried a few years ago but didn't invest the time to rtfm. Last night and tonight I read the ~60 page manual and have combed over about ten config files individually making them fit my needs. I haven't started the controller yet and assume that it won't work out of the gates. Luckily I'm using VMWare heavily so I can freeze a copy of the OS at various hurdle points and revert if necessary. That's kind of nice. So off on work I go. To reduce stress.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 10:11:35
Watching Ironman Hawaii live coverage and working on the database clustering issues. Moved the ball down the field last night at 2am. Odd how that works. It's a network routing issue between VMWare virtual machines. Got some leads on this latest hurdle.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 01:50:35
A little late night database clustering work happening right now.
Thu, Oct 9, 2008 20:04:17
Database clustering stuck on a technical hurdle. Got the ndb_mgmd running but the ndbd (data node) can't seem to find it despite each VMWare Linux instance being able to ping each other freely. Odd. Annoying. Little/no debug/error info to work with. And feeling the heat to get it going because a big client is knocking.
Thu, Oct 9, 2008 20:03:06
Afternoon meeting today from 2-4.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 19:57:44
Falling somewhat behind with a number of work things.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 19:53:09
Today was a lot of VMWare setup stuff. Moved to VMWare Server from VMWare Player. Getting used to the interface and features. Learned all about virtual machine networking setup... chose bridged setup. And now digging into Linux's networking config. Next step is to get MySQL Cluster booted and running with a test database. From there I'll have to get the dNeero app working with it. Somewhat involved process but hopefully much of the work will transition to production... I mean, that is the purpose of virtualization after all.
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 00:08:08
Database clustering via balancing driver, third attempt, is *fail*. So on to using MySQL Cluster. I'm running four instances of Linux Fedora 9 on VMware virtual machines and slowly going through the process of getting each instance running. From there it's a long road to convert the existing data, make sure the app will work with the NDB storage engine and test out backup, recovery and standard maintenance processes. But it's a more robust solution. Got about five hours of work on it done today.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 19:34:39
dNeero meeting tomorrow at 9:30 with Olive Studio.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 19:34:26
May have our second dNeero client ready to roll. Early on. We'll see.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 19:22:15
Ten DVDs dropped off at the vault.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 13:53:30
Eight DVDs burned so far. One or two more to go.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 10:09:57
Doing a bunch of physical backups to take to the safe today. Tedious but important. Yes, I've chosen tedious over the frustrating... the database clustering is killing me.
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 11:42:55
Database clustering officially driving me nuts.
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 09:08:41
Today's meeting is a late afternoon one.
Tue, Sep 30, 2008 19:27:56
Coffee with Dave and Sr. today in midtown. Enjoying the meetings. We seem to discuss things well these days. Lots of leads we're tracking. Waiting for one or two of the big fish to jump... or bite... or whatever big fish are supposed to do.
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 20:32:03
Still muscling the database clustering issue. Making progress. Set up a couple meetings today. In fact, my Mon, Tue, Wed and Fri have meetings scheduled. Meetings are good. But they don't pay the bills... gotta convert to business!
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 11:26:44
dNeero coffee meeting with a friend at Alcove in Tucker.
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 11:29:13
Working again on database clustering. Issue is with the app-layer jdbc driver. This morning something of a small breakthrough in that the driver now works. Lots of testing and deployment planning may be in the works. If the thing doesn't explode like it usually does. Remember the yearlong clustering woes of 2007? Those were frontend app servers. Now I'm working on a similar goal for the backend database servers. Different technical challenges. Same long-running multi-week failures. Joy. That's sarcasm.
Fri, Sep 26, 2008 10:37:17
Meetings with eight women and two guys are getting closer to the optimal ratio.
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 07:55:48
9am meeting today.
Wed, Sep 24, 2008 18:40:57
Workwise today was some email, some database scaling testing, an afternoon conference call and some other misc stuff.
Tue, Sep 23, 2008 09:18:58
dNeero meeting with Dean Trevelino today.
Fri, Sep 19, 2008 16:14:12
Met with Frederic Bien who I found very interesting. He's got a mathematics background but has been an entrepreneur since just about the time we started frogfire. He sent his first email in 1985. Very nice guy. We'll get together to talk about BlinqMedia and dNeero at some point in the near future.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 17:57:43
Good dNeero meeting action these last two days.
Mon, Sep 15, 2008 22:01:20
Heading up to NYC tomorrow for five or six dNeero meetings.
Fri, Sep 12, 2008 18:25:38
Kinda burned out right now despite not having done much lately. Just a lot of traveling and other stuff eating time away.
Thu, Sep 11, 2008 15:50:18
dNeero meeting earlier today.
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 23:38:09
I'm definitely Plan B'ing it with dNeero right now. Love the summary of Plan A... exactly why... well, let's just say, exactly why and leave it at that.
Mon, Sep 8, 2008 09:06:30
Was up good portion of last night working on an annoying server issue. It was annoying. Which made me annoyed.
Fri, Sep 5, 2008 09:07:51
Just behind in work now. Way behind.
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 11:38:05
Great work thinking on the run this morning. Came home and spent a good hour capturing the thoughts.
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 13:36:16
Knocked the Inbox from 65+ to 29. Many apologies... I know many of you are still waiting on emails.
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 13:21:14
Skipped downtown and just did some calls. And then did some sales cold calling. And now am doing emails/customer support/debugging.
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 09:14:38
Heading downtown for a dNeero meeting.
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 21:06:14
Work output today was low and choppy.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 20:05:29
Reger.com junk/splog account purge has been running all day. Thousands of sql transactions per minute. Lots of stuff to delete... entries, login histories, trackbacks, locations, comments, log names, traffic numbers, etc, etc. It's already crashed one MySql table but I was able to recover it quickly. Good cleanup, but only partial and the full clean will take about 60 days. Also shut down signup because 99.9% are splog accounts these days. I'm honored that they want to put so much junk into my little blogging platform.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 09:18:47
Doing some reger.com fake account cleaning. Fairly aggressive this time. Please let me know if your account has been shut down in error.
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 05:24:37
dNeero meeting today.
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 22:29:41
More than anything, working on setting up meetings for a dNeero trip to NYC, the big apple, in a couple weeks.
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 15:11:05
Talked to Tom Ajello of Poke New York. Worked with Tom at frogfire, like, 14 years ago. He's up in NYC and hopefully we can get together.
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 13:46:48
Downtown for a 2pm dNeero meeting.
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 16:04:24
Or not. Calendaring mixup by some jackass named Joe Sr.
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 15:43:14
dNeero meeting this afternoon with a guy from the company that runs Slashdot. WoOT!
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 10:37:48
dNeero conversation paying $3 launched... already seeing respondents... and this convo requires reg at a third party site, etc. Will be watching progress today.
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 09:24:50
Launching a dNeero conversation for a client today!
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 08:52:50
Fewer meetings this week. Time to get some deliverables checked off the list.
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 00:32:54
Sometimes just thinking solves problems. I had planned on a day devoted to what I thought was a bug. Turns out it's working as designed. The design may need to be changed but that's a much more predictable ball of wax.
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 18:46:51
Got some basic work done as I can't work tomorrow as planned.
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 11:19:33
Since I'm not riding today, I guess I'll work.
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 16:10:32
First meeting done. Enjoyed talking to some guys who understand the space we're in. One meeting left.
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 09:02:13
dNeero Facebook app needs some work because of the new profile they launched.
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 09:01:54
One meeting yesterday. Two today.
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 11:08:16
Somewhat light work day. Some email and some misc stuff but generally recovering and slowing down a bit after the heroic code push of last week and this weekend.
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 05:06:41
Meeting was with great people who've had their budgets cut back... something we're finding a lot of. Luckily we have ways to help on smaller budgets and the people we met with are very willing to listen and keep moving forward. For this we're excited and can't wait to move things to the next level.
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 14:10:55
Downtown now, meeting at 3pm.
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 12:28:53
Oh, we had a 'splosion. Nice one.
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 12:08:50
New stuff launched. Now I wait for the servers to explode... because they always do after new code.
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 11:47:44
Deploying some dNeero code. Site down for a few minutes.
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 10:20:06
How to Hire an Idiot. Painfully, been there too and was nodding the whole time. Luckily, that episode's in the past now. On to bigger and stupider mistakes, I am. Lol.
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 23:03:51
Good golly, 11pm and still working. This is the end. I've got to sleep because my week starts at 5am tomorrow.
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 22:09:05
10pm, still working. Have jumped into some of the use case testing for tomorrow.
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 21:02:10
Still working. Long day. Getting rather tired. But I've gotten a lot done. Tomorrow'll be mostly about testing and then, fingers crossed, a late night deployment. Which means Tuesday will be filled with issues, complaints and bug fixes.
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 13:49:03
Been working all day since the wee morning hours.
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 20:31:14
Later afternoon surge of productivity got a bunch of good stuff done. Still, on the week I'm behind where I wanted to be.
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 16:19:29
Interruptions article does a great job of describing my focus issues with so many things happening and so many ways to be in touch with the people involved. Excerpt: "it takes an average of 23 minutes and 15 seconds to get back to the task."
Thu, Jul 31, 2008 13:44:30
Meeting at LuckyFish today. Great shop. Beautiful offices. And wonderful work. We presented dNeero.
Mon, Jul 28, 2008 16:28:01
Lots of dNeero bizdev stuff today. And conversation crafting for the company that looks like it'll be a paying customer. The big thing I'm struggling with is a huge feature that I need to get out the door in the next week or so. This new feature touches every single element of the financial infrastructure and if not crafted carefully will introduce chaos into my life.
Sat, Jul 26, 2008 09:18:12
Over at Andy's house. Elswick's on his way over. Working on PingFit today.
Fri, Jul 25, 2008 19:19:48
Not my most productive work day today. Lots of odds and ends. Wasn't ever able to bite off a big chunk. But I'm still at it, installing Adobe Creative Suite 3 Master Collection.
Fri, Jul 25, 2008 10:21:14
Working on putting together a dNeero whitepaper. Started in MS Word because I wanted something quick but layout control is just so miserable that I'm moving to something else... likely Adobe InDesign.
Mon, Jul 21, 2008 22:54:12
Five dNeero meetings over the next three days. Busy, busy, busy.
Sun, Jul 20, 2008 19:59:31
Sitting in the car while Terp showed the house I wrote up some concepts for a proposal.
Sun, Jul 20, 2008 04:50:59
Arghhhh... just spent the last hour fixing the servers. They started pinging me about an hour before I was planning on getting up. Which really annoys me.
Sat, Jul 19, 2008 17:30:39
Doing some emailin' today.
Thu, Jul 17, 2008 11:09:30
Downtown to have some coffee with Christian Griffith of phatz.com
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 20:25:40
8:20pm and I'm still working. What's wrong with me? I need to watch some Tour de France!
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 12:28:55
Drafted up this month's Talentzoo article.
Tue, Jul 15, 2008 10:41:23
Two dNeero meetings today. Ketchum. Momentum.
Mon, Jul 14, 2008 09:33:08
Monday at 9:25 am and I'm already behind?!? I thought working over the weekend was supposed to prevent this.
Fri, Jul 11, 2008 11:52:58
Just launched the Turbo Reviewer, a feature for dNeero researchers that'll save a bunch of time.
Thu, Jul 10, 2008 08:11:54
Heading downtown to talk dNeero stuff.
Wed, Jul 9, 2008 16:03:17
Choppy work day. Early morning work. Then my run. Then some work. Then a trip to All3Sports (but a few calls in the minivan). And now more work.
Tue, Jul 8, 2008 10:35:29
Just launched answer editing and dPolice for dNeero.
Sun, Jul 6, 2008 21:28:18
dNeero code day today.
Sun, Jul 6, 2008 02:00:08
PingFit photo shoot today. Thanks to Keith and Danielle.
Fri, Jul 4, 2008 07:27:31
Very creative in the mornings. Got up at 5 again today and have spent the last couple hours working.
Thu, Jul 3, 2008 20:43:37
Choppy day of coding and emailing. Started early in the am. Was excited. Worked out. Was excited for work after the ride but quickly lost steam as things got complex. In last couple hours I've rallied and gotten a bunch of stuff cleaned up. Wasn't a loss of a day.
Tue, Jul 1, 2008 17:11:46
Meetings is tiring Batman.
Tue, Jul 1, 2008 07:46:52
Got a full day today. Three meetings/conf calls. Prepping one presentation right now.
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 21:02:00
I've been able to configure and run a database driver that effectively distributes reads across MySQL slaves (not my terminology) while inserts/updates/deletes are processed on the master (again, not my terminology.) Lbpool is the starting point but I'm customizing some config params to make it dovetail with the current system a bit.
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 16:52:07
Working on email and database replication/load balancing today.
Thu, Jun 26, 2008 21:01:42
Had a good meeting with Eric, Jessica, Carol and Claudia. Thanks for the time!
Thu, Jun 26, 2008 08:09:59
Just adding some screenshots of the dNeero Facebook App to a presentation for Ted's Montana Grill today at 10am.
Wed, Jun 25, 2008 22:02:42
Headache pushed my work late into the evening and now I'm behind and frustrated. Have to get to sleep because I'm getting up early tomorrow. Need to get stuff done.
Wed, Jun 25, 2008 18:51:09
Working on outbound email and MySql replication today.
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 20:58:50
Dave had a good dNeero meeting today. Can't wait to hear more about it.
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 15:08:24
IM with Andy and Elswick re: secret project.
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 14:46:22
Just working through emails and detail stuff today.
Mon, Jun 23, 2008 14:13:24
Launched initial private label capability to dNeero.
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 18:31:39
Doing some load simulations of dNeero on a test server. Using JMeter. The new private label infrastructure builds pages using the Velocity template engine which adds a new layer of stuff each time a page is loaded. I want to make sure this extra layer doesn't have any obvious memory leaks or performance bottlenecks. So far I'm throwing 1000 concurrent users at a single instance of dNeero running on an old laptop (app and database on same cpu) and the throughput is fine. In fact, when things are bombing it's the home office 1Gb ethernet hub that's locking up, not the app itself.
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 17:31:23
A pretty productive day... second weekend work day in a row.
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 10:56:38
Have gotten a couple hours of private label work done this morning.
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 07:52:13
Doing some regular backup maintenance this morning.
Sat, Jun 21, 2008 20:50:00
A productive weekend work day.
Sat, Jun 21, 2008 09:24:34
Gotten about three hours of work done already. Still working on the private labeling of dNeero.
Fri, Jun 20, 2008 21:32:16
Productive day? Volume of work was low but the quality was pretty high... overcame a technical challenge that was holding me up. Better than sleeping all day I suppose.
Fri, Jun 20, 2008 15:06:49
Working with the Apache Velocity template engine. When you use a new Java library there are often little things that don't make sense. So you subscribe to and then post to the email mailing list with your questions. I did so yesterday morning and today I got a response. It's always something trivial and obvious in hindsight. But that's the nature of climbing up the learning curve.
Wed, Jun 18, 2008 14:02:02
Back from the dNeero meeting. Great meeting overall but without the exact desired outcome. We're getting a ton better at presenting the concept and proving the value and results of using it via real-world examples. But the client of the firm we were talking to has had budget changes. It happens. We'll keep digging!
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 14:27:23
Ok, back to working on the stuff that I was supposed to be working on yesterday. Sidetracks common, as you can see.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 11:08:53
Dropped the ball and didn't get something together for a potential client. Damn. Put something together this morning but I think he's in a meeting with his client already in NYC. Damn.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 10:11:18
Moving on to the stuff I had planned to work on yesterday.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 08:26:15
Second fix appears to have worked.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 08:13:35
Of course the fix didn't work.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 08:11:30
Launching a fix but the schedule damage is already done. I've spent the most creative hours of the day already (they happen early). Something of a bummer because I've got a meeting tomorrow so my plan'll have to wait until Thursday.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 08:09:01
My plan for the day thrown off by yet another issue report. It never ends.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 08:08:13
The triumph of fixing an issue or adding a feature is always short-lived. Somebody always points out something else that needs work. The immediate note that there's more to do is crushing to the spirit. Repeated many times one learns to never allow the feeling of joy. Living like that for years, a person finds that work is miserable. The only option is to celebrate the improvements even more brilliantly and not sweat the constant stream of criticisms. I'm only about halfway through this journey.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 13:25:42
Think I've got a fix for the primary dNeero issue people are reporting. Have created fix in code and tested locally on data similar to production. Am now uploading build for deployment.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 12:31:38
Just got a dNeero call from a great guy I've worked with in the past. I'm hoping we can share some good social media info with his team next week.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 08:34:09
Working this morning on dNeero bugs/issues reported by users.
Sun, Jun 15, 2008 21:15:51
Just a little planning on the work front today. Before I jump into any big projects I like to get perspective with a bunch of sketches and thinking. Private labeling dneero was the topic for today. Tons of loose ends to worry about. Not a small task by any means even though the basic requirement of skinning the site can be accomplished in about ten minutes.
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 11:06:36
Each Thred from myThredz now has its own RSS feed for automated consumptive joy.
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 09:23:32
First couple signups at myThredz.com. Thanks peeps!
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 06:19:51
Servers are operable this morning. Looks like normal load. I run certain tasks overnight. These are tasks that I want to collect and process in a more efficient manner. In doing this I give users better front-end performance and reduce the total amount of work required to make the system run. For example, instead of recording page hit numbers every time a page gets called I'll collate them in memory and make many fewer database calls by recording only every so often. Same with complex financial calculations. But, as the number of users increases the amount of back-end work goes up and there are times overnight when the database is getting hit so hard that it does affect front-end performance. Always a balance. And it's nice to watch it in realtime... which is what I'm doing this morning.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 15:17:40
Good meeting with Dean Trevelino.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 11:44:26
Got a meeting downtown at 2pm today.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 11:43:47
Went a little social today... just had to beat the Inbox down a bit. It was up to 45 messages flagged for response. I know I need to respond sooner. I feel overwhelmed when the servers are malfunctioning.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 06:50:03
Ok, I've got what I think is a fix (yes, I know we've heard this before.) On Apache I need to set the Win32DisableAcceptEx directive so that Apache doesn't use a certain type of socket connection.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 06:25:27
Some good news... finding this new error a lot on Google. Misery loves company.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 06:24:10
Getting rid of one issue illuminates another: "The specified network name is no longer available. : winnt_accept: Asynchronous AcceptEx failed."
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 06:22:16
Like before I seem to have done something that stops the issue. Only time will tell if this is an actual fix. It may... may... be that Apache's error file was too large. But that doesn't explain why it got large in the first place.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 05:49:54
Rarring (compressing) a 14Gb error file to download it and see what's in there.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 05:47:24
Up at 5:30am. More tracking. I think the issue may have to do with the Apache load balancer... only my 50th possible culprit. But that's how these things go. I know there's a solution. I feel frustrated and helpless.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 03:02:13
Awake at 3am. Trying to track down one of the overnight issues with the servers.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 22:30:24
So far myThredz is doing a great job of helping me capture what I'm doing. But I want to elevate my game and capture what I'm thinking (logical self) and what I'm feeling (emotional self) a lot better. I often feel like 90% of my blogging stuff is just a third grade show and tell. "Today I went to the zoo,"
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 22:28:39
Apparently this is my week for everything to break. Frustration mounting. External USB drive at home busted tonight. Server woes. Outlook on the lappy.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 10:26:34
My first post from the new myThredz in-widget posting mechanism. Pretty cool.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 08:03:34
Just saw another one... so while incidence is greatly reduced... it's not fixed.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 07:54:57
Continuing the them It's Always My Fault... in the past 30 mins haven't seen the phantom networking error. I restarted my ClusterF app on each server in the cluster. It may have been the packet-flooding culprit. Will wait a little longer to see if it continues to work.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 07:06:23
Server locked up again last night. Something with the networking. Every few minutes a packet won't cross the back-end network. Sr restarted the switch yesterday. No idea what could be causing this.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 16:45:14
Got an update to the embed thingy that myThredz.com outputs. Less ugly borders and scroll bars until you roll over a thred and then it expands and you get bars. Also added edit post capability.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 15:11:30
Still haven't done my article for the month.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 15:06:25
Oh, dang. Thought that reducing Apache HTTPd's available threads would clear things up. So close... worked for eight minutes. That's somethin'.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 14:37:44
Thanks to Sr for the trip. Wasn't the issue I thought. Yay, more debugging. Yes, sarcasm.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 13:23:23
Sr's at the datacenter disconnecting wires.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 07:40:35
I think it's either a network card, a router or a cat5 cable that's gone bad. Still seeing network connect probs on the non-public side of the network.
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 11:56:48
Some server/networking issues... possibly firewall... possibly a rogue server flooding packets onto the network... possibly something else.
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 10:13:50
Working on dNeero proposal this morning.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 17:06:48
Just got some good budgeting news from a potential dNeero customer. We're meeting next week to discuss campaign ideas, etc. Could be a big win for us. Very exciting.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 12:28:55
Just launched a new dNeero build.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 11:48:24
Working on a memory usage issue. I believe that JBossCache isn't respecting its own TTL directives... it's leaving some objects in the cache forever.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 09:33:09
Late getting my article in this month. How exactly did I sign myself up for a repeating editorial deadline?
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 08:42:01
Alright, switching gears to dNeero today. Got a slide/graphic to work on for a meeting on Wednesday. Got a performance issue to look at.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 14:51:05
Added some content to the myThredz homepage.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 10:56:52
Redesign of mythredz.com... quick but effective. Also, thread integrated into logo... I know, creative.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 00:21:09
One thing to note is that I'm not using myThredz as I thought I would. Initially I planned on doing one post per thred per day... kind of a daily summary/wrapup. But clearly I'm posting a lot more than that. We'll see where it settles once the newness wears off.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 00:14:17
So far enjoying the myThredz app. Used it all day on the road from the cell phone. I like the compartmentalization and threading. It takes over a limited screen real estate so I feel no fear adding tons of minute details. Microblogging, which has the tendency to junkify a blog today, adds a lot of value later on... you get the texture of your life from the tiny details. So I want to capture it. But I don't want to abuse people with too many details. myThredz is designed to balance the two. So far, so good.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 01:36:38
Just launched some bug fixes for myThredz. Of course I already see more stuff that needs to be fixed. An extra scroll bar in IE on the embed, for example... it looks better in Firefox.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 00:50:32
Just found a few bugs in the initial myThredz.com launch... as expected.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 00:44:19
Just launched a new experiment, myThredz.com.
| Sat, Jul 31, 2010 14:13:59
first swim at the new place
Sun, Jul 4, 2010 09:22:44
big moving day yesterday.
Fri, Jul 2, 2010 07:48:49
trying to get moved into the new place which gets ava/emme into a better school... need to do a full summary of that via the blog too
Sat, May 29, 2010 16:28:47
terp's birthday
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 12:09:57
emme is talking up a storm. ava is sick (but then again aren't they both always?)
Mon, Jan 11, 2010 22:08:21
my family's trapped by ice and cold weather. kids school canceled. heather's getting cabin fever.
Mon, Jan 4, 2010 11:15:00
father's out of surgery and ok... neck/shoulder pain
Sun, Dec 27, 2009 01:42:27
emme is talking like crazy now. really makes for a dynamic home environment.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 08:23:13
terp now sick. that's three sickles at home, for the record. deep chest coughs all around.
Sun, Nov 15, 2009 06:25:21
spent a fun day with the fam. target trip. video action.
Mon, Nov 9, 2009 18:07:56
ava with a new very bad cough. poor kiddo.
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 18:11:53
kiddos sick again and with two weeks to go until race i'm keeping my distance.
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 07:10:37
terp and the kiddos out in villa rica last night. after i went to sleep (8:30p) i got a call. ava was crying and wanted me to check on cloud, her blabla doll. i told her i'd let cloud sleep in my bed. and that made ava feel a lot better. i heard some giggles as she played with emme and then i told her good night and i love you. too sweet!
Sat, Oct 10, 2009 09:50:24
ava, emme and i were in the kitchen. i had gotten snacks for both of them. emme said she wanted "wa wa." ava grabs the sippy cup, fills it up, screws on the top, checks it to make sure it won't leak and hands it to emme. i was very impressed!
Fri, Oct 9, 2009 09:50:44
celebrated my father's 60th birthday at the 191 club last night with kendy and matt. they failed to get me home by 8:15pm, my bedtime. good time... thanks all.
Wed, Oct 7, 2009 20:15:46
always love the part of the day when the kiddos get home. ava got a good behavior sticker at school. emme still mad at world.
Tue, Oct 6, 2009 13:36:37
ava having a blast at school these days. no hesitation in the mornings... looks forward to it, jumps right out of the car and walks herself in. proud of the little bugger.
Sun, Oct 4, 2009 20:11:11
ava and i picked out a bunch of halloween decorations today and spent the afternoon hanging, rehanging and breaking them. good times. sr came over and was roped into moving some furniture inside. i got a deep gash on my ankle. oh, and i got a house that looks like a warehouse. grrrrrr, not cool.
Fri, Oct 2, 2009 14:57:04
aves turned in her homework today. need to call terp to get the skinny on how it went!
Thu, Oct 1, 2009 19:02:26
we finished ava's first take home assignment... the scarecrow! a big outline that we had to decorate. we used glue, dirt, leaves, straw, buttons, crayons, glitter paint and a bunch of other stuff!
Wed, Sep 30, 2009 20:06:29
fam's out in villa rica tonight. it's easier for terp to get the kids to school and then herself to work that way. i like the ability to work late and the quiet bedtime ritual. at the same time i miss two cute little ones bursting through the door and kicking up a storm. love you aves and emms! you too terp!
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 20:43:04
family life is awesome.
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 08:58:14
uncle robert heading down to atlanta tonight.
Mon, Aug 10, 2009 08:35:53
kiddos are kewl.
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 20:39:54
fail: having anybody to talk to. win: two wonderful daughters.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 19:49:12
slowly trying to initiate a family dinner routine. heather and i are the problem so far.
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 18:13:52
enjoyed a morning swim with the fam and after their nap we grabbed some dinner at pongos and did some grocery shopping.
Wed, Jun 24, 2009 08:16:10
mom's in town this week... looking forward to seeing her
Sat, May 30, 2009 12:12:46
back to the usual atlanta family routine
Thu, May 21, 2009 07:30:36
heading to buffalo to see the extended fam.
Wed, May 20, 2009 11:22:23
terp's out with the kids getting copies of their birth certificates. this afternoon she's getting her hair done so i'm watching them.
Tue, May 19, 2009 12:32:24
the fam's baaaaack! what a whirlwind. they spent a week in florida and got back last night. lots more activity.
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 18:25:07
ava and emme are just too cute to watch
Wed, Apr 22, 2009 18:07:51
aves is sick... poor kiddo... she made some friends at the park... and this is her reward. lots of sniffles, she's in high spirits though.
Tue, Mar 31, 2009 02:53:09
good long chat with terp tonight about kids, life, finances and everything in between.
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 08:59:56
aves coming down with a cold. runny nose and sore throat.
Tue, Mar 17, 2009 09:38:48
ava likes a morning waffle "almost cold"
Tue, Mar 10, 2009 23:24:09
terp and i played spelling/typing names with ava. she'd ask a name. we'd spell it and she'd hunt down the letters, finding about 75% of them. she can spell her own name without assistance.
Tue, Mar 10, 2009 23:00:28
fam went out to vr today
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 15:47:46
emme's riding big in a front-facing car seat these days
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 15:31:02
ava and emme love the Bee Movie
Fri, Feb 6, 2009 10:40:20
Been up at night with the Emmster. Last night she wouldn't sleep anywhere except on my chest. I slept like that for a while but then had to co-sleep her next to me. Heather said it's the first time Emme's slept in a big bed. Cute little rat.
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 23:00:04
Terp's out to a bagpipe concert (wtf?) with cousins and sister.
I'm watching two increasingly sick kiddies. As I was putting Ava to sleep I
couldn't find her binky. "We have a mystery on our hand," she said with
dramatic effect... blew my mind.
Thu, Jan 22, 2009 23:00:26
Carrying Ava up the stairs while she's asleep with her head on my
shoulder is the best thing ever. Ever.
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 23:41:48
ava walked me up and down terp's blog today. she showed me a picture that popped up in a window, described it and then closed that window. she used the mouse scroll wheel to search the blog up and down to find another picture she wanted to look at. "wait, goo, there's something else." a couple times she right-clicked. in recent weeks the context menu that came up stumped her. today she just left-clicked somewhere else on the page and continued. she knows three ways to open up her dora the explorer game. it's amazing watching her skills develop. it was so enjoyable getting a blog tour from my daughter!
Fri, Jan 9, 2009 09:33:56
i taught ava how to use glue last night... after she improperly spread it over a five square foot area.
Wed, Jan 7, 2009 15:25:49
ava and i have been making playdoh snowmen
Fri, Jan 2, 2009 17:27:58
ava just spelled her name for the first time! in a wonderpets game there's a virtual keyboard. i asked her to spell her name and she did without much hesitation. pretty cool kiddo.
Fri, Jan 2, 2009 11:16:20
emme's starting to vocalize!
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 23:00:23
We went over to Marc, Leslie and Aidan's for a great dinner of
homemade pizza, Lego Wars and Marc riding the rollers!
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 15:41:38
emme has a horrible-sounding dry cough. poor little rat. ava's still harking up stuff. doc says if she's still coughing in four days they'll put her onto antibiotics.
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 09:12:49
heather taking kiddos to doc. ava's cough keeps getting worse, now 10 days into the cold
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 22:31:51
little emme's sick now. she slept most of the evening.
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 20:23:32
aves sicker than before now. poor little bug. deep chest cough and sore throat.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 19:21:32
Aves is feeling better. They all went in for some pics today.
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 20:04:25
Aves is sick. Runny nose.
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 20:49:12
it's amazing when ava does something that shows something i had no idea she knew. i started a fire tonight and she said "we need marshmellows and a stick... we put the marshmellows on the stick and then pffff (she blew them out) and then eat them." too cute.
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 08:12:46
ava lobbying hard for "the pink sink" she saw at target for christmas
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 19:37:51
Teaching Aves about opening and closing windows. She loves clicking on pictures from joereger.com but in the past she had to ask one of us to close the picture popup. Tonight I taught her to click the little red X to close the popup window. She's a surfing maniac now!
Mon, Dec 1, 2008 15:36:38
Aves broke one of my computers today. She was really embarrassed and ashamed when I found it. She hid and said "go away goodah" and "stop talking." Interesting to see a toddler's emotions developing. And even more interesting is seeing her attempts to handle those emotions. For my part I felt horrible that I made her feel bad. But I do think she needs to understand the repercussions of her actions. Within a few minutes she was back to normal and we were playing. But I still feel bad and keep telling her that she's a good ava and that I love her.
Thu, Nov 27, 2008 10:46:42
Heading out to Villa Rica for some family turkey today.
Tue, Nov 25, 2008 11:12:01
Emme had her checkup and doc says everything's looking good. She grey two inches in the last three months which puts her on the growth curve map. She's still small but doc says it's nothing to worry about.
Mon, Nov 24, 2008 13:50:39
Bitzel likes to come into my office and use the camera to take pictures of me working. Heather is in the shower. Next logical step? "Hey Aves, why don't you go take pictures of mommy?" "Yeah," she says as she lugs the camera and tripod out the door. Family time rocks!
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 08:53:13
Emme is able to crawl up a step. She's saying mamamama, dadadada and hey. She's able to pull up in the pack-n-play. And she's still mobile.
Mon, Nov 10, 2008 11:54:47
Little Aves is fine today. Got a good night's sleep. Is chipper and sweet today.
Sun, Nov 9, 2008 12:27:24
Ava positive for stimulants... check the blog post.
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 18:00:28
Fam's back in atlanta, in our messy house.
Sat, Nov 1, 2008 05:40:21
Father's in PCB to watch race.
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 10:14:01
We're heading down to Florida today.
Tue, Oct 28, 2008 22:40:51
Emme is full on crawling. And it helps her demeanor. She can get to things and has some control over the world so she's a little less mad at it.
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 10:18:41
Whenever Ava gets near her, Emme will start to cry... she knows something bad's about to go down! Usually a loud noise, something hitting her in the head or a three foot drag across the carpet. Sometimes adorable stuff happens like Ava puts a hat onto her.
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 16:29:30
Brewster's for some post-workout ice cream with the fam. Aves had her first ice cream in a cone and did an excellent job eating it!
Sat, Oct 18, 2008 19:43:37
Emme's eating bananas through the net. And cheerios soaked in water. She's growin' up!
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 14:01:41
Terp, Ava and Emme out strolling.
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 21:53:16
Emme is rocking up and scooting. Not quite a full crawl yet but pretty darn close. She's semi-mobile. And cute.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 19:45:14
Nice evening walk around the neighborhood with Terp, Aves, Emme and the new stroller. Nice having the fam out.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 09:37:50
Ava's sick. It's got me freaked out. My body and immune system are whupped with the training so I'm much more susceptible than others. I'm pumping the vitamins, protein and pro-biotics.
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 00:08:41
Played in the dirt with Aves tonight while Terp and Emme went to the supermarket. We built a new home for ants.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 19:23:44
Fam's out in VR, visiting with Aunt Frec and Dylan.
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 20:32:03
Emme's now able to rock up onto her knees and then sit up. Big changes coming soon when she can crawl!
Tue, Sep 23, 2008 22:16:02
Aves pitched a fit when it was time to come home from the office today. She's staying with Beep & Ball tonight. Little rat.
Sun, Sep 21, 2008 12:18:20
Going to Lowe's to buy some blinds. Awesome.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 17:57:43
Great spending time visiting with Uncle Bob.
Sat, Sep 13, 2008 22:14:23
Dinner with Sr. and Barb. Ava was a little maniac, kicking and jumping the entire time. But she did get better near the end so I took her to the park for a post-sunset romp on the slides.
Wed, Sep 10, 2008 21:23:36
Emme has pink eye in both eyes.
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 10:34:23
Emme has pink eye.
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 10:33:27
Aves doesn't want to go home today.
Mon, Sep 8, 2008 09:06:30
Heading downtown to The Riverwalk and The Alamo today with the fam.
Fri, Sep 5, 2008 09:07:51
Ball, Mimi, Terp, Ava and Emme are heading to the outlets. I'll stay here and hopefully get some work done.
Wed, Sep 3, 2008 20:32:31
Back from doc. It's not strep. We turned down antibiotics and will just wait it out.
Wed, Sep 3, 2008 17:55:05
Taking Terp to the doc.
Wed, Sep 3, 2008 02:14:39
Heather's really sick now. Her throat is making it painful to swallow and she's got a fever.
Mon, Sep 1, 2008 20:33:16
Heading to San Antonio tomorrow with the two little ones.
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 20:47:28
Spent an hour or so over at Matt and Kendy's visiting. Walked around the neighborhood with Knox. Bummed some gas from Sr. Good to see them.
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 21:35:23
Just had a good chat with Mom. Love ya Big C!
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 08:48:58
Ava's eye was swollen shut this morning. "I can't open my eye," she said. Mom cleaned it out with a wet washcloth and it's at least opening now. Poor little one. She seems upbeat about the whole thing.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 13:22:45
Ava's back from the doc. Confirmed pink eye, no surprise. Good news is that they didn't see anything abnormal about the swelling which makes mommy and daddy feel a lot better. "It'll be ok DooDah," Aves told me.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 09:19:33
Ava's eye is getting more and more swollen. As much as we don't want to be alarmist parents we also don't want to risk her vision so Terp's gonna take her in to the doc.
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 15:11:05
One of the more peaceful things to do is to wander into the nursery while my three ladies are napping.
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 20:11:31
Gave Bitzel a bath. She went to a birthday party today for Abigail. Tomorrow to Lake Oconee for Knox's birthday party.
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 00:32:54
Beep took Ava to the playground. There was a big boulder. Aves said something about throwing a rock. Beep pointed to the boulder and said "can you throw that one?" Ava said "no, but GooDah can... he strong." My heart melts when I hear stuff like that.
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 19:34:14
Terp made some baked chicken. She started and I finished an avacado, tomato, mozzarella cheese and basil salad... yummy.
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 18:46:51
Aves, Emme and Terp went to the birthday party. Now Aves is wired on cake and ice cream.
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 11:10:37
Trip to Target with the fam. I rolled Aves and Emme around in the cart while mom darted about.
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 17:59:53
Fam's back at the house. Nice to see them!
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 11:08:16
Aves and I played Hide and Seek. Too much fun!
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 05:06:41
Aves feeling much better now. Back to her old self. Sr. was over last night to hold Emme and Aves showed him her toy room, doll house, etc. It's so cool that our daughter has things she's proud of.
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 11:00:27
Aves has some sort of virus. It'll last five to seven days. Poor little kiddo. Fever seems to come and go.
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 09:36:27
Ava's at the doc right now.
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 21:02:10
Aves is sick. A fever and some sort of rash on her hands and legs. She's heading to the doctor in the morning.
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 13:49:03
Terp, Aves and Emme are out in Villa Rica with the grandparents.
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 20:31:14
Out to REI to pick up some gels. Aves and I went in while Terp fed Emme in the car. Aves picked out a cool little ball for Pupper and Bug but when she made it to the car it was suddenly "mine."
Thu, Jul 31, 2008 20:44:40
Aves is getting really hyper around bedtime these days.
Mon, Jul 28, 2008 16:28:02
Terp and Aves at home today.
Fri, Jul 25, 2008 19:19:48
We're cooking some kebobs on the barbie for dinner tonight.
Sat, Jul 19, 2008 19:54:06
Dinner at Don Pablos with the fam. Mini melt from Aves but after she and I went for a quick walk all was good. Then Emme fired up so I held her and let Terp eat. Then we put my food in a box and made a hasty exit. Next stop was Toys R Us to grab a gift for Aidan's birthday party tomorrow.
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 12:28:55
Last night I told Aves we could color in the morning. When I got back from my run the first thing she said to me was "can we color doodah?" Of course we can, Bitzel. We worked with her small markers until she tired of it and drifted off onto some other task. I really enjoy little moments like this.
Mon, Jul 14, 2008 09:33:08
Fam's here at the house today.
Sat, Jul 12, 2008 16:17:56
Heading out to Ava's pool party!
Sat, Jul 12, 2008 02:40:28
Emme had her first food. Way to go kiddo!
Fri, Jul 11, 2008 08:13:13
Saw my mother, Sara, Sr, Kendy, Matt and Knox last night at Don Pablos to celebrate Ava's third birthday!
Tue, Jul 8, 2008 21:58:11
Talked to my Uncle Robert again this evening.
Mon, Jul 7, 2008 15:59:06
The ladies are packing up and heading to VR for the night.
Sun, Jul 6, 2008 21:28:18
Fear about Ava's school hit me hard tonight. Gotta get a plan going. Kid's almost three. I want to make sure we give her every opportunity we can. Unfortunately we can't afford to give her much so we'll have to be crafty. Which is scary.
Sun, Jul 6, 2008 02:00:08
Told Aves I was going to Marc, Leslie and Aidan's. She asked if she could go and I told her she had to stay with mommy. That's all we said about it. Then about 20 minutes later Ava's talking to mommy and says that doodah's playing with the white thing. Which is the Wii controller. Which we did at Marc, Leslie and Aidan's, what, a year ago? And haven't mentioned it since. Crazy memory on these kids.
Fri, Jul 4, 2008 07:27:31
We're headed out to Beep & Ball's for a 4th party.
Wed, Jul 2, 2008 14:56:17
Just had a good chat with my uncle Robert. He's in San Francisco right now.
Sat, Jun 28, 2008 11:15:40
Morning with the fam. We watched The Borrowers which is a reality show about teens taking care of real babies for a few days.
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 21:18:52
Me: "Why don't you turn on something for the littleses?" Heather: "Ok, like what?" Me: "How about Ted Koppel." Ava, previously uninvolved in the conversation: "I don' want watch Ted Koppel." Heather and I got a good laugh... Max and Ruby it is.
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 21:17:26
Pizza from Johnny's on the E/W Connector. Great NYC-style brick oven-baked grease fest.
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 16:52:07
Fam's heading back tonight and we're planning a healthy pizza dinner.
Thu, Jun 26, 2008 08:09:59
I think the fam's headed out to VR today.
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 20:58:50
Fam back home.
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 07:33:08
Terp, Aves and Emme spent the night out in Villa Rica.
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 19:21:38
Terp went to the clothes store and left me with Aves. Aves is a budding photographer and likes to take pictures of me working. We have fun.
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 10:56:38
I took Aves to Martin's to get some biscuits for the fam. We always enjoy our weekend morning biscuit trips.
Sat, Jun 21, 2008 10:23:05
Ava's started the endless "why" loops. I have fun with it, trying to give her actual answers.
Fri, Jun 20, 2008 21:28:06
Headed out for a quick errand with the fam. Aves got hysterically tired which means she ran up and down the aisles screaming happily. Then she crashed. I nestled her into bed... such a sweet little girl!
Thu, Jun 19, 2008 20:33:10
Back from dinner with Mark and Carol at Kendy and Matt's. Nice seeing them.
Thu, Jun 19, 2008 09:55:02
My mom's in Atlanta today... just landed.
Wed, Jun 18, 2008 14:02:02
Emme had some photos taken today... will try to post soon.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 19:58:42
Terp and Emme are home. Aves is out in VR with Beep & Ball. Terp brought home bountiful food which is nice... we were gettin' a little lean in the cupboard department.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 14:07:44
Just talked to Terp... she likes the idea of sailing around the globe.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 10:39:07
Terp, Aves and Emme on their way out to Villa Rica.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 08:36:40
Aves has some sort of cold/flu. Started yesterday afternoon with sneezing. Today she's stuffed up.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 12:52:31
Emme's back. She's at the 10% mark in height. Something of a concern. Everything else is looking good. She's at 40% of weight.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 11:12:09
Terp's taking Emme to the doctor for a regular checkup. True to her nature, she was taking Aves along too so that I could work. She's just too kind. I offered to keep Aves though because it's quite a hassle to take one kid to the doc, much less two. So Aves and I are chilling a bit today. Me with the laptop... her with toys.
Sun, Jun 15, 2008 21:17:33
It's great being a father and I couldn't be prouder of my two little ladies. I love you both!
Sun, Jun 15, 2008 20:55:22
Happy Father's Day dad!
Sun, Jun 15, 2008 20:43:26
Back from a fun time at the Whitestone pool. Swam with Bitzel. Ate some watermelon as it cooled off.
Sun, Jun 15, 2008 10:48:25
Heading out to see Beep & Ball today.
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 20:43:38
Enjoyed dinner with my father.
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 12:49:11
Heading to dinner with my father tonight to celebrate Father's Day... early.
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 09:19:31
Mom called this morning to offer some advice and support. Thanks Big C! I appreciate the concern and advice!
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 22:52:30
Called my mom to chat and appreciated her voice.
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 11:44:26
Terp, Aves and Emme are home today. Productivity down. Cuteness up.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 19:58:33
Back from Kendy and Matt's house. Knox and Ava had fun.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 18:27:45
Heading over to Kendy's tonight. Terp, Aves and Emme are en route home from Villa Rica.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 07:06:23
I think Terp's got to head out to VR again today for work stuff. But she'll be back this evening and then I think we're heading over to Kendy's.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 18:55:44
Terp's home. I'm trucking a computer from the car upstairs.
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 19:20:57
Fam's home. Aves is crashed out in her "seat car" and will be a grogs when she comes in.
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 10:13:50
Terp says that Villa Rica got some very severe thunderstorms last night... hail, trees down, etc. Aves and Emme slept right through it.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 21:11:48
Aves didn't get her swim lesson.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 17:38:23
Terp's abandoning me... spending the night out in VR. But it's for a good cause. She's getting Ava a swim lesson at the pooooool.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 12:59:17
Looks like Terp'll head out to the office and then come back tonight.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 09:32:26
Terp, Aves and Ems are up. They're headed in to the office tonight and then they'll spend the night out in Villa Rica.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 16:22:01
Sr. and Barb are here, playing with Aves and Emme. They brought salad.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 13:57:44
Holy crap... I've actually managed to get both of the littleses to sleep.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 12:58:33
Terp and Rusty are going to Home Depot so I'm watching the little ones. T-minus 5 minutes until Emme meltdown.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 11:04:09
Rusty's coming over today to help us with some yard work. I think I'm getting roped into mowing the grass (third time this year!!)
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 11:04:06
Terp made pancakes with real blueberries this morning!
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 08:32:04
Aves, Emme and Terp are up! I gave them my travelin' presents from Fredericksburg, TX. Aves likes Groovy Girl and her chair. Ems likes her Big Rex floppy book. Terp likes her Ugly Dog and butterfly canvas prints.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 00:11:25
Mom made me teary-eyed a couple times today. Miss you Big C!
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 00:11:05
I gave Terp her gift but Aves and Emme went straight to bed. Can't wait to see Aves' reaction.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 21:47:37
Carried a groggy Aves from the car up to bed. Held Emme for a while.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 09:58:47
talked to a groggy bitzel a few minutes ago.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 09:44:37
good luck to jo on the SATs today.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 06:41:50
Miss you mom! Hard for me to say goodbye!
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 00:50:32
Can't wait to see the fam again!
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 00:44:20
Just ending my one week visit to San Antonio to see Mom, Mark and Jo.
| Sat, Jul 31, 2010 14:13:59
nice morning run. starting to feel like i'm able to enjoy a workout again.
Sun, Jul 4, 2010 09:22:44
sore after lifting boxen all day yesterday. i'm counting it as a workout!
Fri, Jul 2, 2010 07:48:49
first bike in a while last night. felt great. so now swim and bike are kind of back. slowly working my way back from mono.
Sat, May 29, 2010 16:28:47
been getting some consistent swim and weight workouts in... can't complain.
Sat, Mar 6, 2010 22:30:33
worst physical condition in six years. i have achieved in 2010.
Wed, Feb 24, 2010 21:01:44
oy, i'm terribly lazy lately. but enjoying the heck out of it.
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 12:13:02
took the weekend off. actually, had planned on riding today but am feeling sick and it's miserably cold so i bailed.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 20:32:52
shaved the legs and chest so, you know, game on. not that anybody cares but i don't use the nair any more. i use an electric moustache trimmer and take the guard off, running the clippers right against my skin. not a perfect shave but who needs that on my legs? ends up being pretty fast and tonight the kiddos both helped me.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 12:09:57
have done nothing in weeks. took polar's ownindex test and it's still high. checked blood pressure and i'm still good (even a bit better.) recorded sleeping heart rate and it's about 5-6 beats higher than expected.
Mon, Jan 11, 2010 22:08:21
have done nothing for four days while traveling. yikes. march 6th looking very near.
Wed, Jan 6, 2010 04:29:13
into the 5am workout routine again. consistency feeling good but workouts short.
Mon, Jan 4, 2010 11:15:00
feel like i'm behind on prep for mississippi 50 mile trail run
Sat, Jan 2, 2010 15:59:07
short 30 min runs these days. getting excited about some ultra stuff.
Sun, Dec 27, 2009 01:42:27
lazy, lazy, lazy. finally coming off of my ironman goal structure. looking forward to more ultrarunning stuff. change of pace/focus will be nice.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 17:22:15
think my treadmiles have hurt my pavement miles.
Mon, Nov 16, 2009 07:03:22
enjoyed the airport ride yesterday. felt good. want to keep the fitness in the offseason. email chatting with stewart... lots of good ideas from him.
Sun, Nov 15, 2009 06:25:21
more or less over the race fatigue. plantar fasciitis issue worsening just as i go into a run focus. lowered bike seats 10mm, am using strassburg sock and will invest in some stretching.
Fri, Nov 13, 2009 07:11:02
been doing some shorter runs and swims. plantar fasciitis kicking up a bit... need to work on it. hoping it doesn't become chronic.
Tue, Nov 10, 2009 18:08:39
first swim since race. lungs still fairly thrashed. light weights workout. hoping to get back to the 5am consistency tomorrow.
Mon, Nov 9, 2009 18:07:56
resting after the race
Mon, Oct 26, 2009 18:11:53
technically into the taper week. i still feel like i'm playing flu catchup though. i'll get my rest but i'm not backing off as much as i normally might.
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 07:10:38
key session today. mother nature not making it easy this season. 40's and windy. paul carriere and i will give it a go. i never know if i'm going to get the clothing layers correct.
Sun, Oct 11, 2009 07:40:26
i've been cutting back hard on the sugar and caffeine. primarily for overall health reasons. second for performance reasons.
Sat, Oct 10, 2009 07:49:40
instead of dancing with mother nature today (she's threatening rain), i'm going to take a rest day. my legs are still kind of toasty as i get back to it post-flu so some rest is a good thing. i want to get a long ride in tomorrow but am kind of concerned about going into the week tired. i'd like to get some intensity in on monday. we'll see.
Fri, Oct 9, 2009 09:50:44
body said "no go hombre" today. stiff, sore, locked up, lethargic. kinda nice to be back into the swing of training again... lol.
Thu, Oct 8, 2009 10:19:02
finally some decent (albeit chilly) weather for the morning workout. normally i train in the afternoon heading into ironman florida. wondering if i need to invest in some heat training.
Wed, Oct 7, 2009 20:15:46
still kicking and screaming to get the workouts in. flu, weather, work... all forces making it difficult. i look back at the ten weeks of consistency lovingly and with a degree of amazement that it even happened. life's just hectic.
Tue, Oct 6, 2009 13:36:37
lost that toenail that blistered under the nail bed a couple weeks ago. runner's feet are fugly. ava says, let me see your boo boo feet.
Mon, Oct 5, 2009 18:47:37
good little run this morning. even though i know the treadmill at the gym is calibrated so that 8mph is slower than the 8mph on my home treadmill it still gave me some confidence to put down a decent run over a few miles. onward!
Sun, Oct 4, 2009 20:11:11
forced the workout today. just went hard, to hell with recovery. dane correctly cautions against this but i just couldn't bear another low intensity abandonment due to misery. the adrenaline of intensity overwhelms flu misery. definitely getting over it... just not as quickly as i would have liked to.
Fri, Oct 2, 2009 14:57:04
decent higher intensity run today. short but may indicate that my body's ready for a beating again. still trying to rest it out bitch. stupid flu.
Thu, Oct 1, 2009 19:02:26
blown morning workout led to a weak afternoon trainer ride interrupted by the fam when they came home. struggling to find consistency. still a little sick.
Wed, Sep 30, 2009 20:06:29
is it the gunk in my lungs preventing me from putting up a decent workout? or is it the fact that my "consistency momentum" was broken? certainly a combination of both but i'm always amazed at how special consistency streaks are... so hard to force... so hard to duplicate... so hard to start up again. it's not a motivational gap. i often thought it was that once i put in two weeks i didn't want to lose the investment. but now i have ten in and i really don't want to lose them. but my consistency isn't coming back. i think it's more mental. the expectation... the feel of the long hard workout... you get used to it. it becomes comfortable, easy even. but once you stop you go back to square one. at least i do. maybe i'll feel better next week. in all honesty, i have already put up three 5am workouts this week. at one point that was a worthy accomplishment. it's just that an hour of work is a far cry from the sweet ass workouts i was cranking out just ten days ago. not frustrated (yet.) just pondering the wonder of consistency momentum.
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 20:45:45
motivation to do well in florida coming back. ten days ago i thought i was right on track, ready to roll into some speedwork and technique stuff. now i feel behind. flu was at a very critical time but i think i can battle back. maybe not to a pr but to a fitness level where i enjoy the day and don't have to deathmarch it.
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 20:43:04
got flu? recovering slowly. week off. now working my way into consistency. still chest cough and gunk.
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 07:16:19
week 9 of consistency. feeling like the base week is happening without too much training load. rain this weekend first weather challenge in a while.
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 08:58:14
recovery week just about over now.
Sun, Aug 16, 2009 08:06:40
recovery weekend!
Thu, Aug 13, 2009 13:56:20
one more day and then i get some recovery workouts
Mon, Aug 10, 2009 08:35:53
whupped right now... in the valley of fatigue, next to the cliff of overtraining... nice to see you old friend.
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 13:05:18
second week of consistent workouts onto the books. here's to three weeks.
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 20:39:54
fail: having any plan. win: morning workouts so far this week.
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 09:45:27
having to go on deep rest. legs messed up with surprise overtraining.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 19:49:12
legs. not. working. well. lately.
Tue, Jun 30, 2009 20:28:13
computrainer ride this evening. body feeling whupped. amazing that i can do 112 mi one weekend and feel fine the next week but 80 miles with dehydration has me reeling for days. hoping for the long run tomorrow morning. we'll see.
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 18:13:52
i did nothing today but recover and rehydrate after yesterday
Wed, Jun 24, 2009 08:16:10
bit of a slowdown period last couple weeks... but still happy with the workouts lately... need more consistency
Sat, May 30, 2009 12:12:28
seems like i'm carrying some of the momentum from the 5 x 10 mile runs in canada back to atlanta.
Fri, May 22, 2009 11:41:05
decent little 5am 10 mile run today. sun comes up at 5am here in canada, eh?
Wed, May 20, 2009 11:22:23
thinking that i need to focus on some strength/flexibility before ramping up the consistency.
Tue, May 19, 2009 12:32:24
sad, sad, sad.
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 23:02:22
swim/run tonight literally minutes before onset of cold/flu. off the treadmill and into the car where i felt my throat tickle... about an hour later body aches and lots of throat pain.
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 18:25:07
nice ride out on the comet today... enjoying getting back into shape... but body feeling rather weak
Wed, Apr 22, 2009 18:07:51
day three of my triumphant rebuild. sore.
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 23:27:36
back to the pool and weights after close to six months... woOT!
Sat, Apr 11, 2009 13:23:30
fitness has taken a big turn for the worse this last week... i think i lost too much weight (caffeine + work addiction) and then rode with marc, completely depleting my electrolyte stores... since then i've felt "off" and have been working to gain weight before getting back into any workouts. did run today with the fam though.
Thu, Apr 2, 2009 15:08:16
been doing the exercises every 15 minutes throughout the day. helping build back some core strength.
Tue, Mar 31, 2009 02:53:09
first bike in a while. moved the tri bike and computrainer upstairs.
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 09:00:29
haven't been very active last couple weeks... stomach flu really wiped out my consistency.
Tue, Mar 10, 2009 23:00:28
starting to get a good mix of workouts in lately. And some
consistency. Mojo back? Who knows. Just having fun.
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 15:47:46
kinda digging the late night bike trainer plus tv show system
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 12:30:49
taking it easy with the workouts and loving it
Fri, Feb 6, 2009 10:40:21
i did nothing yesterday. no plans for the weekend.
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 10:44:55
good consistency last few days, although the workouts themselves are fairly weak
Mon, Jan 26, 2009 10:43:17
Got a good ride in yesterday. Would like to back that up with a run today.
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 23:00:04
Hey, hey, whaddyou say, I did absolutely nothing today.
Suck.
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 23:19:27
just fighting to get some consistency going. it's tough when i can't rely on my usual motivational crutches... epic morning workouts, etc. weather just not making it easy. i need to start going to the pool every morning next week.
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 10:52:50
i've reached the point of the offseason where i'm scared at the amount of fitness lost
Thu, Jan 22, 2009 23:00:26
In a run. Work pwns me. Got on the treadmill for all of fifteen
minutes and five on the bike before my distracted mind pulled me
back.
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:16:43
did nothing mon or tue. no longer sore today so i don't have much of an excuse.
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 23:41:48
i did nothing today. still sore from the plyos. shouldn't i be getting worried about the lack of workouts sometime soon? very mellow this year. only doing about eight hours a week right now.
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 20:18:31
just realized my cycling shoes are a month or two short of three years old
Fri, Jan 9, 2009 09:33:56
sore legs after two sets of squats & lunges. two sets! and sore chest after only two sets of pushups. ironman endurance training definitely lets the fast twitch muscles dwindle. it's that time of the season to build some of them up.
Wed, Jan 7, 2009 15:25:49
really feeling out of shape. slow decline of fitness via reduced volume and a cold-like thing that wasn't a cold. not really concerned about any of it, just noting.
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 23:00:23
Today I did nothing. Slight possible chance of the onset of a
cold/flu. Trying to give my system a little rest. But just a
little.
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 11:39:37
still whining about my core strength. no swim for months... need to get back in there. weekend workouts have been solid. weekday workouts have been intense and too short, but at least they're there. need to do some longer base-ish stuff during the week.
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 15:41:38
need more long slow miles during the week.
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 09:15:35
great cycling article about the physiology of fast... thanks to blair for the tip
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 22:31:51
got a short 30 min ride in... can't complain... lots going on
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 15:31:44
gotta squeeze a workout in this evening before a 7pm haircut. fingers crossed. bike night if i do get it in.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 19:21:32
Feeling good about the consistency this week. Short hard workouts. But consistent.
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 22:21:08
Alrighty then... seem to be stringing together a few good workouts here. Expectations leveled again... no longer thinking about the fitness I had a short time ago. Thinking ahead.
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 21:40:49
Absolutely no workout today. Bottoming out for the year. Yay. Motivation ramping up. Starting to feel the burning desire to shred some concrete.
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 20:53:55
Wow, another skipped workout. What a surprise {sarcasm}. I'm at the season/yearly low. Lungs are feeling it. No motivation. Easier to skip than fathom the work ahead to get onto the horse. Oddly, however, I know that a single consistent week of work will put me back on the road to performance.
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 13:53:56
Need to make it to the gym. Core fitness continues to erode. Gym forces activity.
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 19:38:14
Have I mentioned how miserable winter riding is? Oh, I suppose I have.
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 15:42:53
Losing core fitness. Need to get on it.
Thu, Dec 4, 2008 14:03:23
Thanks to Brandon for the link to Goggins' Long Run video by Lexus.
Tue, Dec 2, 2008 20:12:32
Boom baby! Two days in a row. Who's awesome! Yes, this is sarcasm.
Mon, Dec 1, 2008 15:33:28
Ditto.
Sun, Nov 30, 2008 11:25:14
Riding in the cold wetness is miserable. Especially with a headache caused by the changing barometric pressure. Especially when out of shape. Especially when you underdress. Especially when you forget your sunglasses. Abandonment is the only reasonable option. And then, disappointment with a coating of shame.
Sat, Nov 29, 2008 19:32:03
Gotta get something fitness-related going tomorrow.
Thu, Nov 27, 2008 10:46:42
Quick morning ride. Losing fitness daily. Still not overly concerned about that negative fact. But getting a little antsy to explore some winter adventures and training.
Tue, Nov 25, 2008 11:12:01
Losing. Fitness. Daily. Offseason. Not terribly concerned.
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 18:17:51
Struggling to make even a small fitness investment each day. Need to sign up for something that'll scare me into submission.
Thu, Nov 20, 2008 19:37:55
Josh is giving Ultimate Intervals a shot. Interesting... may have to join in!
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 08:53:13
Cold run this morning.
Sun, Nov 16, 2008 09:39:35
Bailed on the Airport ride yet again today. Heather wants to get out for a run and it's cold out. And I haven't done anything all week. And I was up past 4a last night. Tis the season for 'cuses.
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 19:13:30
And, bonus, lots of not working out this week too.
Mon, Nov 10, 2008 11:55:21
Lots of doing nothing last week. Hoping to get into some workout action this week.
Sun, Nov 9, 2008 12:27:24
Didn't make it to the Airport Ride today.
Sat, Nov 8, 2008 04:48:37
Cyclists can set off traffic lights now.
Fri, Nov 7, 2008 11:04:08
Noticing today that when I work I cram my toes up under my chair, flexing them up towards my shin in the same motion that causes pain right now. I'm more aggressive with this posture particularly when things are overly busy. Guessing that the hellish server issues lately caused me to cram my toes up which led to symptoms post-race.
Fri, Nov 7, 2008 10:58:49
Stretching before workouts is bad for you.
Thu, Nov 6, 2008 16:28:29
Doc Schick says no stress fracture. Encourages me to stop being such a wuss (not really.) Gives me anti-inflammatory and tells me to turn out 20+ milers daily (or something like that.) I'm smiling a lot right now.
Thu, Nov 6, 2008 12:26:11
Heading to see Rich Schick today about the stress fracture. He may refer me and if he does I've got everybody's recommendations... appreciated. Hoping he says "take drugs, go running." But I know he won't. Reality of coming off best run fitness of my life going into six to eight weeks of no running is starting to set in. Luckily I'm very distracted by the rest of my life.... I mean, I'm a balanced person and so no one thing can upset me.... yeah, that.
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 18:01:32
Caplan says six weeks no running. I'll do some more research and then I'll head in to Rich Schick to see what he thinks. He may refer me elsewhere and Caplan makes a great recommendation for a podiatrist.
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 12:45:30
Stress fracture right foot, near top. Noticed pain after five miler day after race but subconsciously seem to recall some pain before or immediately after race. Not much pain walking/running but when I pull my toes up I feel a sharp pain to the right/top of the foot. With everything happening in my life I haven't yet googled "stress fracture."
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 00:39:55
Five mile run the morning after the race to be like Bonness. But since then I've been really sore. Which is race. But it's a good sign that I worked myself hard at the race.
Sat, Nov 1, 2008 05:40:21
Racin' today.
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 10:14:01
Final workout before the race today.
Tue, Oct 28, 2008 22:40:51
Rest day today.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 20:20:50
Rest day.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 01:48:12
100 situps is all I managed today. And my recovery/rest was horrible.
Thu, Oct 23, 2008 20:17:52
Today I did a whopping nothing to gain some recovery and freshness.
Wed, Oct 22, 2008 20:15:51
About 1hr40min of workout today. May take it easy on the legs tomorrow.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 22:35:49
Getting worried about my weight. I'm about seven pounds over race target weight. Which is already five pounds over last year's race weight. Most of the current weight is in my stomach/digestive tract and when I move to easier-to-digest foods I'll see a quick 2-4 lbs drop. But that still leaves me needing to drop 3-5 lbs over the next week and a half. I won't push the weight loss too hard. I'll do three lbs. I won't do five lbs. Too close to the race.
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 19:12:31
Taper-o-mania.
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 23:33:50
So why'd the run hurt today? a) too hard on the bike b) started the run too fast or c) still have fatigued legs from the week. I know my legs are somewhat fatigued but that answer's the one that'll sucker me into a dumb raceday strategy. By the same token, a logical look at the numbers doesn't tell me what was up today. I rode without massive spikes in heart rate/exertion. And I've run 7:18/mi for eight miles off the bike after two hours of hammering it trying to hurt my legs. I think the fatigue's still with me. Which argues for rest tomorrow. Or maybe just swimming and core. My legs shouldn't have been that stiff today.
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 22:48:59
I'll be number 458 at Ironman Florida this year.
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 16:29:48
Final long session on the books. Time for some recovery.
Sat, Oct 18, 2008 19:43:15
Did a 20 min pilates session, an 8 min abs session and a few more minutes of random core stuff.
Fri, Oct 17, 2008 16:12:40
Shelled.
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 19:25:28
I had zero expectations for today's run. And then I surpassed them. Wait, damn... that means I expected something.
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 21:53:16
Good ride today with Caplan, Kindzia and Spencer (for a little while.) Hoping to blog it shortly.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 22:01:36
Full rest day today while watching live Ironman Hawaii coverage.
Thu, Oct 9, 2008 20:03:06
Did a two-a-day. PM session felt a lot better.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 19:57:44
No nap today. In fact, since I instituted the 5am + Nap plan I have yet to get up at 5am and have a nap. I've gotten up at 5am, of course. But still no nap. I just get caught up in work throughout the day.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 19:54:34
Legs feeling good today. Core strength feeling good today. Hoping that I can put in a solid week without that tired, overtrained feeling.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 09:37:50
Goal today is to go aerobic and not too hard on the workout so as to be able to make solid efforts through Friday.
Sat, Oct 4, 2008 20:53:01
Put a new chain on the bike tonight. A simple process but one that usually starts, ends and is filled with f-bombs. But I think I've finally gotten the hang of it and tonight was a breeze. I need to get better about cleaning my drivetrain. It had to be stealing a good 65 - 70 watts from me (ok, maybe 1-2 watts, but still.)
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 19:22:15
Bike workout today, will blog it in a bit.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 10:09:57
No swim this am. Planning a ride in the great outdoors this afternoon.
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 09:08:41
Morning swim, core and mini-run. Now I'm whupped.
Tue, Sep 30, 2008 19:27:56
So here I am, Day One of my "Afternoon Nap" plan. Up at 5:00a. No nap. Brilliant. Will head to bed early and consider sleeping in tomorrow to stave off sleep deprivation.
Tue, Sep 30, 2008 09:12:06
Morning swim done. Felt good.
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 20:35:57
I don't do well with the 5am workouts. But my busy days don't do well with required afternoon workouts. Just one meetings runs long or some deliverable needs work or some server issue happens or some bug appears and I'm out of the game. I normally do social/phone/email stuff all day and then need the night hours when Heather, Ava and Emme go to sleep to code. So, that leaves me needing to do a 5/6a workout just to relieve some pressure from the day. But, as I've said, my body/mind don't work well in the early am. So, I'm gonna get up and do what I can each morning. Since I'll stay up late the night before I'll be doing it on 4 or 5 hours of sleep. Then I'll catch the other couple hours of sleep in a 5-6p or 6-7p nap. It'll have to be post-business hours but as early as possible. We'll see how this works out. Not sure how naps will fit into things. I suspect that they'll be the first thing to get pushed and I'll end up sleep deprived in a week. Ah, life experimentation.
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 20:32:03
Sweet. Redeemed the workout day with a nice little treadmill run. Extra 12 hours of rest was worth it.
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 16:57:57
Talked to Paul. Left a message for Marc. Ok, I'm in. I'll do the Six Gap. Swim today made me feel better about, everything.
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 11:29:13
Did nothing yesterday. Just one day. But because I didn't complete Thursday's workout and I don't have a big plan for today I feel like the train is off the track and headed for disaster. Amazing how the brain works. It's just one day! I'll swim today and give the leg sticks some rest. Tomorrow I'm about 50% on Six Gap. Not regged. Gas issues. Don't want to let Paul down though. We'll see how it goes.
Fri, Sep 26, 2008 09:32:57
Gonna take a rest day, encouraged by Paul. I'll swim, maybe a short run tomorrow. But generally get refreshed to go into the final three week push before the two week taper.
Tue, Sep 23, 2008 22:16:02
I will one-up Paul in training by sleeping on the treadmill while listening to the new Metallica album.
Sun, Sep 21, 2008 12:18:20
Did Beautiful Backroads yesterday with Kindzia and Marc. Need to blog it.
Sat, Sep 20, 2008 07:00:51
Doing the Beautiful Backroads Century today with Marc and Paul K.
Fri, Sep 19, 2008 16:14:12
And here I find myself again. Near the end of the day. Little or no motivation to workout.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 23:51:00
Busy day tomorrow. Will miss the key workout I had planned. Frustrating.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 17:57:43
Rest day today.
Tue, Sep 16, 2008 18:03:45
Riding that line between training and overtraining. Need to be careful. Too early for any sort of final push.
Fri, Sep 12, 2008 18:25:38
Gonna ride with Paul Kindzia and Jeff Caplan this Sunday. I will cry a lot.
Thu, Sep 11, 2008 21:40:12
Definitely go time for IM Florida training. Core and swim are lacking. Run and bike have endurance but need strength and speed.
Wed, Sep 10, 2008 21:23:25
Three bananas. Three apples. Eight scoops of whey protein. One slice of cinnamon toast. One salad. Two scoops of vitamin powder in orange juice. That's what I've eaten today since the run.
Wed, Sep 10, 2008 05:16:33
Heading out for the long run against doctor's orders. Luckily for me doctor is asleep in oz and can't ring my neck. Love you big guy. Don't hate me because I'm rTarded!
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 10:30:53
Week before last was tough for training consistency with the pre-race. Last week was tough with the travel and not having my bike. This week is tough with travel. Next week is tough with travel to NYC. Not exactly easy to fit ironman training into the schedule with travel. The difficulty is with long sessions that require spacing throughout the week. When you're in NYC on Tue/Wed it's impossible to have your Wed long run on Wed. So you push to Mon. Which affects your weekend workout because you need to be recovered. Etc. Etc.
Sat, Sep 6, 2008 20:19:47
Got the long run in.
Fri, Sep 5, 2008 09:07:51
Was hoping to get a long run in on this trip.
Thu, Sep 4, 2008 17:10:41
Hoping to get the race report done tonight. Started it on the way home from Louisville. Still trying to find time to finish it up.
Mon, Sep 1, 2008 20:33:16
Ironman Louisville a painful and miserable success. Race report coming... eventually.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 10:16:06
Morning swim in the ohio river with bob, sue, keith and danielle. Water felt good. No wetsuit.... just bike shorts and goggles.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 10:14:55
Got the 12x27 cassette put onto the bike.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 04:01:22
Kindzia sez no go on 11x21. I'll get it swapped out. Thanks Paul!
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 20:50:13
Looks like it'll be the 11x21 for now. Got the 12x25 off of the training wheel and will take it with me but wasn't able to get the 11x21 off of the race wheel.
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 15:37:26
11x21 or 12x25 for the race? 12x25's certainly more appropriate to the rollers but I'd like to have the 11 to take advantage of downhills. And the 11x21's already on the race wheel. Lazy.
Wed, Aug 27, 2008 11:38:05
Long run. Legs and lungs more tired than I'd like them to be right now.
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 13:34:20
Need to make it to the pool today for a swim. Mid-afternoon, possibly.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 20:05:30
Workout felt pretty good today. Trying to keep it in check, not test the engine, realize that the season lasts a couple more months.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 13:55:50
Study of Ironman Austria athletes says ultra endurance fitness does not cause DNA damage. Didn't know that was even a concern.
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 05:27:22
Stars and a 3/4 moon... nice.
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 05:24:37
Off on the long morning run. Stars to guide me.
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 15:11:06
100 situps. WoOT!
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 20:11:31
Megaworkout done. Taint destroyed by saddle. Onto eBay it goes (the saddle, not the taint.)
Thu, Aug 14, 2008 11:29:00
Icing the knee.
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 18:48:44
Did 200 situps today. First 100 in a set and then four sets of 25.
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 18:44:17
Got a short bike workout done. Worried about knee. Don't want to sound like a complete whiner though. Oh, too late.
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 13:34:01
A NYT article linked from Gordo's site: eat more natural foods. I'm eating a banana right now.
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 12:10:18
My bike fails chain length.
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 08:57:15
Ran a little on the treadmill. The knee doesn't hurt, feels better than last night. But when I extend it and put force on it I feel a sharp twinge. I really want to keep my Wednesday 23 mile streak going. But it's not the smart play. Will rest today and see if I can get it in tomorrow.
Wed, Aug 13, 2008 08:18:12
No super-early long run this morning. Have to figure out what's up with this knee.
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 17:49:42
This rain should make tomorrow's long run epic. As long as the pain I caused in my left knee with the leg press machine yesterday doesn't increase.
Tue, Aug 12, 2008 10:36:37
From this article: "Running throughout middle and older ages may be associated with reduced disability in later life as well as a survival advantage, according to a report in the August 11/25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals."
Mon, Aug 11, 2008 00:32:55
Forehead not throbbing any more but slightly swollen and a bit tender... drama over. Peeing more or less back to normal... drama over. Nothing to see here.
Sun, Aug 10, 2008 18:31:07
MegaWorkout done. Now my forehead hurts and I can't pee without a lot of pain. My name is Joe... I am a moron.
Sat, Aug 9, 2008 09:38:35
Headache killed today's megaworkout.
Fri, Aug 8, 2008 17:59:54
Mega workout tomorrow. How will it work out? Background fatigue is definitely there. Will the effectiveness of my secret weapon caffeine drop now that I'm using it twice a week (and three times this week)? Only time (and suffering) will tell.
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 11:08:16
Well that was a doozy of a run.
Wed, Aug 6, 2008 04:57:52
Up and adam. Heading out for my long run.
Tue, Aug 5, 2008 09:43:42
Morning workouts aren't working out. Need to make a concerted effort to switch to afternoon/evening for a while. Problem has to do with sleep... work keeps me up late and then the alarm clock gets me up early. Over the course of weeks this becomes chronic sleep deprivation and my training motivation suffers.
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 20:32:56
Back on track with a surprise 8 miler.
Mon, Aug 4, 2008 09:36:43
Morning swim, weights and run. Run was miserable. Need more rest.
Sun, Aug 3, 2008 13:49:03
Resting today.
Fri, Aug 1, 2008 16:19:29
A couple low intensity days before the Covington Century. Trying not to put too many mental apples into this basket but I think they're already there.
Thu, Jul 31, 2008 20:45:12
Hit the core hard today at the gym. Expecting some soreness tomorrow. Actually, hoping for some.
Thu, Jul 31, 2008 15:18:19
Pretty hard core endurance drugs. Good news is that they're developing the tests to go along with them so that doping for performance in athletic events will be reduced. Interesting article.
Thu, Jul 31, 2008 13:44:30
Core losing strength. Need a weights session today.
Mon, Jul 28, 2008 16:28:02
Legs feel pretty darn good today. Hoping for a run in the scorching 96 degree heat. Which is smart.
Fri, Jul 25, 2008 19:19:48
Yay, got a workout in.
Fri, Jul 25, 2008 16:44:00
So far the week's workouts have gone well. I haven't employed epic resting after epic workouts. I've gotten the big ones done *and* I've done the smaller filler workouts. But today the headache is threatening to take me out of my plan. Not really a big deal... it's a filler day. But, I'd like to get something done... maybe a short stationary bike ride.
Tue, Jul 22, 2008 08:17:56
Two "consistency" workouts so far this week. Low aerobic zone, just getting some action. So I did consistency for a few weeks. Then I switched to some megaworkouts on Wed and weekends for a couple weeks with rest between. Now I'm trying to fill in the holes with consistency workouts. In theory I should have had this all done before moving into the race build proper.
Sun, Jul 20, 2008 19:59:31
Losing core fitness. My goal this week is to get back to consistency plus the mid-week long run and a weekend big day workout. Each day I'm at the pool I need to do some core weights.
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 12:28:55
Long run done. Blogged it.
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 08:33:50
A little past halfway point of the run. Sunrise on The Comet was nice this morning.
Wed, Jul 16, 2008 05:05:59
It's 5am. It's Long Run Wednesday. You know what happens next. (Ok, well, you know what's normally been happening next... abandonment. But not today. Ok, at least not yet.)
Tue, Jul 15, 2008 13:09:53
Great blog post by Kindzia today. I particularly like Justin's letter to Paul.
Tue, Jul 15, 2008 10:41:23
Feelin' really worn out today.
Mon, Jul 14, 2008 09:37:23
So I have this goal of running 50 miles this week before Fri which includes a long Wed run. Then on Sat Matt, Marc and I are thinking Gaps. But Kindzia posts some good thoughts on how megaworkout must be accompanied by megarest. I don't want to blow myself up but I don't have the base d' consistency that Kindzia has so I'm trying to ramp it all up in 6 weeks. I'll need to balance things and be smart. No signs of overtraining right now... but we all know how this story usually ends.
Mon, Jul 14, 2008 09:33:08
Like Kindzia, I'm sleepy tired due to the big training lately.
Sat, Jul 12, 2008 16:17:56
MegaWorkout done. Rehydrating. Was 91 at end of workout.
Fri, Jul 11, 2008 08:12:31
Feeling sore today.
Wed, Jul 9, 2008 16:03:17
Finally, a good run.
Wed, Jul 9, 2008 12:25:47
Long run. Done.
Mon, Jul 7, 2008 11:44:11
Morning swim.
Sun, Jul 6, 2008 21:28:18
Legs don't feel sore at all today. You know what that means... it's time for Joe to overtrain himself to smithereens! Kidding. But that is my pattern, isn't it? I'm either on the couch of turning stupid workouts all over town. Moderation isn't my thing.
Sun, Jul 6, 2008 02:00:08
Finally, a decent long workout.
Fri, Jul 4, 2008 07:27:31
Taking a break today in hopes of getting in a good workout tomorrow.
Wed, Jul 2, 2008 07:51:42
Was up at 4:45 this morning. Into pool early and then out onto Comet for a nice little ride.
Tue, Jul 1, 2008 07:47:16
Legs terribly sore after squats on Sunday evening.
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 21:16:36
Kindzia's turning out a solid 5 hr ride tomorrow. I'm looking the other way and focusing on my own little Phoenix-like fitness re-build. But really I'm peeking over the fence a lot. Keep up the great work Kindzia.
Fri, Jun 27, 2008 16:52:07
Completed my goal for the week. WoOT!
Thu, Jun 26, 2008 08:09:59
Workout done. Good swim. Decent bike. Regaining my belief in aerobic work.
Wed, Jun 25, 2008 18:53:10
Hard knowing that Kinidzia's turning out 18 miles today at a decent pace while I'm doing one hour at 6.5mph. But it is what it is and I'll be back to some level of fitness soon enough.
Wed, Jun 25, 2008 08:52:22
Decent workout this morning.
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 20:58:50
Got a nice ride in this evening. The 2hr/day goal is still alive.
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 14:46:22
The ride this morning was weak but I was on a bike and so I get points.
Tue, Jun 24, 2008 07:46:45
Got up early and did the 45 min swim. Now the tricky part is getting onto the CompuTrainer. As evidenced by this post I'm already derailed and sitting in front of the computer.
Mon, Jun 23, 2008 08:48:31
Hey, a good workout!
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 22:01:03
Painful reading about everybody's weekend workouts. I. Am. Behind. The. Curve.
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 19:20:59
My goal this week is to do two hours a day, before work. That's ten hours in five days. Which would get me back on track. I've failed to accomplish goals like this for the last two weeks. Not sure why I think this week will be any different, but I do.
Sun, Jun 22, 2008 17:30:54
Another yoga session followed by some squats, step-ups and other strength exercises.
Sat, Jun 21, 2008 15:33:00
Another abandoned workout. Just can't seem to get it together.
Fri, Jun 20, 2008 21:32:16
No workout today. And some concern over robberies on The Comet now makes me wonder whether I should be riding out there alone. Which totally hoses my weekend plans. Gaps, too far for alone time. CompuTrainer for six hours? Psychotic... but may be the only option. Paul K rode the Ironman Louisville course... and he's not even doing the race. I really should follow suit. We'll see. At this point I haven't invested the energy required to early-wake and rock a solid long workout. So it'll probably happen on Sunday.
Wed, Jun 18, 2008 19:53:11
Just did some yoga for flexibility. I am not flexible.
Wed, Jun 18, 2008 07:21:36
Body just doesn't feel right on workouts. Starting to think I'm too lean... I seem to recall similar sensations in the past when I dropped too much weight. Also, tired (sleepy tired) for the workout today which could be the main problem.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 19:58:42
Finally, a good workout. Amazing how one workout can put you "back in the game."
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 14:27:49
Neck/back muscles sore today.
Tue, Jun 17, 2008 08:08:25
Morning swim. Ehhh.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 16:51:39
Got a solid swim and short run in. A weights workout. Ain't complainin'.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 14:06:02
Up since 2:30 with the headache, my candle for the day is quickly burning down. If I want to get a workout in I need to do it now or else I risk a full Kindzian end-of-day meltdown.
Mon, Jun 16, 2008 08:33:30
Plan already busted by a 2:30am headache. I'll get a workout in today though.
Sun, Jun 15, 2008 21:16:51
Here's my plan for the week: up early and into the pool. Weight session followed by bike and/or run on the comet. Back home (a.k.a. The Office) by normal business hours. Got to gain some consistency.
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 16:47:34
Got a short workout in. Believe it or not I'm still sore. Got to rebuild my fitness substrates, one at a time. Strength is on the list... lol.
Sat, Jun 14, 2008 12:49:11
Hoping for a CompuTrainer workout this afternoon. If I post it I must do it, right?
Fri, Jun 13, 2008 11:43:47
Nice run this morning. Legs really sore though.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 22:31:05
Legs really feeling the squats from yesterday. This is a good thing.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 12:52:03
Just finished a hard lunchtime CompuTrainer workout.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 07:08:38
My plan had been to head to the Akers Mill LAF for a swim but already work has prevented that from happening. Maybe a lunch swim and then some time on the CompuTrainer? Ah, goals.
Thu, Jun 12, 2008 07:06:23
Legs sore this morning. Feels good. Like I actually did something yesterday. I actually miss the sore everyday feeling.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 18:55:44
Just did two sets of squats. Actually, more... four lunges with two squats, then four, six... up to sixteen. Did that twice and then did 80 step-ups. Half my normal leg workout. And my legs are cramping. Bad signs. Out of shape.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 08:40:20
Done with run.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 07:40:35
Distracted. Can't seem to block off the time mentally. I'm at the Comet but working through the cell phone as much as possible.
Wed, Jun 11, 2008 07:23:32
Pool at LA Fitness Austell is closed until further notice. Lame. Did a weights workout. Heading to Comet for run.
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 18:23:41
Now the big challenge... parlaying one workout into two... a swim and run tomorrow.
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 18:20:05
A solid CompuTrainer workout. Always amazed at how an hour on the CT hurts so much more than an hour on the road.
Tue, Jun 10, 2008 10:13:50
Really feeling that I've lost a ton of fitness and lack the motivation to claw my way back.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 21:11:48
Got a short ride in. Lame.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 20:19:07
Oh man... not on the bike yet. Gotta. Get. On. It.
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 17:06:48
It's about time to be gettin' onto that bike! Come on Joe!
Mon, Jun 9, 2008 09:32:26
Goal today: CompuTrainer ride.
Sun, Jun 8, 2008 00:11:50
I'm thinking that morning CompuTrainer sessions are in order.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 00:50:32
Won't gain much fitness sitting in the car tomorrow. But my plan is to build up the consistency again. Consistency always precedes improved performance.
Sat, Jun 7, 2008 00:44:20
Can't seem to get into a workout rhythm.
| Thu, Sep 2, 2010 20:10:23
now accepting bets on whether or not i'll make it back to atlanta via my scheduled friday 6pm LGA->ATL flight
Wed, Sep 1, 2010 15:24:28
in NYC for biz
Wed, Sep 1, 2010 12:26:51
My wife is a superstar... No idea how she juggles it all... Thanks terp.
Mon, Aug 23, 2010 12:04:17
six hours this morning to get to inbox zero a couple seconds ago... a fleeting accomplishment probably rendered irrelevant already
Tue, Aug 17, 2010 08:57:31
looking for a blogging/tweeting/facebooking intern with an interest in politics. could be some pay for right fit. know anybody?
Sat, Aug 14, 2010 11:31:52
anybody got a tip on where to find clip-on earrings for kids (ava wants some)? no dice at target or kohls.
Sun, Aug 1, 2010 08:28:31
Six mile run with terp and rusty
Sat, Jul 31, 2010 14:13:20
so far a day of fixing broken things so that they can break again. production server. plumbing. home file server.
Sun, Jul 25, 2010 12:39:38
50mi, 3:56, 4 gaps, fun ride
Sun, Jul 25, 2010 06:35:11
Heading up to the gaps to ride
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 14:33:44
watching world cup final
Sun, Jul 11, 2010 10:54:36
i need a bumper sticker that says: my weekends and my money go to home depot
Fri, Jul 9, 2010 14:12:52
ah, the fresh clean feeling of having home internet connectivity again after a week without it
Sun, Jul 4, 2010 09:22:44
happy fourth to all. hope you peachtree runners had a great morning!
Sun, Jul 4, 2010 09:20:50
first night's sleep alone in new house a bust. every noise freaked me out and woke me up. silly tired now after 8hrs of sleep in last 72.
Fri, Jul 2, 2010 17:43:34
Right Beside You. One Lap Ahead.
Fri, Jul 2, 2010 07:48:49
morning meeting that flows into a lunch at west egg followed by an afternoon of geekery.
Sun, Jun 20, 2010 09:57:57
snugged for an hour with ava and emme this morning, perfect start. happy father's day dad and all fathers!
Thu, Jun 10, 2010 20:47:30
publishing via laptop tethered through android cell phone to verizon wireless
Mon, Jun 7, 2010 02:00:33
in retrospect the second energy drink after dinner was off strategy
Sat, Jun 5, 2010 17:13:47
watch repair @ timevantage on buford highway
Wed, Jun 2, 2010 21:56:25
year-best thunder and lightning happening over here... kablamey!
Sat, May 29, 2010 14:35:00
sweet... my plan to increase whocelebstweet.com google footprint worked... 114,000 indexed pages to over 260,000 in under a week.
Sat, May 29, 2010 10:54:00
watching the kids while terp's off at something having to do with jodi's wedding
Sat, May 29, 2010 08:49:30
installing linux on a db server
Sat, May 29, 2010 08:48:59
happy birthday terp!
Mon, May 24, 2010 17:53:24
anybody else in atlanta have a headache today? barometric pressure? pollen?
Sun, May 23, 2010 20:49:52
lost series finale. gonna watch it. doubt i'll be able to dodge spoilers tomorrow. good job social medias... making dvrs useless.
Sun, May 23, 2010 12:46:43
charter tech 20 min late after heather and i juggled to be home this am. after 30 min on hold he/she's now 50 min late, destroying day.
Thu, May 20, 2010 17:41:39
closet hanging bar and shelf collapsed today while i was at work. fail.
Sun, May 9, 2010 12:22:28
knox and evie's baptism ceremony and then brunch at their place. t-minus three seconds to sugar coma.
Wed, May 5, 2010 12:56:00
no mas for lunch because it had to be done
Tue, May 4, 2010 07:24:07
horrible @wachovia business customer service, general apathy and a technology fail http://bit.ly/agItTB can they match @Umatter2Charter?
Mon, May 3, 2010 10:07:11
livestreaming the pups today in case of flooding http://www.ustream.tv/channel/joereger.com
Mon, May 3, 2010 07:05:40
lots o thunder and rain last night and this morning. nickajack is flooding. won't be swimming in it, heading to work.
Sat, May 1, 2010 09:06:22
quick swim and core workout this am
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 15:01:11
back at the office on a beautiful sunny day
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 13:50:42
west egg with tom lamar for lunch
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 07:22:15
checked off multi-todos in a couple hours this morning and achieved Inbox 0 for a few fleeting minutes... ah, crisp clean in-b-Zero bliss!
Fri, Apr 30, 2010 07:05:51
getting better at typing without physical keyboard. actually using reccos sometimes too.
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 15:56:07
first tweet from new phone... verizon htc droid incredible... pretty nice so far
Thu, Apr 29, 2010 08:31:56
in line renewing my vehicle tags
Mon, Apr 26, 2010 06:57:39
first workout in 2 mos 26 days... woOT!... a morning swim and weights session. suck it mononucleosis!
Wed, Apr 21, 2010 18:13:53
at la paz with monie, carrie and sr
Thu, Apr 15, 2010 11:25:32
Just ran into Dana at caribou after a meeting with Alex, Michael and Nina.
Wed, Apr 14, 2010 23:38:03
back in atlanta after a fruitful trip
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 10:54:26
in toronto, through customs, commencing meetingfest
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 08:37:25
quick layover in cinci before flight to toronto
Tue, Apr 13, 2010 06:06:38
delta gate a30 for a 7am flight to toronto
Wed, Apr 7, 2010 08:13:28
longtime endurance athletes w/ *more* coronary calcification in one study http://bit.ly/br4Ej6 exercise point of diminishing returns??
Tue, Apr 6, 2010 20:43:20
just back from kendy's birthday party
Tue, Apr 6, 2010 11:33:35
cobb county courthouse steps searching for that great foreclosure deal... interesting process
Mon, Apr 5, 2010 07:59:38
biz trip to toronto april 13th. passport expired. time to tap dance and write big checks.
Sat, Apr 3, 2010 13:38:03
hate these little bastards http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scutigera_coleoptrata but apparently they're good to have around
Thu, Apr 1, 2010 08:44:58
heading to ava's school easter egg hunt... expecting cuteness overload!
Wed, Mar 31, 2010 14:32:08
if you've got a senior family member at home (or in care) and want to shape a company i'm working with http://bit.ly/bd8isV
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 20:30:21
accidentally leaving my phone in the car is often the most quality of life-improving thing i do during that day
Tue, Mar 30, 2010 09:00:22
large hadron collider starts crossing its beams today... woOT! http://bit.ly/aD56Ob
Fri, Mar 26, 2010 11:38:03
sitting high above atlanta in the 191 peachtree bldg i can see my first georgia tech dorm and the curb where my father dropped me off
Mon, Mar 22, 2010 08:37:56
snow for the commute in this morning after a weekend of 70s
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 19:01:54
ava and i drifted into a nap while watching how it's made on the science channel... great way to spend an afternoon
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 14:13:47
sr's coffee made it from woodstock to vinings on the roof of the minivan
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 08:27:53
heading out to the pingFit photo shoot
Sat, Mar 20, 2010 06:51:04
just got my traditional 6:44am morning birthday call from mom... love ya
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 21:36:37
imax hubble 3d opens in columbus but not in atlanta. really?!? i mean, really?!??! c'mon.
Fri, Mar 19, 2010 14:25:29
saw lisa witzlib before and joe remling after lunch at west egg... spandex nation reunion!
Sat, Mar 6, 2010 22:30:04
galifinakis on snl tonight. be sure to do your homework between two ferns http://bit.ly/KGKjC
Thu, Mar 4, 2010 12:07:57
you don't realize how much you use voice to communicate until it's gone
Tue, Mar 2, 2010 09:19:35
this snow is giving the kiddos a very distorted view of winters in atlanta
Mon, Feb 22, 2010 13:48:45
life maths #341: finding old pop-tart in my drawer + highlight of my day = sad
Sat, Feb 20, 2010 13:09:29
emme's second birthday party this afternoon
Thu, Feb 18, 2010 12:49:07
cold shower before learning lollie flooded the downstairs chewing hoses under the sink. bonus chew ftw: the handle to stop the water.
Mon, Feb 15, 2010 11:56:12
emme is two today... happy birthday loud little emms!
Sat, Feb 13, 2010 07:58:55
iced in and out of bread
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 21:30:00
the tubes are down at my house... night everybody!
Fri, Feb 12, 2010 06:10:34
early morning driveabout to find some unsecured wireless... i feel dirty
Thu, Feb 11, 2010 11:58:35
the fuzz is the buzz on i-20 west of atlanta
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 13:14:06
morning coffee with lance weatherby and lunch with paul carriere... great to catch up with both.
Wed, Feb 10, 2010 07:08:17
helloworld android
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 21:46:01
didn't watch the superbowl but experienced it through the emotions of people on facebook/twitter while i worked... interesting
Sun, Feb 7, 2010 09:56:56
was 100% for palm pre, finally on verizon after year+ wait, but now looking at nexus one for the screen/os. not a big issue in life.
Sat, Feb 6, 2010 14:37:47
trip to the bla bla store!
Thu, Feb 4, 2010 10:52:16
sitting in a waiting room, forced away from everyday routines, is often a very productive work thinking time
Wed, Feb 3, 2010 10:11:28
at the office... little sick but no meetings today
Mon, Feb 1, 2010 06:57:30
sore throat + bad headache = up most of night, no workout. after an important 10a meeting i'm taking my toys and going home.
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 13:41:08
bailed on the ride, getting sick and it's cold out. sorry marc. went to my father's to fix a computer and grab a whiteboard.
Sun, Jan 31, 2010 07:12:23
getting righteously caffeinated before a mid-day ride that I predict will be pure misery
Sat, Jan 30, 2010 07:12:37
watching the kids for a while this morning and then getting a hair or two cut this afternoon
Thu, Jan 28, 2010 09:54:00
another early morning workout and, get this, a commute (!?) bring me to the office in castleberry hill on this sunny chilly atlanta morn.
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 11:39:52
breakfast at social house on howell mill with nina, alex and michael. lunch in a bit with lee marks... from waynesboro... represent!
Wed, Jan 27, 2010 07:28:12
six mile run in the cold again... man tights ftw.
Tue, Jan 26, 2010 21:12:10
will check out "seeing black holes" on science channel
Tue, Jan 26, 2010 15:21:02
at the TEDx Atlanta event
Tue, Jan 26, 2010 07:05:19
swim, core weights and only 5 miles on the run in the type of cold that leaves your knees and other bits still numb halfway through
Mon, Jan 25, 2010 19:47:12
frec and dylan over for a max and ruby-inspired slumber party with ava, emme and terp. only two of them're hittin' the vino.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010 07:45:34
morning swim/run went well. hooking the blog back up to the facebooks... apologies if my profile gets spammy for a couple hours today.
Mon, Jan 25, 2010 04:45:08
made it to bed and made it up at 4... now the pool, weights and run are the easy part!
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 19:54:03
planning on jumping back into the early morning swim + core + bike/run tomorrow. planning. it all hangs on the early-to-bed switcharoo.
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 14:29:34
drizzly morning has turned into a rainy tornado watch afternoon
Sun, Jan 24, 2010 09:53:28
a nice drizzly morning listening to enya, sipping coffee and reading for the week ahead... agency proposal, site plan, articles, etc.
Sat, Jan 23, 2010 22:18:56
spent all day trying to relax and watch some tv but never managed to. busy is good, of course, but i need to get some r&r in too.
Sat, Jan 23, 2010 14:11:05
to the watch repair place... both of my polar hrms are on empty and need new batts
Sat, Jan 23, 2010 12:54:15
breakfast and errands out with the fam... how did it get colder during that time?
Sat, Jan 23, 2010 09:22:58
bug dry humping lollie's head = dog romance fail. it's just 180 degrees big guy.
Fri, Jan 22, 2010 20:05:22
ice cream trip with terp and the kiddos reveals devastating news... brewster's near our house closed down! dum, dum, duuuuuum.
Thu, Jan 21, 2010 09:14:46
broadcasting the back yard rain/stream today http://www.ustream.tv/channel/joereger.com so i can see any rise from the office
Wed, Jan 20, 2010 11:21:59
some a-hole hacking pingfit to send spam invites out... apologies if you've gotten four emails from aloha lei... disabled their acct
Tue, Jan 19, 2010 09:59:28
at the dentist about to get comfortably numb
Mon, Jan 18, 2010 11:04:27
the 5am swim in boiling water made me lukewarm about a run
Sat, Jan 16, 2010 19:27:26
marc coming over to watch weeks-old ufc.107 and ufc.108... because that's how we roll. don't tell us how it ends.
Sat, Jan 16, 2010 16:51:04
dinner at pongo's with sr, kendy, matt, knox, evie, terp, ava, emme. i'm hungry after a surprisingly-productive day.
Thu, Jan 14, 2010 10:57:01
system down, system down! not a mission critical box but still a pain in the whooziwhatzit on a thursday with deliverables.
Wed, Jan 13, 2010 13:00:35
at the office. oh yeah, there's an office in 2010.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 18:03:01
safely on the ground in atlanta. can't wait to see the kiddos and give them their nyc gifts. and I look forward to a terpa hug or two.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 11:01:57
i'm at jfk. reservation is out of lga. fail.
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 10:14:09
flying out of ny via jfk... cab to bus to plane to philly to plane to atlanta
Tue, Jan 12, 2010 08:16:47
video call from nyc to atl with aves, emms and terp this morning was awesome!
Mon, Jan 11, 2010 22:07:17
dinner with uncle robert at a persian restaurant... salmon kebab... very good. heading back to atlanta tomorrow.
Mon, Jan 11, 2010 12:50:22
walking down lex from 81st to meet dave at grand central station for coffee
Sun, Jan 10, 2010 22:21:25
dinner with my uncle robert and the justers at quattro gatti... very good italian restaurant and very good company.
Sat, Jan 9, 2010 14:16:41
about 24 hrs into a 48 hr weekend group working session. it's tiring but progress is being made.
Fri, Jan 8, 2010 14:45:18
safely in nyc... snow followed me... or I beat it up here
Fri, Jan 8, 2010 12:49:48
connecting flight in charlotte was tight but I made it, possibly last loader.
Fri, Jan 8, 2010 08:57:34
made it to the airport safely. heading to nyc.
Fri, Jan 8, 2010 06:27:49
icy roads but I made it to the gym and then had it to myself
Wed, Jan 6, 2010 04:42:34
back to early rising after a holiday slide in alarm clock responsiveness
Mon, Jan 4, 2010 15:30:49
father through surgery on his neck disc nerve thing. recovering well. with morphine.
Mon, Jan 4, 2010 11:10:57
two annual state corporate registrations, two bank accounts set up, one package mailed... killin' the todos today.
Mon, Jan 4, 2010 08:22:57
morning swim/run with the regulars and the few brave new year's resolvers willing to bust 5am... love their enthusiasm... onward 2010!
Sat, Jan 2, 2010 19:36:17
palindrome day 01-02-2010! http://bit.ly/5MZVqL my last name and my daughter's first names are palindromes!
Sat, Jan 2, 2010 15:57:34
haircut/shrubbery maintenance at jon david salon on a chilly but clear day in the virginia highlands
Fri, Jan 1, 2010 14:41:25
out at beep nana's for some new year's turnip greens
Sun, Dec 27, 2009 01:42:27
time with the family these last few days has been wonderful
Sat, Dec 19, 2009 15:09:23
just pre-ordered ATHLETE on DVD from b&n! http://bit.ly/5ZCvl7
Sat, Dec 19, 2009 14:55:09
thawing
Thu, Dec 17, 2009 09:49:08
dr. snyder's office for some dental work. will I be able to speak through numb lips at today's many meetings? prolly.
Wed, Dec 16, 2009 12:34:35
rocketboom with pop running video on high altitude training in iten, kenya http://bit.ly/916r3l
Mon, Dec 14, 2009 14:04:07
getting some good pingFit feedback from a $25 sponsored link on reddit http://bit.ly/8TwJ34
Sun, Dec 13, 2009 17:43:32
palm pixi coming to verizon http://is.gd/5m8w4 this'll be my next phone
Sat, Dec 12, 2009 19:55:35
geminid viewing at the peak is a bust here in atlanta... cloudy... bummer.
Fri, Dec 11, 2009 09:12:02
ironic that my gps was found the good old fashioned way... by somebody taking an off-trail pit stop. yay, i think! yeah, yay!
Wed, Dec 9, 2009 14:14:23
@twinathlete ooooohhhh, ahhhhhh, shiny http://vimeo.com/8081773
Wed, Dec 9, 2009 13:13:31
@twinathlete just signed up... tell your coach the soft trails are easy on the legs and that you need the extra distance for ultraman!
Wed, Dec 9, 2009 13:12:30
just signed up for the mississippi 50 mile trail run on march 6, 2010 http://ms50.com/ c'mon, you know you wanna!
Wed, Dec 9, 2009 13:03:57
@twinathlete i'm thinking mississippi too... switch to the 50 miler! looks like a great 2010 you've got planned!
Wed, Dec 9, 2009 11:13:19
2.36 TeV!
Mon, Dec 7, 2009 15:04:39
at the dentist and couldn't be happier about it... this toothache needs to be fixed
Sun, Dec 6, 2009 04:31:10
heading down to pine mountain georgia for a trail run
Fri, Dec 4, 2009 16:46:35
got a few google wave invites... anybody willing to go on record as being geeky enough to want one? gimme an email addy.
Sat, Nov 28, 2009 14:57:15
scouting the tundra tt course with marc
Fri, Nov 27, 2009 06:40:27
pre-sunrise and the wal-mart parking lot is full but the la fitness lot is deserted. c'mon people, we can do better than this.
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 20:32:46
awesome... i won the 30-34 age group... for the women. check it. btw, thanks to my wife for registering me this year. big time saver.
Thu, Nov 26, 2009 05:26:47
heading down to the start of the atl marry... good luck everybody and have a great turkey day!
Mon, Nov 23, 2009 04:58:14
kicking off a great short week with a little pool action
Sat, Nov 21, 2009 09:49:34
clockwise beam ready for injection @cern yay!
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 17:26:55
met with three of georgia's water conservation agencies today... talked social media, politics, budgets and messaging.
Tue, Nov 17, 2009 08:22:45
responded to the 4:30 wakeup call with a swim/weights/run, am in email/followup mode now and have two meetings later today
Mon, Nov 16, 2009 07:02:12
snoozed the 4:30am workout wakeup call. after 16ish weeks i deserve to do so but i fear it'll become a habit.
Sun, Nov 15, 2009 15:26:25
airport ride started slowly, warmed up after the split. now for something much more dangerous... publix @ 3:30 on a sunday afternoon.
Sun, Nov 15, 2009 06:25:21
watching the kiddos while terp & rusty run then heading to the airport ride in warm conditions (57-70 deg)
Sun, Nov 1, 2009 11:53:16
meb, meb, meb!!! awesome!
Sun, Nov 1, 2009 11:38:32
go meb
Sat, Oct 24, 2009 13:19:18
cold, wet, windy... the cycling misery trifecta. 80 miles on the books.
Tue, Oct 20, 2009 09:47:04
high blood pressure on the athlete's heart blog http://is.gd/4sslx i'm at 127/69 this morning, pre-hypertension zone
Tue, Oct 20, 2009 07:21:37
HTFUing
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 16:17:52
112 miles done! thanks for the support throughout the day!
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 14:48:55
at mile 92, only 20 to go but it's slow painful going. magic wind here, even going east. thx for all the encouragement!!!
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 13:31:09
at mile 72. just 40 to go. west into the wind is miserable but that's all behind me now.
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 12:04:10
toe warmers from rei last night, officially my best decision of 2009. at 1/2way, 56mi. rollin' along. thx for support.
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 10:43:37
thx for encouragement! at mile 40 past rockmart. chilly feet but upbeat so far. on plan.
Sat, Oct 17, 2009 07:10:38
key ride today, 112mi@low heart rate. cold/wind will be miserable x 1000. plz don't be shy with the comments... they always help!
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 13:18:20
@ahpoon168 i have learned my backyard swimming lesson
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 13:16:51
via @ahpoon168 local triathlete hit, in hospital. made a small donation. hate to hear stories like this. http://kellysbikeride.org
Mon, Oct 12, 2009 07:55:14
atlanta rain continues. backyard already flooded, rain predicted all day.
Sun, Oct 11, 2009 07:40:26
commencing megaworkout
Sat, Oct 10, 2009 11:50:41
kona live coverage today http://ironman.com
Fri, Oct 9, 2009 09:53:15
silver comet trail repairs progressing, required detour small now, thanks to paul c for the info http://is.gd/46OlU
Tue, Oct 6, 2009 13:40:07
no, no, no... *bad* mother nature. this is not the wednesday morning weather we talked about for the weekly long run.
Sun, Oct 4, 2009 20:13:12
it's going to be a good week. or a bad one. that much i'm certain of.
Sat, Oct 3, 2009 07:19:20
moonset to the west, now sunrise to the east. legwarmers, light and hat accompany me on this morning truncated comet ride, not yet going we
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 20:44:21
my blogging and microblogging have been hampered by the integration with so many social networks. need to get back to grassroots. and should blog that process/line of thought.
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 20:43:37
windows 7 on the lappy... running nicely
Tue, Sep 29, 2009 20:32:47
registered for the pine mountain 40 mile trail run in december http://www.getguts.com/e-pm40.shtml
Sun, Sep 27, 2009 12:49:57
watching ironman augusta results come in... swim times are blazing... rock on peeps!
Tue, Sep 22, 2009 10:08:30
sick
Mon, Sep 21, 2009 07:20:50
liveblogging the rains, floods and beavers http://www.joereger.com/entry-logid1-eventid7259-2009-Flooding-Nickajack.log
Sun, Sep 20, 2009 08:06:39
target on the weekend: arrive early, hit hard and bounce quickly
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 15:07:47
three hours down on the computrainer... taking way too long... wet rainy ride would have been 1000x better.
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 11:05:37
two hours and then my tire deflated on the computrainer... would like another hour or two but who wants to fix for miserable riding?
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 08:31:37
one hour on the computrainer complete... hating it... watching rachel mcadams in state of play.
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 07:13:12
computrainer. rain.
Sat, Sep 19, 2009 06:29:21
windows 7 rtm delivers better ssd drive performance... xp notebook was locking up w/disk seeks after accidental defrag... needed refrag?
Sat, Sep 12, 2009 04:38:45
mega
Fri, Sep 11, 2009 11:46:33
just got the seasonal flu shot
Tue, Sep 8, 2009 09:22:11
we just dropped ava off for her first day of pre-k... she did wonderfully, no tears... proud of the kiddo!
Fri, Sep 4, 2009 17:16:42
1hr swim, 112 mi bike, 12 mile run, ashley saved my blown up shell of a body with water, paul & josh mega too, will blog it later, or not
Wed, Sep 2, 2009 19:30:53
preventive foam roller session tonight. thx to @twinathlete for the reminder via her kellie's picks blog post http://is.gd/2OtOh
Fri, Aug 28, 2009 10:43:46
rainy trip up to norcross for a great social media meeting with some fun folks and a cool brand
Thu, Aug 27, 2009 20:02:11
just back from taking ava to meet her first teacher ever... mrs. sherry... pre-k kicks off in a week or so... go aves!
Wed, Aug 26, 2009 10:25:10
georgia tech physics colloquia lecture today 3p "big bang and the quantum" = pure awesomeness http://is.gd/2zRYn
Mon, Aug 24, 2009 09:47:27
30 min swim + 12 mile run on the books as week six of mr. consistency kicks off... happy monday in the house!
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 12:08:44
mac to pc count is 5 to 9, somewhat surprising given the coolness of octane
Fri, Aug 21, 2009 08:58:14
grabbing some coffee with dana @octane around noon today
Sun, Aug 16, 2009 07:35:38
so far this weekend i've been resting the body and getting a lot of work done (Maker's time)
Thu, Aug 13, 2009 10:18:47
the density of the Universe is only about one proton per cubic meter http://is.gd/2femn
Thu, Aug 13, 2009 08:19:07
if you're reading this on facebook or twitter then the twitter api is working again for http://mythredz.com
Sat, Aug 8, 2009 04:36:48
swim, bike, run
Fri, Aug 7, 2009 11:51:19
at dmv renewing tag. got emissions done. will also pay ticket for late reg today. clean auto slate, hopefully.
Fri, Aug 7, 2009 11:05:10
after a couple of days 'sperimenting at home, today i put JungleDisk on a noncritical production server to see how it does
Thu, Aug 6, 2009 14:46:16
sad to hear that @fatcyclist lost susan last night... inspirational response from community http://is.gd/25iQ1
Tue, Aug 4, 2009 09:58:04
at a http://pingFit.com meeting with victor from hb fitness consultants... talkin' bizdev stuff.
Mon, Aug 3, 2009 10:07:24
ava doesn't like idea of binky fairy looking under pillow. wants to meet binky fairy in person. we're negotiating a mail-to-fairy plan.
Sun, Aug 2, 2009 20:42:22
looking forward to a good week... thanks to all of my friends and family for hangin' out with me online and in person.
Sun, Aug 2, 2009 19:35:57
just back from matt and kendy's... thanks for dinner guys... and great to see my mom visiting atl.
Sun, Aug 2, 2009 16:42:14
so @petewentz just mock-twittered http://whocelebstweet.com/petewentz/ and the servers are smoking a bit... spun up an extra instance
Sun, Aug 2, 2009 09:51:09
stealing today as a work day. terp took the kids out to beep & nanas while she and rusty go for a run.
Sat, Aug 1, 2009 13:43:58
after 100 miles on the bike i now begin the challenging part of my day... keeping up with two very mobile very vocal toddlers!
Sat, Aug 1, 2009 12:10:47
covington century 2009 lead group did 4:03 by my clock... glad I was able to stay with 'em until the end... close to the sub-4 but no cigar.
Sat, Aug 1, 2009 05:57:27
heading out the door, covington century 2009. oatmeal and banana fueling the ship. temps look mild. cyclists twittering event, cool.
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 17:16:04
covington century tomorrow. who's in?
Fri, Jul 31, 2009 12:33:21
in maker's mode today: dNeero and pingFit. between the two i threw a load of workout clothes into the washer for the ride tomorrow.
Thu, Jul 30, 2009 13:34:55
facebook friends with lynley stephany who i knew in italy when i was 4-7 y/o... small world... thanks for saying hi lynley!
Wed, Jul 29, 2009 09:21:42
done with 23 mile run in 3:28 @ avg hr 136bpm with lots of rain
Wed, Jul 29, 2009 05:11:40
in a footrace against ominous storm clouds from the west. silver comet + the cover of darkness + audiobook = morning run.
Mon, Jul 27, 2009 12:44:34
manager's schedule vs. maker's schedule http://is.gd/1P5IR
Sun, Jul 26, 2009 20:43:01
two gap rides this weekend. lots of mechanicals. work week now looming underfoot.
Sat, Jul 25, 2009 04:17:40
heading up to ride in the gaps today with paul and angela kindzia... and some sport factory people.
Fri, Jul 24, 2009 08:53:53
navy pinstripes today for @dljatlanta who said yesterday she'd never seen me in real pants
Thu, Jul 23, 2009 11:59:28
downtown for a meeting. spot the trend?
Thu, Jul 23, 2009 08:01:54
fourth morning workout in a row... can i get a mini-streak?
Wed, Jul 22, 2009 16:59:01
eric ketzer (@Umatter2Charter) called about my dvr mega-recording issue... great customer service crossover: twitter post->live call!
Wed, Jul 22, 2009 12:56:47
http://all3sports.com got me covered! bill and alex rock!
Wed, Jul 22, 2009 08:36:07
wishing i was in india or china for today's solar eclipse. sigh.
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 20:36:48
broke inner cage of sram red rear derailleur. carbon piece. very unhappy right now. i'll get over it. going to bed. early up.
Tue, Jul 21, 2009 10:24:38
another morning swim. today combined with a sunrise bike. le tour le tivoing.
Mon, Jul 20, 2009 13:23:00
back from a couple meetings downtown
Mon, Jul 20, 2009 08:16:29
after the swim, a good sunrise run at the silver comet... pretty purple and blue sky this morning. good running weather this week everybody!
Mon, Jul 20, 2009 05:11:32
to the gym for a swim. happy monday.
Sun, Jul 19, 2009 10:22:59
heading to aidan's birthday party... bowling!
Sat, Jul 18, 2009 14:22:19
at the pool with ava. we went to the goggles store and bought, well, goggles.
Sat, Jul 18, 2009 11:57:04
http://whocelebstweet.com 3rd in google on "jessica simpson twitter" http://is.gd/1DlZB so proud, lol. site's at ~1200 visitors/day now.
Sat, Jul 18, 2009 11:06:10
back home now. a little less than 80 miles in a little less than 4 hours.
Sat, Jul 18, 2009 08:09:59
out a little past the big tunnel at mile 31. sitting in grass soaking up some morning sun. looking for doug in uga jersey.
Sat, Jul 18, 2009 06:08:03
swim done. heading out for a ride. chilly this morning.
Tue, Jul 14, 2009 19:09:47
@metamarshall it's pure anarchy... i may have to resort to a shirtless run to settle things down a bit
Tue, Jul 14, 2009 18:34:01
search for shooter in my back yard, literally. helicopter pics http://is.gd/1yUTV
Tue, Jul 14, 2009 18:06:17
man shoots tennis instructor in home then flees http://is.gd/1yTm9 very close to our house, search helicopters everywhere
Tue, Jul 14, 2009 14:01:28
meeting downtown at GTPAC to talk social media in government and other sordid topics
Sun, Jul 12, 2009 18:56:48
assembled ava's tinkerbell canopy bed today and she took her first nap in it... fulfilling to see her so happy.
Sun, Jul 12, 2009 01:32:46
headin' to sleep after a full day... thanks to everybody who came to ava's party! she had a great day!
Sat, Jul 11, 2009 22:23:17
ufc100. lesnar, hendo.
Sat, Jul 11, 2009 10:10:40
getting ready to have some family over for ava's birthday party
Fri, Jul 10, 2009 08:16:34
it's my daughter ava's fourth birthday today! happy birthday aves!
Thu, Jul 9, 2009 19:04:46
doc for poison ivy. prednisone pills. not quick enough w/zanfel (shoulda listened to jessica sooner.)
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 11:54:12
scheduled doc for poison ivy shot but canceled it. will try jessica's otc zanfel idea today. if still bad tomorrow will get shot.
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 10:27:41
poison ivy spreading like wild fire... all over legs now... and one arm. ugh. i mean, itch. no scratch.
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 09:25:59
@tribirdie can't wait to hear how the swim lessons go... ava had her first lessons a few weeks ago
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 09:23:34
@run100miles i only do upward dog
Wed, Jul 8, 2009 09:21:56
on conference call... made it to second round of firm search... great teamwork b.a., sam, devon, jen, alex, steve, lauren & everybody else
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 18:57:17
30 mi ride from house... only 1.5 mi to comet... nice day for a ride.
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 16:26:05
bonus score from the off-trail run yesterday: four growing splotches of poison ivy hell
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 13:25:20
meeting downtown this afternoon with booz allen hamilton to talk social media
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 11:53:45
wth, ben stiller presenting the yellow jersey?!?! (ok, kinda spoiler but not race related)
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 11:30:43
oh man! tour de france team time trial! stuff just happened! (not posting spoilers for those of you who'll watch tonight)
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 11:20:29
alright phil & phil, the whole "i can't believe i'm watching lance in a tour again" stuff is officially tired.
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 11:03:48
new tour de france rule... every team car must have one dedicated twitterer and a smart phone in the back seat.
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 10:47:57
hate the new s-works tt bike. amazing to see how cervelo sets industry design direction.
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 10:08:32
bruyneel: "they won the most races last year. but does that make you the best team in the world?" well, yeah, it's a big component... lol.
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 09:29:45
no team time trial spoilers but bbox sux sux! lol! #tdf #tourdefrance http://cyclistsTweeting.com
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 08:38:16
a little scare last night when charter had an outage in our neighborhood. but all is well now and the team time trial is on!
Tue, Jul 7, 2009 08:22:47
team time trial in the tour de france today... woOT! #tdf #tourdefrance http://cyclistsTweeting.com
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 19:10:54
we're getting psyched about a food producing garden next year. as a lesson/warmup we planted three tomato plants tonight.
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 17:04:51
back at home, avoiding many forms of media until i can watch a little of le tour as tivoed
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 14:40:25
ride done, 50 mi, 4 gaps.
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 12:53:16
to top of hogpen in 40:45, turnoff to top, just like 6gap timing... ass handed to me by 16 y/o rider from colmbia
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 10:43:59
stopped by the ranger 2/3 up to the tippy top of brasstown bald... pic with him at http://joereger.com... he was mad
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 08:06:15
at vogel state park. it's 64, overcast and drizzling. upside: no heat stroke and less motorcycles on the road. downside: slow descending.
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 07:00:39
stopping in dawson to get some gas, eat a breakfast biscuit and see a man about a horse
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 06:15:33
panera bread fail. not open until 7am. seeking bagels.
Sun, Jul 5, 2009 05:34:18
heading up to ride the backside three gaps today with keith, danielle and others. car's packed and i'm warming up the coffee.
Sat, Jul 4, 2009 21:17:29
dinner at pongos with sr, terp and emme (ava's with beep&ball)... packed for ride in north georgia tomorrow... backside gaps
Sat, Jul 4, 2009 16:30:31
about to drive back to atlanta... being on road with kids and drunk holiday drivers always makes me a bit nervous/cautious.
Sat, Jul 4, 2009 14:00:15
out at roy and jean's celebrating the 4th with fam
Sat, Jul 4, 2009 11:03:07
pretty darn neat to see @LanceArmstrong riding #tourdefrance again! #tdf http://cycliststweeting.com
Sat, Jul 4, 2009 08:12:16
le tour de france coverage begins today... don't forget http://cycliststweeting.com for realtime twitter updates... thx @metamarshall!
Sat, Jul 4, 2009 07:38:35
happy fourth! terp's running the peachtree and i'm making breakfast for two groggy kiddos.
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 15:56:21
@metamarshall thanks dude... reminds me that i need to look for more pro cyclists tweeting!
Fri, Jul 3, 2009 15:53:53
holiday weekend friday so i'm quittin' work early to do some yard work
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 20:33:02
judy and shane have some cool stuff happening! i'm back home after a busy day.
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 17:52:54
off to see judy and shane about screen sketches
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 17:32:01
haircut at jon david salon today... woOT! i'm aerodynamic again!
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 10:32:11
meeting with jessi to talk about a dNeero explanatory video
Thu, Jul 2, 2009 09:24:04
meeting with steve podowitz talking about segmentation, social media and marketing
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 19:41:36
family dinner teamwork in the kitchen. grilled turkey burgers and a tomato/basil/mozzarella/avocado salad.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 17:39:55
just back from pool time with ava, emme and terp. the pool is 97 degrees (only half kidding) so i still haven't cooled down post-run.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 15:33:32
miserable hot 8.5 miles on comet. legs just not cooperating, stiff, sore. let's not talk about this run ever again.
Wed, Jul 1, 2009 07:21:08
morning run didn't happen. got up at 5, felt some soreness and then got sucked into work.
Tue, Jun 30, 2009 18:09:24
torbjørn sindballe ending career. congenital heart defect. always rooted for him and hoped that one day he'd win kona http://is.gd/1jtrO
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 17:49:51
good swim with the kiddo... terp picked us up and now we're en route to mellow mushroom vinings
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 16:25:53
six mile run done. at matt/kendy's stealing freeze pops... hot out today.
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 15:08:38
hit my work goal for the day... now for a nice run to kendy and matt's pool where ava will meet me for a swim lesson
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 14:45:51
atlanta parking deck fail... i (used to) use it regularly when i was in that area http://is.gd/1igZ5
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 11:36:31
neurologist oliver sacks on the daily show tonight... loved his book 'the man who mistook his wife for a hat'
Mon, Jun 29, 2009 09:22:31
working on dNeero today. will also take aves to the pool, get a run in and have dinner with my mom and mark.
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 17:50:08
wow, billy mays dead at 50. loved his show pitchman which showed grassroots entrepreneurs w/out funding... just dreams and direct marketing
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 16:49:55
pongos for mexican... usa lost :(
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 15:47:03
usa up on brazil 2-1 with 56 played... sweet
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 15:31:00
i may or may not have dl'd the leaked palm pre emulator/sdk and connected it to gmail imap account successfully
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 13:43:15
@dgrabol whoa.. great results at the race!
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 09:12:12
heading to the pool with the kiddos and a sweaty post-run wife
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 08:03:32
strike that, good luck to all the ladies doing iron girl! (acworth women's triathlon is in aug... thanks kate!)
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 07:46:06
good luck to all of the ladies doing the acworth women's triathlon today!
Sun, Jun 28, 2009 07:36:48
snuggling with ava this morning while mom and rusty go for a silver comet run
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 13:02:17
may reconsider concept of twittering while sugar depleted, dehydrated and generally lacking mental faculty. may not. still barely able to
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 12:51:52
and now i'm getting rehydrated and fed
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 12:50:53
did manage 50 with the front group though... that's acceptable for now.
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 12:47:52
my vagina hurts. good riding you two. I bonked, got lost... did 83 in 4:13.
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 07:17:20
accelerade expiration date 05-26-07... i'm usin' it.
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 07:07:35
home -> cartersville. gmaps: 1:13, garmin: 0:53, actual: 0:44. i gave myself 1:20 and am now stupid early.
Sat, Jun 27, 2009 06:29:00
driving up to cartersville. jack johnson on the ipod.
Fri, Jun 26, 2009 21:45:48
packing up gear, water bottles, nutrition, tunes, directions and chamois for tomorrow's cartersville century
Fri, Jun 26, 2009 19:30:13
back from ava's swimming lessons
Fri, Jun 26, 2009 17:41:06
out for 45 min ride and saw d stew without a helmet... anna and vanessa, you know what to do!
Fri, Jun 26, 2009 11:23:27
workin' on sales stuff... or as i like to call it: steady state nut kicks with the occasional break for slaps to the face
Fri, Jun 26, 2009 08:40:17
at j.christophers vinings (which isn't in vinings) to talk to shane and judy about a very cool webapp idea they've got.
Thu, Jun 25, 2009 22:30:40
competitive cyclist saddle demo program http://is.gd/1dIVi it's $75 for 11 saddles for 7 days... thanks for the tip danielle!
Thu, Jun 25, 2009 19:18:26
at matt and kendy's for dinner with @coloneljml, @jregersr, my mom and a buncha rugrats... turkey burgers and tomato/mozzarella salad.
Thu, Jun 25, 2009 17:49:22
30 mile ride done to get used to sram red. now at pool waiting for ava's swimming lesson to start.
Wed, Jun 24, 2009 19:11:42
back from swim lessons. my mom's in town from san antonio and she made it out. i got emme in the pool too!
Wed, Jun 24, 2009 16:31:43
removed two drives from their malfunctioning external usb housings to offload data... sent emails... worked on bike... now workout time.
Tue, Jun 23, 2009 17:34:08
productive work day, short garage spinning and now we're off to week #2 of ava's swimming lessons... can't complain, good stuff!
Mon, Jun 22, 2009 21:59:40
space week on the science channel... woOT!
Mon, Jun 22, 2009 21:53:09
jon & kate are blowing up the twitters right now
Mon, Jun 22, 2009 21:36:47
turned on facebook's blog import to notes feature... apologies if i swamp a news feed or two tonight
Mon, Jun 22, 2009 12:15:36
back home workin'
Mon, Jun 22, 2009 11:06:45
we got the window washer at 191 peachtree involved in a pitch... outside the office 40 stories up w/sign! cool!
Mon, Jun 22, 2009 06:34:07
downtown for a meeting on a day that'll be shorter than yesterday
Sun, Jun 21, 2009 16:41:07
out of meeting, happy father's day!
Sun, Jun 21, 2009 14:39:27
downtown for a meeting to prepare for a meeting
Sun, Jun 21, 2009 10:08:14
i'm kinda pissy this morning with server issues... sorry about that... i'll be good by noon.
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 17:06:46
lost 5 lbs with extreme lawnmowing today in 95 degree heat and clipped the invisible dog fence
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 14:59:45
back home hanging out with the fam
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 12:21:54
frontside three done easy in 2:13 and then 5 mi through r ranch
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 07:17:26
panera perimeter for bagels and coffee before driving up north
Sat, Jun 20, 2009 06:43:47
heading up to the gaps today for a little frontside counterclockwise action
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 20:48:17
enjoyed ava's fifth swim practice. and a cat door installation to boot.
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 10:10:50
at meeting downtown. pre-monday pitch logistics and ppt critique session.
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 09:20:09
smoothie... blueberries, strawberries, banana, activia yogurt, whey protein, milk, ice... yummy.
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 07:26:51
cdc says flu season could last all year http://is.gd/16c0G buy purell parent JNJ stock? or purell too small a piece of the $153bil co?
Fri, Jun 19, 2009 05:20:46
up working on some stuff for a 10a meeting. competitive social media audit screenshots. thanks devon for links!
Thu, Jun 18, 2009 20:57:46
four calls from my phone to locate heather's... it was in the trash... she claims ava threw it in there... suuuuuure she did :)
Thu, Jun 18, 2009 20:52:07
fourth day of ava swim lessons. baby evie at pool. beep and ball over to house. bought bunch of fruit... smoothies phase in effect.
Thu, Jun 18, 2009 07:27:09
up early... getting caught up on emails and reading. days have been very hectic last couple (and next few) weeks. which is good.
Tue, Jun 16, 2009 21:15:23
my sister's back in the hospital, looks like the arrival of baby evie!
Tue, Jun 16, 2009 19:29:21
just finished ava's second swim lesson. baby steps and lots of tears. just me and ava tonight, no mommy. proud of the little one.
Tue, Jun 16, 2009 06:59:12
@HelloLT thanks for the madmen tweeter link! http://bit.ly/EHzGp
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 17:47:28
taking ava to her first ever swimming lessons with knox... yay!
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 17:47:01
pulled over in vinings for expired tags... awesome
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 13:14:43
between first meeting downtown at 191 peachtree and second by perimeter area
Mon, Jun 15, 2009 10:12:36
ironman peeps: quick shower thoughts about prs and motivation http://joereger.com interested in your thoughts
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 19:00:12
@pink80sgirl hey vanessa! update twitter and fb at the same time by creating a http://ping.fm account and giving them your fb/twitter info
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 17:15:52
false alarm, kendy not delivering, going home
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 17:13:05
at mellow mushroom with the fam... chicken and spinach calzone here I come
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 16:47:28
my sister's at the hospital thinking about delivering one of those baby things! congrats kendy & matt! (assuming it's not a false alarm)
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 13:30:13
112 miles done in a little under six hours... no explosions or drama... good stuff.
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 12:17:14
mile 92, short 20 to go. balls hot out, or feels that way. i smell like ammonia... protein breakdown. rage against the machine on the ipod
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 10:59:01
mile 72 of ride, only way home is to pedal my happy ass the 40 mi back. sun out, warm, humid. garden state soundtrack on the ipod.
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 09:51:08
mile 56, halfway point of the ride. more cyclists out. went harder than I should have last hour, esp on 1st long ride of season.
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 08:47:54
out past rockmart at what was at one point the end of the silver comet trail. old school comet riders unite! mile 39, warming up.
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 08:11:53
out at the big tunnel, mile 31 of the ride. humid but not yet hot. taking it easy. 17 powergels and 2 ensures on board today.
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 06:05:48
about to start ride. audiobook bonk on ipod. it's about the science of sex... we'll see how that works with bikes.
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 05:56:07
first car parked a silver comet mile 0.0
Sun, Jun 14, 2009 05:31:04
awake and heading out for a ride
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 19:34:13
@pink80sgirl hey vanessa! so you got an iPhone?
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 17:44:43
two simple indexes on 125k row table and the crisis is averted... until it's not, of course. load times from ~120sec now down to ~60millis.
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 16:46:56
lost 6.5 lbs water weight during extreme lawnmowing... i'm booking it as a zone 2 aerobic heat training event... jk
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 16:31:54
about an hour and a half of extreme lawnmowing... banks... sand... branches... wolf spiders. cleared the six foot brush by the stream.
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 13:10:38
the social media presentation draft's up to 34 pages. i'm watching emme (she's napping) while terp & aves go to home depot.
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 11:18:08
practical pessimism: stoicism as a productivity system http://is.gd/10PA8
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 10:33:39
blog redesign including a new logo... got tired of the old paper/dark thing... quick job so still buggy http://joereger.com
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 09:38:50
good luck to everybody racing west point today... never done it but i always hear great things
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 08:58:54
so far this morning i've got about three hours into building a social media presentation... early draft stuff right now but coming along
Sat, Jun 13, 2009 00:02:33
got it http://www.facebook.com/joereger nighty night
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 16:19:38
well, i didn't get hit my a meteor today http://is.gd/1070T i'm so jealous
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 16:06:48
back from good meeting, few more things to finish up and then terp wants to get her 'rita on.
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 16:02:15
@allennance dNeero in use here http://clearwatertoclearwater.typepad.com/
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 12:17:28
meeting with a potential distribution partner for http://pingFit.com this afternoon
Fri, Jun 12, 2009 06:56:23
breakfast meeting with dave williams and sam hosokawa at thumbs up diner to discuss social media, behavioral targeting, etc.
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 15:34:26
just about to get hit by one of those red cells on the radar... love it when that happens
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 09:25:47
@alexhsmith hmmmm... running walls... never easy to deal with... i usually mix it up... go long when i was going short, etc. good luck!
Thu, Jun 11, 2009 09:24:42
@HelloLT hey Lauren! great to meet you as well... I'm sure I'll see you again soon next time I'm downtown. Thanks for the blip.fm tip!
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 19:44:39
i bet the people who summarize entire tv shows into tiny tv listings are the best twitterers on earth... or the worst... one of the two.
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 16:23:10
dragging near end of the sanctioned work day... 4:30a wakeup call takes its toll... need that Ole 20% Nap (reduces heart disease by 20%)
Wed, Jun 10, 2009 09:38:52
ran a soggy humid 23mi in 3:16 @ 8:33min/mi pace w/avg hr 148bpm... 2nd week... is the wed long run back? only time will tell.
Tue, Jun 9, 2009 21:22:45
catching fireflies with ava was awesome... we also saw a bat, a bunny and some frogs... active evening in the front yard!
Tue, Jun 9, 2009 20:37:41
season finale of the alaska experiment tonight... i think they're gonna make it
Tue, Jun 9, 2009 12:59:19
lunch with sam hosokawa of grey atlanta at azio downtown... great to see him
Tue, Jun 9, 2009 10:38:04
@annaelmore breathe. breathe. run!!!!!
Mon, Jun 8, 2009 18:50:35
dear elswick and carlos: that iPhone 3G in your pocket is sooooooo yesterday
Mon, Jun 8, 2009 16:34:57
@aamlicke selle smp not my cup of tea either... ouch like two knives stuck up in there!
Mon, Jun 8, 2009 16:30:23
ambushed post-swim with walmart list via txt msg from terp... in slowest line on earth now
Sun, Jun 7, 2009 19:24:52
@tribirdie thanks! i wish i could have seen the rev3 race... caught some updates via twitter though. good outing for all3?
Sun, Jun 7, 2009 15:57:48
final time for today's training half ironman was 5hr3min which doesn't include transitions or rests http://is.gd/RXIJ
Sun, Jun 7, 2009 12:12:41
1.2mi swim, 56mi bike and 13.1mi run complete... training half iron day.
Sun, Jun 7, 2009 09:47:12
56 mi ride done, out onto the run
Sun, Jun 7, 2009 08:00:46
outta the pool and one hour into the bike already... beautiful day on the silver comet trail
Sun, Jun 7, 2009 05:44:33
heading to the pool for some predawn laps under the stars
Sat, Jun 6, 2009 18:00:49
@michael_hunt rockin' the ping.fm... nice one bruv
Sat, Jun 6, 2009 17:59:29
requesting a definition of "the ITU summer douchebag fest" from @jeffkeil
Sat, Jun 6, 2009 09:00:02
@metamarshall i've had to do a whs reinstall too but that was my own fault. six power outages on thu with no whs issues. odd.
Sat, Jun 6, 2009 08:58:27
@metamarshall deal... silver comet in august it is!
Thu, Jun 4, 2009 11:34:07
i'm with @metamarshall galloway runners *are* just as real as any other runners
Thu, Jun 4, 2009 11:05:23
fourth power outage of the morning
Thu, Jun 4, 2009 10:14:01
@JoeDEls check my facebook status comments... normal ups not tenable
Thu, Jun 4, 2009 09:55:57
three power outages of a second or less, spread over morning, and i lost work on each... very frustrating
Wed, Jun 3, 2009 09:11:03
ran 23 miles this morning. it's national running day. http://runningday.org
Tue, Jun 2, 2009 19:53:24
hey pearl jam, the 90s called... they want *you* back. a decade and a half and you can't update your sound?
Tue, Jun 2, 2009 19:10:53
catching first episode of the tonight show with conan o'brien... doesn't hold a candle to jon stewart... but it is rather shiny.
Tue, Jun 2, 2009 09:05:38
@JoeDEls fixed link http://is.gd/MfFD
Tue, Jun 2, 2009 08:56:00
blog post on the dangers of oversimplifying ethical/scientific/political discussions http://is.gd/MfhF
Tue, Jun 2, 2009 07:07:00
RT @jodykeyser When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.~Henry Ford
Tue, Jun 2, 2009 05:05:19
heading to the gym for a swim/weights workout
Mon, Jun 1, 2009 20:56:33
family water war!! http://joereger.com
Mon, Jun 1, 2009 15:57:48
back workin'. @dylanrist has got the chris lieto/bnp email with link to the dNeero campaign ready to fly! exciting! http://is.gd/LtBk
Mon, Jun 1, 2009 14:22:56
getting gas while loaning minivan to sr for desk pickup in douglasville
Mon, Jun 1, 2009 09:28:02
pro triathlete Chris Lieto using dNeero for BPN+charity! http://is.gd/LtBk tri/run peeps get Access Code from me. big help if you join! thx!
Mon, Jun 1, 2009 09:05:58
my status updates now automatically go out to 42 sites. here's a partial list: http://is.gd/LtmR
Sun, May 31, 2009 15:47:03
in line at kroger where i save money by dealing with more crowds/hassle... parmesan cheese, power gels, blueberries and baby carrots
Sun, May 31, 2009 11:33:39
dramatic finish to the giro with menchov popping off his bike with only twenty or so seconds on di luca
Sun, May 31, 2009 09:57:08
giro tt live right now http://is.gd/KFXl
Sun, May 31, 2009 09:24:04
home late last night, old habit of working into wee hours, bed at 2:30am, didn't make the 5am wakeup... but 6:30am + coffee = acceptable
Sat, May 30, 2009 18:32:42
heading to the mma event at center stage with marc
Sat, May 30, 2009 11:53:15
shirtless work w/ JSON + flash + java + coffee. listening to silversun pickups. waiting for race updates to flow in to the facebooks.
Sat, May 30, 2009 08:48:32
six mile run done. to those racin' in macon be makin' sure to be racin' else you'll be facin' d'spointment. big luck all!
Sat, May 30, 2009 07:15:34
heading out for a sunrise run
Fri, May 29, 2009 20:34:18
downloading new stuff from prodigy, silversun pickups, killers and green day
Fri, May 29, 2009 11:58:45
palm pre on verizon in about six months... sweet... http://tinyurl.com/lhrj5r
Fri, May 29, 2009 10:59:44
three hour silver comet ride with paul carriere on the books... many thanks to paul for the invite and the conversation... enjoyed it!
Fri, May 29, 2009 06:51:25
happy birthday terp!
Thu, May 28, 2009 21:04:24
riding the trainer watching snowboard video "we're people too"
Thu, May 28, 2009 11:06:09
same input, very different conclusions. fascinating to me, people so unlike computers. sotomayor... http://tinyurl.com/qj7vkd
Thu, May 28, 2009 11:01:03
the good part of waking up at 5am is that by 10am you've already got five hours of work under your belt
Wed, May 27, 2009 19:04:05
working since 5am, still behind on email, facebook inbox, todo list, workout blog posts, picture posting, dNeero support requests
Tue, May 26, 2009 20:18:01
after five days without the internets i'm in denial about my inbox and am actively head-in-sanding
Tue, May 26, 2009 15:02:24
just landed in atlanta, emme and ava were great
Tue, May 26, 2009 12:50:15
on the plane heading back to atlanta
Tue, May 26, 2009 11:00:53
on way to buffalo airport, over border at peace bridge, hauling 8600 lbs of gear
Tue, May 26, 2009 08:39:33
and the fifth 10mi/16km 5am canada run is officially complete... heading back to atlanta today.
Mon, May 25, 2009 23:07:28
post-sunset long exposure lake erie photos from the canada side tonight. not sure whether i got anything good.
Mon, May 25, 2009 18:12:13
back in canada looking forward to some bbq chicken with monie, tine, gammy and the spitlers
Mon, May 25, 2009 16:32:37
ted's hot dogs!!!
Mon, May 25, 2009 14:23:56
gammy's taking terp, ava, emme and me on a tour of buffalo
Mon, May 25, 2009 08:13:57
fourth 10mi/16km 5am canada run, shaving a couple mins each time. not muscular but mental strength
Sun, May 24, 2009 08:23:45
third day in a row: 10mi/16k 5am canada run... woOT!
Sat, May 23, 2009 11:35:50
another 10 mile 5am canada run this am
Sat, May 23, 2009 00:16:57
back in canada at the beach house
Fri, May 22, 2009 22:24:36
uncle robert's flight delayed so i'm parked catching up on email using verizon's wireless broadband card
Fri, May 22, 2009 22:12:12
picking up uncle robert at buffalo airport... hoping for some internet while i wait.
Fri, May 22, 2009 21:06:21
canadian mints aren't called canadian mints in canada. big surprise, eh?
Fri, May 22, 2009 18:25:11
nice 10 mile 5am canada run today. will datablog it as soon as i have internet again.
Fri, May 22, 2009 16:09:02
kiddos are napped, spending time with gammy, have taken walk on lake erie beach... only inet via phone
Fri, May 22, 2009 11:35:53
sixteen hours off the grid because phone and laptop chargers didn't make the trip. scary, lol. bought new.
Thu, May 21, 2009 15:33:51
@metamarshall kudos on the big aha moment! still waiting on mine...
Thu, May 21, 2009 14:14:40
over the peace bridge into canada
Thu, May 21, 2009 12:17:14
landed safely. emme yelled, slept and then chilled. ava and i were awake all flight.
Thu, May 21, 2009 09:55:29
emme drops the diaper bomb mimutes before the flight departs
Thu, May 21, 2009 09:42:12
on airtran flight row 1 seats F, C and D
Thu, May 21, 2009 08:59:21
at airport. kiddos, terp, luggage and sr getting checked in as I park economy.
Thu, May 21, 2009 08:07:16
heading to airport stats: 4 people, 4 days, 8600 lbs of luggage.
Thu, May 21, 2009 07:11:48
this is the moment where we're ahead of schedule getting to the airport with two kids. this will change very soon.
Thu, May 21, 2009 06:17:09
coffee helping
Thu, May 21, 2009 06:09:11
awake at 5am
Wed, May 20, 2009 22:46:47
getting packed for tomorrow's flight to buffalo with the fam... 9:10am departure... early wakeup.
Wed, May 20, 2009 20:34:51
30 minute treadmill run. and that's all i have to say about that.
Wed, May 20, 2009 16:52:39
today's ava quote: "that's terrible, emme doesn't have a diaper on." sure enough, she caught it before i did!
Wed, May 20, 2009 16:51:17
successful deployment of clusterf, my custom tomcat instance provisioning engine, to fix some bugs and add some features
Wed, May 20, 2009 14:56:22
kendy and knox just stopped by to drop off a baby seat luggage carrier baggy thing... thanks you two! kendy's looking super-pregnant!
Wed, May 20, 2009 14:32:23
watching the kiddos while terp gets her hair done... apparently it's a many hour affair
Wed, May 20, 2009 14:30:42
@drewnstone oh yeah, forgot how old school you are!
Wed, May 20, 2009 11:32:17
@tribirdie 4 hours is mommy extreme! me thinks addictive triathlon personalities may have something to do with it!
Wed, May 20, 2009 11:29:58
@drewnstone always glad to help. question for ya... aptana as ruby ide/runtime environment? what do you use?
Wed, May 20, 2009 11:28:55
@dljatlanta oh snap, you were the "chinchilla email" recipient!
Wed, May 20, 2009 11:21:32
@JoeDEls i can't wait to wake up yesterday... i will immediately purchase stock market positions based on information from today
Wed, May 20, 2009 08:08:15
11, 10, 9, 8, 7... been setting my alarm an hour earlier each day
Tue, May 19, 2009 18:38:22
ava: "daddy, you're gonna be a jackass for halloween." heather: hiding laughter, acts like she doesn't know where ava got that idea.
Tue, May 19, 2009 17:36:55
afternoon swim/gym trip... i'll stay positive: it sucked.
Tue, May 19, 2009 12:31:02
@allennance good stuff! we're flying thursday... i hope it's airtran because that wifi in the sky is clearly working well. hi to your mother!
Tue, May 19, 2009 12:28:54
@JoeDEls positive even with no coffee! which is kinda surprising. we'll get http://pingfit.com in there soon enough!
Tue, May 19, 2009 12:25:28
@allennance what airline is giving you this kickass 30,000 ft wifi?
Tue, May 19, 2009 10:37:54
migrated a database to one of the new servers to add more capacity for an upcoming dNeero campaign... working so far... fingers crossed
Tue, May 19, 2009 01:28:52
interview's up: http://www.olivestudio.com/branch/?p=333 ... thanks to christian for thinking of us... he and his team do great stuff
Mon, May 18, 2009 21:54:05
supermarket for aves and emms food... they're back after a week in florida
Mon, May 18, 2009 19:43:55
what's up @dylanrist on twitter?!?
Mon, May 18, 2009 15:28:05
just did a quick five question interview for christian bayley of http://olivestudio.com
Mon, May 18, 2009 12:11:37
as usual, monday todos are piling up hot and fast... nothing overly time intensive, just a lot of them
Mon, May 18, 2009 12:03:53
call with devon this morning re: social media for one of their clients who's already all over twitter whether they realize it or not
Sun, May 17, 2009 22:49:38
thanks to @scobleizer for mentioning http://whocelebstweet.com in his twitter stream... and to @metamarshall for catching it!
Sun, May 17, 2009 16:47:02
home depot vinings getting pine straw and garage organizing stuff with sr on a rainy day
Sat, May 16, 2009 12:17:20
slowly waking up this am. very motivated by all the action my friends are stirring up *and* tracking via fb/twitter!
Fri, May 15, 2009 22:30:46
watching prison break
Fri, May 15, 2009 17:06:44
joe n joe stump removal: u call... we drag it out with no skill, a minivan and twelve f bombs
Thu, May 14, 2009 17:53:58
more minivan pulling of big 2" thich vines from trees and it's actually working today
Thu, May 14, 2009 16:27:37
dixon would be proud... i just used the phrase "chinchilla pelts" in a business email
Thu, May 14, 2009 07:46:24
six mile run @ 5am on 1hr sleep sounded good on paper
Wed, May 13, 2009 16:20:12
just got the http://all3sports.com order placed yesterday... supaquick and no ga400 traffic!
Wed, May 13, 2009 15:23:13
fairly unmotivated on work and fitness fronts today, intimidated by the neverending todo list and not in the mood to run... both kinda odd
Tue, May 12, 2009 23:38:10
lately my work day begins around 7pm and extends until 3:30am when i start to get sleepy
Tue, May 12, 2009 15:36:04
more yard clearing with sr... chainsaw dropped its chain... that's extreme... lol
Tue, May 12, 2009 13:29:39
just ordered some speedplay x replacement cleats from http://all3sports.com ... mine have been worn to the point of fail lately
Tue, May 12, 2009 11:49:14
just set up some meetings later this week and next week to talk social media
Mon, May 11, 2009 18:54:18
more yard work chainsaw destruction
Mon, May 11, 2009 16:22:21
ride done in 3:07.... have thoughts, will post.
Mon, May 11, 2009 14:33:11
worked yesterday so I can ride today. out at big tunnel, halfway point of 62 miler.
Sun, May 10, 2009 23:58:47
survived the pull... the line snapped and didn't clear any underbrush... but it was worth a shot.
Sun, May 10, 2009 15:36:47
minivan + climbing rope + landscaping + chainsaw + pulling + thicket = possible darwin award
Sat, May 9, 2009 16:48:55
four hour a/c repair from hell
Sat, May 9, 2009 12:21:10
a little yard work with the chainsaw
Sat, May 9, 2009 09:35:10
watching emme while heather and rusty get a run in... i'm groggy this am
Fri, May 8, 2009 22:37:19
late night dinner at pongos with sr, terp and emme. aves is in florida.
Fri, May 8, 2009 16:39:30
good luck to everybody racing gulf coast this weekend!
Fri, May 8, 2009 10:14:22
running on 4 hours of sleep, as is normal these days
Thu, May 7, 2009 21:59:44
talked to dylan rist this evening... well, for him it's the middle of the day in hawaii
Sat, May 2, 2009 15:26:48
matt and kendy gave me their true 750 hr treadmill. it weighs 4900 lbs. sr helped unload. then dropped sr off at mechanic.
Sat, May 2, 2009 12:41:51
quick trip to borders with the fam for a book on rocks... kinda interested in geology lately and ava likes skipping rocks at the stream
Sat, May 2, 2009 11:26:44
working on client stuff for grey
Sat, May 2, 2009 09:02:27
picking up father at mechanic
Fri, May 1, 2009 22:28:57
mom called to alert us to a storm front moving towards us... i hadn't seen it... thanks mom!
Fri, May 1, 2009 19:29:05
hitting the cold meds, which i hate doing... just unable to deal with the incessant nasal drainage.
Fri, May 1, 2009 19:27:46
@JoeDEIs great to hear about the new machine... now what movie were you talking about me talking about?
Fri, May 1, 2009 15:09:03
@MerrittGW all thanks to you guys, editors at Self Magazine! Which, btw, my wife won't give back to me... she's sucked into some article!
Fri, May 1, 2009 14:09:42
@allennance added you to http://CEOsTweeting.com/ ... rock on!
Fri, May 1, 2009 14:08:41
@metamarshall @twinathlete added you two badass triathletes to http://triathletesTweeting.com
Fri, May 1, 2009 14:04:59
trackcaffeine, one of my facebook apps, made it into the april 2009 self magazine. scans at http://joereger.com/
Fri, May 1, 2009 12:36:04
missed the paris roubaix movie last night... didn't want to infect the entire atlanta cycling scene... anybody make it out?
Fri, May 1, 2009 03:42:26
cold's making it hard to sleep, runny nose... so... up late workin'... had a productive day so far.
Thu, Apr 30, 2009 18:40:21
figured i'd try to ride my cold symptoms out... one hour on the silver comet... nice to be outside.
Thu, Apr 30, 2009 03:00:46
added 134 sens/reps to http://politiciansTweeting.com ... they're all empty now ... server's slowly grabbing tweets via twitter api
Wed, Apr 29, 2009 10:13:33
@Umatter2Charter appreciate the response... any guess on timeframe for customers to have a tool to view bandwidth usage
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 15:46:09
busy morning, deliverable delivered, now i need some rest... oh, and our a/c's broken so it's uncomfortably hot in here
Tue, Apr 28, 2009 11:27:55
not feeling great but able to work... will crash the todo list, get some criticals out the door and then sleep
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 23:33:49
@tribirdie welcome to twitter!
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 23:00:03
terp/ball recommend gargling apple cider vinegar... i'm game... tastes pretty bad though
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 22:31:10
with this cold/flu/whatever progressing i'm just going to have to work on the deliverables tonight in case i can't tamale
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 21:30:26
yeah, throat really, really swollen now... crap... got deliverables tomorrow
Mon, Apr 27, 2009 19:28:35
after swim/run i felt sore throat... now feeling aches... coming on quickly... danielle had serious flu today... hope she's better
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 23:33:32
just getting some todo lists in order for the coming week
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 16:56:07
thanks barb stafford for the landscaping help!
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 16:34:49
wow, five hours of work in the hot sun... many shrubs and 12 billion pounds of tree limbs removed... saw 'nother snake... exhausted
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 10:46:58
oh yeah. i'm breakin' out the circa 1996 vasque sundowners... xtreme yard workz
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 09:37:50
http://monitter.com/ is pretty cool... feel the thriving activity on twitter.
Sun, Apr 26, 2009 09:28:24
more landscaping today with barb
Sat, Apr 25, 2009 21:46:42
late night in-canopy tree pruning session... holy cow that was intensely difficult... heart rate had to be north of 180bpm
Sat, Apr 25, 2009 17:44:26
things are getting exciting in the tri community as the peeps start a'racin'! go everybody, go!
Sat, Apr 25, 2009 17:15:34
carlos rivera rocks! thanks for the linux db server help dude... made the learning curve a good bit easier!
Sat, Apr 25, 2009 15:10:30
we caught the lizard snake! pics at http://joereger.com along with a bunch of other freshly-posted images.
Sat, Apr 25, 2009 12:13:42
and now it's on to the landscaping/yardwork portion of our program
Sat, Apr 25, 2009 12:13:24
back from a 5 mi comet run pushing the kiddos, saw joel, heard anna and vanessa were out there, saw steady stream of cyclists
Sat, Apr 25, 2009 09:58:35
rusty, heather and i are heading to the comet in a little while for a run... i'll push the kiddos in the stroller
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 22:56:14
launched http://whoCelebsTweet.com yesterday. did $125 dNeero campaign today. google page 1 for some "[celebname] +twitter" searches already
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 18:35:47
swim/run, done. whs server, reinstalled. svn repository, working. flash in nyc, progressing. whoCelebsTweet, launched. not bad.
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 13:32:00
lots of carpenter bees out on a sunny spring day... thwack... thwack...
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 12:51:34
multitasking four things right now: sr at datacenter with svn, flash stuff with nyc, whs reinstall, whoCelebsTwitter site launch.
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 01:55:06
signs of life from the server... don't think i lost data... but config wiped... let my trial edition go too long... os reinstall = pain.
Fri, Apr 24, 2009 01:29:13
i think i may have made a big mistake and hosed my whs server and 500Gb of personal data... hoping i can salvage
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 20:22:52
there go the tornado sirens
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 19:57:51
big crispy thunderclaps around the house with little rain, some blue sky and that twilight zone light level... pretty cool
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 18:22:02
road to roubaix, next thur http://atlantacycling.com/page.cfm?PageID=290
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 18:14:44
twitter's been slow since oprah called for the ddos attack via noob... but their techs approved my api rate limit increase w/in hrs. woOT!
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 17:20:04
ridin', mile 10 of the comet, beautiful out
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 15:58:34
mid-afternoon bike ride looking likely
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 15:57:52
svn server giving me a headache... then a server needs an os reinstall... the tech todo list never ends... and never earns money
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 15:06:16
@hwdean welcome to twitter terp!
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 14:43:56
carlos and chris (anna's chris) were gettin' geeky earlier today
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 14:43:16
morning freaking flew by, getting a site out the door with some help from terp
Thu, Apr 23, 2009 13:11:48
charter communications, please fix your dvrs... i'm tired of losing months worth of recordings.
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 23:27:11
quick evening call with sr and charlie to debug some firewall issues. low priority so will leave until tomorrow.
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 23:26:36
watching ron white: behavioral problems with terp
Mon, Apr 20, 2009 14:52:21
just cut down a ton of pampas grass with my father... thanks for the help sr!
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 22:02:22
dinner at pongos with sr and the fam... terp sent ave, emme and me to the car for 30 minutes so she could 'rita
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 14:29:43
back on healthy eating... tons of fruit, oatmeal, etc... feels good
Fri, Apr 17, 2009 01:26:08
working most of today, deployed some stuff late tonight
Tue, Apr 14, 2009 12:31:23
hi ho hi ho to the cardiologist we go
Tue, Apr 14, 2009 04:56:04
going on 8 1/2 hrs at er... lots waiting
Mon, Apr 13, 2009 11:23:19
power out after storms last night
Sun, Apr 12, 2009 18:32:21
at kendy and matt's to see the gp's and have some cupcakes
Sun, Apr 12, 2009 11:37:07
mom and sara are in town, heading to sundial restaurant with kiddos for some lunch
Sat, Apr 11, 2009 23:35:17
the endurance running hypothesis may have legs http://seedmagazine.com/content/article/the_running_man_revisited/
Sat, Apr 11, 2009 22:00:51
dinner with sr and the fam at pongos
Sat, Apr 11, 2009 13:22:08
neat experiment at the intersection of technology and humanity http://tweenbots.com/
Thu, Apr 9, 2009 03:51:09
1 trillion cells make up a human body. in or on it are 10 trillion single-cell bacteria that hold 100x as many genes as the body itself.
Sun, Apr 5, 2009 15:28:58
barb stafford just stopped by to see the kiddos and talk about the sad shape of our landscaping... good to see her.
Sat, Apr 4, 2009 06:23:42
sleep at 9:30p, up at 4:30a, four hours of work, ride with marc, family time... that's the plan right now
Thu, Apr 2, 2009 17:03:44
just saw a large tree branch break which is not rare but is rarely seen
Thu, Apr 2, 2009 15:07:30
@jregersr simplify/outsource your vpn infrastructure? http://www.logmein.com/products/hamachi/
Thu, Apr 2, 2009 13:37:16
@metamarshall disk management add-in's pretty cool: http://tinyurl.com/cgov4a
Wed, Apr 1, 2009 00:36:13
where's the 'do not throw' registry to stop soggy, squashed and never read newspapers from hitting the driveway?
Tue, Mar 31, 2009 18:01:26
quick break for situps, pushups or squats every 15 minutes today.
Tue, Mar 31, 2009 14:15:20
did not realize we had rain on the way. luckily i like rainy days.
Mon, Mar 30, 2009 14:05:59
woke up this morning to a 57 degree house... saving the environment is all about sacrifice... and so is forgetting to turn on the heat
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 09:40:45
elswick at the house for a work session
Sun, Mar 29, 2009 08:35:37
good luck ga ing marathon runners!
Sat, Mar 28, 2009 19:40:34
a little circular saw plus house action for a saturday night... more child safety gates... mc escheresque
Sat, Mar 28, 2009 13:57:31
last night switched my browser start page to http://netvibes.com... 19 tabs added and going pretty well so far
Sat, Mar 28, 2009 13:56:06
just working on a rainy saturday after breakfast with the out-of-towners at j. christophers
Sat, Mar 28, 2009 03:08:34
when i change my status in myThredz i'm up to 36 places that get automatically updated
Fri, Mar 27, 2009 14:14:34
heading down to the georgia aquarium with the kiddos and the bukowskis... always a good trip!
Thu, Mar 26, 2009 11:17:24
spent some rainy morning time outside splashing in puddles with ava. preparing for a 3p meeting.
Wed, Mar 25, 2009 22:59:11
up since 4am, had a sleepy spell around 7pm, rebounded and am getting sleepy again. night all.
Wed, Mar 25, 2009 15:37:32
eating healthy at huddle house is hard. chicken fingers ftw?
Wed, Mar 25, 2009 14:48:49
huddle house w/sr while getting tires changed
Wed, Mar 25, 2009 09:47:23
drizzly 23 mile run this morning
Tue, Mar 24, 2009 22:24:31
thought the prez did a better job with tonight's press conference... no comment on content... just on style, directness, etc.
Sat, Mar 21, 2009 19:04:27
workin'. listenin' to beastie boys, licensed to ill. loud.
Fri, Mar 20, 2009 23:14:15
had a great day working (15+hrs) interspersed with ava and emme time! those kiddos are amazing!
Fri, Mar 20, 2009 12:12:58
it's 11am and i've gotten a good 8 hours of work done already... hooray sleeplessness!
Fri, Mar 20, 2009 09:21:10
already had the best part of my day... waking up ava and emme... playing for a while
Fri, Mar 20, 2009 07:50:40
as is birthday tradition, my mom called at 6:44am, the time of my birth. love ya mom!
Fri, Mar 20, 2009 04:05:19
got to sleep early last night so am up at 3a on... drum roll... my birthday! 34 yrs/o and back to 90% after the 24 hour stomach flu thing.
Thu, Mar 19, 2009 17:20:38
still feeling miserable but able to get food down and headache has finally broken a bit. moving in the right direction.
Thu, Mar 19, 2009 12:17:04
stomach flu = no fluids = dehydration headache. then along comes caffeine withdrawl headache. two to nine days to get over cw? ouch.
Thu, Mar 19, 2009 12:08:05
worst headache of my life, last two days, still happening. and i'm a person who's had migranes since age five.
Wed, Mar 18, 2009 18:48:19
miserable. headache via dehydration. can't hold fluids down to fix dehydration. heather says it lifts quickly. can't wait.
Wed, Mar 18, 2009 18:47:35
@LouJH what's up lou!
Wed, Mar 18, 2009 11:24:09
now i've got this thing... it's ugly
Wed, Mar 18, 2009 01:08:27
new package design for gatorade. like tropicana, seems a more generic value-brand look is in vogue during a slow economy.
Wed, Mar 18, 2009 00:17:13
terp and ava puking right now... emme got hers yesterday. kroger for gatorade... terp didn't like endurolyte capsules broken in h2o.
Mon, Mar 16, 2009 22:35:51
chatting with my mom on facebook chat... how cool is that? proud of big c!
Mon, Mar 16, 2009 16:44:37
@mlevchin 240w x 1.5hrs on take it easy orders is some pretty serious kit. you sure you're not really a cyclist who happens to start cos?
Mon, Mar 16, 2009 16:17:58
charter sucks. may go w/directv but am worried about hd/digital reception on cloudy/rainy days (problem w/dish ~10yrs ago.) thoughts?
Mon, Mar 16, 2009 14:45:58
@mlevchin road only, good man! love the computrainer. Do you race? @ghincapie rocked "290 watts average today for 6 hours 45 min"
Mon, Mar 16, 2009 14:38:41
headed over to sr's to pick up a check, carry a too-heavy whiteboard to storage and chat about dNeero, life, taxes, etc.
Mon, Mar 16, 2009 00:58:55
off the bike, felt pretty good to put a workout onto the books a few minutes before midnight... or as i call it these days, mid-morning.
Sun, Mar 15, 2009 19:46:35
set my phone to "mmmbop" when terp calls (got the idea from house). she now seeks retaliatory sound for when i call. ringtone war!
Fri, Mar 13, 2009 05:34:00
another 16 hr day and my sleep schedule is obviously way out of whack
Thu, Mar 12, 2009 10:52:50
weather.com lists rain for the next five days. it rarely works out that way but i'll enjoy any sun and dryness that today has to offer.
Thu, Mar 12, 2009 01:56:19
ending a 16 hour work day with few breaks. will watch some tv and then crash. repeat tomorrow.
Wed, Mar 11, 2009 23:41:54
still at it. no break longer than five mins today. i'm going on 13 hours. consumed, i am.
Wed, Mar 11, 2009 14:13:53
i bet there's a high correlation between my caffeine intake and facebook/twitter interaction rate... would love to see the graph
Wed, Mar 11, 2009 10:17:58
@twinathlete two hours on the trainer is hard core! a little over an hour seems to be my solo limit even with tv, music, etc. rock on!
Wed, Mar 11, 2009 10:03:16
@metamarshall big morning... i can finally click view history on my whs shared folder and get a graph... woOT! oh, the little things.
Wed, Mar 11, 2009 09:49:45
windows installed an update and rebooted all my machines last night... annoying
Tue, Mar 10, 2009 23:48:40
the 80s called... it wants its sunglasses back. youth of today just recycling. sad. we never recycled. tight rolling pant legs ftw!
Tue, Mar 10, 2009 23:03:17
done with at only 10p... hmm... what now? work some more. home offices make it very hard to get away from work you're excited about.
Tue, Mar 10, 2009 16:14:16
at bank vault dropping off http://dNeero.com and other encrypted database backups
Mon, Mar 9, 2009 21:07:54
always amazed at how quickly the work day goes... gotta hop onto the bike for a little whirly whirly
Mon, Mar 9, 2009 13:13:42
happy that today obama overturns stem cell research funding ban. here's sam harris from 2006: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUwnMX8ht3U
Sun, Mar 8, 2009 09:30:59
awoke at 4:40a, finished 23 mile run in 3:30, saw dave and tat riding, finished with dan
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 19:12:46
mexican dinner with sr & the fam at paco's... or as ava calls it, pongos... terp had a margarita grande, reports that i'm now "tolerable"
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 11:35:56
back home... terp says thanks to everybody for the fast legs... fun morn with the fam
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 09:47:53
terp, jodi, rusty and roy all had great races
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 08:29:28
up in rome, ga at berry college... terp's race just started... i'm hanging out with aves and emms
Sat, Mar 7, 2009 05:55:35
getting the fam ready to head up to rome for terp's 10k
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 23:12:16
just put the server into its hiding attic space, project now complete a full hour before the weekend officially begins
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 20:24:09
off a quick little bike workout and now the plan's to get to bed early because i'm taking the kids up to rome to see mom do a 10k at 6:30a
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 11:31:42
antisocial networking: reply to all facebook status updates, emails, ims and tweets with "that's what she said" for a solid week
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 10:59:06
hoping this isn't a self-jinx but putting the corrupt hard drive into another box and running chkdsk seems to have worked.
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 09:27:41
let's see if the microsoft diagnostics and recovery toolset 5.0 will help corrupt but functioning drive
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 09:00:15
@metamarshall thanks for reminding me that i most likely lost my itunes library last night... lol... media server hadn't yet backed it up
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 08:25:28
@yellowjeepgirl your run was an epic win. glad you're ok.
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 08:22:43
dear friday, please suck less than tuesday, wednesday and thursday, kthxbye
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 03:53:20
giving up for the night with a big arghhhhhhhh
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 00:37:49
spoke too soon and jinxed myself. a completely unrelated computer just locked up on a virus scan and now won't boot. lots of yelling.
Fri, Mar 6, 2009 00:17:03
backup file server project was/is a time sink but needed to be done and seems to be progressing well now.
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 20:11:19
survivor this season: tyson's a pro cyclist, sydney's cute and coach is an egotistical d*ckhead.
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 20:04:26
on bike watching survivor tocantins. tip: watch live while working out so you can't skip commercials.
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 18:53:58
@metamarshall that's a lot of movies, videos... are you getting any conflict errors? i think i added a bad drive to my server.
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 15:40:30
and the third sata raid card in as many days appears to be working
Thu, Mar 5, 2009 00:33:52
got distracted but *now* i'm really getting onto the bike for a workout... at 12:30am
Wed, Mar 4, 2009 21:58:12
hopping onto the bike to ride and watch lost on tivo
Wed, Mar 4, 2009 18:13:24
@metamarshall hp media server... hilarious... my struggle today is with windows home server... an unsupported raid config for system drive
Wed, Mar 4, 2009 18:11:03
walgreens is smart, only selling 3.5" floppys in a 30 pack... so onward, to the next four letter word-laced bottleneck of digital disaster
Wed, Mar 4, 2009 16:32:57
hosed... can't find a floppy disk... the only acceptable way to submit raid drivers to the os install process... i are hatez computers
Wed, Mar 4, 2009 13:06:10
losing today to file server issues which always have to be taken seriously because they protect critical data. still, not fun.
Tue, Mar 3, 2009 10:34:45
dehydration headache this am... didn't rehydrate well enough after last night's ride
Mon, Mar 2, 2009 21:54:24
an hour and fifteen minutes on the bike watching the new season of celebrity apprentice
Mon, Mar 2, 2009 20:03:14
not sure i actually woke up today. little sleep last night. nonstop today. i'm whupped. still gunning for a workout though.
Mon, Mar 2, 2009 13:17:01
@metamarshall small world, you know the kellie i ran with at ironman louisville last year... she just found herself on my blog... lol
Mon, Mar 2, 2009 11:47:15
coding today/this week... feeling guilty that i should be out making sales calls... but product needs some love
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 22:42:57
@bd79 thx for tip... i'll check it out
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 22:31:51
watching the oscar-winning documentary man on wire about guy who illegally walked a wire between towers of world trade center in 1970s
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 15:44:52
playing in the snow with the kiddles
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 13:55:41
copying a ton of pics from the blog to the facebooks... something i meant to do a long time ago
Sun, Mar 1, 2009 12:29:21
I'm back after a month away from social media... http://www.joereger.com/entry-logid1-eventid6976-Im-Back-After-a-Month.log
Thu, Feb 5, 2009 09:01:58
talking dNeero and The Mansell Group with Allen Nance today
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 19:18:04
at that time of the evening when i try to move from the computer to the treadmill
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 10:59:33
working on some really cool new dNeero/twitter integration
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 10:23:13
sad... vet says pupper's stomach cancer is inoperable... we'll proceed with pain medications and feedings.
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 09:57:55
up after a few hours of sleep and the six pages of late night work scribbles still make sense
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 04:01:22
heading to sleep
Thu, Jan 29, 2009 03:52:08
up late worrying about pupper and writing 25 random things
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 19:51:30
supermarket to get some easy-to-digest ensure for pupper
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 19:36:35
our 3 y/o just locked our 11 mo/o in a bedroom saying "i want to lock emme in there." a little parental panic and off come the locks.
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 19:03:58
workout done... a simple thirty minute ride that keeps the consistency going but accomplishes little else
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 17:50:28
commencing the daily two hour process of ending work and starting a workout, stationary bike
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 16:21:41
bad news, pupper's got a tumor in her stomach... not sure what treatment options exist, she's back to the vet tomorrow.
Wed, Jan 28, 2009 11:08:26
wish i was getting snow dumped on me... i miss it... nothing but a slow rain here in atlanta.
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 19:57:04
breaking away from the computer... got to get a ride of some sort onto the books... consistency
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 14:09:44
just saw that @allennance is now blogging at http://allennance.com, with video!
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 13:05:46
launching proof-of-concept ad campaign on six green/enviro sites to draw participants to a dNeero conversation
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 12:16:30
our dog pupper's getting old... won't eat... barium stomach x-rays at vet today... slightly elevated lymphoma flags... hoping for the best.
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 09:58:38
foggy drive back to work
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 09:56:38
ike says bmw stands for break my wallet
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 09:40:29
reschedule of meeting with del ross, gives me chance to go to mechanic again
Tue, Jan 27, 2009 09:22:22
heading over to talk dNeero and road warrior with del ross
Mon, Jan 26, 2009 17:51:38
{insert whining about a rough day here}
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 21:25:22
long afternoon nap was a thing of beauty... that my sleep pattern is now hosed, not so much
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 16:02:39
good ride with marc, dana, matt and shane. three gaps, counter-clockwise. chilly but bearable. moe's afterwards.
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 07:40:16
panera for some pre-ride coffee and bagels... tradition
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 06:34:07
happy birthday mom!
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 06:26:16
packing up for the ride today... heading up to dahlonega to ride the gaps
Sun, Jan 25, 2009 00:34:33
heather said she'd be home at 10p. just got a txt: "home by 1." uh huh. littleses are out cold. i'm goin' to bed.... up in 5 1/2 hrs.
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 22:57:00
kids are both sick with runny noses and increasingly bad coughs... can't wait to have this tomorrow evening {sarcarm}
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 22:32:29
washing big load of cycling laundry tonight with http://windetergent.com sports detergent (disclosure: they're a dNeero client)
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 21:48:17
kids to sleep. wrapping up the PingFit changes elswick and i went over today. still need to pack for ride tomrorow.
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 19:41:16
watching the kids while terp goes out to watch a bagpipe band play
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 17:04:02
work session at the house with elswick
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 14:25:40
i'm a walking oxymoron at titanz nutrition, a weight lifting food store
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 12:29:46
eating canada wintergreen mints on the way to king plow office with sr to restart a server
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 11:53:43
exchanging sport coat at banana republic
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 11:29:39
heading to mechanic for a fog lamp... sr broke it driving into wall at st. anthony's 3+ years ago... lol
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 11:13:58
performance bottlenecks removed, dNeero profile pages loading expediently again
Sat, Jan 24, 2009 09:59:44
ironing some performance issues out of yesterday's dNeero release
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 23:17:21
watching guy ritchie's rocknrolla
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 19:47:01
compromise... bike in front of computers so i can watch dNeero calculate social influence ratings next to an episode of the mentalist
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 18:46:31
just got to leave the computers and get a workout in... they're like geeky crack... and i'm an addict.
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 17:56:13
heather tells me i just ate a peanut butter cracker that may have been recalled
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 10:05:53
should do plyos and a run today... work taking over already... we'll see
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 09:52:58
shouts to @ataja who was in a bad mood but is all better now
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 09:52:32
shouts to elswick with the 22nd wedding anniversary today... amazing
Fri, Jan 23, 2009 09:52:08
shouts to @metamarshall with the broken elbow... ouch... get well, don't fall
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 21:25:26
managed to sneak a late evening training ride in
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 16:08:56
i'm sure the secret service voted against this... obama strolling down the middle of the street... powerful statement about prez's role
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:30:34
great speech... alright... let's get to it.
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:28:32
"and nonbelievers"... that's big.
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:11:01
my 3 year old daughter's take on obama's speech: "he speaking funny"
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:06:33
obama is prez... woOT!
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 12:03:10
scholars debate whether we have a president right now... as of 12p george bush is out but the obama inauguration is running late.
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:54:26
watching the inauguration, along with most of the rest of you
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 11:15:21
need naming feedback for dNeero's high quality social media panels: UberPanels, SuperPanels, Expert Panels, Premium Panels, dPanels, ????
Tue, Jan 20, 2009 08:56:49
working today with inauguration coverage on
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 19:15:53
light snow on the northwest side of atlanta as i head to publix
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 18:07:13
headache most of the day that's slowly gotten worse... barometric pressure? not hydration, electrolytes or lack of caffeine/ibuprofen.
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 16:26:36
dropping minivan off at the shop for brakes, broken heater, oil change and squealing belt noise.
Mon, Jan 19, 2009 13:30:45
thinking about the dNeero UberPanel concept... notes, sketches... crumpled-up sheets of paper flying all over the place. very old school.
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 20:10:40
good chat with sr. re: dNeero blogger recruitment and panel building strategy... uber high quality convos once/mo, very targeted demos
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 15:15:10
got both kids down for a nap... i am superdad.
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 14:20:53
watching the kids, doing some dNeero blog reviews/approvals and customer care requests while terp's out for a run with rusty.
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 12:07:38
morning a/v + pc project fail, can't find the right connectors... moving to office de-clutter as plan b.
Sun, Jan 18, 2009 01:43:40
back home, heading to sleep, sore from the plyos yesterday and riding today.
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 20:43:13
worked on some dNeero customer support requests that had built up... leaving for marc's in about twenty mins to watch the ufc fight.
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 18:10:47
sleeting as I pick up a mellow mushroom pizza and calzone
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 13:58:20
done riding... 3 hrs on the trainer... trainer time sucks
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 12:40:57
great run nat! we're basement trainer riding... close to 2 hrs already... and 1st time on rollers.
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 09:31:19
done with brekie... leslie and aidan came too... heading to some indoor riding of some sort.
Sat, Jan 17, 2009 08:04:02
meeting marc at panera and then some sort of cycling-based workout
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 21:34:18
putting ava to sleep... heading to bed myself soon... getting up tomorrow to do some sort of riding... tbd.
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 20:39:13
the upper left pic on http://joereger.com is gone... thank you to everybody for your concern...
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 19:06:58
was looking for the street address of first apartment in turkey, amazed how many street names i remember... http://tinyurl.com/7bt6or
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 18:47:17
scanning and uploading old pics from izmir, turkey circa 1988.
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 15:27:03
@metamarshall difference between the 201 and 205 antennas is amazing... great example.
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 15:15:23
working again, legs tender after the plyo workout, wbl ride happening tomorrow in the cold.
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 09:29:06
anybody got a problem with a moving co owning a furniture repair co? two guys, llc.
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 08:18:53
quick code deploy, email responses and then i'm heading across town to do plyometrics and some indoor riding
Fri, Jan 16, 2009 08:02:41
twas chilly out last night... is chilly this am
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 21:00:24
off the bike, into the tent... that's right people... when it goes sub-15 in the atl it's time for *backyard camping*... woOT!
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 19:32:55
facebook's down for me right now... charter internet, atlanta... i'll survive
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 19:09:45
out of the meetings, went well. onto the bike after a quick break.
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 15:42:13
heading out the door, notebook computer in hand, to two meetings/sales presentations... i'm taking it so seriously my shirt has a collar!
Thu, Jan 15, 2009 10:31:04
knee deep in infographics this morning for bizdev/sales pitches... and how did a 10:30 call become a 4:30 and a 5:30? is that mitosis??
Wed, Jan 14, 2009 19:56:00
long, busy day... treadmill was therapeutic... 8mi+, 1 hr, alternating 8 and 10mph on 1min for last 15 mins... last two at 11 and 12 mph.
Tue, Jan 13, 2009 22:21:12
stepping away from the intertubes for a while... hoping to watch some pbs as i drift off to sleep in a chilly hotlanta.
Tue, Jan 13, 2009 20:56:17
here ye, here ye, let it be known, the palm pre shall be my next phone... as soon as verizon supports it... 8-15 mos after other carriers.
Tue, Jan 13, 2009 18:50:15
i run 3 pbwiki.com wikis on 1 account with 1 email address. today they sent me 3 emails with the subject "solve email overload." ironic.
Tue, Jan 13, 2009 18:26:51
bike power test: 5 min@325w, 5 min active rest, 5min@316w.
Tue, Jan 13, 2009 16:35:23
terp's out running, i've got kids. handoff parent-to-parent never easy, always tears. then, of course, my phone starts to ring.
Tue, Jan 13, 2009 08:31:29
amazed at lows of 16 and highs in the low 40's between thu and sun. planned rides will be MISERABLE, in @metamarshall's vernacular.
Mon, Jan 12, 2009 19:50:51
holy crap: ava set off 700dB alarm that came w/home, unactivated, had no idea how to kill it. ten ear-shattering minutes. kids=exciting!
Mon, Jan 12, 2009 18:31:58
8 miles, 1 hour, treadmill run, recovery day with some core exercises. little bump to 11 mph for last few minutes.
Mon, Jan 12, 2009 13:25:09
dNeero just went into another proposal for a big entertainment/media co... can't complain about that
Mon, Jan 12, 2009 09:22:35
excited about the week. a new dNeero partnership to help win some bidness. and late week workout plans, despite impending cold.
Sun, Jan 11, 2009 14:40:48
ride done. fugly.
Sun, Jan 11, 2009 08:44:37
panera vinings for a quick bagel and coffee fix... fuel for the ride ahead
Sun, Jan 11, 2009 07:48:29
gearing up for the a/port ride
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 20:21:29
@yellowjeepgirl are you on a master running plan for the 1/2 and full double?
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 20:20:50
@ataja same here... music collection getting stale... i've been d'ling snowboard movies to get ideas... and ping.fm is expands choices
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 18:57:44
packing stuff up for the a/port ride tomorrow... long loop... it'll be cold and damp and miserable... who's in?
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 17:44:07
dinner at paco's with the fam
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 12:14:51
got some work done and i'm glad to say it wasn't geeky... it supported the sales effort... as most work should for a co at this stage
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 09:42:44
back home from the swim/core workout... family's out in villa rica so i'll get some work done... dinner out somewhere this evening
Sat, Jan 10, 2009 08:19:55
gym for a swim and core workout, cold this am.
Fri, Jan 9, 2009 12:44:56
back from dNeero meeting with brandmovers, went well. work day taking over, little chance i'll workout during daylight hours.
Fri, Jan 9, 2009 09:12:31
got a dNeero meeting this morning and then i'd like to trade all the nights i worked this week for a couple hours of daytime workout
Thu, Jan 8, 2009 20:16:20
loling as my wife explains to my daughter that glue isn't a decorative artistic element... it's permanent... and it's all over the place
Thu, Jan 8, 2009 19:40:17
trying to get some treadmill time on the books... always so hard to break away from work... always more to do
Thu, Jan 8, 2009 13:18:33
back to work. prepping powerpoint slides.
Thu, Jan 8, 2009 12:29:57
quick haircut by jon... thanks for getting me in on short notice dude... was gettin' fuzzy!
Thu, Jan 8, 2009 11:42:19
soda with paul kindzia at chipotle on pleasant hill rd to drop off some stuff
Thu, Jan 8, 2009 09:34:06
heading off to a dNeero meeting after a morning of blog reviewing and sticker playing with ava
Wed, Jan 7, 2009 20:59:29
new dNeero features have us manually scoring thousands of blogs. fascinating to see how people use them now vs. even two years ago.
Wed, Jan 7, 2009 20:38:56
finished a short workout, am doing research for a meeting tomorrow, getting the kids to bed and watching the universe in the background
Wed, Jan 7, 2009 15:13:19
@metamarshall i don't sneeze when eating altoids but when i do sneeze i usually string four or five together... oddly, it runs in the fam
Wed, Jan 7, 2009 13:02:08
just launched a bunch of new http://dNeero.com features to improve quality of social media campaign engagement and help identify cheaters
Wed, Jan 7, 2009 11:22:03
working with an open window, enjoying the breeze, drizzle, ominous skies and occasional sunshine... in a manly way.
Wed, Jan 7, 2009 09:57:05
@lancearmstrong don't risk twrecking... have somebody in the team car tweet everything you say after "dude, tweetme"... quick, easy.
Tue, Jan 6, 2009 23:38:07
storm was a dud. wrapping up work day. heading to sleep. feel like i'm making a lot of motion with little progress.
Tue, Jan 6, 2009 17:55:00
thin tornado watch-generating storm front moving towards atlanta... normally woot but terp & kids on road out west, should beat it home.
Tue, Jan 6, 2009 17:31:31
happy devon found my brown leather notebook portfolio thingy... thanks!
Tue, Jan 6, 2009 15:12:27
@yellowjeepgirl five months is plenty. you're already up in mileage and just need to extend. we can discuss.
Tue, Jan 6, 2009 15:10:11
any ethical complaints about a .ly domain name?
Tue, Jan 6, 2009 10:47:30
at the king plow office for some dNeero work
Tue, Jan 6, 2009 01:16:12
long, steady rain tonight. relaxing to listen to.
Mon, Jan 5, 2009 23:11:16
will appreciate all of my friends doing a status update every time they use the word 'synergy' in email, print or conversation. kthxbye.
Mon, Jan 5, 2009 11:03:20
still denying that i'm sick... aside from all the symptoms i don't feel terribly bad
Sun, Jan 4, 2009 16:07:08
movie running the sahara, tonight @ 9 on showtime. aptly-titled about 3 guys who attempt it.
Sun, Jan 4, 2009 11:39:36
at j.christopher's vinings for breakfast with heather, rusty, ava and emme
Sun, Jan 4, 2009 09:32:41
watching the kids while heather goes for a run
Sun, Jan 4, 2009 02:18:29
bit the bullet and took some dayquil sinus for congestion... at night. hate this stuff and will be reminded of why shortly.
Sat, Jan 3, 2009 18:55:54
over at sr's with the kids to open the rained out (sicked out) xmas
Sat, Jan 3, 2009 18:55:14
ride complete. cold rain epic.
Sat, Jan 3, 2009 05:01:47
today's ride is the 85 mile jittery joe's hard labor http://tinyurl.com/82xf5z starting in athens
Sat, Jan 3, 2009 04:57:38
wide awake at 5a without the alarm clock. getting into bed at 7:30p worked. up and down a good bit throughout night but did sleep a lot.
Fri, Jan 2, 2009 19:11:38
all packed for tomorrow's wbl ride tomorrow. chamois in the dryer. trying to get to bed nice and early to give my cold a little recovery.
Fri, Jan 2, 2009 13:51:31
home after battling rainy traffic but i did get errands and conference call done.
Fri, Jan 2, 2009 11:16:05
dNeero conf call on this faux work day. then to outback bikes for a stem. then ava/terp/emme are back home. happy rainy friday peeps!
Thu, Jan 1, 2009 10:13:17
awake with scratchy throat and some congestion. whatever. hung with ava for a while. posted a bunch of pics to the blog. coffee.
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 20:48:03
back home with the littleses. enjoyed seeing marc, leslie and aidan. thanks for having us over guys!
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 16:25:29
taking the kids over to marc & leslie's for some early new year's eve celebration.
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 16:05:09
oh, joy... some license stuff that i wrote five years ago had hard-coded dec 31st, 2008 expiration. codefix and deploy done.
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 14:45:18
trip to bank vault for file restore successful. windy and cold in atlanta. mother nature's blowin' in the new year.
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 13:08:47
in bank parking lot. backups from vault, checking a single file. on laptop, will take backups back in. and deposit new ones.
Wed, Dec 31, 2008 10:55:14
won the fight against sniffles while sore throat worsens... vitamins, protein and fluids... i shall prevail. who has time to be sick?
Tue, Dec 30, 2008 23:05:35
vitamin powder. whey protein. 4000mg vitamin c. two clementines. and a superpretzel. boosting my immune system to stop cold/flu.
Tue, Dec 30, 2008 20:35:06
like nick cage in raising arizona, diaper run! luvs or cruisers size 3 for emme.
Tue, Dec 30, 2008 20:30:01
throat scratchy started last night, after workout. sniffles last hour, after tonight's workout. immune system smacked. will recover.
Tue, Dec 30, 2008 19:32:50
1 hr computrainer, avg watts 177, relaxed, easy.
Tue, Dec 30, 2008 19:16:43
work day over. on trainer for a short workout. family home. x-files playing.
Tue, Dec 30, 2008 12:41:36
halfway through a tuesday, have touched about fifteen things but haven't made big progress on any of them. little stuff adds up, right?
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 21:06:20
8 mile run, 1 hour, relaxed, felt good.
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 19:19:51
@techknowlogist oops, forgot you're on a new handle... i'll get you a pic of the p3 road machine soon
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 19:18:53
@fedney will get a p3 road machine pic up soon
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 17:59:21
hectic work day. reshuffled six production instances of apache as load balancer, ten tomcat instances and two dbs. all on clusterF now.
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 15:02:47
over 20 million displays inside of social media for the http://dneero.com conversation embed widget on ~1 million unique urls. woOT.
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 14:20:25
shipped value is $200. fedex says i must lie and declare value < $100 or they'll charge a fee. i disagree, won't lie. hilarity ensues.
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 14:12:14
@agraber i've heard of this thing called hypermart...
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 08:57:51
working non-sales activity... tweaking server infrastructure for datablogging engine. and we all know how this usually ends: f-bombs
Mon, Dec 29, 2008 08:27:08
happy monday all! faux work week ahead.
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 23:41:28
@yellowjeepgirl torrent the entire arrested development series and put it onto the ipod touch. watch on the treadmill. two birds, one stone.
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 18:51:50
moved all of my rss feeds out of outlook and into google reader
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 18:29:35
@ataja good idea to split twitter personalities... i've got biz, personal and triathlon groups... i'm probably wasting all of their time.
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 17:21:55
got two hours done... indoor riding is always miserable. score: fail.
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 14:06:00
@run100miles good luck, no blisters and plenty of hydration to you! enjoy the desert run!
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 14:00:40
want 3hr+ ride. put 1998 & 2008 x-files movies on dvd. need computrainer course and caffeine. expecting fail... trainer sucks > 60min.
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 13:49:57
the plan is to burn some sort of movie to dvd and watch it while riding the computrainer.
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 12:00:14
just working a bit. would like to get a run/ride in this afternoon. cloudy day, good for working.
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 00:50:13
don't think i'm doing the a/port ride tomorrow... rain looks likely and even though temps will be fine i'm not really in the mood for it.
Sun, Dec 28, 2008 00:48:24
good fights. was rooting for forrest. oh well. he'll be back.
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 21:32:58
ufc 92 coming on. marc's here.
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 21:20:56
ltcm, one of my fave "business + mathematics + computers + billions" emergent behavior stories, gets some press http://tinyurl.com/7hrbke
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 19:45:02
@benjdyer "lift-wallet price" = classic
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 19:44:42
@benjdyer correct you are sir... technology to the rescue of law-abiding citizens who enjoy g-forces while out buying eggs for the wives.
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 19:07:24
@benjdyer understeer never sells in a down economy... people conserve arm strength to hit the etrade sell button with more force :)
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 18:56:11
got a couple ebay auctions ending tonight... already made money on them... secret: well-lit, hq pics at low aperture w/ fuzzy, artsy bg
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 18:23:43
got a short workout in... testing some server deployment stuff i built today... marc's coming over in a bit to watch ufc.
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 13:08:23
laptop seems to be working again after an anxious backup-checking hour letting it repair itself. not a fan of 1st gen ssd drives.
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 12:32:50
laptop complained of corrupt files after a crash/restart. running chkdisk now but screen's ominously blank w/active hdd light. unwoot.
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 10:35:48
researching computer games for a 3.5 y/o... any tips? want to get one for ava today because she "loves the letters" on screen.
Sat, Dec 27, 2008 10:31:24
hanging out with aves, getting to some email, figuring out what's happening on this slightly damp and rainy day.
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 14:36:48
the pink sink is assembled... ava loves it: http://tinyurl.com/88qcoz
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 12:52:23
going to put the pink sink together with ava... wish me luck...
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 12:41:45
riding bikes with my daughter ava. she got a smart cycle for christmas.
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 11:37:19
how to handle twitter followers you don't know who're just following to get you to check out their stuff? i clean house every month-ish.
Fri, Dec 26, 2008 11:05:26
what's on tap today? a little work. hopefully a little workout. then terp's going to the high museum and i'll watch the kids.
Thu, Dec 25, 2008 15:25:53
launched v4 of http://joereger.com ... lots of rough edges need to be fixed and it's a bandwidth hog... but it's my bandwidth hog!
Thu, Dec 25, 2008 09:27:22
merry christmas everybody!
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 22:37:12
i pity the fool who times ebay auctions to end on christmas eve when nobody's online to bid them up
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 22:34:23
back home wishing everybody a merry christmas no matter what flavor of the holiday you celebrate!
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 21:43:17
picking up some pedialyte for a sick emme in case nobody's open tomorrow... she's so stuffed-up that she can't take bottle
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 21:36:09
don't like this whole lying to kids about santa thing... little lies become elaborate rouzes... no need for it.
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 21:32:45
heading back to atlanta... torrential downpour... the imaginary santa/rudolph contingent is proverbially hosed
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 18:32:01
out in villa rica having some dinner on a rainy xmas eve
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 15:40:40
heading out to villa rica for the dean family xmas eve. scheuled for 3:00p, an hour away from our house. it's 3:39p now. right on time.
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 12:12:29
@yellowjeepgirl work on xmas eve?
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 12:09:47
held 300w for 5min... had more in me... just my first test, getting used to the duration/intensity. more riding then a short run.
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 11:45:24
speak & spell... classic... http://tinyurl.com/6afaak
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 10:43:20
@metamarshall too kind... mythredz on sidebar could work... gimme a couple days, maybe a week... gonna add css control so it's perty.
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 10:29:02
kendy stopped by with a present for ava from bigc. terp took kiddos to doctor. i'm hoping for a short workout this morning.
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 01:11:11
i lied. not sleeping. doing cycling math. watts/kg for various skill levels: http://tinyurl.com/9duq8a
Wed, Dec 24, 2008 00:19:52
watching a little tv before bed. the universe is on... life in space.
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 22:55:05
something nostalgic about flashing xmas tree lights... so iconic... they trigger memories of xmas eve as a child... and of epilepsy
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 21:55:00
managed to get a short indoor ride done. did some intervals and higher intensity stuff to make up for the short duration.
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 21:09:36
@metamarshall nice liveblogging of a hashers run! on on the web!
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 20:35:52
no workout yet... heather had me running errands and watching the kids from 2-7p... would like to hop onto bike but it's late.
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 17:34:12
@yellowjeepgirl geometry of the frame and handlebar differences are primary: http://tinyurl.com/55bwvs
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 16:23:59
new http://dNeero.com customer Yellow Leaf Financial just launched a conversation... woOT!
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 15:48:11
if i'm gonna get a ride in on the new wheels i need to get out there right now... darkness cometh
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 14:48:19
not spelling coca cola correctly while living in atlanta = fail
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 13:38:19
free coka cola while waiting for gift card at restaurant = win. it's flat = fail.
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 12:59:26
family adventure... last minute gift shopping... no plan... two sick kiddos in tow
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 12:21:51
test... updating status to 23 social media services at once using http://mythredz.com and http://ping.fm... let's see if it works
Tue, Dec 23, 2008 11:28:27
still working on ping.fm api integration for http://mythredz.com... a little holiday geekery, if you will
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 21:53:10
alright... p3 converted to road cycle... took longer than expected but doesn't it always... too dark/cold to ride tonight.
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 20:23:06
measuring myself for the http://competitivecyclist.com fit calculator... funny how i've nailed the tri fit and now have to start over
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 19:59:55
first short ride on a road bike... ever... wow, shifting *and* braking without taking hands off the bars... lol.
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 17:11:05
converting the p3 to a road bike. sti brakes/shifters bought on ebay arrived via usps today.
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 16:03:15
@riverace hey, small world... didn't realize you knew chris elmore... i'm friends with chris and his wife anna
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 12:43:25
splitting headache right now... incapacitating
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 11:15:58
@run100miles whatup christian?
Mon, Dec 22, 2008 08:08:02
18 degrees out?!?
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 22:35:28
just put 230+ survival books, guides, diagrams and images onto my cell phone with a pdf reader... can never be too prepared.
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 11:46:55
back home. will observer winter solstice by eating my martin's biscuit. coronary at 3p.
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 11:45:57
@metamarshall hey, great run. heat's the ultimate field leveler and impossible to avoid. now enjoy those tasty treats you saved up!
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 11:11:13
got suckered into a target trip while fam waits in car. fail.
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 10:51:14
martin's biscuits... best in town. family trip.
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 09:57:28
winter solstice at 12:04 today... woOt! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_solstice
Sun, Dec 21, 2008 09:32:08
up for a few hours doing some work and reading already. cool temps today after 3am very short rain. will spend it with the fam.
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 23:37:00
back from the wedding. congrats to craig and vanessa. great wedding!
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 19:46:18
craig and vanessa are married! first post!
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 17:55:14
@metamarshall lol... thanks man! hey, have a great race... think positive... pr!
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 17:51:28
all showered up and ready to head to vanessa and craig's wedding in a few. you thought i wouldn't make it, didn't you?
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 16:24:19
40 mins from home. home's 30 min from wedding. wedding's in 2.5 hrs. plenty o time.
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 16:23:23
epic ride. rain. 4hrs instead of the expected 3. 86 miles.
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 08:22:36
panera bagels and then we're heading up to athens.
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 06:50:35
out the door to get some gas and pick up marc.
Sat, Dec 20, 2008 06:16:40
upsey daisy. slept well. getting stuff together for wbl ride.
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 22:29:09
.75mg melatonin, natural sleep chemical... up early tomorrow but body clock says it's middle of day now. watching dazed and confused.
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 21:03:40
back home, packing up gear for tomorrow's winter bike league ride in athens
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 20:35:34
left his lights on. jumping his car now.
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 20:07:47
heading down to king plow arts center... father needs a ride
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 16:51:31
back home. little black dress mission: fail. luckily, i'm not wearing the goal of said mission so i'm not too worried.
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 16:17:00
daughter ava's first big girl standup trips on the escalators. it's the little things.
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 15:13:50
oh the humanity... the mall during the holidays... I try to avoid such precarious situations
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 13:46:06
@metamarshall king edward ii of england was crowned in 1308... so your race number is fast! have a great one!
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 13:09:03
talked to the potential new dNeero customer to explain the new firewall and yesterday's outage... humbling, but he was cool about it
Fri, Dec 19, 2008 12:01:07
compressed work day as terp wants to go shopping for a dress. holiday and friday atlanta traffic equals scary. will try early afternoon.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 22:04:32
new firewall caused servers out all evening... still dealing with issues... not happy about it... got haircut earlier today... thx jon.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 13:02:05
update to http://mythredz.com nightly email... simply reply to update status across thredz, blog, twitter... what could be easier?
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 10:38:46
up until 4am with bug. slept on it. fixed it in five minutes. marty trujillo used to describe similar. subconscious debug.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 03:10:28
still up, but tired now and heading to sleep soonish
Thu, Dec 18, 2008 01:23:10
still up, excitedly working
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 22:57:32
three hours just evaporated into codeland! working on that email-to-db stuff and it's lookin' pretty sweet. yes, i are geek.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 21:09:21
quick trip to publix to return some baby formula they sold us that was expired. of the four cans still at the store only one wasn't expired.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 19:48:08
daughter ava freaked out at santa today... complete anti-santa meltdown. proud of her for not sitting in the strange man's lap.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 19:20:44
off the treadmill. heather made a chicken meal. yummy.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 13:56:20
out of the blue call from possible new dNeero client... woOT! nice guy, already gets social media so discussed plans instead of blogs 101.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 13:53:02
@metamarshall good screen setup. consider a last lap pace instead of lap pace. you can check it at any point and it represents a full mile.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 12:36:44
researching email-to-db and email-to-data structure stuff... automated accept input/data from people replying to email... o/s java projs?
Wed, Dec 17, 2008 11:41:46
morning getting three or four longish biz emails out... the ones that required thinking... now looking over rest of email
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 17:42:32
@metamarshall so i'm still a little fuzzy on your pacing strategy for the first half.
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 12:32:19
lance armstrong, twitter fiend: https://twitter.com/lancearmstrong
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 10:04:25
back to work after a foggy trip up north to see alan najjar for some coffee and a bagel
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 06:43:03
heading to a meeting up in lawrenceville
Tue, Dec 16, 2008 06:18:24
awake and sipping coffee
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 20:10:19
@metamarshall that could definitely be the case... good find... when it went down today i thought "i wonder what they're negotiating."
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 19:28:05
@metamarshall twitter -> facebook is broken again for me... just did an update about an hour ago and it didn't propogate
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 18:14:55
smyrna bicycles to have my bottom bracket tapped... not nearly as dirty as it sounds
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 14:12:00
@riverace working on your stuff, finally... apologies for taking so long
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 13:16:18
in a "crossover" period of the day... just finished something big, need to do other stuff but want to recharge before next big push
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 12:53:45
finally, my sarcasm is productive http://tinyurl.com/62qnkz
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 12:50:58
visiting every tri blog i can find... and bonus, it's work-related
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 12:12:25
dave zabriskie says to protect 'em: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uYBlBn004Q
Mon, Dec 15, 2008 11:15:00
promising blog for you sports/scientist/numbers geeks: sportsscientists.com
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 21:35:51
sitting by the fire reading some of the 80+ urls on my "to read" list... it's relaxing and a good way to amp up the brain for the week ahead
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 19:16:18
quick trip. aves was great, ferrying groceries back to mommy. ems just chilled.
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 18:08:13
heading to publix with the entire fam. insanity and disorder shall happen.
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 16:57:34
first fire of the season in the subden with wet firewood
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 15:23:31
watching the kiddos while terp goes out for a run
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 14:02:41
done with the a/port ride... great to see everybody and get 66 miles in
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 08:30:41
oatmeal + whey protein and some coffee... heading to the a/port ride... meeting up at outback bikes in little five... who's in?
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 08:22:18
teaching ava how to use the mouse with a Go, Diego, Go computer game... click-and-drag is tricky.
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 08:21:12
my 3 year old quietly cut my 9 month old's hair. big time.
Sun, Dec 14, 2008 08:01:04
packing up gear for the a/port ride
Sat, Dec 13, 2008 19:42:24
back home after sharing holiday joy with the fam
Sat, Dec 13, 2008 19:42:04
@yellowjeepgirl then those heart meds sound like a blast... may have to get myself some...
Sat, Dec 13, 2008 14:25:06
heading to a family christmas party at barry and joyce's
Sat, Dec 13, 2008 14:22:03
@yellowjeepgirl you were definitely nearing the "drinking and status updating" line last night... glad you stayed on the good side of it!
Sat, Dec 13, 2008 13:23:59
yo tri peeps: ironman on nbc @2:30p
Sat, Dec 13, 2008 00:07:26
taking some pics of a bright moon on a clear, cold night with the telescope and a digital camera
Fri, Dec 12, 2008 20:23:16
watching frosty the snowman with the fam
Fri, Dec 12, 2008 19:24:47
eating friday take out mexican from paco's with the fam
Fri, Dec 12, 2008 16:27:16
lost three eBay auctions for bike gear today at decent max bids. the economy is back in full force. so we've got that going for us. lol.
Fri, Dec 12, 2008 11:03:59
hoping the laptop on my legs helps to thaw out my frozen toes.
Fri, Dec 12, 2008 10:55:54
now back to work after a good ride with blair
Fri, Dec 12, 2008 07:10:48
out for a morning bike ride with blair
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 21:29:04
watching 'the office' while eating angel hair pasta
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 19:29:27
wondering whether @lance is up to speed with the latest definition of the word cougar
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 17:21:05
@riverace the xp+ ssd thing is killing me... i can't wait for some optimizations... 2 min lockups for no apparent reason
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 16:56:01
@riverace i'm supposed to reply to emails? (yeah, sorry about that... i'll hop in there soon.)
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 16:29:04
launched a bunch of new http://dneero.com features... waiting for the server crash that always follows.
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 16:04:18
@riverace ouch indeed
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 14:03:12
it's amazing how quickly days go... i'm still on my first cup of coffee... rain has cleared up... somewhat sunny out.
Thu, Dec 11, 2008 10:53:26
still a'rainin' in a'lanta... stream behind the house is swollen... and i love it! weather rocks!
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 20:55:16
won a dura-ace bottom bracket in decent condition on ebay for $8.50
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 20:54:40
i have secured the pink sink. repeat, i have secured the pink sink.
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 19:47:29
i've got to go see a man about a pink sink
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 16:45:34
done with the meeting, still raining in atlanta
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 13:23:48
dNeero meeting at CocaCola HQ... in the rain
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 12:40:19
offada conference call and intoda meeting... it's not nearly as sexy as it sounds
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 11:36:07
downtown at king plow arts center, out of one meeting into conference call, 'nother meeting in a while
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 09:48:20
heading into the storm for some downtown meeting action
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 08:58:42
big rain right now, windows open listening for tornado sirens... not because big media tipped me off... because social media, my friends, did
Wed, Dec 10, 2008 07:59:42
rainy wednesday with a headache, rain and a sick ava
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 23:51:55
@paulkindzia you ever on the twitter?
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 23:48:10
dear the producer of the universe on the history channel, saw your latest episode tonight. seriously? what's wrong with you?
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 20:51:54
@yellowjeepgirl alan sounds good, at home in his banking element... we're gonna grab coffee tue so i'll know more then
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 20:50:58
@yellowjeepgirl ah, see i took a different angle... i'm using the impending rain as my excuse, not my motivation... your way's prolly better
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 16:03:33
man, the weather is surprisingly tolerable... even nice... would love to head out for a run but am tied to some work stuff
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 13:23:12
great to see brian and shopvisible.com, had a good panini too
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 10:47:14
heading to a meeting with bryan kujawski who i haven't seen in years... he's working on shopvisible.com
Tue, Dec 9, 2008 10:46:09
just talked to alan najjar for the first time in many moons
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 21:26:39
just put aves to sleep
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 16:30:19
just talked to tim brown for the first time in many moons... always good to talk to tim
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 14:06:23
@metamarshall excellent news, glad maggie's out of surgery
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 13:51:43
seeing names of ppl from high school i quasi-recognize... not a prob my kids'll have... they'll maintain social links over time with tech
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 11:16:49
looks like some phone calls and emails to coordinate meetings later in the week... mondays seem to be about coordination
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 02:50:28
@metamarshall good luck to you and maggie
Mon, Dec 8, 2008 02:42:00
@yellowjeepgirl my sleep cycles way off too... it's 2:40am and I'm wide awake... i blame servers and intertubes
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 23:38:59
got the traaak.com applications up after a little downtime
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 21:55:35
Working... with Storm Chasers on in the background... cool show... between chasing, jet piloting and astronauting it's the one still possible
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 12:09:11
back home with an abominable snowman ornament for ava/terp
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 10:35:52
heading to lowes for some spray paint because the red on the seat post is simply overwhelming
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 01:53:08
regrettably still awake thanks to the chemical magic of caffeine
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 00:34:07
playing around with exttld.com which is kind of like extjs training wheels... i just haven't had the time to dig in to extjs
Sun, Dec 7, 2008 00:28:37
doing some late-night fiddling with a new seat post
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 23:58:05
glad his dad had coffee and fixed the ip gateway issue that took everything offline this evening
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 20:00:23
@stonean thanks for tip to futon vs. couchdb... i had been considering couchdb for a little experimentation time now that it's an apache proj
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 19:58:45
@metamarshall good race... it'll serve you well... doesn't look like you went too hard but your fitness will be improved by it... kudos
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 19:56:37
ran out of shampoo... borrowed terp's aveda rosemary mint... tingly and smells perty.
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 18:18:56
a single commuter sneezing can get 150 people sick in 5 minutes http://tinyurl.com/6d4gqm
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 17:57:36
back home again after a surprisingly uneventful dinner out with the kiddos... normally such trips end in tantrums or minimelts.
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 16:33:46
at don pablos vinings with the fam for some mexican comida
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 15:13:39
back home, warm and cozy
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 14:39:18
off the bike, warming up
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 12:21:17
feet are frozen numb right now... riding is rtarded in 30 degree temps
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 08:53:15
running a little late on way to ride
Sat, Dec 6, 2008 07:50:26
wide eyed and bushy tailed
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 21:19:17
watching a little tv hoping to get to sleep before 3am
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 19:48:29
repaired riding leggings (not tights) by replacing a leg zipper... my home ec teacher would be proud... wait, i never took home ec.
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 18:56:57
starting the painful, tedious and annoying process of packing up the bike and gear for tomorrow's cold weather ride at Silk Sheets
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 18:13:13
sitting in friday atlanta traffic two miles from the house on a quick trip to pick up dinner
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 17:32:39
the wreath is hung
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 16:40:39
heading outside with ava to hang a big wreath on the house
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 16:27:24
it really is time for a new facebook profile pic
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 15:37:22
@yellowjeepgirl nice 1am xmas tree cheesecake
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 15:23:33
@metamarshall good luck at the half marry tomorrow... i know it's just a practice race... get what you need to out of it
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 15:12:09
facebook status now updating via twitter.com via mythredz.com via my phone... it's a big fat digital chain of uselessness
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 15:10:42
mythredz.com now limiting twitter api status updates to 140 chars
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 14:17:28
Riding Silk Sheets tomorrow. Wheels down 9:30a in parking lot. Expect cussing and unsavory topics... 'cuz Dana'll be there.
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 14:13:56
and i need to limit the chars that mythredz.com passes to twitter to 140 instead of 160
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 14:12:53
one big advantage to actually logging in to twitter: learning that the @brianb who @yellowjeepgirl references isn't brian burke... light bulb.
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 14:09:45
heather wins... calling lowes, walmart and hobbylobby for a very specific type and color of led christmas light was an exercise in futility
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 13:59:25
@metamarshall thanks man!
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 13:45:09
And now updating Twitter via MyThredz.com via my phone.
Fri, Dec 5, 2008 13:43:07
This is (or should be) my first Twitter update through MyThredz.com
Thu, Dec 4, 2008 11:37:20
Rain cometh.
Tue, Dec 2, 2008 22:27:49
Help, my wife is addicted to Facebook.
Tue, Dec 2, 2008 20:06:55
New episode of The Universe tonight: Sex in Space. I wonder what that's all about.
Mon, Dec 1, 2008 15:32:49
Got acorns?
Mon, Dec 1, 2008 12:53:15
That's snow I see out my window.
Mon, Dec 1, 2008 12:27:33
A little sleet.
Sat, Nov 29, 2008 22:53:37
Tech wins vs. Georgia. Nice. Hard to believe our last win in the series was in 2000.
Sat, Nov 29, 2008 22:50:33
My bike weighs 19.8 lbs. Kinda heavy.
Sat, Nov 29, 2008 22:16:54
Checked out Smyrna Bicycles. Had them tune up the bike a bit. They did a great job and are nice and close to the house.
Thu, Nov 27, 2008 10:46:42
Happy Turkey Day peeps!
Tue, Nov 25, 2008 11:12:01
Cooler and windy, but sunny.
Fri, Nov 21, 2008 18:16:55
Heather abused me by having a Charter installer out to the house and then "accidentally" wasn't home. Lame. Two and a half hours of my life down the drain.
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 12:33:53
Draggin' now. Trying to decide between caffeine and a nap.
Wed, Nov 19, 2008 08:53:13
Sleep deprived.
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 11:21:26
Back home with the server.
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 10:19:39
Enya relaxing.
Mon, Nov 17, 2008 10:19:14
Heading downtown to pick up a server.
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 20:30:59
UFC91 tonight at Kindzia's. It's on.
Sat, Nov 15, 2008 14:28:51
Yep, two weeks behind on the race report.
Thu, Nov 13, 2008 10:16:14
Science is willing to change its views as new evidence comes in. In this case the manner in which civilizations formed has new evidence from which to adjust the model.
Mon, Nov 10, 2008 11:55:21
Up a lot of last night with server issues.
Sun, Nov 9, 2008 12:27:24
I'm tired.
Fri, Nov 7, 2008 10:55:11
Hard disk on the lappy getting low. It's one of those fancy (and underperforming) SSD devices... no moving parts.. basically RAM. So it's small... 32Gb. Deleted a bunch of crap and am back up to 6Gb free now.
Thu, Nov 6, 2008 12:23:14
Running late on the race report front.
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 16:55:19
Got a haircut today at Jon's new salon. He put gunk in my hair. I got home and washed it out... lol. I was getting pretty bushy.
Wed, Nov 5, 2008 00:39:55
Back in Atlanta.
Sat, Nov 1, 2008 05:40:21
Alarm clock worked. Race day.
Thu, Oct 30, 2008 09:07:27
Great. My planned big night of sleep netted me about four hours. I got to sleep at 8p. Then I was up and down for the rest of it. Still exhausted.
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 20:19:00
My goal now is to stay awake until 8pm local time and then I'll crash hard and get a good night's sleep. Really fighting exhaustion right now.
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 20:18:24
Long drive getting down here. Emme screamed a lot. Terp did a good job taking care of her. Took four hours to find a freaking gas station with a working air pump... frustrating. Minivan's heating/cooling fan chose today to break. I'm working on way too few hours of sleep over the last four days.
Wed, Oct 29, 2008 10:14:01
Ice on the deck this morning. Cold out.
Tue, Oct 28, 2008 22:40:51
Packed stuff up for the trip this evening. Moved the kids' car seats into the minivan. Cleaned out 500 used PowerGel packets. Inflated the race wheels and spare last night to check for slow leaks. Put the 11x23 gear onto the disc. Learned that my iPod Nano is dead... battery catastrophic failure. Loaded up the laptop with the latest files for the trip. Ran out of whey protein. Final leg Nairing before the race. Busy day tomorrow. Last workouts in the am and then the drive to Destin with the fam. No drive through (bike on top.) Cool weather here in Atlanta.
Mon, Oct 27, 2008 13:52:04
Now already behind on my day. Have already been working six hours. Need to run to All3 and then get an afternoon swim in. Haven't been away from the stupid servers in three days.
Mon, Oct 27, 2008 08:43:07
Was up early and planned on swimming but got dragged into work. Or did I drag myself?
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 08:12:42
Awake again. About 4.5 hrs of sleep.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 02:33:19
Can't sleep. Can't relax. It's very interesting because it's similar to my inability to sleep after a race or big day of training. It's like the engine just won't shut down. I was going, going, going for so long and now I want to sleep but my brain's still going a million miles an hour.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 01:48:12
Turning alarm off... don't think waking up at 5:30a makes any sense, despite my desire to move my sleep pattern for the race. I'll catch back up.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 01:18:35
Not asleep yet. Just can't quit yet.
Sun, Oct 26, 2008 00:08:14
Still awake past midnight. Must get to sleep.
Sat, Oct 25, 2008 22:30:20
Need to get to sleep to keep shifting sleep pattern. Need to stay awake to fix servers.
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 21:11:57
Ok, normally I'd work for the next four hours but tonight I'm gonna continue shifting my sleep pattern. Off to bed early.
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 20:36:08
So who's gonna have my Ultegra 11x23 cassette? I should know by now to call ahead. Performance and REI didn't have one. Need to call around tomorrow.
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 07:12:43
Rainy day all day today.
Fri, Oct 24, 2008 07:12:05
Got to sleep early last night, up at 6:30a today. So the sleep shift continues.
Thu, Oct 23, 2008 20:17:37
The stink in farts controls blood pressure. Finally I am vindicated after all these years.
Thu, Oct 23, 2008 07:47:24
Up 'till 2:30a last night, awake at 7:30a this morning. Starting the sleep cycle shift gently.
Thu, Oct 23, 2008 01:03:34
Sleep cycles are out of whack. Lots of late night work. Which happens whenever the work gets technical and all-consuming. But I need to be freshly slept at 4am in 10 days so it's time to make a shift.
Wed, Oct 22, 2008 22:04:10
"The birds would have gobbled up energy at some eight times their resting basic metabolic rate (BMR) during their week-long exertion, he said.
Peak human performance is measured in professional cyclists, who can only manage about five times BMR for a few hours. "Lance Armstrong would be no competition for these birds," he said." More here.
Wed, Oct 22, 2008 12:32:41
An hour of my life evaporated on the phone with USAA getting our homeowner's policy canceled on the old house and moved to the new house.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 22:35:49
Another friend in trouble. Apparently the 30s suck.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 13:48:22
Charter internet customer care is useless.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 11:14:05
Good call with Paul Carriere who's steadily recovering from his wreck a couple weeks back.
Tue, Oct 21, 2008 10:13:43
Headache. I think I got behind on my water intake.
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 23:36:15
So just spent the last three hours at the computer working instead of watching the tv I had planned on watching... Nova, Dexter, Entourage, Californication. Thankfully my PVR can back me up. But I've got to get better at this rest and relaxation stuff.
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 22:49:38
New Nova on tonight about the space shuttle disaster.
Sun, Oct 19, 2008 16:30:07
Chilly out today. High below 70. Overnight was down in the mid-40s.
Sat, Oct 18, 2008 10:55:31
Good luck to Lucho who's running the Kansas Marathon today. He's hoping to go under 2:30. He may already be done, actually.
Fri, Oct 17, 2008 21:24:50
Pineapples seem to be a crapshoot this time of year and I just got a nice sweet juicy one. Love it with my Odwalla Super Protein Vanilla Al'Mondo Protein drink.
Wed, Oct 15, 2008 21:21:24
Oh what the hell? Good news, bad news. My life's a freaking roller coaster right now. Has been for five years. The best things ever have happened and a bunch of really tough stuff has gone down.
Tue, Oct 14, 2008 09:59:01
Catatumbo is a neverending electrical storm.
Tue, Oct 14, 2008 09:24:21
Headache still here. Annoying.
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 23:54:09
Getting a headache right now. Caffeine yesterday. The headache is always delayed by about 24 hours. Which is why I avoid caffeine like the plague. Usually.
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 19:25:01
Unintentionally inappropriate science papers can be found here.
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 09:56:34
Guy named Russell just called. Found on the website that I've tried the Selle SMP saddles.
Mon, Oct 13, 2008 09:23:21
Currently awake after a good night of sleep.
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 21:53:16
Currently caffeinated.
Sun, Oct 12, 2008 02:04:12
Can't sleep. Stress of life.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 22:37:49
Looks like Jeff took 5th in the overall amateur race.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 22:35:49
Heh... there it is... they switched the clock back the 15 minutes for the amateurs... I never knew when they did that but always wondered. It's the little things.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 22:15:25
Well, great Ironman Haqaii for 2009. I'm hangin' up the coverage and getting ready for tomorrow's ride with Kindzia, Caplan and Spencer. I shall hurt.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 22:14:40
Jeff Keil goes sub-3 on the marathon. Nice. Finishes 40th overall but I'm guessing that'll move up a bit because he started with the amateurs, fifteen minutes back on the overall. He took 2nd in his age group.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 21:58:13
And Chrissy seals the deal! Commanding win.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 20:47:50
Craig Alexander doesn't like being called Crowie. Apparently it was a lifeguard named Crowie that he looks like. Funny.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 20:42:09
Chrissie Wellington tearing it up. And Crowie's gonna win.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 20:07:16
Crowie, Craig Alexander, just took the lead. Eneko Llanos about ten seconds back. Great run race.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 19:13:52
Great run competition today. Crowie and Brownie close with Stadler leading and Eneko looking strong.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 17:26:30
Jeff Keil still looking strong well into the bike.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 16:52:46
Macca's out!
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 13:02:24
Didi leading for the ladies. Hill Biscay in the mix.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 13:00:04
Potts, Sasson and Faris Al Sultan out in front of the swim, as expected.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 12:50:03
Just. About. Go. Time.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 11:47:14
Sindballe did three altitude camps this year.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 11:42:45
Norman Stadler's well-slept and healthy. Andy Potts is ready to swim like mad. It's gonna be one of the best Ironman races ever.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 10:14:10
Ironman's 30 years old.
Sat, Oct 11, 2008 10:08:17
Ironman Hawaii live online coverage is beginning! It's all ads right now. Which is actually great to see. It means money is coming into the sport which will allow it to expand. Only a couple years ago the webcast was devoid of adverts. It's a balance of course... on the one hand we don't want things overly commercialized... on the other we do want the sport to grow. You know, so more people can suffer the joys of dehydration and sugar depletion in spandex!
Fri, Oct 10, 2008 18:25:42
It's the weekend. Why the f am I still at my stupid computer?
Thu, Oct 9, 2008 20:03:06
8pm and I'm just getting a moment to reflect on the day.
Wed, Oct 8, 2008 13:34:54
Internet seems to be back up.
Wed, Oct 8, 2008 08:08:22
Still no internet or cable at the house this am.
Tue, Oct 7, 2008 21:05:14
Internet and cable down at the house. According to Charter they'll be back up four hours ago.
Tue, Oct 7, 2008 09:39:26
I watched all of one show last night. Lots on the PVR now.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 19:57:44
Good TV night tonight. Chuck, Life, CSI: Miami, Prison Break, Heroes. The TiVo (well, the cable company rental PVR) will be working overtime tonight. No way I'll catch even half of the new stuff.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 14:22:54
Victory fail. This is how I've always imagined my first attempt at the arm raise finish.
Mon, Oct 6, 2008 09:37:50
It's Monday! Yipee!
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 00:09:15
Got a haircut today too. Jon's new salon in the Highlands. Nice place... I'll have to post specifics.
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 00:05:21
Getting up early tomorrow to ride the Serrano ride. Only committing to 60 and a short run. Marc and Kindzia'll be there.
Sun, Oct 5, 2008 00:04:50
Just watched some MMA on CBS. Surprise at the end.
Fri, Oct 3, 2008 09:31:24
Way early for a meeting... no traffic this morning heading into Decatur.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 19:23:44
VP debate tonight. I was able to stand all of 25 minutes of the prez debate before my bs meter exploded and I gave up. But I am interested to see how Biden treats Palin. He's in something of a no-win position here and subtlety isn't known to be his strength. Could be interesting. Worth a peep.
Thu, Oct 2, 2008 19:22:15
Need to blog about my blogging... I know, funny. I was thinking about how I'm so lame these days compared to Kindzia, Nat, LoveOfShoes and other bloggers. But maybe I'm not that lame. Maybe it's part of a natural progression. Not towards lameness. But the way that hobbies tie up thoughts for a while and then your thinking moves on... even though you're involved in the thing. Just a theory. Maybe a rationalization for me to be lazy. Will explore more at some point but wanted to get quick summary up.
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 11:42:37
Haven't had my instant messenger on in many months. Starting to turn it on a bit again.
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 11:26:17
Leaves just started falling today.
Wed, Oct 1, 2008 09:08:41
Gas crisis seems to be ending.
Tue, Sep 30, 2008 19:27:56
Father bought me a new 22" lcd monitor. Heading over to pick it up. Thanks dad!
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 20:32:03
Chuck season premiere on tonight. Missed the first nine minutes but, hey, that's life. And another Heroes episode. Not sure if I've ever been bold enough to announce that I watch How I Met Your Mother... NPH rocks! Dang, really??! Now I have to turn in my Man Card?!??
Mon, Sep 29, 2008 18:22:14
Cool helmet on eBay... I think this'd scare Kindzia and help me win! Tip from Marc.
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 21:58:27
Kroger had run out of gas when I checked in at 8:15p tonight.
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 16:57:57
Lines around gas stations have been long all day. Not a statement of freaking-out-ism. Just observing.
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 12:45:57
Got 62 people watching my eBay Selle Italia auction. Usually I only get three or four people watching auctions. More people watching each day. Auction done Sunday evening.
Sat, Sep 27, 2008 11:25:00
Heather and I went out to look for gas this am. She's got a real estate showing today and is running on fumes. I've got the Six Gap thing tomorrow. We saw nothing but long lines at stations within 6-10 miles of the house. Heather had to wait through them. I went home.
Fri, Sep 26, 2008 10:29:41
Lots of new shows on the air these days. Watched The Mentalist last night and found it pretty good. Been watching Fringe for a couple weeks... enjoyable but jury's out on whether they can keep it so. Jay Mohr's always awesome so I checked out his new family-esque sitcom (why isn't he a hard-cussing Ari-rival in Entourage yet, btw?)
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 19:15:47
Awesome Ari Gold quotes.
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 17:20:09
I believe it's uncool for Kroger to have a lady with a cold/flu coughing all over my 15 PowerGels as she puts them into the bag. It didn't help that she was very short and her face was 5 inches from my 15 PowerGels. And it wasn't fun manually rinsing 15 PowerGels down with hand sanitizer before my workout.
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 16:24:30
Haaa... police fail from the absolutely hilarious Fail Blog where people upload pics and videos labeled with a simple "Fail" tagline. Give it time... you'll fall in love with it too.
Thu, Sep 25, 2008 07:55:48
Made it through Heroes. Can't believe they all blew up like that.
Tue, Sep 23, 2008 09:18:25
Never actually made it through Heroes... but have it TiVoed. Don't tell me how it ends.
Mon, Sep 22, 2008 20:23:53
Didn't realize Heroes was starting back up tonight. WoOT!
Sun, Sep 21, 2008 12:17:34
Gotta love The Onion... "our whole friggin' universe might be just one big atom in, say, some super-duper huge thing out there somewhere, or something. "
Fri, Sep 19, 2008 16:06:54
From Marc's latest post: "Uninspired and mentally broken I drifted over to Reger's" If I had a nickle for every time somebody said that...
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 18:17:30
Workout sucked.
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 16:50:20
Meetings done. Time to workout.
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 12:40:20
One mtg down. At Tamarind Seed for second.
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 10:11:11
It's our fourth wedding anniversary! Love you Terp!
Thu, Sep 18, 2008 10:08:10
Marc's here doing CompuTrainer tests. I've got to split at 10:30 for three meetings today.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 23:51:28
Been traveling for three weeks. Want to take a few days to relax. Tomorrow and Friday will not be those days, unfortunately.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 23:50:26
Back home. Got to snug Aves, Emme and Terp.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 21:48:39
Safely back in atlanta. Not an easy flight. Too hot and cramped.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 17:56:36
At the airport waiting for a 7pm flight.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 14:38:32
Breakfast with Bob, two meetings and lunch with Bob down. One meeting and a flight back to atlanta remaining. Wandering around downtown NYC right now. Nice day out.
Wed, Sep 17, 2008 06:59:30
Had dinner last night with Uncle Bob and Bran Rolston at Circus. Good food and enjoyable conversation.
Tue, Sep 16, 2008 14:22:56
Just saw Paul Wolfowitz.
Tue, Sep 16, 2008 09:02:31
Stepped into the bathroom and found myself face to face with Evander Holyfield. I won't be signing up for a heavyweight fight any time soon... that dude's big.
Tue, Sep 16, 2008 08:49:16
Just landed in New York City.
Tue, Sep 16, 2008 06:34:20
On what Ava calls the "big airplane." I told her I was flying today and she said "on a big airplane?"
Tue, Sep 16, 2008 04:36:15
Awake until 1 last night. Up at 4 this morning. Heading to NYC. Definitely planning some sleep on the plane.
Mon, Sep 15, 2008 22:01:20
Packing up for the trip to NYC.
Sat, Sep 13, 2008 22:14:23
Got the bike packed into the minivan. Trip to Kroger for some PowerGels. The cashier said she used to work at PowerBar before the Nestle acquisition and knew the founders well.
Sat, Sep 13, 2008 10:54:42
Charter sucks.
Sat, Sep 13, 2008 10:54:37
Mowed the lawn.
Fri, Sep 12, 2008 19:31:45
Turkey burgers. Yummy. We're gonna switch all of our ground meat stuff to turkey.
Fri, Sep 12, 2008 18:25:38
It's the weekend. Like MetaMarshall, my assignment is to cut the front lawn.
Thu, Sep 11, 2008 15:50:18
Terp won our third Scrabble match. And our secund... I mean second. Letters.
Wed, Sep 10, 2008 21:23:56
Terp and I are back at Scrabble. Terp's winning, as usual.
Wed, Sep 10, 2008 12:10:26
A good plain-English graphical animation of the LHC and its data flow.
Wed, Sep 10, 2008 10:24:02
Gutter on the house being fixed by some random dudes who rang the doorbell and said they'd fix it for $100. Rock on.
Wed, Sep 10, 2008 05:15:44
LHC beam coming online today! Big physics geek day!
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 22:30:42
23andme.com drops its genome scanning to $399. Getting tempting. Note, as I did before, that this is genotyping which looks at about 1 million "important" genes. This isn't sequencing which reads each DNA pair. That technology'll take a few more years to develop.
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 18:54:50
Kids were great on the plane again. Ava slept. Emme was chill most of the time. Terp was pretty good too.
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 13:19:11
At airport, through security. Sad to say goodbye to mom.
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 10:00:18
Heading back to Atlanta today.
Tue, Sep 9, 2008 08:54:38
Lance is back?!? Thanks to Danielle for the tip. This is all just because I took a picture of his wax museum figure yesterday.
Mon, Sep 8, 2008 15:26:08
Hot sardine-like boatride. Aves fell asleep in my arms.
Mon, Sep 8, 2008 13:26:10
Lunch on the Riverwalk.
Mon, Sep 8, 2008 13:25:42
Saw the Alamo for my second time, Terp, Ava and Emme's first.
Mon, Sep 8, 2008 09:06:30
Big rain last night in San Antonio. Had a headache all night, and not because of the server. Barometric pressure issue? Or caffeine issue because I used some yesterday on the workout?
Sun, Sep 7, 2008 16:11:05
Back from Sea World.
Sun, Sep 7, 2008 10:34:49
We're heading to Sea World today.
Sun, Sep 7, 2008 00:33:23
Wow. Liddell goes down haaaard.
Sat, Sep 6, 2008 22:00:32
"This hurts me to do... why would you pay for a fight?" says my mother as she hits the $44.95 PayPerView button. "This is your Christmas present." "But they'll bleed," I say. It doesn't resonate. I am now alone, Mark, Carol and Terp have left the room.
Sat, Sep 6, 2008 21:55:41
Gonna watch UFC88. Nobody at my mom's house seems to get why I'm watching a fight. Lots of guilt tripping from Big C!
Sat, Sep 6, 2008 20:19:30
Back in San Antonio. Had some fun with the kids in the pool. Ate some turkey burgers. Ready for spice cake.
Sat, Sep 6, 2008 14:53:27
In Bandera Texas.
Sat, Sep 6, 2008 13:05:28
After a morning in the p double oh with Aves we're heading up into Hill Country for a drive. Texas, here we come!
Sat, Sep 6, 2008 13:04:39
Garmin worked today. I think the battery was just completely drained.
Fri, Sep 5, 2008 18:08:30
Garmin 305's not working. Whattup Garmy?
Fri, Sep 5, 2008 16:10:35
Cell phone's back on.
Fri, Sep 5, 2008 09:08:03
Cell phone's been disconnected.
Thu, Sep 4, 2008 11:00:41
Heading to the San Antonio Zoo with Ava.
Wed, Sep 3, 2008 17:27:06
Air hockey with Ava. She's got some good hand-eye coordination.
Wed, Sep 3, 2008 12:59:38
Target run with mom.
Wed, Sep 3, 2008 12:33:00
Trying to find a doc in San Antonio for Terp.
Tue, Sep 2, 2008 17:52:03
Just landed. Kids did a great job.
Tue, Sep 2, 2008 14:33:42
At the airport with two kids, a wife and my mother-in-law. Through security. At gate. Not easy but also not too hard and we're having fun with Aves.
Tue, Sep 2, 2008 11:30:10
Holy packing mania. Traveling with kids is work.
Mon, Sep 1, 2008 20:32:24
Back in Atlanta.
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 04:31:13
Heading to the race. Not taking phone so I'll have it post-race. Thanks again to everybody for the support!
Sun, Aug 31, 2008 03:59:17
Alarm clock worked. Up and getting ready for race.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 20:05:01
Yay. Weather.com says a high of 93 degrees tomorrow for the race. Shoot me now.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 16:40:58
Back at the hotel after the course drive.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 14:35:52
Driving the course with Keith and Danielle. Hilly. Pretty. Not shady.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 12:24:02
There's the heat. Starting to feel very hot now. Note to self: hot.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 12:22:09
Bike checked in. They have this chaperone system, it's not an open transition area. I'm not a big fan. I like to wander around and review my bags, bike, etc. From here forward I don't have access to my T1 or T2 bags. Hope I got everything I need into them.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 10:41:19
Overcast and cooler this morning in Louisville. Why couldn't the race be today? Tomorrow's gonna be hot. I will welcome any clouds.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 10:17:18
Got an hour to kill before checking bike in. Will wander Louisville aimlessly looking for easily-digestable food.
Sat, Aug 30, 2008 05:14:08
Awake. Good night's sleep.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 16:02:00
Twelve minute walk from my hotel to official event hotel. Wow it's hot up here. I shall explode quickly.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 15:41:16
My hotel location rocks... right between start and finish... a little closer to finish. Got lucky.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 13:07:44
Reg done. Supereasy.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 12:41:32
Just arrived in Louisville. First task: get registered.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 10:29:10
bandwidth died just after crossing into kentucky
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 08:06:26
North of Chattanooga.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 08:04:35
Second stop for coffee in quick succession... first stop was watery crap.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 05:38:53
on the raod
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 04:42:02
Well, I got to screwin' around with the computer and I just stayed up.
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 04:01:45
Awake again at 4am. What's up?
Fri, Aug 29, 2008 01:34:48
Popped awake at 1:30am... not exactly the plan. Should be heading back to sleep but instead I'm reading all the great blog posts my friends are doing. You guys and girls really write great stuff!
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 20:50:13
Took some melatonin since I was up until 3am working last night and wasn't able to get up at 5am, which is what I should have done. So I'll try to get to bed early tonight and get onto an early schedule again.
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 20:46:23
About 90% packed. Bike in car. Race bag packed (and was first.) Computer, nutrition and toiletries still need to be thrown in tomorrow am. Having to load some gps maps right now.
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 15:41:37
"The embattled Clayton County school district has become the first US district in 40 years to lose accreditation, according to a county commissioner." Maybe we shouldn't be investing in a branding campaign for Atlanta if Georgia can't do basic stuff like educate.
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 14:21:34
Errands done. Now gotta pack.
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 13:35:51
Wow crazy dude in waiting room. He's an inventor and IBM has bought eight of his ideas.. When asked what inventions he says "internet and stuff." Then silence. Wants to go 50/50 on an idea with me. I decline. Tells me the idea is a button on home security panels to lock individual doors. I decline. Entertaining way to burn some time. Lol. Nice guy and all. But, out there. Heh, waiting rooms.
Thu, Aug 28, 2008 13:29:29
Errands getting ready for trip tomorrow. Tires rotated. Oil topped off. Blinker fixed. Some liquid nutrition supplies. Misc drug store stuff. Sitting at NTB now waiting for car work to be done.
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 13:22:03
UPC power supply just keeps beeping, battery may be dead? pita.
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 13:17:54
Headed to Atlanta Cycling and saw Jim there... sat next to him at dinner on Saturday. Small Atlanta.
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 11:02:07
Half of the back yard was flooded but it's receding quickly now. About a quarter flooded now. Maybe some more rains this afternoon.
Tue, Aug 26, 2008 09:14:38
Slow rain has put the stream out back up to the highest level I've seen.
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 19:38:05
Rain has been a little less than spectacular. Light drizzle all day. Couple good spots of rain. But the main bands of Fay's remnants kind of skipped our house. Too bad.
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 15:23:56
Here comes the rain. Lovin' it!
Mon, Aug 25, 2008 08:47:13
From weather.com: The rain that fell across metro Atlanta on Sunday ? produced by the fringes of Fay as it tracked across north Florida ? was ?just a prelude of things to come,? a Weather Service statement said. ?Monday night has the potential to be much worse with thunderstorms, very heavy rain and possible tornadoes.?
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 22:29:14
Kindzia finished! Congrats are in order and he gets his awesome IMCA medal. He was off of his targets but all this really means is that he, and we through his blog, will learn a ton! Congrats Paul, now go get some rest!
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 20:57:40
Nice little storms engulfing the ATL.
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 19:13:02
Belinda Granger wins the women's race in dominating fashion.
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 18:53:45
Rhoadsie wins it. Kindzia's off onto the run. His splits are a little off his goals but I'm sure he's not sweatin' it. He's focused a lot on the run this year and the conditions at the race changed a good bit since he started (wind, temp, rain.)
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 13:49:50
IronmanLive live vid feed down or not working for me any more. No additional splits for Kindzia.
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 10:45:25
Just saw Gordo finish the swim about seven minutes back from the leaders... live vid.
Sun, Aug 24, 2008 10:41:21
Kindzia's racin' in Canada today! No status update on his athlete tracker page yet but there is some live coverage of the pros happening.
Sat, Aug 23, 2008 18:25:07
Men's marathon @ Olympics tonight!
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 22:55:01
Ok, back from supermarket. Minivan loaded. Alarm set. Clothes laid out (or crumpled up in the front seat of said minivan.) Now I get a little Olympics Mania before bed.
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 21:03:47
Oh, crap, today escaped me. Need to make it to the supermarket to get some stuff for the workout tomorrow. Don't want to do so. Ugh.
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 18:55:49
Thankfully the rain forecast has backed off a bit for tomorrow. Looks like I need to get out early though. I'll probably get hit with some rain in the afternoon but it doesn't look like it'll be a constant rain. And, of course, the wind will be miserable.
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 12:34:26
Windy out today. And it'll be windy out tomorrow on the long ride. Wind advisory through tomorrow evening.
Fri, Aug 22, 2008 08:22:41
The 10 day weather.com Louisville forecast finally includes Ironman Louisville race day... high of 87... but it'll change a good bit as tropical storm Fay snuggles inland.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 23:32:54
Dom's reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, a book that I've wanted to read for years.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 23:25:31
Don't drop the baton men's 4x100. Doh! Well, the women'll get it done. Doh! Seriously!?!?
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 20:18:59
Terp and I are playing Scrabble on Facebook. It's a close match.
Thu, Aug 21, 2008 19:52:28
They're starting an investigation into the chinese women's gymnastics team. They're supposed to be 16 at some point in 2008 but an internet geek found (well, google cached) some records that say that one of their key team members is only 14. Not sure how fast or slow this'll be but it could give US gold in the team competition.
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 23:33:02
Women's beach volleyball in the rain is hawt. May/Walsh from the US gunning for gold in the final match.
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 21:04:08
Shawn Johnson gets a gold on balance beam. Nice to see it, she stayed positive throughout despite some unexpected bumps in the road.
Wed, Aug 20, 2008 20:08:00
Lolo Jones, heartbreaking to watch. Sooooo close to gold in the women's 100m hurdles but clipped the 9th hurdle. Showed her emotions in the tunnel afterwords... harsh, knowing what she's done to get there. It was from last night's tivo so I hope I'm not spoiling for anybody. I spoiled myself on the men's 200m today when I accidentally clicked onto nbcolympics.com... doh.
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 22:28:58
More olympics mania! I'm behind by a day but I just saw Nastia get the silver in the uneven bars... she was robbed. Lame.
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 19:56:56
Went to GNC to get some whey protein. Asked the lady working there about probiotics for the immune system. She broke out "the book" of all of their stuff and looked up "immune system." In the list I spotted bovine colostrum. Bovine colostrum? Uh, no thanks. We both got a good chuckle out of it. "Not many people would actually know what that was," she said. I realized a few minutes later that she might have thought I had cancer when she said "many of our other cancer patients use aloe." I went with it. Nice lady. 5lbs of whey protein and no probiotics, or bovine colostrum, came home with me.
Tue, Aug 19, 2008 11:55:10
Gymnastics on NBC... it's fantastic!
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 15:11:06
Headache over-the-countered to a mild existence.
Mon, Aug 18, 2008 08:07:54
Splitting headache today. I think the increased frequency of headaches is caused by the caffeine I'm using on big workout days. Something Danielle said made me realize this.
Sun, Aug 17, 2008 11:18:06
Made myself a banana, pineapple, whey protein and yogurt smoothie this morning.
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 23:57:04
Holy crap, Usain Bolt in the 100m men's final. World record, destroys the field while mocking them. Wow. That said, I feel disrespected because he didn't run as fast as he could have... he was celebrating and decelerating with 15 meters to go. I'd like to have seen what he was capable of doing. Smart marketing, poor sportsmanship. Lance always respected the yellow jersey and traditions of the Tour. I guess there aren't such traditions in sprinting.
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 23:40:28
Phelps does it. Eight gold medals. Great final relay race.
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 20:30:58
Phelps goes for eight tonight on olympics mania. I missed the cycling track finals today.
Sat, Aug 16, 2008 20:10:34
Best salad ever. Garden-grown tomatoes. Avocado. Fresh basil. Soft mozzarella cheese. All chunked and stirred in a bowl with some light evoo. Ate two big bowls and loved it.
Fri, Aug 15, 2008 01:57:54
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