• American Idol: Season 9

    Tonight it comes to an end. Yet another season down, yet more dreams made. I finally got a chance to watch the finale (without cable at home right now) and firmly believe Crystal should win based on last night’s performance, but I don’t care either way as this season really wasn’t that impressive and I didn’t get attached to anybody. In seasons past, the…

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  • I bought some art today…

    No, I still haven’t framed any of the three prints I bought a couple years ago, but I’ve got a few walls to fill soon and I wouldn’t mind having some more options. What I got is to follow: Master Race by Olly Moss. This was part of a “Greatest Moments in Sports History” show Gallery1988 did. Had to pay triple retail on it…

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  • Starting a Diet

    April was a bad month. I went on three trips, attended a wedding, did a ton of consulting work, and had a really good friend laid off. That all meant LOTS and LOTS of eating well. Too well. I typically hover around 180lbs when not in training, to which this past eight months can attest (wow! a year is closing in!). Over the course…

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  • A Visit to Boston

    As I’m not at all good at posting vacation stories as I always try to put too much detail into them and burn out, I have opted to instead go with an abbreviated format going forward unless it’s a review of a REALLY awesome place. So two weeks ago Caitlin and I went to Boston. She had been planning on running the marathon, but…

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  • I Ran Barefoot

    For a few months now, I’ve slowly eased back into running. I’ve been alternating between my regular shoes (the same model I got injured in) and my Nike Free 5.0s. The mileage in the Nikes has been very good, but still not really barefoot. Today, I went barefoot. Armed [footed?] with my Vibram Five Fingers Flows, I set off toward the woods on this…

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  • Bringing the Hammer

    The text should tell you what’s going down, but the quick of it is I bought something from this guy, told him I didn’t know when I’d be there to get it (made it clear it would be a while), he sold it in the interim, and refuses to refund my money. I’m giving him a day to resolve this. Afterward, I’m sending the…

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