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After WAY too long I have finally updated my WP version to the current one for the site. I'm also in a mode of revamping and kicking-off a new run with this site. Hang-on while I get the creative juices flowing.
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This post has been on my mind for quite some time. I've devoted a good chunk of time the last few months in getting my Honda Shadow Ace 750 to fit me just right. After walking through the paces I thought I'd pass the info along for other tall riders like myself.
The delimma; making a mid-size cruis
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Though it took several months beyond my 40th birthday, I finally saw 180 on the scale. In the course of 18 months I've dropped a solid 20 pounds. What started as my 35 Day No Caffeine Experiment led to a series of lifestyle changes which had a long-term affect in taking-off the belly fat. The truth
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What started as a scooter, grew to riding an old 500cc Honda Shadow motorcycle which has gone to full bloom now in a shiny 2002 Honda Shadow ACE 750cc bike. Through a pretty intensive educational process I am learning how to ride safely, how to maintenance a bike and learning about myself along th
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This week I picked-up a new Acer Aspire One Netbook for $350. I've been eying these sweet little machines for a while. What put me over the edge was the change from a Solid State drive with only 8 GB to a HDD with 144 GB. I needed a very portable but fully functional machine. It has 1GB memory i
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Here's a little secret; being environmentally conscious and fiscally responsible can bring with it some really good times. Newly acquired, I picked-up a really nice deal on this retro style Yamaha Vino this past weekend. Between scooting around on this 50cc to work and hoping on my trusty Marin bi
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In the past I've recommended 1and1.com for web hosting. I've appreciated there reasonable pricing and overall user-friendly administrative interface. However, their customer service is bottom-of-the-barrel. My account was suspended last Thursday due to a billing mix-up. I immediately corrected the i
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Which is the best browser? That all depends on the purpose. Here's a short summary comparison of the three browsers:
Internet Explorer 7.0/8.0: It launches slow, loads pages slow and has many irksome features in the general bloated fashion of Microsoft. I have little use for IE for home use. Howeve
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Not sure how I got here this quickly. Just a year ago I wrote the post A Techie Looks at 40. Now here it has come and gone I'm officially over the hill or there abouts. I was talking with Sabrina and the girls last night about how I think at a certain point your true age is determined by three thi
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I think I may have found one of my future hobbies. This cat over at POPcycles! takes old bike frames and refurbishes them into practical works of art. How cool is that. I love the simplicity of single gear bikes with a retro feel to them. Maybe it will be a side business or perhaps a non-profit to
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The market correction for the over indulgence of our country is finally catching-up with us and it's going to smack a good bit for a while. We have been living on borrowed time with a false sense of prosperity for too long. Time to pay the piper and it is going to cost us big time.
No doubt things look grim. Our banking system is in virtual free fall and our international environment looks grim with Russia back on the scene as our enemy of old taking aggressive steps; building a base in Syria a
September 16, 2008
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I must be a glutten for punishment. I've always said that most techies are closet masochists. In truth though, I love the chase, the challenge of the learning curve. It seems that every six months or so I climb yet another hill with every project requiring skills that I don't presently posses.
Four months into an intranet implementation with Microsoft SharePoint it's nice to be moving up the hill a bit further. Fairly new to .Net, I've been configuring the site and leading the team project. Nex
August 27, 2008
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It's always fun to do a little show-and-tell. So class, today I want to show you my latest WordPress site. It's for the IEEE EMC 2009 Symposium that our company, ETS-Lindgren is serving as one of the principal hosts. The site is just gaining steam and will have some pretty nifty code features in terms of scheduling, interactivity, visual tours etc. The graphic design was outsourced which was a real help in getting things moving. The niftiest feature on the site so far is the promo video which
August 15, 2008
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This morning I was perusing through Kellementology.com, Kelly's ever inspiring blog and ran across a reference to wordle.net. The image is from my wordle of thoughtsparks.net. While tag clouds are nifty in the sense of expressing categories, wordle is more like a look into the psychie of the person writing the blog. For better or worse I talk a lot about certain ideas or topics. Good to see that words such as "life", "change" and "great" top the list. Hope I conti
August 11, 2008
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Maybe it's entropy or just getting set in your ways, but as one gets older it seems on the outside that it gets harder and harder to change. In reality our lives and our bodies are in a constant state of change. It's just that as we move through life some of those changes are not always positive, healthy or improvements to our overall well being.
A year ago I decided that some things in my life needed to change and while in no way it's been easy, I've made some real progress in the right direct
August 11, 2008
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Every once in a while there is an idea that seems to touch on every area of my life. These recurrent themes cause me to stop and take note as they often lead to greater understanding. One theme I see recurring is the idea of simplicity, streamlined approach to organizational development.
Certainly the wave of economic shifts in response to the energy crunch would encourage a more conservative approach to operations from a business standpoint. More fundamental though I believe is a reaction to t
July 29, 2008
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Not one to usually get on any soap box, but after reviewing the new game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed I couldn't help but be dissappointed in George Lucas. Let me say that I am a diehard fan of the original three movies. I was out of the country when the first of the next three were released and never quite got the fever for the second group. The video game's storyline actually serves to tie the two groups of films together which sounds like a great idea. The quality of the game looks excellen
July 17, 2008
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Yes, it's a great title for any adventure, Thank you Mr. Tolkein. My wife, kiddos and I embarked on the 4th of July from Austin up through Santa Fe, New Mexico on to South Central Colorado for a twelve day journey. We enjoyed Family Camp with Sky Ranch at Ute Trail where we made new friends, went horse back riding, kayaking, white water rafting, tomahawk throwing, skeet shooting, hiking, and a plethora of other activities; a wonderful getaway from our everyday life. On our return trip we
July 15, 2008
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Finding it a challenge to get good honest reviews of decent destinations on the web for overnight stays, I want to give a thumbs-up to the KOA in Abilene. Too many KOA campgrounds I've seen have been little more than a wide spot in the road. This one, though immediately off I-20, is proving to be an excellent overnight stop over on the way to more majestic views of Northern New Mexico and Colorado. For a family of five, the cabins have two rooms that accomodate us very well. The restrooms we
July 4, 2008
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Being a leader is an interesting and challenging responsibility, but leading a cross-departmental team where influencing an already busy group of folks kicks it up a notch. For the last couple of months I've been leading an intranet implementation team for a global enterprise. I work with folks from several department from more than one location and report to a multi-national executive committee. The task is large and the timeline is condensed for the initial launch in the matter of months. Some
June 27, 2008
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