After my last MCE decided to hit the long sleep, I decided to take a step back and figure the simplest, cost-effective way out of this situation. I also decided it was time to address a few other issues that I've been wanting to: 1) I was up to three PCs in my house that were on all the time. This is bad. 2) My office machine was...

After my last MCE decided to hit the long sleep, I decided to take a step back and figure the simplest, cost-effective way out of this situation. I also decided it was time to address a few other issues that I've been wanting to: 1) I was up to three PCs in my house that were on all the time. This is bad. 2) My office machine was...

So this guy got nailed for not paying fuel taxes on his vegetable-oil powered car. Yes, appearently you can power your car with soybean oil. Anyway, the logic is that all fuels need to be taxed to raise road revenue, etc. Okay, I see that point but really, this setup doesn't make a lot of sense. Say you get a super fuel-efficient car that gets 200 mpg, you're certainly not paying your share then. It's kind of a use tax, but not really. ...

So this guy got nailed for not paying fuel taxes on his vegetable-oil powered car. Yes, appearently you can power your car with soybean oil. Anyway, the logic is that all fuels need to be taxed to raise road revenue, etc. Okay, I see that point but really, this setup doesn't make a lot of sense. Say you get a super fuel-efficient car that gets 200 mpg, you're certainly not paying your share then. It's kind of a use tax, but not really. ...

  Paris Hilton, reflecting upon her stint doing hard time. "I used to act dumb. It was an act...." You don't say?  Oh please, tell me more. "...I was severely depressed and felt as if I was in a cage. I was not myself. It was a horrible...

  Paris Hilton, reflecting upon her stint doing hard time. "I used to act dumb. It was an act...." You don't say?  Oh please, tell me more. "...I was severely depressed and felt as if I was in a cage. I was not myself. It was a horrible...

I've really come to appreciate a lot of the things that Gordo Byrn has to say. Gordo is a pro triathlete (3rd at IMC last hear) and finance guy who has become a real thought leader in the sport. His book, Going Long, is more-or-less The Bible of long course training. There are certainly other protocols out there, but ones similar to his are very common. The protocol I'm following is nearly textbook Gordo. I often wonder if other methods would have worked for me - e.g. more higher intensity work and...

I've really come to appreciate a lot of the things that Gordo Byrn has to say. Gordo is a pro triathlete (3rd at IMC last hear) and finance guy who has become a real thought leader in the sport. His book, Going Long, is more-or-less The Bible of long course training. There are certainly other protocols out there, but ones similar to his are very common. The protocol I'm following is nearly textbook Gordo. I often wonder if other methods would have worked for me - e.g. more higher intensity work and...

I think people have a special affinity for things that were going on in their elementry school and junior high years. In my case, that was dead center in the 80s. What a great time to be a kid. I was sitting in a meeting the other day when an 80s cultural reference came up and someone made a disparaging comment. Forgive me, I can't remember exactly what it was, but I had the feeling that you get when someone insults your family. Oh, sure,...

I think people have a special affinity for things that were going on in their elementry school and junior high years. In my case, that was dead center in the 80s. What a great time to be a kid. I was sitting in a meeting the other day when an 80s cultural reference came up and someone made a disparaging comment. Forgive me, I can't remember exactly what it was, but I had the feeling that you get when someone insults your family. Oh, sure,...

I've got my first real Long Day on the schedule for Saturday (tomorrow). Typical thing - 45 min swim, 5 hr bike, 1 hr run. I knew these were coming but kept thinking to myself "well it won't be so bad, at least the weather will be nice.". See, it's been warm and dry here in the Seattle area for quite a while. We've had some showers this week but that's about it. Um, not so much. Looked at...

I've got my first real Long Day on the schedule for Saturday (tomorrow). Typical thing - 45 min swim, 5 hr bike, 1 hr run. I knew these were coming but kept thinking to myself "well it won't be so bad, at least the weather will be nice.". See, it's been warm and dry here in the Seattle area for quite a while. We've had some showers this week but that's about it. Um, not so much. Looked at...

Ahhhhhrrrgggg. Last Thursday I had a bunch of spare time on my hands - I dunno, something like 25 minutes - and I decided I'd try to get my Media Center box to go into sleep properly. One of my co-workers had mentioned he got his to sleep and it was great. The machine would happily sleep (e.g. not generating a bunch of heat or sucking up electricity) when not in use and then it would wake up when it needed to record....

Ahhhhhrrrgggg. Last Thursday I had a bunch of spare time on my hands - I dunno, something like 25 minutes - and I decided I'd try to get my Media Center box to go into sleep properly. One of my co-workers had mentioned he got his to sleep and it was great. The machine would happily sleep (e.g. not generating a bunch of heat or sucking up electricity) when not in use and then it would wake up when it needed to record....

My run volume has been increasing and I've been enjoying it. I've noticed my normal run pace has picked up substantially over the last few weeks. I hate to even commit this to works (out of fear for jinxing myself) but I'm feeling very healthy lately. A lot of the aches and pains that nagged me during my IMAZ prep seem to have worked themselves out. My feeling is that I'm finally reaping some of the benefits of enhanced durability and deeper fitness that allows me to train...

My run volume has been increasing and I've been enjoying it. I've noticed my normal run pace has picked up substantially over the last few weeks. I hate to even commit this to works (out of fear for jinxing myself) but I'm feeling very healthy lately. A lot of the aches and pains that nagged me during my IMAZ prep seem to have worked themselves out. My feeling is that I'm finally reaping some of the benefits of enhanced durability and deeper fitness that allows me to train...