Welcome to AspAdvice Sign in | Join | Help

May 2008 - Posts

BBC Article on Dirty Keyboards

Posted Friday, May 23, 2008 8:41 PM by plitwin
Have you seen the BBC article on shared keyboards being dirtier than a toilet? A consumer group named "Which?" swabbed a bunch of keyboards in their own offices and cultured the swabs. "Out of 33 keyboards swabbed, four were regarded as Read More...
0 Comments
Filed under:

My Eugene Marathon Experience

Posted Thursday, May 15, 2008 12:44 AM by plitwin
Race Day Sunday, May 4th came for me at 5:30 AM. I awoke before the two alarms I had set went off, which was good because I managed to get up, dress, eat, and leave without waking the kids. And with only waking Suzanne briefly before she dozed back off Read More...
0 Comments

From Earth Day to Eugene

Posted Saturday, May 10, 2008 5:02 PM by plitwin
My marathon career started when I was 14 while a freshman at Archbishop Molloy High School in NYC. I had run cross-country and indoor track and there was a bit of gap before outdoor track was to start. My brother Bill and some of his friends decided they Read More...
0 Comments

15 Seconds Off

Posted Monday, May 05, 2008 9:58 AM by plitwin
I finished my sixth marathon yesterday, the Eugene Marathon , and missed qualifying for the next Boston marathon by a mere 15 seconds. My time: 3:36:14. The qualifying cutoff time for my age/gender group: 3:35:59. Bummer. Overall, a great race. Perfect Read More...
0 Comments