I just got back from visiting the Vermont .NET Users Group today. The flight out this morning was early and I mean early! 6:00 AM which meant I had a wake up call at 4:15 AM, giving me about 3.5 hours of sleep. I rolled into the office about 1:30 PM-ish and then when I got home jumped back into chapter 8 of a 12-chapter SQL Server 2005 Reporting ...

So I am bicycling this past Sunday on the Burke-Gilman trail in Seattle. Trying to get my exercise in on a cool crisp day. In Fremont (a Seattle neighborhood) the trail is detoured because of work on the Fremont bridge (the trail normally goes under the approach to the bridge). However, on Sundays, the Freemon Sunday Market occupies a good stretch ...

It's hard to believe but my diet/exercise regime is continuing to work as I inch closer to my goal weight. I lost six--count 'em--six pounds last week while I was in Vegas. (I was up 2 pounds the prior week so I perhaps it is more accurate to say I lost 4 pounds in 2 weeks--still impressive.) I guess running 5 out of 7 days and working hard to ...

Are you a runner at DevConnections Vegas? I'd love to have running partners. Robert Green and I will be running at lunch time today (Wednesday). If you are interested in coming along, we will be meeting about approximately 12:45-1:00 PM at the entrance to the pool area on the Beach level. This is definite but I know does not give you much ...

It's official. At this morning's weigh in I was down 11 pounds from my pre-diet weight that I started 5 weeks ago. Not bad for an old timer like me. Prior to June of 2004 I was running marathons, and while I was not nearly as slim as my running club partners (the bums), I wasn't what I would call over weight. Unless one uses the BMI calculator at ...