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The Start of a New Chapter

So, I just took my site private today because I want to experiment with some specific styles and ideas for how to start blogging regularly again.

I have no money-making scheme in the back of my head or delusions of internet fame, but I have things to say. Lots of things. I have stuff going on that I want recorded in some permanent place so that at least I can go back and see what was happening…

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Ten Pounds Lighter... kinda

Ten Pounds Lighter… kinda

The title says it all, I weighed myself this morning to discover that I’d dropped a little more than 10 pounds from the first weigh-in on Day One to the weigh-in this morning (Day 31). I say “kinda” because if you look at my weight graph (and my first post mentions this), I’d somehow gained about 4 pounds between the last time I’d stepped on the scale the week before i started my challenge to Day…

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30-Day Challenge: Day Thirty!!

So, today is the final day of my 30-Day Challenge and it’s been an interesting ride. It’s had its ups and downs and some goals were kept, others were modified, some were discarded completely. My real goal in the challenge was never to perform perfectly, it was to create a space where I’m pushing myself beyond my norms and expecting more of myself on a daily basis with regards to food consumption…

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30-Day Challenge: Day Twenty-Nine

(This was yesterday’s post – never made it up). Pretty solid Monday. I didn’t get as far as I would have liked for my walk/run, but all-in-all, it was a solid showing today. About 6 hours of sleep (had some work to do last night) Quiet Time Yoga stretches (back is feeling a little better after hurting it again on Saturday) 30-minute walk/run – went 2.25 miles – I was really hoping to push my run…

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30-Day Challenge: Day Twenty-Eight

Today started golden – I’d gotten a solid night of sleep (which is impressive considering I was running audio at church and needed to be there by 7:45) and was able to still get in my quiet time and my stretches. We had guests for lunch this afternoon and then I started work on a couple of my (many) creative projects and lost track of time… before I knew it, the day had slipped away and I missed…

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30-Day Challenge: Day Twenty-Seven

While my weekend concern about missing my goals were unfounded… it does seem that it interrupted my actual update. We had a very busy day yesterday. I had to fix the recently installed garage door opener, finish going through a bunch of stuff from my old office at work, treat some fire ant piles (nasty things), do some shopping for our upcoming vacation, and more. Thankfully, this did not prevent…

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Comparative Sufferings

During my daily devotional time this morning, I was struck while reading the following: For we do not want you to be unaware, brothers, of the affliction we experienced in Asia. For we were so utterly burdened beyond our strength that we despaired of life itself. Indeed, we felt that we had received the sentence of death. But that was to make us rely not on ourselves but on God who raises the…

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30-Day Challenge: Day Twenty-Six

Worked from home today to try and work (mostly) uninterrupted so I could focus on some outstanding server monitoring updates I need to make. As always though, when I work from home, it throws off my routine, so I had to work extra hard to ensure I did the work today and I’m happy to say I didn’t miss a beat! Almost 7 hours of sleep (yes!) Quiet Time Yoga stretches 30+ minute walk/run through the…

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30-Day Challenge: Day Twenty-Five

Had a pretty bad night of sleep due to a few systems alerts that came over SMS. They were legitimate, but it did cause for a fitful night of rest. Still woke up at 5:30 and still did all of my activities… but man, I’m exhausted. But, as I type this, it’s 11pm and I’m working with the deployment team to deploy some critical bug fixes to one of our applications. So. Very. Tired. Not nearly enough…

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Unpacking the New Grinder It came in on Wednesday (yesterday) and I've unpacked it and performed a few test grinds. This morning, I'll have put it through its paces to see how it handles a new freshly roasted Honduran roasted to Full City+ (just shy of a truly dark roast). That report, plus photos of the Honduran in roast will be coming soon! So, behold, my brand spanking new Nuova Simonelli G60!

30-Day Challenge: Days Twenty-Three and

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2.25 miles today. This is the heart rate chart that shows the cycle. 5m walk from 2.5 to 3.7mph, then cycling down in minute pairs (4m at 6mph, 4m at 3.7, 3m at 6, 3m at 3.7, etc) ended with 6m at 3.5 as a cooldown #whew #verytired #30daychallenge #keepmoving #pushyourself #dailywalk

#verytired #30daychallenge #whew #keepmoving #dailywalk #pushyourself

Pondering Middle Age

No, I’m not planning on buying a sports car or some other vehicle with enough machismo to reconfirm my manhood. And, no, I do not plan on dying my hair some unreal color or wear clothes that make it clear I’m trying to be much younger than I am. None of this appeals to me as I approach the crest of this artificial hill. Maybe I’m atypical, maybe I’m typical, or maybe I’m deluded into thinking I’m…

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30-Day Challenge: Day Twenty-Two

Late post – this is from yesterday. Definitely back into the swing of things. My back has been more sore, so I’m leaving the HIITs out for now until I either recover or go to the doctor to try and see what in the world is going on. I’ve changed my stretch routine to a different yoga instructor and this seems to have helped. After the workout, it’s the most relief I’ve had from the back pain than…

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30-Day Challenge: Days Nineteen, Twenty, and Twenty-One

And… burn out. Okay, kept my walks going just fine and my stretches and my food. But, man am I weary. We’ve been moving our office at work this weekend and I’m a small part of the team that’s involved in this. The other members of my team have put in crazy hours to get this done, so I have no room to complain, but I would be lying if I said all of this stress hasn’t contributed to my feeling of…

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30-Day Challenge: Day Eighteen

I had almost 7 hours of sleep last night and I have to say… it’s amazing what a good night’s rest will do for your outlook. I’ve been mostly upbeat all day. Work has still been stressful and tiring, but I needed that night of sleep. I did two 6mph runs in my 30 minute walk today – it felt really good. The first one was about 3 minutes and the next one was about 2 minutes. I actually think I might…

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Why I Need a New Grinder

As beautiful as my featured image is with regards to tiger striping and stream size, if you look at the slow motion video below, my fellow espresso makers will see some specific and distinct issues. I’m certain my tamp is solid (because I do get a nice stead stream…eventually). Grind consistency and distribution, however, are definitely sup-par. The video is a compilation of stills I took with my…

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