Medifast Status: Day 121, Down ~51.5lbs Today was Dominica’s second time out running in her C25K program. Today went better with no dogs chasing her and she did not accidentally double the distance that she was supposed to have gone. I need to get out and do some exercise to keep my diet on track. …
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August 30, 2011: Luciana Moves to Solid Food
Medifast Status: Day 120, Down ~51.5lbs I am a little behind on the news but just found out that GameStop, the bigger US video game retailer, has been opening products that they sell as “new” and taking stuff out of the packaging – and doing so officially. Talk about completely illegal and unethical. And they …
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August 29, 2011: Very Early Morning
Medifast Status: Day 119, Down ~51.5lbs I had to get up at five this morning so that I could get ready quickly and get into the office. Because of the storm in New York I am on the early, early shift today – starting at six – so that I can help with any issues …
The Need for Human Redundancy
After having worked in IT for decades you tend to accumulate anecdotes. This is one of my favourites. I once consulted for a major “new Ivy League” university on a project involving their database server cluster used to backend their core line of business application. The university’s library completely relied on this system and it …
August 28, 2011: Voyager
Medifast Status: Day 118, Down ~51.5lbs Another one pound down today! It would appear that my weight loss has kicked back in again. Yay! I’m remaining pretty close to having lost half a pound per day for four months. That’s pretty awesome. Today is another quiet day at home. Nothing planned and little to do. …