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 27, 2011: The Fifty Pound Mark

Medifast Status: Day 117, Down ~50.5lbs It was a very big relief when I weighed in this morning and discovered that I had passed the fifty pound mark on my Medifast diet!  Fifty pounds!  That sure sounds good to say.  I still have a very long way to go.  But this is a very big milestone.  This …

August 26, 2011: Irene Nearly Here

Medifast Status: Day 116, Down ~49.5lbs Finally down another pound.  Little victories. A few days ago while standing in the kitchen Dominica and I heard something very loud that sounded like it was in the kitchen with us but we were unable to identify what had caused the noise.  I felt that the sound was …

August 25, 2011: Surprise, it’s Thursday

Medifast Status: Day 115, Down ~48.5lbs Somehow I lost a day this week.  Today is Thursday.  I thought for sure that today was Wednesday.  I have absolutely no idea where the week has gone. I seem to have stalled on my diet.  I’m trying hard to stick with it but I just do not appear …