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After a two week trip where I ate whatever I wanted without concern for health, I weighed in this morning at 215 pounds.  While the unfettered eating was certainly enjoyable, five pounds in two weeks feels like a pretty big hit given how long it took me to lose it.  I don't think I've pushed myself very hard with the previous diet so I'm going to ( Read more... )

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There is a challenge going around where you try to describe all of your relationships with a single sentence each.  I thought it would be interesting to try, and included both romantic and non-romantic relationships.  They were thought up in a certain order, but have been shuffled before being posted here ( Read more... )

So my last experiment was living for an extend period on a very limited budget.  It was a success in that I was able to stay within the budget, despite the increase in difficulty for even day-to-day activities that resulted.  It wasn't fun, but it was informative and I was able to prove to myself that my limits lie beyond that threshold ( Read more... )

The Dow closed today at 6,594.  Low, but by itself not panic worthy ( Read more... )

Main computer down (suspect failed motherboard).  Primary backup down (suspect failed hard drive).  Secondary backup online, but very old and not fit to do much with (but emails, news, and blogging I suppose).  Replacement ordered (Alienware ( Read more... )

So the current administration announced the details of the economic stimulus plan today and the market fell hard in response.  The Dow dropped 382 points to end at 7,888 ( Read more... )

Hello hello.  It has been some time since my last entry, but it has not been for lack of things to write about.  The world has not gone completely insane, but the news beaming about is dire indeed ( Read more... )

I haven't been keeping close tabs on the market recently because I feel that I already know what is going to happen (and my brief glimpses have been confirming my assumptions).  The Dow Jones shot up towards the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009 to around 9,000 (which I didn't expect) but has gradually declined back to 8,200.  There have been some ( Read more... )