1. Who decided it was a good idea to paint the V (for Virginia) on University Ave, at the corner, this morning (MONDAY) during rush hour ( Read more... )

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So I would like to lose a little weight. To make it simple, let's say I want to lose 50 pounds. The math is very straightforward. There are 3000 calories in a pound. I want to lose 50 pounds, so that's 150,000 calories. So I would need to run a calorie deficit, burning more than I take in, of 150,000 calories net, over time in order to lose 50 ( Read more... )

First, a little background. The local phone service provider in the Charlottesville area was, until recently, Sprint. They split off their local, long distance, and "entertainment" services (they are a vendor for Dish network) into a new company called Embarq. In May we also purchased a new house and moved. Prepare to Embarq on the most ridiculous ( Read more... )

We just got new chairs at work. Woo hoo! And for the short people, foot rests. It's like Christmas around the office.

Speaking of work, this song sort of is my career: Code Monkey

States I've visited or lived in. More than I thought!


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According to this AP story, Bush's approval rating has reached an all-time low.

In (unrelated?) news, the Jennings are in DC on vacation! Woo!

Just in case you were wondering, I'm now blogging over at our .mac page: http://homepage.mac.com/jay.jennings/

"We were never poor. We just didn't have any money. We were broke. That's temporary." - Bill Russell

"Tomorrow, all my greatest work is just poop." - Mario Batali

What are official terms for the symbol show on the line below?
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a) Pound sign
b) sharp
c) octothorpe
d) number sign

If you answered all of the above you'd be correct. But did anyone know about the word octothorpe? Use that at your next party and just feel the geek-love!