April 2011
1 post
Interesting new open source project site to watch for hacking health HW: http://goo.gl/UKuEQ
October 2010
1 post
September 2010
1 post
Austin Triathlon Olympic distance in the morning. Hope it stays cool until I finish, and that I have a better run than I did at Captex.
August 2010
1 post
Posting with my new Samsung Vibrant phone via the new tumblr app. App looks really good so far.
July 2010
2 posts
Jack’s Generic Tri tomorrow. Should be a fun and fast morning. I love the local sprint races
Hills are alive with the marble falls tri tomorrow
June 2010
5 posts
BLR—>DOH—>IAD—>AUS
Made it to Bangalore early this morning. Got some good sleep. Feels like I’m staying at a resort. Now time to explore
AUS—>IAD—>DOH—>BLR
My all-time favorite Robot Chicken sketches: http://goo.gl/flV9 and http://goo.gl/uCTX.
Got in the pool yesterday, swimsuit was blue. Got out an hour later, swimsuit was purple. Chlorine monster?
May 2010
5 posts
Captex Olympic Triathlon tomorrow. Bike checked in and ready to go. Looking forward to a fast morning!
Watched the Lost finale again. I decided that I really like it. Very well done
Formula One in Austin for 10 years? Wow. http://goo.gl/f6nA
Brutal lesson of the day: listen to your body. Afternoon nausea + evening Splash n Dash = BARF. Still feel terrible. Big mistake
Heading back to aus from crw. Good visit with the family
April 2010
5 posts
Hopefully will get to Manchester, NH sometime tonight. Delays in Newark
11.5 mile run yesterday, 58 mile bike today. Time for a rest week
Two weeks, two races, two wins.
“Then there’s the device itself: clearly there’s a lot of thoughtfulness and...”
– i got one, i am velcro’ing it to my elliptical trainer to read blogs while i get my daily sweat on. but i basically agree with cory.
Why I won’t buy an iPad (and think you shouldn’t, either) - Boing Boing
(via fred-wilson)
hapa: Wow. Cory is a guy who can get very fired up about some stuff while...
Getting excited for the start of racing season. Protest Du this weekend, Texas State Tri next weekend
March 2010
3 posts
I wish this administration would stop trying to meddle in the current housing situation, and stop throwing my money away: http://goo.gl/kXQv. All they do is prolong the inevitable and waste money. If you bought a house you can’t afford, you should lose it. If you’re a bank that gave out a bunch of bad loans, you should go out of business. Why does Obama think he needs to save everyone? The...
Gold’s gym pool was warm and cloudy today. Couldn’t see 10 feet underwater. Nasty
Health care bill is just another step towards our fiscal downfall. Horrible spending by Republicans under Bush continued by even worse spending by Democrats under Obama: http://goo.gl/P6zj
February 2010
6 posts
Heading to Utah for some snowboarding. Have to start training for my Sochi 2014 bid in snowboardcross.
Anonymous quote that I came across in The Liberator Online. Sums it up nicely.
WHAT COULD GO WRONG? ”Now, let me get this straight…..We are going to pass a health care plan written by a committee whose chairman says he doesn’t understand it, passed by a Congress that hasn’t read it but exempts themselves from it, to be signed by a president who also hasn’t read it...
Cold, wet bike ride this morning. Power and endurance seem to be returning though
hapa:
bodyhacker:
I love snowboardcross. If only I could land those big jumps…
I would pay to see you on that course. Ha!
All I need is a couple of practice runs and I’d be set!
I love snowboardcross. If only I could land those big jumps…
Started the 2010 triathlon training plan today with a swim. More out of shape than I thought. Lots of fun work ahead
January 2010
6 posts
Control banshee (my favorite Linux media player) from Android: http://goo.gl/xufL. I just set this up, and it works really well! Finally I have a music remote to use anywhere in the house
It’s Not a Big iPhone
hapa:
jeffrock:
John Gruber in response to Marco Arment:
I would say that redefining mobile computing is exactly what happened. It is surprisingly, delightfully, iPhone-esque in many ways. But if you use it for just a few minutes, it becomes obvious that the iPad is not a big stretched-out iPhone, but rather that the iPhone is a shrunken stripped-down version of the iPad. The iPad is what...
Nice quote I just read from Po Bronson: “your responsibilities don’t keep you from your purpose, they are part of your purpose”
Disappointed in the finish of the NFC game last. Not that I wanted the Vikings to win, but hate to see a team blow it the way they did
Caught up on two shows over the break: Fringe and Heroes. Fringe continues to be awesome and is one of my favorite shows. Heroes continued its streak of being boring this year, and reminded me of its boring fall season from last year. Sylar continues to be the best character, and when they put the shackles on him it really hurts my interest.
Good news ahead though: both Chuck and Lost are back...
December 2009
4 posts
Downloaded both Jay-Z’s and Alicia Keys’ versions of “Empire State of Mind”. Alicia Keys’ is much better, in the same way that Dido’s “Thank You” was way better than Eminem’s “Stan”.
Would love to have seen this in person: http://bit.ly/7nTySh. Saw a failed rocket launch in California one time which wasn’t quite as spectacular
Decker Challenge Half-marathon this morning, bright and early (and cold)
November 2009
6 posts
Nice Turkey Trot in Kanawha State Forest to start off Thanksgiving Day. 5K race in 21:18, good for 22nd overall.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-22) →
Usher (10)
Pitbull (7)
Everything but the Girl (7)
Coldplay (7)
Lady GaGa (7)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Funny SNL opening this weekend: http://bit.ly/8IsHB0
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-15) →
Maroon 5 (74)
Sara Bareilles (7)
Usher (5)
Everything but the Girl (5)
Alex Gaudino (4)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Mile repeats this morning @ 6:59/mile pace. Best running shape of my life. Looking forward to hilly running in WV next week and Decker Challenge Half-Marathon on Dec. 6.
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-11-1) →
Coldplay (10)
Audioslave (3)
Rihanna (2)
KT Tunstall (1)
Prince (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
October 2009
8 posts
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-25) →
Lady GaGa (2)
Maroon 5 (1)
Jordin Sparks (1)
Coldplay (1)
Ray LaMontagne (1)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz
Hate Crime Laws -- Why?
Do we really need a law for hate crimes? If someone is already committing a crime, does it really matter that they did it because they didn’t like the person’s race, sexual orientation, or religion? I don’t see why the law should differentiate between someone punching you in the face because you’re gay vs. because you’re a jerk.
Amen to this. This is happening all over the U.S. generally, but I see the exact same thing happening at Dell. People who are just trying to hold onto their jobs or just wait for work are getting their jobs moved to China or India. Why should a company in the U.S. pay someone more to do the same job as someone in one of these countries that might be better educated, perform better, and certainly...
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-10-18) →
Lady GaGa (4)
Maroon 5 (2)
Sara Bareilles (2)
Audioslave (2)
Black Eyed Peas (2)
Imported from Last.fm Tumblr by JoeLaz