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Educause Midwest 2009
Recent trip #3: Educause Midwest 2009. With Richard Chamberlain and Rebecca Fauvie, I presented on Western’s response to the IITAA, summarizing a lot of my release-time work to improve web...
View ArticleExercise index, 2009 to date
At the beginning of the year I set a goal of exercising four times a week: two runs, one swim, one bike. And I have completely failed to do that, given that I’ve been in the pool less than ten times...
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Best half
I ran the Quad Cities half-marathon Sunday at 1:49:17, which is my personal best for the half. (Chip time was 0:19 faster than my GPS, which I now realize I started too soon and turned off too late.)...
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Amelia walks
Madelyn walked two days before her first birthday. As with everything, Amelia has taken a more laid-back approach than her sister. She’s been capable of standing and walking for a few weeks now, but...
View ArticleTrack taxonomy for runners
Now that it’s winter and many of us are running indoors more, it’s time for my runners’ guide to other track users: Stinkers: dudes whose “workout clothes” really need to be taken home and washed. Only...
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Christmas picture 2009
We decided to do our own Christmas picture this year. 125 photos and 90 minutes later, Erin decided a composite was best. Outtakes and more on Flickr, including this gem. I have no idea what was going...
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Exercise index 2009
137 runs, 5d 0h 24m, 786.1 mi 51 bikes, 1d 7h 18m, 491.6 mi 7 swims, 0d 5h 09m, 6.7 mi total 193 workouts, 6d 12h 52m, 1,284.5 mi Here’s the data, and a sparkline (up = running, down = biking). Though...
View ArticleWork pays, I guess
On Wednesday we got a check for $802.11 from the US Treasury. Today we got the explanation from the IRS: I didn’t take the “Making Work Pay” tax credit on our 2009 tax return. I have mixed feelings...
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