I've been down since the start of last weekend with a fever hovering around 102-103. Saturday and Sunday the fever was steady and nothing seemed to bring it down. Then Monday it started to subside during the day and spike in the evening. The worst thing is I think my little girl has caught the same bug / virus. It is almost inevitable that my wife will eventually get it too.
Sitting at home with chills and being tired all day is pretty boring. I hope to recover soon and be back to normal health, running, working, eating, etc.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Friday, January 27, 2006
Run it is
Matt and I have been getting out to run 3 days during the week and we are planning on getting out once this weekend. So, I guess we did get back into a good training pattern again.
I have started the setup of a wireless network for my church. I have the main router configured and three computers setup to access the secured network. Next phase is to put a high gain antenna outside to broadcast the signal to the neighboring building. Then I'll survey the signal range and strength to see where I need to put boosters in to get the coverage to all the areas we need it. This will allow sharing of printers and a central storage / backup area for the other computers on the network. We will also have access to a database that tracks the books in our library.
I have started the setup of a wireless network for my church. I have the main router configured and three computers setup to access the secured network. Next phase is to put a high gain antenna outside to broadcast the signal to the neighboring building. Then I'll survey the signal range and strength to see where I need to put boosters in to get the coverage to all the areas we need it. This will allow sharing of printers and a central storage / backup area for the other computers on the network. We will also have access to a database that tracks the books in our library.
Wednesday, January 11, 2006
Sleep or Run
I've been a little flake lately when it comes to getting out the door to meet my neighbor for the morning run. I've missed two days sofar. I have been bussy finalizing my church's books for 2005 so I can hand off the treasurership to another volunteer, however I should pace my self and not stay up so late. Then I'd have an easier time getting out the door in the mornings.
My wife has been working out on her heavy bag in the garage, so I have been joining her out there and working out with my weights and stretching. I hope this will help some when I do get back out the door to run.
My wife has been working out on her heavy bag in the garage, so I have been joining her out there and working out with my weights and stretching. I hope this will help some when I do get back out the door to run.
Monday, January 02, 2006
New Years Eave
We had an exciting New Years Eave this year! The toilet seal in the guest bathroom was leaking causing the floor to swell. So to prevent further damage I spent the day tearing out the floor and replacing it and putting new linoleum down, re-doing the base boards, caulking, putting the sink and toilet back in.
I did take a 5 minute break to watch the ball come down in New York then it was back to work.
I did manage to squeeze in a short run with Matt on Sunday after church, though it was so windy we were being pelted with flying debris and the rain had flooded most of the trail by the river.
I finally finished getting it all back together last night. Good thing I had Monday off so I could have one day to relax.
I did take a 5 minute break to watch the ball come down in New York then it was back to work.
I did manage to squeeze in a short run with Matt on Sunday after church, though it was so windy we were being pelted with flying debris and the rain had flooded most of the trail by the river.
I finally finished getting it all back together last night. Good thing I had Monday off so I could have one day to relax.
Saturday, December 24, 2005
Christmas Eave
This morning about 7:15 am I went out for my first run since the marathon 20 days ago. It wasn't easy and I decided to only run 3 miles and take it easy. I'll have to try and get out 3-4 times a week again to get back up to speed.
Anna wrote her first letter to Santa and is really enjoying the Christmas season. She had fun helping me deliver gifts to several neighbors in our neighborhood. She also helped mom make some craft gifts for her big sisters.
Anna wrote her first letter to Santa and is really enjoying the Christmas season. She had fun helping me deliver gifts to several neighbors in our neighborhood. She also helped mom make some craft gifts for her big sisters.
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Here is an interesting article on Home Networking
The home network of the future
Thinking like an IT guy will save you money and frustration down the road.
Thinking like an IT guy will save you money and frustration down the road.
Monday, December 19, 2005
"Hamachi" Rocks!
Check the following podcast / on-line radio style broadcast from GRC.com. This is Steve Gibsons recommendation for travelors who need secure access to remote systems and with either Windows Remote Desktop or RealVNC secure browsing and email access. Plus any other use you can think of where you need secure access to a remote computer.
"Hamachi" Rocks!: "This week Leo and I discuss and describe the brand new, ready to emerge from a its long development beta phase, ultra-secure, lightweight, high-performance, highly-polished, multi-platform, peer-to-peer and FREE! Personal virtual private networking system known as 'Hamachi'. After two solid weeks of testing and intense dialog with Hamachi's lead developer and designer, I have fully vetted the system's security architecture and have it running on many of my systems. While I am traveling to Toronto this week, Hamachi is keeping my roaming laptop securely and directly connected to all of my machines back home. Don't miss this one!
Listen to this week's Security Now! Episode for the details."
"Hamachi" Rocks!: "This week Leo and I discuss and describe the brand new, ready to emerge from a its long development beta phase, ultra-secure, lightweight, high-performance, highly-polished, multi-platform, peer-to-peer and FREE! Personal virtual private networking system known as 'Hamachi'. After two solid weeks of testing and intense dialog with Hamachi's lead developer and designer, I have fully vetted the system's security architecture and have it running on many of my systems. While I am traveling to Toronto this week, Hamachi is keeping my roaming laptop securely and directly connected to all of my machines back home. Don't miss this one!
Listen to this week's Security Now! Episode for the details."
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
California International Marathon
Well, I survived CIM and finished an hour and 10 minutes faster than my first marathon 7 years ago. I think I'll stick to 1/2 marathons and shorter for any future distance races. I'm still a little
stiff but getting better each day. My legs really tightened up on me those last few miles. The weather was great though witch is unusual for this race. I've been a spectator every year for the last 7 years and there has been some very cold and wet conditions most of the time.
My neighbor ran a better race and finished right around our goal time which was only 22 minutes faster than me. Considering he dropped me with 8 miles to go that's not a big difference!
My long time friend from high school was shooting for a Boston qualifier and ran a 3:38:54 missing it by ~18 minutes. So close! Maybe next year!
stiff but getting better each day. My legs really tightened up on me those last few miles. The weather was great though witch is unusual for this race. I've been a spectator every year for the last 7 years and there has been some very cold and wet conditions most of the time.
My neighbor ran a better race and finished right around our goal time which was only 22 minutes faster than me. Considering he dropped me with 8 miles to go that's not a big difference!
My long time friend from high school was shooting for a Boston qualifier and ran a 3:38:54 missing it by ~18 minutes. So close! Maybe next year!
Friday, December 02, 2005
Florida Wrap Up
The flight home was pretty smooth. We had a short stop in Dallas where nearly everyone got off the plain. So, we stretched and walked around on the plain until the next batch of passengers boarded. I was definitely glad to get home, though I had to pick up Anna right after getting home from the airport, make sure she had some dinner and get ready for my offices Open House party where we mingle with our clients and enjoy catered food and several types of beer we brewed for the party.
Wednesday, November 30, 2005
Florida Day 4
Today there were several good classes. We learned a lot about Revit and custom member / object creation and data organization to increase performance and allow multiple people to edit the model simultaneously.
The day ended with all the attendees being treated to exclusive access to MGM Disney theme park for 2 1/2 - 3 hours. Tom and I rode the Tower of Terror then ran over to the Rock 'n Roll Aero Smith ride. Then we hit a few of the other shows before they closed down the park. So, that was our reward for attending ~30 hours of classes in 3 days.
We check out at 5:20am to head for the airport. Then one stop in Dallas but we don't change plains, and on to Sacramento. Should be arriving about 1:30pm or so.
The day ended with all the attendees being treated to exclusive access to MGM Disney theme park for 2 1/2 - 3 hours. Tom and I rode the Tower of Terror then ran over to the Rock 'n Roll Aero Smith ride. Then we hit a few of the other shows before they closed down the park. So, that was our reward for attending ~30 hours of classes in 3 days.
We check out at 5:20am to head for the airport. Then one stop in Dallas but we don't change plains, and on to Sacramento. Should be arriving about 1:30pm or so.
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