Monthly Archives: July 2006

New Blog Theme

The default blog theme in Community Server is kind of confusing, so I switched over to one of the more traditional looks.  It’s kind of ugly, but hopefully it’s a bit more intuitive. Edit: And I just noticed that in … Continue reading

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Uncouth Jon

On Sunday night, Rajiv had us over for a BBQ / pool party.  It was a scorcher of a day.  It must have still been hovering around 100 F when we ate at 6pm.  Anyway, a couple pieces of tri-tip … Continue reading

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Jung type: ISTJ

I just took an online personality test, and it said my Jung type is ISTJ.  The description is remarkably accurate: Portrait of an ISTJ – Introverted Sensing Thinking Judging(Introverted Sensing with Extraverted Thinking) ——————————————————————————– The Duty FulfillerAs an ISTJ, your … Continue reading

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My First Kettlebell

After months of training with Ken’s kettlebells, I finally broke down and bought one of my own.  These things are great workout tools.  If you’re looking to get back into shape, I highly recommend them.  Make sure you find a … Continue reading

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F*ck

Fort Collins, CO named top place in the U.S. to live. grrrrrr (Back story: I’ve been lobbying to move to Fort Collins for several years, but so far I have been unsuccessful.)

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New Job

I just gave my notice at Intel today.  On August 1st, I will start a full-time position at Esurance.com.  Contracting has its perks, but it’s nice to have a regular gig again.

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Feather Falls hike

On Sunday, we hiked the 4.5 miles (9 total) to the overlook at Feather Falls.  It was quite a view: Homer did a great job on his first long hike, though it was a little sketchy with him charging full … Continue reading

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One Red Paperclip

Holy crap, he did it! This dude started out with one red paperclip and traded his way all the way up to a house.  No money ever changed hands; it was strictly barter.  Amazing.  Check out his blog for the whole … Continue reading

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Valley Girl SQL

Some of the responses to the original poster are pretty funny. Valley Girl SQL

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Happy 4th!

And what better way to celebrate than to eat 53 and 3/4 hot dogs!  Congrats, Kobayashi, and honorable mention goes to the nerd from San Jose who put down 52 dogs. A 160-pound wonder from Japan set a new record … Continue reading

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