Archive for August, 2006

Amazon beta testing little custom stores

I got an email yesterday from Amazon, because I’m on their Associates list. I haven’t actually sold anything thru my associates link, but I’m on their mailing list so I got contacted about the beta test of a new service called “aStore”. I assume the lower-case “a” in front stands for “amazon”, or […]

Building focus

I’ve mentioned before how this marathon training guide that I’m reading emphasizes the mental aspects of running. I’m only half-way thru the book (reading one week ahead as I progress thru the program) but so far I’d guess over half of it has been about the mental preparations, the rest about the physical preperations, […]

Oracle propoganda

Sat thru an hour-long Web/audio presentation this morning from some folks who work for Oracle’s support organization. The idea being that we pay a lot for Oracle support and should learn how to maximize that dollar that we spend.
It was actually quite interesting, covered mostly their Metalink system. You have to be a […]

Barbara Walters in HD

Kindof a scary thought, but apparently next month they will start transmitting The View in high-definition. I’m not sure the world’s ready to see Ms. Walters and crew in HD but ready or not here it comes.
One interesting thing about this Broadcasting & Cable web site that I linked to–they have a feature that […]

Need to find someplace besides Seneca for the long run

I think there’s literally something in the air that makes Seneca Park a miserable place for me to run. Since I started using the park for my long Sunday run, I’ve yet to complete the full scheduled distance.
The last couple times I noticed that breathing got very difficult, and I’m thinking it’s […]

Did Microsoft pay HP to change their DVD player?

I’ve got an HP laptop that I absolutley love. It’s been perfect–reasonable weight, DVD burner, bright screen, plenty of disk space, and it was very affordable. As a bonus, it came with this built-in DVD player that you could fire up without having to start Windows. Some kind of embedded OS that […]

I really need to lose some weight

A big new study reveals that being even a little overweight at age 50 equals a higher risk of premature death. Being obese (approx. 30 pounds overweight) is really bad, it doubles or triples the risk. But folks in the gray area like me, 1 to 29 pounds overweight, also had an increased […]

Got my student ID yesterday

For the first time in seventeen years, I have a student ID. Haven’t had one since I graduated from Texas A&M way back when. But yesterday I stopped by Houchens Hall and picked up my new U of L student ID.
It’s much more advanced than the card I had at A&M. Supposedly […]

The people in college are so young

So yesterday was my first day of class at U of L. It was at Sackett Hall, which sits adjacent to the main Speed School of Engineering building.
Parking turned out much easier than I anticipated–the lot behind Speed had several Green permit spaces available when I drove in. I’m guessing if and when […]

Photos from the Fair

Posted some photos I took at the Kentucky State Fair this past weekend. My favorite photo is the pig with her piglets. Somehow they always manage to find a pig that’s just had piglets, to display at the fair.