Month: January 2008

  • Figuring Out A Tip

    I know this is a poor excuse for a first Life Skills post, but I’m in Columbus, OH, working 16+ hour days this week, so you’ll have to cope:) I usually tip just over 20%.  It’s easy to calculate out 20%, and then I just round up to the nearest dollar, or more if the…

  • Eclipse StartOnFirstThread Error (and fix!)

    This appears to be an issue with the JVM under Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5), but I started getting the following error within Eclipse when using the ResourceBundleEditor plugin: It also apparently happens with other plugins/apps and is an issue with the AWT kit in the new JVM. After pouring through all of my Eclipse…

  • Exercise

    This is only relevant if you are both overweight and out of shape. People, including personal trainers, will tell you to exercise a ton while you’re trying to lose weight. They talk about building your muscle mass and your core muscles and how it will help you lose weight faster. I’m sure they’re right. But…

  • Diets

    I hate posting about weight loss here. It’s embarrassing. However, in case there’s other folks out there like me, I wanted to post my experience around diets and exercise, because it look me a long time to find what works for me. So if you’re not having a hard time losing weight, skip this post.…

  • Life Skills

    I’ve added a post category today, called Life Skills.  I’ve been thinking lately that there are a ton of skills which are really useful in real life that aren’t taught in schools, and that many people don’t teach their kids.  I think I was pretty lucky in that regard, as I learned a ton of…

  • And The Wheels Keep Turning

    My tires had gotten bald, and in fact the metal radial belts were showing through on both front tires, so in the interests of safety I finally bought new tires. And in the interest of performance I wanted new lighter stronger rims. And in the interest of making my car look cool (grin) I wanted…

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