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1st fitness goal – done

Harrison — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 00:32:46 +0000

1st GOAL: 165lbs by November 1st, 2011 – my 48th birthday

Start:
Weight: 205lbs – July 28th, 2011
Waist: 38-40 – Pants size snug 38.

1st Goal:
Weight: 160.2lbs – November 1st, 2011
Waist: 34 – Pant size normal 34.

2nd goal – wash board abs by Spring.
Other goals – working on a list

Weight lose time

Harrison — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 00:23:52 +0000

Well, I finally had enough. No more procrastinating on getting fit and losing weight.

I have been doing P90 (no X) off and on for awhile but never really changed my diet. This equals no real change. I recently read The “The Dukan Diet” by Dr. Pierre Dukan. I like his very structured approach. I usually want to start new diet or exercise programs at the beginning of the week or the beginning of the month, maybe the middle. I was planned to start August 1st 2011. No more waiting and making excuses. Starting today July 28th 2011, Thursday.

Details and tracking will follow.

GeekTool desktop

Harrison — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 03:52:18 +0000

I have been trying out different desktop layouts using GeekTool 3.0

Desktop picture courtesy of calmingbedlam at deviantART.

Current desktop:

Next update I will reduce what’s displayed. Date, Time, Calendar, Top 20 %CPU, and Weather should me enough. Although I do like Network, Uptime, Computer Info. I will remove Sunrise, standard calendar, This day in History feed, and my age since birth.

Book reading for 2011

Harrison — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 22:17:07 +0000

I am still reading books working toward my reading challenges. Check Books tab or Read in 2011 sub tab for more info. I have been out-of-town off and on since last Christmas so I am getting behind on writing the actual book reviews. I will work on getting caught up by end of the month. I will need to read at least six books a month to keep on track with my reading goals.

2011 book reading list

Harrison — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 10:32:14 +0000

I am not going to pick or post a dedicated list of books that I am going to read this year. I want flexibility to change my mind as the year progresses.
The main fiction genres that I am reading for 2011 are horror, hard-boiled crime, steampunk, various sci-fi, and some classics. I will also read a few non-fiction books as well, history, adventure, or business subjects.

Book club logo redesign

Harrison — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:21:19 +0000

My old Night of the Living Book Club logo is due a redesign. The original logo was drawn by a co-worker when I started the book club. I am not much of a sketch artist but I have enough items that I can take photographs and with some creative editing with Photoshop come up with something. I will post progress later in the week once I actually start this new project.

2011

Harrison — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 05:06:27 +0000

2011 New Year.
I’m not big on new year resolutions. But I can use the first of a new month as a starting point for things. Things? Like, find new job and lose weight are typical. Most importantly, make and stick to a schedule is the key goal. Ongoing goals include workout regularly, find new job, and read more books.

Starting new book club – hard-boiled crime fiction

Harrison — Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:18:56 +0000

I starting a new book club for 2011. Hard-boiled crime fiction is the focus. Possible names are

Behind the Eight Ball Book Club
Mickey Finn Book Club

Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Jim Thompson, David Goodis, Charles Williams, Elmore Leonard, and James M. Cain are just some of the authors I will be looking at for book club selections.
The first book with be The Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. for January 2011. Due to other book club commitments I am going to start out slow and commit to one book a month. 12 hard-boiled crime novels should be a good start.

Bram Stoker Award reading goal

Harrison — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 20:51:04 +0000

One of my 2011 goals is to read ALL of the Bram Stoker Award for Novel Winners. While I read the few that I own, I will need to acquire the rest from different sources, mainly online used ones. I do not plan to read the books in any specific order.

The List:
Key: BLUE – own | BLACK – need to buy/acquire | RED – read

1987: Misery by Stephen King (tie)
1987: Swan Song by Robert R. McCammon (tie)
1988: The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris
1989: Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons
1990: Mine by Robert R. McCammon
1991: Boy’s Life by Robert R. McCammon
1992: Blood of the Lamb by Thomas F. Monteleone
1993: The Throat by Peter Straub
1994: Dead in the Water by Nancy Holder
1995: Zombie by Joyce Carol Oates
1996: The Green Mile by Stephen King
1997: Children of the Dusk by Janet Berliner & George Guthridge
1998: Bag of Bones by Stephen King
1999: Mr. X by Peter Straub
2000: The Traveling Vampire Show by Richard Laymon
2001: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
2002: The Night Class by Tom Piccirilli
2003: Lost Boy, Lost Girl by Peter Straub
2004: In the Night Room by Peter Straub
2005: Creepers by David Morrell (tie)
2005: Dread in the Beast by Charlee Jacob (tie)
2006: Lisey’s Story by Stephen King
2007: The Missing by Sarah Langan
2008: Duma Key by Stephen King
2009: Audrey’s Door by Sarah Langan

Trying different layouts

Harrison — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:58:09 +0000

Layouts I like that I have seen elsewhere have:
- Static front page
- Right sidebar, one or two columns?
- Footer widget area

I will be trying different ones to see if they work for me.