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My new 2012 avatar?

DK — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:30:41 +0000

Kudos to Representative Kline

DK — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 02:04:36 +0000

We rarely agree on policy, but this made my day…

End of an Era

DK — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 01:10:56 +0000

I’ve had a “home” phone number my entire life – until yesterday. With the last person in our family getting their own mobile phone, I just didn’t feel it was necessary to pay the nearly $30 per month any longer.

First cable TV, now telephone. Any other utilities I can get rid of?

P.S. – I can be reached at 218-248-0468; drop me a line if you’d like the other three…

Good news, bad news

DK — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 00:21:12 +0000

Today I had a clerk ask for my ID when paying with a credit card and she said:

“You were born the same year as my dad, but you look a lot younger than him – he has silver hair.”

Not sure if I should feel good about that or not…

December Fourteenth, Nineteen Ninety One

DK — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:05:49 +0000

Happy 20th Anniversary, Colleen – Ramsey County Courthouse, Saint Paul, Minnesota

The Binging Continues

DK — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 05:22:41 +0000

Steak and pasta, DeGidio’s Restaurant & Bar, Saint Paul, Minnesota

Social Media Update

DK — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 20:30:47 +0000

It’s been almost two months since I returned to Facebook and about a month since I formally joined Google+. The redesign of this site is now two months old and the Tweet count is closing in on 8500.

My order of preference in posting right now is 1) this site, 2) Twitter, 3) Facebook and 4) Google+. I really haven’t jumped back into Facebook much (other than lurking) and Google+ just seems a bit redundant, nerdy and sparse. I still really like Twitter, but I need to be careful that I don’t turn the hose on too strong or I’ll drown in information overload.

Still trying to post something to this site every day, even if it’s just a cheater post (photo, quote or link). I’m pretty sure I miss out on communicating with some people by mainly posting here, but that’s OK. I also need to find the proper “voice” for my work accounts on these sites too.

Paid to be social – who would’ve thought I’d ever do that?

Me

DK — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 07:08:23 +0000

Every. Single. Day.

Lebanon Hills Trailhead Construction

DK — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:07:43 +0000

New Mountain Bike Trailhead Building, Lebanon Hills Regional Park, Eagan, Minnesota

Scale Watching

DK — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:01:34 +0000

As I mentioned in my recent iPhone post, I regularly use an app called Weightbot to track my weight. The two graphs above came from that app – the first was my best year (2009), while the second is the current year (which is somewhat incomplete, as I don’t have a scale during the week at work).

I currently have a goal weight of 160 pounds, which seems to be eluding me by about ten pounds. I got close in 2009 by running 1000+ miles, but right now I’m having trouble getting back in the 160s. My mileage total so far this year is just under 700 miles, but I’ve done a lot more cross-training (mainly biking). Diet is probably the remaining reason, but that’s a lot tougher for me to change.

All ten of those remaining pounds can be found primarily around my midsection. My pant size has remained steady at 32 inches, but the “beer belly” region is the one thing I wish I could re-shape. Effective exercises targeting this area seem elusive, but I keep trying. I’m now to the point where I’m relatively happy standing in front of the mirror, but it would be nice to have a little more definition in my core.

Looking at those graphs again, I have to question the body-mass index definition of “overweight” outlined at the 170 pound mark for a male who is 5’9″ tall. I don’t really feel overweight now – especially after coming down from a peak weight of nearly 200 pounds. I think the “normal” range for that height goes down to 150 pounds, which seems ridiculous to me. Still, I’d really love to see that 160 number appear on the scale someday soon…