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Workout Progress
I changed my workout routine for June and July. Here’s what I came up with: Chest & Triceps Dumbbell Bench Press Dumbbell Lying Triceps Extension Smith Machine Incline Bench Press Smith Machine Close Grip Bench Press Cable Cross Over Cable … Continue reading
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Dropped Weights
I’m sure any serious bodybuilder or weight trainer has dropped the weight at least once in his training career. I’ve dropped weights before, but never on myself, at least not while lifting. I’ve balanced dumbbells on my knees before and … Continue reading
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Remove Carriage Returns with PERL
I recently transferred a PERL script from my Windows workstation to my Linux workstation and received the following error when I tried to run my PERL script: bash: ./script.pl: /usr/bin/perl^M: bad interpreter: No such file or directory Seeing the ^M … Continue reading
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Gluten Free Mug Cake
I’ve been mostly gluten-free since September, with the exception of a few accidents and some cross-contamination. I am not sure what is causing my ill-effects when I consume wheat products, but the effects are rather clear. At some point I … Continue reading
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Custom Sorting … ORDER BY FIELD()
Many times, I’ve wanted to sort a list in a custom order. A prime example is the query that I use to watch data processing while it’s in progress. I want to sort the results by status in this order: … Continue reading
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Installing Windows from a USB Flash Drive
A friend brought over a broken laptop that needed to have Windows reinstalled. The optical drive appeared to be broken, but thankfully it wasn’t. However, I did the research today so that I will have the instructions ready in case … Continue reading
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Tis the Season
First: Gift Wrap WIN! I’m going to have to try that technique myself. I believe I have finally, today, finished my holiday shopping for 2010. However, I haven’t purchased gifts for friends. I’m not sure if we’re doing that this … Continue reading
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The Challenges of Being Me
My quest for fitness has been hampered many times over. One of the challenges of being me (or of being anyone for that matter) is that there is always an excuse to keep me from doing what I really want … Continue reading
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Cardiovascular Health
My recent visit to my doctor’s office has me a little uneasy about my cardiovascular health. I really enjoy working out, but like many, I don’t do it as often as I would like to. I also tend to skip … Continue reading
Ok, It’s Rooted. Delete the useless apps!
As a followup to my previous post, the first thing I’ve done that has really required my having root privileges was delete some of the useless apps from my Droid. By useless, I mean the apps such as Visual Voice … Continue reading
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