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2013-05-05 22:11:00 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 4 +1s)

Spartan Race Colorado --- Got mud?     Check the before and after pics.  Before and after the race attire meets the garden hose.

2013-05-05 12:38:17 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Spartan Race Colorado Springs - a perfect way to start the day.

2013-05-03 22:32:49 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Recovery ... I've been focusing on it for a while.  Today I received a tool to help the ithlete HRV Monitor.   So now I start establishing a baseline.
 

2013-03-02 00:59:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

How people run vs. How programmers run. #true  

2013-02-28 16:22:17 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Chin-up: Fix Your Weakness
http://confitdent.com/fix-your-chin-up-weakness/

2013-02-28 16:16:50 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

“Are we there yet?”

This is the Guatape Rock in Colombia. It’s a lovely view at the top, but with a total of 649 steps to climb we wouldn't recommend it after a heavy lunch...

2013-02-28 16:15:45 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Eye of the Moon

A perfectly framed shot of the moon taken through the North Window Arch in the Arches National Park, Utah. There are over 2000 natural sandstone arches in this park.

Photo: Lynne Sessions
http://twistedsifter.com/2013/02/moon-north-window-arches-national-park/

2013-02-18 20:42:31 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Food for thought: acting outside the process, without updating the process, undermines the process.

I posted this over on twitter, but didn't raise a single response. What say you G+?

Are you a process advocate?  We often encounter shortcomings in current process (remember Continuous Process Improvement?) but how are they best handled?

I have continually pushed for rapid updates to processes.  Change early and change often.  Adapt and keep moving.  Praise innovators who come up with ways to work better and implement their ideas quickly.

My underlying thought: Bending the rules of any process undermines how all processes are viewed within the organization.

2013-02-06 22:47:01 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Isn't it about time?

2013-01-31 16:05:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Intervals, intervals, and more intervals.  30-30 is a great way to work back into fitness.   Checkout this 30-30 interval workout.

2013-01-31 15:50:41 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Nice inspiration from Steve Jobs via +Marko Saric 

The Infographic has 9 Inspirational Lessons:

1. Follow Your Heart
2. Trust Yourself
3. Love What You Do
4. Go For A Home Run
5. Pick Carefully
6. Work Hard To Make It Simple
7. Steal Great Ideas
8. Your Goal Isn't To Make Money
9. Don't Lose Faith

Which one do you need to remember the most right now?

Me: I feel like a bookend, because I found both #1 and #9 perfect for right now.   Life did hit me like a brick, but I need to remember to follow my heart and keep moving.

2013-01-30 14:52:50 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

I'm tired...

This is why.

This is why we are all tired.

#internet   #nosleep   #distraction  

2013-01-30 14:49:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Good things come to those who Work

2013-01-29 19:03:10 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Ithaa: The Underwater Restaurant in the Maldives.
 Located 16 feet (4.87 m) below sea level. 

2013-01-29 18:57:53 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Is there a recording software that you'd recommend? I know the functionality of Audacity and Garageband, but wanted to know if there is something else that gets the job done. Thanks!

2013-01-29 17:16:56 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

What do you DO when feeling down or blue?
Life changes, getting old has consequences ... whatever you want to call it there are times when life can get you feeling down.  I know I've been there and am working on recovering.

Dig in, find reasons why, then make a recovery plan.  I'm just starting on this part of the journey and am excited to see how 2013 turns around.

2013-01-29 16:59:49 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Seriously?  Vit D deficiency, Low Testosterone, and Cardiovascular disease brewing.   Yikes.   I'm getting some answers and hopefully sharing this will help others refuse to just accept feeling down.

Make a plan, keeping asking questions, and get back up.

2013-01-29 16:57:30 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

How's your 2013 starting out?  I'll be honest that it started as a struggle.  I've been down and lacking any form of ambition or drive.  Something was wrong.   

So what do you do when something's amiss?  Here's what I've done to get back up and get going again.  The journey and the year is just started.  Let's do this!

2013-01-29 16:45:14 (6 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Hello fitness bloggers.   I've been slacking on G+, but I'm back digging around.  This looks like a great group of like-minded fitness fanatics.  Great to meet you.

I run Cube Dweller Fitness, a site that wrestles with the health and fitness issues that often come as a package deal with our life of working in an office day-in and day-out. 

2013-01-29 16:42:24 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Feeling down or blue at the start of 2013?  Well you are not alone.  I've been struggling and trying to figure out what's going on since the start of the year.   While everyone's situation is different there are some common patterns to help you when you are feeling down, feeling blue to get back up.

2013-01-26 18:16:54 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Recovery is started - feels so good to get a workout in this morning.  Cranked out a 30-30 Fighter Interval Workout 7.5 minutes of work and man did it pack a punch.  Wow.   

Now to find the ambition to write up the 30-30 workout series of posts.

2013-01-24 22:12:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Great commercial for Aprilia, so now go get a real bike!

I love my Aprilia Futura, and wish they still made a sport touring model.

2013-01-17 20:39:46 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Priceless: +Chris Brogan compares +Seth Godin and +Eminem 
Make Your ART.  But more importantly the reason Chris compared the two is both are known for putting their everything into their works of arts.

Check out the interview on the Human Business Works Radio Show.

2013-01-01 22:38:26 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

SURPRISE: Healthy Men Should Not Take Statins
How long will it take before doctors will quit pushing statins?

2012-12-25 21:07:48 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 5 +1s)

Happy Holidays.   Are you carb-overdosing today?  We already had gingerbread Belgian waffles.  Oh so good.

2012-12-14 15:41:37 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Have you seen Marked?  This will be so good.  I've been using Markup syntax lately, as well as using IA Writer.  The problem is that I still find myself thinking/writing in HTML/CSS.  Now with Marked I can preview the combo!

Queue the angelic music.

2012-12-14 15:22:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Really!? Formatting for a Kindle, how many formats will this go through?  Pages --> Word --> HTML --> Mobi

Time to write it by starting in HTML.  I guess I should have kept up with the latest news about KindleGen from Amazon.

2012-11-29 17:06:33 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

2012-11-29 17:00:26 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

I am a Programmer. I have no Life.

2012-11-29 16:58:31 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Pitfalls of ITIL Worship: Have they changed since 2005?

I'm reading an old post from Dean Meyer and ran across this quote.  This is pitfall #2 that he outlined back in 2005.  
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Pitfall 2: Appointing a process manager with the power to dictate how others work. Some ITIL consultants have recommended appointing someone the "owner" of each process and giving them the authority to dictate the way others work. This violates one of the most fundamental principles of organizational design, the basic principle of empowerment: It separates authority and accountability.
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Thoughts?

2012-11-27 19:25:22 (1 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Learning from Adventure Races
Okay, so call me nuts.  I honestly, truthfully, whole-heartedly wanted to run in the World's Toughest Mudder.   Our team qualified by running the Tough Mudder at Beaver Creek, CO.  But time and money got in the way and I was unable to run.

But that epic event made me rethink all that I learned while running the Tough Mudder.  Here's the post of the 11 lessons on overcoming obstacles.

Have you run an Adventure Race?  Which one?  What was your biggest lesson learned?

2012-11-24 01:39:21 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Post-Thanksgiving - What's Your Crazy Idea To Change the World?
I hope you had a great Thanksgiving day celebrating with family and friends.  While you were chatting, sharing your answer to _Dude, What's On Your Face? did you come up with any crazy ideas?  Ideas, that could change the world.

Watch the TED Talk from Adam Garone, the founder of Movember.  Now his organization is the largest supporter of cancer awareness.  But the whole thing started with a group of guys dreaming up crazy ideas that could change the world.   

What's your crazy idea to change the world?

Mine: I believe office workers can be in shape and stay healthy to enjoy all life has to offer.  Cube Dweller Fitness.

2012-11-23 00:28:59 (1 comments, 0 reshares, 6 +1s)

Hahaha!

2012-11-23 00:27:05 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

How'd your apple pie turn out this year?
Yum. we tried a lattice top crust this year. It will be great ... for round two later this evening. Happy Thanksgiving!

2012-11-22 18:21:27 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Hey, hey it is Turkey-Day.  Be thankful.

What are you most thankful for this year?  I'm blessed with a wonderful wife, kids, and we are all healthy.  So blessed.

2012-11-22 04:33:37 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Day Before Thanksgiving - Day 21 of No Shave November
Will you ask them?  Will you have the guts to ask others, Dude, what's on your face?

Do it.  Either you'll get to high-five another supporter of prostate cancer awareness month, or you'll get an odd-stare and a chance to explain it to them.  The reason won't really matter, but the outcome will be more people talking about prostate cancer awareness month.

So get out there, toss a razor, save a man.  And start asking, Dude, What's on your face?

2012-11-21 00:51:47 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 2 +1s)

Day 20 - Mo Sistas, Max Headroom, and A Little Bit Of Luxury
No Shave November with clicky links in the video, watch, click, and comment.

Does anyone else remember Max Headroom?

2012-11-20 03:54:27 (2 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

Day 19 - 4 Symptoms of Prostate Cancer 
No Shave November continues with day 19.

2012-11-18 02:51:38 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

No Shave November - Day 17
Recover Like A Man - Mahler's Recovery Oil
We sent snowboarding today and had a blast.  But be sure you recover like a man after your adventures.  I've been using Mike Mahler's Recovery OIl and absolutely love it.

2012-11-17 03:32:47 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Get Your SWAG from No-ShaveNovember.com 
Get some swag and support a prostate cancer awareness.

2012-11-15 00:34:30 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 2 +1s)

Got git in your Wordpress workflow?
What do you use for your workflow for wordpress development?   I've been digging into using git and am loving it.   

Any tips, tricks, or suggestions?

2012-11-14 15:18:17 (4 comments, 0 reshares, 7 +1s)

Hey check out #3 on the list!  Oh I suppose you can read the others too.    +Tom Parker pulled together an awesome team of fitness fanatics to produce a list of At Home Winter Workouts including +Srdjan Popovic +Kymberly Williams-Evans +Alexandra Williams CalorieSecrets.net +Shari Friedman +Darren Letourneau +Chad Howse +John Mulry and the team from Greatist.com

2012-11-13 03:09:13 (3 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

Just swing already!   Check out this kettlebell workout centered around the almighty kettlebell swing.

2012-11-13 01:35:38 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Help with Google Experiments - 403 from Preview
Okay any hints for me.  I've been setting up google Experiments but the preview is failing with a 403 error.  When I click on the link form the error page the link loads perfectly in a new tab.   I'm wondering if my robots.txt is blocking Google Experiments from loading, but haven't been able to figure it out.

What else should I check?

2012-11-13 01:05:13 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Day 12 - Sistas Keep Shaving

2012-11-12 16:14:58 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

MONDAY CHEAT SHEET (Nov 12, 2012) is out..

Top 10 Health and Fitness Posts of the Week.

http://transformationcheatsheet.com/monday-cheat-sheet-2012-11-12/

"Share this"

Posts from the blogs of +Greg O'Gallagher +Chad Howse +Srdjan Popovic +Kristjan Gunnarsson +Troy Pesola +Tom Parker +Clint Nielsen +JC Deen Mark Sisson and Michael Mcintyre

2012-11-12 05:16:31 (0 comments, 1 reshares, 1 +1s)

Be a man and be there for your kids - #NoShaveNovember Day 11
I've got two kids and both are off in college.  The time with them is priceless to me.  So that's the topic of Day 11.  Prostate Cancer awareness is about celebrating our manhood and the issues that come with it.  Well part of that is being a man for our kids as well.  

Today the plan was to go snowboarding.  But winter storm Brutus cancelled those plans and instead gave us a chance to revisit college algebra to help our my daughter.   I loved it - not really, but I love her.  This was a chance to be there for her and spend the day with her.

Be a man - love your kids.

2012-11-12 05:13:14 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 0 +1s)

Exposure Control for the iSight Camera - FINALLY
I've been playing with the new lights in my video studio (fancy, right?) but the exposure is very touchy.  I'm just using the iSight camera on my MacBook Pro.  But tonight I found something cool - CameraControl.

Check out this video.  I found I had to find the setting, then start PhotoBooth to record, and update the setting again.  It's a pain, but it worked. 

2012-11-11 04:50:42 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 3 +1s)

No Shave November Day 10 - Tip Time How To Change A Tire

2012-11-10 21:18:16 (0 comments, 0 reshares, 1 +1s)

The ZAGG stuff is here, the ZAGG stuff is here!