Every weekend is almost taken up by parties, get-togethers, research time for deals for gifts to buy, which leaves leaving little room to workout. So far this season is off to a good start. I usually gain significant amount of weight over the Thanksgiving weekend that ends up lasting till the end of the year. So far I haven’t gained any partly due to being sick right before Thanksgiving which limited my appetite. The season is still young and there’s plenty of time for me to unintentionally pack on the winter weight.
Upgraded my laptop
I’ve been hauling around my Lenovo W520 laptop for almost 7 years. The sound no longer works and I’ve replaced the battery. The sound does work through headphones or through the DisplayPort. It was great powerful laptop that did everything I threw at it. But it was overdue for a replacement, so I after being a lifelong Windows user I decided to pick up a Macbook Pro 15 (2017). I’ve always admired the Macbook’s design and build quality and this one is no exception.
It’s been a few days and so far it’s great. The screen and battery on this machine is amazing. I’m planning to get VMWare Fusion to run Windows 10, so I’m not missing out on my Windows specific apps and games. This is probably one of my most expensive computers I’ve bought, and I’m hoping it’ll last just as long as my Thinkpad did, and if it does I feel it’ll be worth every penny of it.
Should I run when I’m sick?
Last week my kids got me sick. Since they recently started school they must have picked up a bug and now spreading it to my wife and I. I decided to rest over the Labor Day weekend and just relaxed. Earlier in the week I felt pretty good, so I ran an easy 10k (6.2 miles). But the following morning I felt like crap. I guess I didn’t fully recover. I think I’m going to take a few more days off to try to fully recover (or do super easy runs). I have the San Jose Rock and Roll Half Marathon in 4 weeks, and I don’t want have to have anything lingering going into that weekend.
No more Instagram posts
Moving forward, I’ve decided to no longer to link my Instagram posts to my blog. I think it’s redundant. Not sure why but anyone who wants to see them can just follow me on Instagram.
Also it’s been a while since I really had an official blog post. I have a few in the pipeline, so stay tuned.
Unintended consequences of having long hair
Last week the drain in the bath tub began to slowly back up as I showered. The water was ankle deep by the time I was done. I know, gross. I used Drano to try to unclog the drain, but that didn’t do any good. So I went to Lowe’s and got one of those plastic snake tools with tiny little hooks. I jammed it down the drain and pulled up a glob of hair the size of a small mouse. After some dry heaving due to the grossness of hair and pieces of soap globs the drain was finally clear.
10 years
This month marks 10 years of this website. I never imagined that this blog would still be around. There was a time back in 2008 where I was contemplating to just let the site die off when my domain renewal came.
Over the past 10 years the post topics ranged from random ramblings of nothing to sports to movie and tech reviews that interests me, but the frequency of posts waned in the past few of years due to a big change in my life; becoming a husband then a dad and a dad again all of which couldn’t be more exciting and fulfilling except for maybe being a dad again a few more times.
Anyhow, here’s to another decade of blogging and to the handful of people who stumble upon this site. Thanks for reading.
Nice day for a run
It’s been a while since I did a full track workout on my own. It feels good and exhausting.
And It’s been an even longer time since I skipped coaching a track season. I miss it a bit, but it also gives me time to rest an be with my family, and this is a much better trade off.
Beware of fake tax emails
Today I received an email from my bank stating that my tax papers are ready for me to download.
I know that my bank physically mails me those papers, so I looked a little closer and it turns out that it’s a fake email that is disguised to steal my bank log in information. If you’re savvy with your email check out the email header info to see where the email is really from. That email looked very legit. It contained lots of official looking images and verbiage that financial institutions would use. So be careful out there. Those bad people know tax season is near so they’re out there to steal information from you.
If you’re unsure whether your bank email message is legit go directly to your bank website by manually opening up your web browser and typing in your username and password on a home computer. Keep in mind that the web address to any bank log in will start with HTTPS in addition to an image of a padlock.
If it doesn’t then close your browser and make sure you typed in the correct address. Most bank web access accounts should have an inbox that contains official emails from the banks itself. If you’re still paranoid go directly to your bank branch and request any tax papers you need.
Happy New Year
It’s a day late, but Happy New Year anyways. It’s been almost a whole year since I posted anything on my blog. Sorry to the three people that actually visit this site.
Anyhow, 2014 was a great year. I started a new job, I finished grad school, my son turned two, and I finally installed AC for my house. I don’t how we survived the hot summers the previous years. 2015 will be just as exciting as my family life will be even more busy with a new addition coming this spring.
And YES, I do keep up with UFC my MMA interest hasn’t waned. And just for the record I’m picking Jon Jones by TKO in the championship rounds against Daniel Cormier.
The New Nexus
