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Wow - what a long week! I’m so glad it’s over. At least the weekend is starting, although that doesn’t mean any more free-time than during the week.

I was so happy when I finished my training at UB today. While it’s getting easier, the number of sprints I have to do keeps going up, so in the end, it’s not any easier. Today was 5, 30-second sprints again. Next week is 6. I do this Monday, Wednesday and Friday, but I also try to get to the gym those days to lift weights. I made it Monday and did a quick shoulder & bi’s routine, but skipped Wednesday. Today I did chest & back, and finished with abs. That would have been enough for me, but throwing wingate sprints on top of it was really hard! Our plyometrics class on Tuesday and Thursday was also pretty rough this week. Jim really pushed us…

Yesterday was nice & warm, so the kids got to get outside for a bit and ride bikes, scooters and drag out other stuff. This also gave me a chance to get into the compost bin, since its no longer frozen. Wow - the compost I have is amazing! I can’t wait to get it in the gardens. It’s fascinating putting banana peels, jack-o-lanterns, egg shells, lots of coffee grounds, apple cores and all sorts of stuff into a bin, then stir it up every now-and-again and get compost out of it.

We bought our seeds today, and I may start setting up the table in the back of the house where we’re going to try to start our vegetable plants from seed. Last week I drew a quick sketch of the backyard & where I want to plant all these veggies. It should be interesting, considering how small our yard is.

Tomorrow’s going to be a crazy day, with Laura and I trading kids on & off running here & there. I’ll be at Tops most of the day, collecting food for the St. Paul’s food pantry with the Cub Scouts. Becca gets to visit Lindbergh for the first time as they’re having a fun fair tomorrow.

Sunday should be a little calmer before we wrap up the weekend the same as always: dinner at the Bishops and relaxing in the hot tub.

This entry was posted by Eric on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 8:43 pm and is filed under Family, Fitness. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

Just wanted to write a quick tech-tip…

I have a Moto Q, which is notorious for having a short-lived battery charge time. I have a desk charger at my desk, but when it’s sitting next to me all night long, it’s not charging. Then I wake up in the morning and, if I was using it the night before, the battery is crying for help.

Well, I took the USB cable (which I don’t use) and plugged it into my Tivo. Then I can charge my phone using power via the USB cable from the Tivo.

In the living room, I have a notebook cooling pad under the Tivo, again plugged into the USB port in the back. If they’re there, put them to use!

This entry was posted by Eric on Friday, April 4th, 2008 at 3:58 pm and is filed under Technology, Tips. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

I’m a winner of the Craziest Internet Marketing Contest You’ve Ever Seen!
That’s right - $500!!

Wow… well, I’d like to thank Steve for his words of encouragement:

F*** f***in around in contests

And of course thanks to Gyutae at Winning the Web and all the fine folks at Pepperjam (see you in Boston!)

This entry was posted by Eric on Wednesday, April 2nd, 2008 at 9:55 am and is filed under Affiliate Marketing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

The Craziest Internet Marketing Contest You’ve Ever Seen wraps up tomorrow, and it’s now up to $14,575 in Prizes. God I hope I win *something*. And not a t-shirt - I already bought one to get a few more entries. That’d be ironic.

There’s rumors of an H2 being added, but since we turned to April 1 today, I’d say that’s a prank.

There are 28 “clues” which earn you entries into the contest. I think I’ve done darn near all of them. I was going to do the video post, but the time / reward ratio isn’t worth it. I say that now, but it could be the winning entry for me. We’ll see how I feel later today, if I respond to the view “clue” or not.

Get going - entries close Tuesday 4/1 at 9 PM ET.

This entry was posted by Eric on Tuesday, April 1st, 2008 at 8:37 am and is filed under Affiliate Marketing. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. Both comments and pings are currently closed.