November 2006 Entries
I just ordered a new notebook. I need this because Emily uses the main computer at home during the day for her business and since we are still a virtual company with no office space, I require something that I can plug in at Starbucks and I didn't want to be like this guy. The research for this took way more hours than it should have -- something we are hoping to eventually address with Notches btw. I did a low-budget, average user notebook buying guide from a couple months ago and while much of that transfers over, I am pretty hard...
I'd like to use a metaphor from Grey's Anatomy, season three, episode six. In a ham and egg breakfast, the chicken is involved, while the pig is committed.
In this spirit, I have officially resigned my position at Ann Taylor and as of November 27th will be full time on Notches, Inc. the startup business I have mentioned in this space before. I'm thankful to them for the opportunities I have been given over the previous four years, but the time to move on has arrived and I'm incredibly excited for what comes next.
Sleep is a big deal for me and I take the optimization challenge seriously. I regulate caffeine. I can't have red wine after 6pm -- it induces restless-leg-syndrome, but all over -- I don't sleep as well when I don't exercise. Breathe Right strips are awesome for sleeping. I use them almost every night during high allergy seasons. I sleep noticeably more soundly with them on. I also wear them running like the NY marathon winner pictured above. Go with the tan real brand, store brand ones sucks, and so do the clear...
Six or so years ago my brother Kevin bought me a Logitech Force Feedback Wheel w/ pedals as a present. I didn't use it for the first couple years because I didn't have a gaming worthy computer. But when Need for Speed Underground came out, I had a suitable machine (albeit running Windows Server 2003) and played finally. Good times. Except you see, my game playing is obsessive mode. I play nearly constantly until I win or get hopelessly stuck. So play each new version of Need for Speed for days straight and then uninstall the game and put...
My goodness I have a lot of FireFox extensions addons... Just want to highlight a couple that might be of general interest. Adblock Plus: I use this now instead of Admuncher (due to Vista compat problems). It works really well especially in conjunction with the Filterset.G updater, which keeps the list of blocked URLs current coComment: This lets you keep track of the comments you make all across the web. Haven't we all dropped in on some blog, plunked down some inflammatory comment and then never returned to survey the damage? I don't really use the...
I cashed in my birthday present. A day of racing at Skip Barber racing school at the Lime Rock racetrack in northwestern Connecticut.
You start the day off in the classroom in a lighting round of instruction including the general physics involved, proper racing line, braking, and race style downshifting. After getting fitted for a race-suit, helmet they put in you in the car and adjust as necessary.
There were ten of us in the session I was in, divided up into groups of two or three. We followed the professionally driven pace cars around the track at progressively faster...