• Wednesday strength training

    25 Jun 2008 » 1 min read

    I did a little more than 2/3rds of a workout today. I just felt weak. Maybe because I didn't really eat beforehand. Today was chest and back and I did a total of 11,445. Not terrible but far from good. Originally published at From the Desk of Jamie Todd Rubin. You can comment here or…

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  • Wednesday strength training

    25 Jun 2008 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I did a little more than 2/3rds of a workout today. I just felt weak. Maybe because I didn’t really eat beforehand. Today was chest and back and I did a total of 11,445. Not terrible but far from good.

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  • Language kick

    25 Jun 2008 » 1 min read about Reading & Books

    Most of my books are packed away now, but I left a few sitting around to read between now and the upcoming move. One of those books was Steven Pinker‘s latest, The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Windows into Human Nature. I’ve read Pinker before and this sounded fascinating. I started reading it yesterday…

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  • Delivery by invisible hand

    24 Jun 2008 » 1 min read

    When I got home from work last night (and had no power), I found waiting for me a check from the Federal Government for $270 and change, which apparently is my share of the Economic Stimulus Package. According to the treasury’s schedule, I wasn’t expecting this check until next month. It got here early, I…

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  • Monday writing

    24 Jun 2008 » 1 min read about Writing & Publishing

    I continued work on the first draft of my, as yet, untitled story today. I did about 500 words on the train ride home from work. I’m very happy with what I’ve done so far. I also think I’m getting close to the end of the first draft and will soon begin working on a…

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  • The power is back!

    24 Jun 2008 » 1 min read

    strausmouse called me and shortly thereafter, the power magically came back on. Lesson: if you ever have a power-outage, ask strausmouse to call you. Works like a charm.

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  • No power

    24 Jun 2008 » 1 min read

    The storm has knocked out my power. Its been at least 2 hours. Posted via my iPhone.

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  • Monday arms/shoulders workout

    23 Jun 2008 » 1 min read

    I got in a full arms and shoulders workout at lunch today and it felt great. I upped the ante a bit once again. I did a total of 16,890 lbs., which is 10% better than last time. (There are diminishing returns to this and I don't expect to maintain such increases from week to…

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  • Monday arms/shoulders workout

    23 Jun 2008 » 1 min read about Fitness & Health

    I got in a full arms and shoulders workout at lunch today and it felt great. I upped the ante a bit once again. I did a total of 16,890 lbs., which is 10% better than last time. (There are diminishing returns to this and I don’t expect to maintain such increases from week to…

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  • Hugo Awards

    23 Jun 2008 » 1 min read about Science Fiction

    On Saturday, I voted for the first time ever for the Hugo Awards. There are three votes which I was particularly proud to cast: 1. Best Novel: Rollback by Robert J. Sawyer. 2. Best Related Book: Breakfast in the Ruins by Barry N. Malzberg. 3. Best Editor, Short Form: Stanley Schmidt. I was also pleased…

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