We move to our new place on July 26 so we are officially one month and counting from the big move. There is a lot going on between now and then. Aside from continuing to pack and continuing with wedding-related tasks: We are going to see Dave Matthews in concert on Saturday We have a…
Yesterday evening, Kelly and I drove up to some private gardens in Baltimore for an engagement photo shoot with our wedding photographer. The shoot was a lot of fun. The quality of the sunlight was apparently perfect. The shoot lasted just over half an hour and I gained a solid appreciation of those people who…
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…
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.
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…
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…
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…
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.
The storm has knocked out my power. Its been at least 2 hours. Posted via my iPhone.
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…