I just ended my eighth week with The Rack workout and meal plan. I'm now over half way through the program. The second month has been extremely difficult. Phase 2 of the diet reduced calories by 400 a day (from 2400 to 2000), increased protein, and decreased carbs. My daily meal generally included oatmeal for …
iOS 7: My Favorite Things
After seven (mostly) bi-weekly beta releases to developers, iOS 7 is now available for public consumption as of today. You can go to Apple.com to read about the new look and feel and get an overview of the features. I've been using iOS 7 since Beta 1 was released in June and I've watched it …
My Next iPhone
Apple announced its new iPhones this week and upgrade time has come. With my 2 year contract up and my 4s looking a bit, shall we say, short, I'm ready for an upgrade and that upgrade is going to be to a 5s. Why not a 5c? A few reasons, actually. While I do like …
Minions
So much has happened with the boys in the last two months! They are growing up so fast!!! If you know us well you've probably heard us say that the boy's don't watch movies. While TV exposure should certainly be limited, it is hard to argue against having a 30 - 60 minutes of down time …
The Rack
The Death of Fitness at the Small Hands of Children Before the boys were born I went to the gym at least a couple of days a week. I don't play sports, I don't have a high metabolism (my pulse is barely alive), and I don't have a very active job (I sit at a …
iOS 7 Beta 5
The iOS 7 beta schedule was disrupted a few weeks ago when Apple suddenly shut down its developer portal due to a security breach. Without access to the developer portal Beta 4 was delayed for a week but Apple got right back on schedule (almost) with Beta 5's release last Tuesday. As mentioned in my …
Vacation – Summer 2013 Edition
Boy it's been a whirlwind two weeks with my trip to Ireland the fourth week of July and then my real vacation the week after. The majority of our summer vacation was spent at a cottage at the NASWA Resort in Lake Winnipesaukee with the Roberges. We stayed Monday through Thursday in a two bedroom cottage …
Ireland in Summary
I left for Ireland on Sunday and had planned to post throughout the week but it didn't work out. Fitting evening writing sessions in between dinner, work events, and city exploration turned out to be harder than I imagined, so hard that I didn't type a single letter on the keyboard. Now that the trip …
iOS 7 Beta 3
As the internet promised, iOS 7 Beta 3 was released on Monday, two weeks after the previous beta. As I've been having such stability problems with beta 2 I installed it over-the-air almost immediately at work. There are a few new visual changes in this build but the biggest improvements are: Overall stability - my …
One Week Until Ireland
One week from today I will be on my way to Ireland UK for a week-long work trip. It's been a couple of weeks since I initially posted about the trip and not a lot has happened since. It has been too early to plan or pack so I've been waiting. Now that I'm a …
Relatively Ambitious 