Back in January, I wrote about my New Years’ Resolutions. I’m now 177 days in, and things are continuing to go well. Fitness – Mechanics When you get right down to it, losing weight is simple (which is different than easy). Every pound of fat is 3500 calories. To lose two pounds of fat per week,Continue reading “End of Q2 Check-in”
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Thoughts on Impact
In this post, I talk a lot about Microsoft, but it’s not only applicable to Microsoft. Last update: 5 November 2024 It’s once again “Connect Season” at Microsoft, a biannual-ish period when Microsoft employees are tasked with filling out a document about their core priorities, key deliverables, and accomplishments over the past year, concluding withContinue reading “Thoughts on Impact”
Real-World Running
Yesterday, I ran my first 10K in “the real world”, my first real world run in a long time. Almost eleven years ago I ran a 5K, and 3.5 years ago I ran a non-competitive 5 miler on Thanksgiving. I was a bit worried about how my treadmill training would map to real world running,Continue reading “Real-World Running”
End of Q1 Check-in
tl;dr: On track. Back in January, I wrote about my New Years’ Resolutions. I’m now 90 days in, and things are continuing to go well. Health and Finance: A dry January. Exceeded. I stopped drinking alcohol on any sort of regular basis; over spring break, I peaked at two drinks per day. Health: Track my weight andContinue reading “End of Q1 Check-in”
Mid-February Checkin
tl;dr: On track. Back in January, I wrote about my New Years’ Resolutions. I’m now 45 days in, and things are going pretty well. Health and Finance: A dry January. Dry January has turned into dry February. Beyond idle thoughts “What should I do right now? In the old days, I’d pour myself a drink”Continue reading “Mid-February Checkin”
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