Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Brief health message

For those of you who are interested, yes, I have continued to lose weight Not as quick as before, as illustrated by the following chart: Over 22 days, I’m down 5.6 pounds, with an average drop of 2.82 pounds during that period. All I’ve done is three simple things: 1. Change what I eat: more [...]

April 1, 2009 · stuart · 4 Comments
Posted in: Health

Quick update: SQLSaturday, life in general

Not going to be a long post; I’ve got a major report due for work tomorrow, so I’m sitting at Schlotzky’s (I really should buy stock), waiting on the kids to get out. * SQLSaturday is going well. Just picked up speaker shirts and gift mugs today, and they look awesome. Sent the check to [...]

March 25, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Conferences, Health

Facebook, and the world I left behind… (Part 2)

Continuing in my observations of my Facebook experience, I’ve noticed something else beyond just the collision of worlds; Facebook interactions often lead to self-reflection on physical attributes. In other words, People want to see what you look like. You can’t hide physical features like on a traditional forum environment; there’s a strong pressure to post [...]

March 11, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Health, The Social Web

Ash Wednesday

If you’re a religious person, you recognize the significance of this day; if not, here’s the Wikipedia entry.  Read up; it’s good for you. I know I’m not the most religious person, but my faith is actually pretty important to me; I do believe that there is a certain value in seeking out Truth, and [...]

February 25, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Health

Happy New Year!

So, sitting up and watching Double Impact and cruising the web, I read Andy Warren’s Thoughts for 2009, and I thought I should probably contribute my own ideas as well.  I definitely want to spend more time blogging and contributing to the user groups at large.  Obviously, I’m going to be tied up with SQL [...]

January 2, 2009 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Blogging is FUN!, Education, Health

argh….

K, as the new year approaches, I am deciding (yet again) that I AM GOING TO GET PHYSICALLY FIT! The first step in this process, however, is that I need to get off caffeine. I usually feel much better once I’m free of the sweet, sweet, succubal call of Diet Coke. Day 1 has gone [...]

December 19, 2008 · stuart · No Comments
Posted in: Health