Monthly Archives: January 2010
Something
Posted January 31, 2010 – 9:05 am in: JournalSometimes it’s difficult to think of something to write about. Sometimes, something doesn’t just jump up and say, “This is what you want to write about today.” I have a cursory list of subject matter, based on stuff that interests me and the evolving issues taking place in the world. Often, a subject I think [...]
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Posted January 26, 2010 – 8:18 pm in: FitnessMy abs are tender this evening, as are a select variety of other muscles in various strategic places on my meager frame. I use the term “strategic” because I believe the discomfort I feel is part of a scheme concocted by Erin Long. That scheme, I hope, will result in greater strength and posture for [...]
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Posted January 21, 2010 – 9:49 pm in: StillwaterI ran a word count on my novel and today it is composed of 146,573 words, 655,933 characters (not counting spaces), 802,245 characters including spaces, and 11,606 lines. The “characters including spaces” number means that I hit 802,245 keys on the computer to produce the text. This wasn’t done, however, until I had handwritten the [...]
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Posted January 19, 2010 – 5:34 am in: FitnessI was YouTubing the other day, and was thinking about my physical training at the same time. Suddenly, I wondered if my trainer, Erin Long of Kachmann Mind Body Institute, might have posted some physical training videos on YouTube. I searched for her name and BINGO! I clicked on the link and was taken to [...]
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Posted January 17, 2010 – 11:23 am in: JournalI saw the movie “Avatar” last night. It was almost impossible not to see it, what with all the commentary in the media and within the general public. I suppose that most of you reading this (probably thousands if not millions of people around the world) have seen the movie too, and you don’t really care [...]
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Posted January 12, 2010 – 10:44 pm in: FitnessAnother Monday night with Erin at Kachmann Mind Body Institute is responsible for the way I feel right now. Yes, I’m a bit tender here and there. Particularly here, and here, and over there. My abdominal muscles are touchy. My butt is sore. My legs protest when I bend down.
But really, considering all the exercises [...]
Aqua Indiana’s “Softer” Water
Posted January 11, 2010 – 6:57 am in: JournalWe are customers of Aqua Indiana, the providers of our water and sewer services. As Aqua’s customers, we closely follow any events and news items related to them. Last year, I read an article in the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette about Aqua’s intention to install equipment at their water treatment facility that would soften the water. [...]
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Posted January 5, 2010 – 10:24 pm in: FitnessErin is back from vacation. She must have spent quite a few relaxing hours thinking of new tortures for her students. She showed us a few last night.
I won’t go into all the sordid details, but there were a few choice exercises that were particularly challenging. First of all, I selected 10 pound and 15 [...]
Book Update #10
Posted January 4, 2010 – 7:26 am in: StillwaterI’m working this morning on Page 302 out of a total of 469 pages. The number of pages fluctuates as I perform the editing. Sometimes I add words and sentences and paragraphs. Other times, I delete stuff I’ve written and leave it out altogether or add replacement text.
The old tobacco barn on the grounds of [...]