http://tewalkerjr.com/blog Brutal honesty, kindly delivered. Wed, 18 Aug 2010 14:07:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Bearing this photo in mind, you'll note that I didn't call it The Impressive Physique Project. What it is: a shirtless photo of myself, every day. The point: social reinforcement for my efforts to get myself into killer condition. The context: I'm going to turn 40 twenty-two months from now, I've never had ... http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1684 Probably not for me . . . [This is one of those things that you write once so you can refer people to it over and over. If you're not interested in my academic history or future, feel free to pass this one by -- especially because it's quite long.] You'll have ... http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1680 Me, yesterday: My verdict on my physique & overall fitness: meh. To give myself credit: I'm 38 and, at 5'10", I've kept my weight between 155 and 168 since I filled out as a junior in high school -- with the exception of the second half of last year, when I intentionally went 10 pounds above ... http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1678 Just kicking the tires on a new computer setup as I ponder a long stream of topics to discuss here. Expect more, soon. Meantime, how's by you? http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1677 Exciting news for me: this week I start my new job as a content marketer for BreakingPoint Systems here in Austin. Just some of the reasons I'm stoked: BreakingPoint is a small(ish), fast-paced company that will provide me with daily opportunities to expand my business skills. The job description might have been written specifically ... http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1676 "Wealth is the ability to fully experience life." --Henry David Thoreau ~ (Photo by HDC Photography, used under a CC-Noncommercial license.) http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1675 My buddy Chris Brogan said this on Facebook: Oh formletters. I do love you. Thanks, "friends" who use form letters. I love you all. (And any time my company's done it on my behalf, forget me, too.) We're all putting on robot pants. To my ear, it echoes a line of thought ... http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1671 Sadly, I think they stopped making TRS-80's -- like the one I had on my desk as a teenager -- 25+ years ago. Seriously, my old IBM ThinkPad is on its last legs, wheezing along stoically but not really getting things done in a way you'd want it to. It's time ... http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1670 May wasn't nearly as successful as April for me in terms of exercise, but toward the end of the month I did get into a good groove with this circuit workout: Legs A -- 3 sets of leg presses (typically 15 x 180#, 15 x 270#, 15 x 360#) Chest A -- ... http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1667 Remember a little while back, when I wrote this? Needed: an app for matchmaking. Well, someone went and built it, and it runs off of Facebook. It's called Thread. Looks kinda cool. ~ (Image by CHRIS230***, used under a BY-NC-SA license.) http://tewalkerjr.com/blog/?p=1666