THE BACK OF THE MEDIC

Night Crawler Syndrome

30 January 2009

Lately, I have had a serious case of NCS (Night Crawler Syndrome). I fall asleep around 8:00-9:00pm, and wake up around 2:30am or so. And I can’t fall back to sleep. So, I’ve been doing something with myself… exercising at the gym, working on website programming, and even heading into work at o’dark thirty. I [...]

KI6VKQ

30 January 2009

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Yep, that’s my callsign! I’ve been watching online, and it was granted today. W00T! Now, to find someone to talk to…

BMI under 40!

28 January 2009

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Having just updated my weight loss ticker above, I just had this realization that my Body Mass Index (BMI) is now under 40! When I started this weight loss journey, it was over 45. While I still have a long way to go, this is, for me, a MAJOR milestone. It means I can continue [...]

Hackers Crack Into Texas Road Sign, Warn of Zombies Ahead

28 January 2009

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This from Fox News: Transportation officials in Texas are scrambling to prevent hackers from changing messages on digital road signs after one sign in Austin was altered to read, “Zombies Ahead.” Read the rest of the article here. Although it is illegal, this is fun hacking. And no, I had NOTHING to do with it.

Hugs

27 January 2009

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I was on the train this morning (My daily ritual for getting to work without paying horrendous parking fees downtown). Sat in a seat near one of the doors. At the next stop, a woman got on, who was shall we say, of significant size. Dressed very nicely, though. It looked like it was hard [...]