RAWDEADFISH

this year i am setting some goals and actually writing them down somewhere, so that i can keep track and mark some progress and prove to myself that i do get things accomplished that are forward thinking, as opposed to just break/fix around the house.

here is the list, in no particular order:

• install zshell on my linux box
• start a weekly podcast - alone or with my wife or a friend (in progress!)
  • june update - recorded episods 2 and 3. i am starting slow and recording every other week or so. not very consistent yet. not very interesting either. and no intro or outro music.
  • july update - between jul4th parties, camping with the scouts, and just plain family stuff, i have not done much. there will only be one podcast recorded this month over the last weekend of the month, but all well. i am still getting into a groove and working things out. the first 10 are always embarrassing, anyways…
• drop 50 lbs. starting at 244.5 and hoping to reach 194.5 (in progress!)
  • mar 31 - 244.5 - starting point
  • apr 29 - 235.5 - 41 lbs left to lose
  • may 24 - 236.0 - 41.5 lbs left
  • jun 24 - 238.0 - 43.5 lbs left
  • jul 19 - 230.5 - 36 lbs left
• adopt weekly exercise program. (see above)
  • in apr i started a walking/jogging program and signed up with the gym at work because using the treader at 8pm was killing me and at 6am was killing my wife. the program consists of a 2-3 mile walk at 4% incline at 4 mph, with at least 2 1/4 mile jogs at 5.6 mph
  • may update - the program now consists of a 3-4 mile walk at 4% incline at 4.2 mph, with three 1/4 mile jogs at 6.0 or 6.5 mph
  • june update - shin splits has forced me to pretty much eliminate the jogging and lower the incline to a 3% grade, but now i am consistently walking 4 miles at a pace of 4.3 mi/hr.
  • july update - sticking with the 4 miles/day, 6 days/wk, even though sometimes i get to sneak in another half or whole mile. once or twice a week i jog between 1/4 and 1/2 mile. i really don’t want to hurt myself in a way that would force me to stop or ease up the program that i am on. it seems to be working well for me right now.
• put kids computer back online but block bad websites (completed in feb - using opendns for site blocking)
  
• learn enough php and wordpress to be dangerous
• do something cool with the above knowledge on the blog
• refresh the look and feel of the blog (completed in may)
• upgrade blog from wp2.0 to wp2.3 (completed in mar)
• set up samba for shared music and shared pictures
• buy a 22″ monitor for the linux computer move
• migrate to Linux as primary computer
• buy a new point-n-shoot camera (completed in apr - got the canon a590)
• buy a fireplace insert
• donate money or goods or services to a good cause
• get some storm windows replaced on the house
• plan mutual fund savings for college
• plan a family budget that the family can adhere to
• develop a c# or ppl app for the pocketpc - list app or broker game