Since wrapping my knee worked so well at relieving my knee pain while hiking, I actually tried jogging this week. But, I'm either a fast...

Back down to 234. I got in a six mile hike on Saturday that I think did the trick. If I hadn't stuffed myself on Sunday night, I might h...

Last week, I bumped back up to 237 from 234. I wasn't too suprised. Like most people, my weight fluctuates in a range from day to day, a...

I'm a little stunned by the number, but I weighed in this morning at work at 234. I've lost 10 pounds since the new contest began, a...

Probably for the first time since I was in my early thirties, my weight is finally under 240. Last week I walked over 13 miles, and Cheryl a...

Today was the weigh in after the first week of the weight loss competition at work. I've lost 4 pounds, putting me at 240 even. That mea...

We're starting a new weight loss competition at work. I won the last three month cycle by losing 37 pounds. Since then, my weight has be...

Last week, I announced that I had made Bitterwood free on Smashwords. Now, I'm pleased to announce that Amazon has price matched and th...

At Illogicon over the weekend I was on a panel discussing the likely date when books printed on paper would shift from the most common way t...

The second half of December was a challenge, given all the holiday meals and events we attended, not to mention that everywhere we turned we...

Let me state up front that I believe in the constitutional right of Americans to own firearms. It's been our tradition for centuries, an...

When I was a kid, I must have been aware that Christmas had some sort of religious significance. I knew about the birth of Jesus, both from...

Today was the final weigh in for the weight loss competition at work. 90 days had passed since I weighed in at 284. I finished today at 247....

253 this week. First down direction in three weeks. I'm cautiously optimistic I'll make it to 250 for next weeks final weigh in. We...

As a libertarian, I'm a firm believer in smaller government. I'm not sure we need our military spread out across the world; I'm ...

Can you say plateau? I was flat week ten at 254, then went up to 256 the Friday after Thanksgiving. But, the last three weeks had my wedding...

My goodness, what a great gnashing of teeth in some quarters that President Obama has been reelected. Reactions have ranged from agonizing s...

Made it! And now I really need new pants.

257. So, so close to being down 30 pounds from my starting weight. I'm going to try to be aggressive this week with exercise to try to h...

259. I can tell I'm starting to plateau a bit. May need to bump up my workouts to compensate. Stay tuned....