James Maxey - Jawbone of an Ass
Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Letting go of Superman

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Last weekend I was a guest at Capclave, a speculative fiction convention in Maryland. I wound up on two panels about superheroes, one about ...
Sunday, September 15, 2013

Drive-by Diplomacy

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The debate among pundits seems to be that President Obama's handling of the situation in Syria was merely incompetent or outright idiocy...
Thursday, September 05, 2013

Day 365: Year one of living better

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It was 365 days ago that I downloaded MyFitnessPal on my smartphone and made the choice to turn my life around. I put in my weight that fir...
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Friday, August 16, 2013

A few rambling thoughts on wealth disparity.

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I read a lot these days about wealth disparity. One frequently sighted statistic is that the top 10% of households control 75% of the total ...
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Sunday, August 11, 2013

Our Economic Future: Ecclesiastes 1:9

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On Friday, I was given my annual performance appraisal. It was pretty positive all around, with high marks for my troubleshooting prowess an...
Friday, June 28, 2013

North Carolina needs to revisit same sex marriage

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Last year, North Carolina voters passed a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage. I voted against the amendment. I think gay marriage...
Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Tip-Toeing to Utopia

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In a discussion last night, I was informed that the government employees who review the phone metadata and the internet data collected via P...
Tuesday, June 11, 2013

What Orwell Got Wrong

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This morning, I read the second most depressing thing I've yet read about the NSA data collection "scandal." I put scandal in ...
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Tuesday, June 04, 2013

One month later: 224

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I'd hoped to get under 220 by now, but it's been a slog just to lose the last pound I needed to get rid of to say I'd lost an ev...
Saturday, May 25, 2013

Weight Loss for Geeks Part Five: Money

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One side effect of losing a lot of weight: It can be a little expensive. I've lost eight inches from my waist size, closing in on ten. I...
Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Weight Loss for Geeks Part 4: Bodies in Motion Remain in Motion

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Exercise. This is the part of weight loss that has most tripped me up in the past. Because, bluntly, exercise bores me. I've got other s...
Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Weight Loss for Geeks Part 3: Eating Smart

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I used to eat like an idiot. I have only myself to blame, because, looking back, my mother did a very good job of feeding us healthy food. P...
Wednesday, May 01, 2013

Weight Loss for Geeks: Part Two: It's Just Math!

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First, let me say that I know a fair share of skinny geniuses and I've met plenty of fat people who are dumber than stumps. But, one thi...
Tuesday, April 30, 2013

Weight Loss for Geeks: Step One: See a Doctor!

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How many times have you read diet advice that begins, "see a doctor?" (Or, more pretentiously, "consult with your physician?...
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Monday, April 29, 2013

Final Weigh In: 225.

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Today was the final weigh in of the weight loss contest where I work. In this second round, my final weigh in was 225, or 19 pounds down sin...
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Monday, April 22, 2013

Week 13: 228

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Up a pound this week, on the pentultimate weigh in. But, I'm eating vegetarian up to the final weigh in, and over the next two days I...
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Monday, April 15, 2013

Week 12: 227!

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I broke through my plateau of 231 finally and made it to 227 this week! Woohoo! When I started my new eating and exercise habits back in ...
Monday, April 08, 2013

Week 11: 231

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Back to 231 this week. Still on my plateau, even with an 8 mile hike at Pilot Mountain on Saturday. My goal of getting into the 220s by the ...
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Monday, April 01, 2013

Weeks 8, 9, 10: 232

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Sigh. I know it's usually called a plateau, but it sure feels like a rut. It's frustrating because my weight at home has frequently ...
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Monday, March 18, 2013

Week 7: 231

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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...
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