Musings of an Internet Junkie

Returning to Baker College

Mike — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 20:50:33 +0000

Although I had many complaints about Baker College in the past, I have decided to return to the college to finish my Computer Science degree. With the new addition to the family arriving soon and the budget crunch we find ourselves in, this appears to be the smart choice. By attending Baker College, I will not have to rearrange my work schedule and I will also be able to spend more time with our baby once she is born.

Baby Registry

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:52:29 +0000

For those who have asked in the past, we finally put together a baby registry. The doctors are still firm on the due date during the first week of April which means the baby will be here before we know it and we need to be ready

Check it out at: http://ping.fm/lbhyI

Our Baby’s Heartbeat

admin — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 04:10:58 +0000

Today we finally heard our baby’s heartbeat for the first time. Before this we had only seen it on an ultrasound the doctor had scheduled because the office had not been able to hear it the previous two visits. However, this visit we were able to hear it without any problem by using the sonogram. Here is the recording. During the first few seconds, not much is heard as the doctor is trying to find the baby and the baby thought it would be fun to dodge.

Baby’s first heartbeat

Interfacing with PC Games

admin — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 03:14:36 +0000

I am currently trying to figure out if there is a way to intercept and decode the height, or z-value, of the terrain where the player currently stands as well as the height if a step is taken in any direction.

Relaxing Saturday

admin — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:37:45 +0000

I had a busy, but relaxing, Saturday today with my lovely wife. We repaired the Supra and then took out all of the cars to wash, detail, and photograph. We even had enough time at the end of the day to take the Supra out for a drive around the greater Kalamazoo area before it started raining.

On an unrelated note, I am sure some of my readers have noticed the lack of updates regarding my workout schedule. I apologize for the lapse and rest assured I have continued and will continue to exercise and eat right to reach my health and fitness goals as well as maintain this lifestyle. As an update, I have dropped to 257lbs as of today. The weight loss is slower than I had hoped, however I am optimistic this is due to the weight training more than what I am eating.

Day 8…At Least It’s Not Monday

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:45:55 +0000

I slacked off yesterday, seems to be a theme this week, and did not get in my normal upper body weight training so I have shifted it to today instead of doing lower body training.

Today is Tuesday (July 14, 2009) and I got in two sessions on the elliptical machine. I traveled approximately 4.07 miles with an average pulse rate of 170.5bpm. My weight has decreased to 260.5 lbs.

Day 7…Mondays

admin — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:40:10 +0000

I slacked off today, Monday (July 13, 2009) only getting in one session on the elliptical machine. I traveled approximately 2.11 miles with an average pulse rate of 176bpm. My weight has increased to 262 lbs.

Day 6…Saturday Workouts

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:24:28 +0000

Since I slacked off yesterday I felt I needed to get in at least one session on the elliptical machine. I traveled approximately 1.91 miles on Saturday with an average pulse rate of 160bpm. My weight has increased to 259.5.0 lbs.

Day 5…TGIF

admin — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:22:24 +0000

It is the end of the week and I slacked off a bit. Woke up fairly sore this morning so only walked once on the elliptical instead of three times throughout the day. However, I did push a bit harder on the upper body workout today and could really feel the burn by time I wrapped up before work.

I traveled approximately 1.75 miles on Friday with an average pulse rate of 152bpm. My weight has increased to 258.5.0 lbs. I worked upper body today by performing the bench press, military press, curls, tricep pulldowns, lat pulldowns, and the row.

Day 4…Exhaustion Setting In

admin — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 12:46:06 +0000

It is the fourth day into my new workout and I had to fight myself to get out of bed. I traveled approximately 6.07 miles on Thursday, a new record, with an average pulse rate of 168.67bpm. My weight increased to 257.5 lbs, most likely due to the four slices of medium Papa John’s pizza with green peppers the night before. I worked lower body today by performing leg extensions, working the hamstrings, calf raises, and squats.