Category Archives: Training

This is all items related to my physical training.

New Heartrate Monitor

Posted on July 16, 2013 by larry

Thank You Woot!!! There was a sale on woot today for a Timex Heart Rate Monitor.  I needed a replacement for the one I broke before the marathon this year. Anyway, hope to have it last for a year at … Continue reading →

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Getting Gimp To Print Right

Posted on July 14, 2013 by larry

I have been struggling with this for a while now but seems like I finally figured it out. I been using gimp to print some diagrams for my arudino kit.  I finally figured out why it was not printing right, … Continue reading →

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Kit Coming Together

Posted on July 13, 2013 by larry

I new we had one of those plastic sealers around here. Anyway, my kit is almost together. Couple stores had a sale on the boxes, bought them all!!! Busy day, just hitting some pushups and situps.

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Working Late Today

Posted on July 12, 2013 by larry

So much to do, so little time. Today my annual review is due.  I pushed late to finish it, and I did. After I post this I am going to head home and get some well deserved rest. I did … Continue reading →

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Slept Better Last Night

Posted on July 11, 2013 by larry

I had a decent sleep last night.  I think there was something in the air the other night that was affecting my breathing. I took a benadryl and slept so good I overslept for work.  Not good for work but … Continue reading →

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Another Doc for Bare Arduino

Posted on July 10, 2013 by larry

I put together a quick doc for the ISP today also started another doc for a quick bare arduino on a half breadboard. I think I will support a full, half, and mini breadboarded arduino but it needs to work … Continue reading →

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Late Getting Home

Posted on July 9, 2013 by larry

I swear there is not enough hours in the day.  Such a pain when you want to do stuff then realize the day is almost over. Just doing pushups and situps.

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Arduino Kit Coming Together

Posted on July 8, 2013 by larry

Got a few more pieces to my arduino kit together. I sampled a new USB TTL, which works well.   Hard to tell but this unit has 5 pins and my documentation was for 6 pins.   But the pins … Continue reading →

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Creeping Headache

Posted on July 7, 2013 by larry

At the end of the day today I had a pretty potent headache. Not as bad as I had several weeks ago but this one sure did slow me down a bit today. But that is not what stopped me … Continue reading →

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Arms So Sore

Posted on July 6, 2013 by larry

I don’t know if I can hack doing pushups and situps today. Yesterday’s gym workout with the personal trainers really worked my arms and they hurt just to bend. So I will try to workout today, but it will be … Continue reading →

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