Category Archives: Training

This is all items related to my physical training.

Do the Puyallup

Posted on September 9, 2011 by larry

We continued tradition and went to the Puyallup Fair today.  Normally we would go either Saturday or Sunday but this year we went on opening day, and it was a much more pleasant experience. There were no lines, the tables … Continue reading →

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Facing the scale

Posted on September 8, 2011 by larry

OK time to come clean, after I ran 1 lap (it is a rest day for me and I did walk over 2 miles), I weighed myself. Not good, to make things worse running a mile seems hard.  This is … Continue reading →

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This is the life

Posted on September 7, 2011 by larry

There are certain times of the year that I really enjoy, Spring, Christmas, and the end of summer, the evenings are cool, I feel like I can relax. Last year was a huge bust due to the burglary, but I … Continue reading →

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Gym Is Empty

Posted on September 6, 2011 by larry

Seems to be that time of the year where I get the gym all to myself.  I think part of it is because a lot of people are on vacation. I like an empty gym because I can do whatever … Continue reading →

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Facing Changes

Posted on September 5, 2011 by larry

My neighbor who I consider a good friend said that he was thinking of getting a boat. I tried to disuade him thinking it was a mid life crisis wish.  But after talking to him more, he wanted a sailboat … Continue reading →

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Our Deck Is Worth It

Posted on September 4, 2011 by larry

So I mentioned that we have been working on our deck the past few weeks now.  Oh the weather is cooperating and it is so nice to be sitting till late night on the deck. It is cool and I … Continue reading →

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Relaxing on a Saturday

Posted on September 3, 2011 by larry

OK, I got hurt again, I was getting out of our van when I stepped awkwardly.  Basically I was not looking at a point where there was a fairly large drop. Anyway, I am now hurt, I had errands and … Continue reading →

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Nice Gym Workout

Posted on September 2, 2011 by larry

Was fun at the gym today, had a really good workout, shorter than I wanted but was good. Pulled a good sweat and was able to bench 225 lbs.  I need to keep at it. Need to start weighing in … Continue reading →

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VMWorld 2011 Finale

Posted on September 1, 2011 by larry

Today is the last day of VMworld.  Sad and happy at the same time, Sad because I got so much from VMworld and now it is ending, but happy cause I miss my friends and family so I will get … Continue reading →

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Interesting Session on VDI

Posted on August 31, 2011 by larry

VDI is the Virtual desktop offering by VMware, it was interesting in that it was not a technical presentation but a business one. It talked about seven things that cause VDI implementations to fail, they were not technical in nature. … Continue reading →

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