Category Archives: Personal

I am now a one issue voter: Stop Global Warming

Posted on August 27, 2010 by Jim

This has been building up for me for a number of years, but I’ve now decided: I am only going to vote for candidates that actually support doing something about global warming, preferably people who are voting that way and … Continue reading →

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Running Redux

Posted on August 23, 2010 by Jim

I’ve been running on and off for the last two years. Over the last year, it’s only been sporadic – 2 to 3 times a week for a month or so, then a couple months “off.” Three weeks ago, we … Continue reading →

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Reflections on My Web Presence

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Jim

A couple months ago, just after I started my new position at BoxTone, I was very excited and shared much of that excitement on the web, particularly on Twitter.  I had mechanisms set up to cross-post my tweets to LinkedIn … Continue reading →

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Anneslie Garden Tour 2010

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Jim

Our garden was featured on the Anneslie garden tour on Saturday.  We spent the last few weeks weeding, planting, and otherwise preparing the garden.  The patio was poured in time for the tour as well. I’ve put up two Flickr … Continue reading →

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Goodbye MedAssurant, Hello BoxTone

Posted on May 29, 2010 by Jim

Yesterday was my last day at MedAssurant. Tuesday, I start as Senior User Experience Architect at BoxTone. My eight months at MedAssurant were very exciting and productive. The company itself has many challenges it faces during its fast growth, but … Continue reading →

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Avatar: Anyone Can Be Beautiful Now

Posted on February 22, 2010 by Jim

Teresa suggested I go see Avatar yesterday while she did some school work.  I discovered that the IMAX 3D version was playing, so off I went. It is a stunning film for its visuals, audio, and technical effects.  But it’s … Continue reading →

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Another Snowy Picture

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Jim
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Winter Storm Now, Blizzard Later

Posted on February 10, 2010 by Jim

(Feb 10, 7:30am): Woke up to 8″ of wet, heavy snow with a small layer of sleet.  Still snowing.  Later today, the wind will pick up, and we’ll have blizzard conditions. (Feb 10, 12pm): Still snowing hard.  Wind has picked … Continue reading →

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It’s Snowing Again…

Posted on February 9, 2010 by Jim

(Feb 9, 5:45pm): It started this afternoon.  We’ve got 2″-3″ already.  Baltimore County has declared a snow emergency so the snow clearing machines can get to the secondary streets. UPDATE (Feb 9, 10:30pm): Snowing steadily.  4″-6″ on the ground so … Continue reading →

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Uncle! 10″-20″ more ?!?!?!?!?!

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Jim

OMG. We have another winter storm warning. It started a few days ago as 4″-6″. Since then, it has steadily increased to the point where we now expect another 10″-20″ before most of the snow from the weekend has even … Continue reading →

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