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Raising Pulses

LAS VEGAS - JUNE 27:  Music artists Steve Winw...

When I use my treadmill, I’m a responsible guy and use a cardiac monitor at the same time. Can’t have the old guys over-doing it!  I also have a theory about not doing anything sans appropriate music.  With that in mind, I put on the CD from two other old guys – Steve Winwood and Eric Clapton. The toured together a while ago and have a live CD from the Madison Square Garden show – it’s really good.

So there I am cruising along at my usual pace and listening to the music.  All of a sudden, the treadmill starts slowing down and telling me “reducing speed to lower heart rate.”  I was doing my usual workout at a speed I hit all the time and yet for some reason, my heartbeat had elevated itself out of the acceptable range.  Not by much, but it was higher.  The culprit? Continue reading

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The Timer

I probably ought to be saving this post for Friday since what triggered it is a food thought. Then again, most of my thinking seems to be triggered by food thoughts as my waistline demonstrates.
One thing you must have in a kitchen is a timer. I have several, including one which can time 4 things at once (it’s very cool until you forget which time applies to what dish). You set a timer so that you know when things are done. That’s the big difference in digital – nothing’s ever done. Continue reading

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Hurt vs. Injured

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Let’s play pretend.  Pretend there is a team of people working on a web project together.  The team has reached the very end of the build and is hoping to get it launched soon.  Suddenly, one sector of the team decides they don’t like the way something looks and proposes a change.   Making the change might make the product look nicer but it won’t affect the way it works.  Nothing is broken – it’s just not pretty.  With deadlines looming, do you make the change? Continue reading

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