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Big props to Marc V. who won his first cross race at Charm City in Baltimore last weekend.

Meanwhile Plesko and Bill did the Tour de Front Range over the weekend, a 60+ mile mountain bike stomp connecting the main front range trails. Plesko put in his usual extra credit, 15 hours and 103 miles […]

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One of the main reasons I started this blog was so that I would have a place to “give back” to the software development community. For those that read my blog for more personal updates, you’ll want to stop here. My daily work life depends heavily on open source projects, discussion forums and […]

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I had my post op follow up today, and my shoulder is looking good. Check out the x-ray, it’s pretty gnarly… six screws and a plate. Just 4 more weeks left in a sling and then another month+ of laying low. I hope to be back on the trainer (w/ sling) next […]

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I pop online this morning, start up meebo in a Firefox tab and see this blog post as I log in explaining how meebo is celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day with pirate emoticons and a Pirate Speak translator for IM conversations. Little did I know that this was an “international” holiday.
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Sunday was Ephraim’s birthday, and we celebrated in typical American style, with cake and excess gifts. In Nigeria they only celebrate birthdays to age 12 so Ephraim hasn’t had a birthday celebration in five years. Back in Nigeria, Ephraim plays the trumpet at his church but he shares the trumpet with 3 others […]

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I feel like my ass is starting to spread out like melting wax on hot pavement; I’ve been camped out in a recliner for the majority of the last 3 days. I was able to take my bandage off today and tomorrow I can actually take a shower. Big milestones! The far […]

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Just a quick update. My surgery today was successful though I feel like I got hit by a truck. Apparently the jagged bone end at the break has been progressively been cutting through the Platysma muscle, so it’s a really good thing I had surgery. The doctor reported that my heart and […]

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9/11/01 - Jeanie and I were leaving a bed and breakfast in Zion, UT to head to the airport for a morning flight back to Philadelphia. As we were readying to walk out the door, we heard some commotion from the other visitors who were glued to the television. Soon after we saw […]

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A lot has happened since my last couple posts. Most notably is that we’ve taken in a foreign exchange student for the school year. Ephraim is a 17 year old exchange student from Taraba State, Nigeria. This is his first time he’s left his state, country, flown, used an overhead shower, dishwasher, […]

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