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Back on July the 8th, a Saturday morning, I decided it was time for me to stop committing suicide by sitting (TM) and set aside a regular hour during which I would commit to getting some exercise.  I chose walking.  Believing that scheduling a time for the activity might make it more likely I'd notice that I should be doing some form of exercise at that time, I set the hour between 8 AM and 9 AM as my designated hour for exercise.  Since then, I've been quite pleased that during the ensuing two months I've kept up the walking through my neighborhood with good regularity.  (I've missed walking on only two days in the last 62.) 

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Jerry Pounds has tagged me to participate in the meme that he wrote about yesterday that he called «A Favorites List.»  I received a phone call from him, in which he urged me to answer the same set of questions about myself that he answered, and I agreed.  I don't go looking for these meme-type blog entries as do some of my blogging acquaintances, like Tish who says she enjoys them, but since I don't get many requests for specific posts here at my blog, I thought I'd comply with Jerry's request.  So hang onto your hat or hold your nose, whichever seems appropriate, because here are my answers.

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Just to update those of you who pay occasional attention to this web site, I'm now back after taking a month off from blogging. Also today marks 90 smoke-free days. With each passing day not smoking my pipe becomes easier, but lest I be complacent, I know that the only thing that matters is not smoking today. So I continue in my resolve to remain smoke-free today.

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As I mentioned on July 6th, I gave up smoking my pipe on June 6th, so today marks 60 days of success at stopping smoking.  Strangely it hasn't been that difficult so far.  Yet I don't take the success in these 60 days as a done deal.  Like so many other things, I must continue to succeed each day, if the cessation is to be complete.  As the man who fell off the Empire State Building was heard to have noted as he passed the 53rd floor, «so far, so good.»

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If you are like me, you have a few friends who rely on you to help them out occasionally with using their computer.  I often find myself talking with these folks by Skype both because it saves money and/or minutes on the calls and because I enjoy being hands free when I'm talking with them.  In addition Skype offers the ability to chat while you are talking which frequently proves useful for sending links to explanations or other resources that can help resolve the issue I'm working on with them.  But sometimes words fail me and it would surely be nice to be able to show them what I am talking about.  That's where the Jing Project comes in.  It's called a project because it's not yet a product nor is it a beta, as the FAQ explains.  This video explains in less than 2 minutes just what it does.

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In an email exchange this morning with my friend Juan, who recently celebrated turning 60, he commented that he had been somewhat concerned about me because he noticed that I hadn't updated my blog in «many days.»  He is right of course in a manner of speaking , but in another way he is overlooking that the blog actually is updated each day, even if there isn't a newly composed post like this one.  Since others of you may not be aware of these daily modifications either, I thought it worth my time to point them out to you and to share some of the insightful remarks that Juan made in our exchange. 

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Breaking News: All Online Data Lost After Internet Crash

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This morning I discovered through my RSS feeds that version 0.9 of Flock was available for download, so I downloaded and installed it.  I am writing this post using its blog editor.  My initial impressions of the user interface are generally positive as it is quite different than it was when I last used it.  I have taken a hiatus from using each of the intervening versions since I ceased using it on October 30, 2006.  I'll spend the day experimenting with this version and see how I like it.  I'll update this post later in the day with my reactions.

Blogged with Flock

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On June the sixth, I had my semi-annual appointment to get my teeth cleaned, and I dreaded the usual but familiar difficulty associated with removing the stains from my teeth that smoking a pipe causes.  So the night before, I tossed out my pipes and decided that the night of the fifth of June would be the last time I smoked the pipe.  It was (and is) time to give up that addiction.  When I arrived for the appointment, I told the hygienist that I was giving up smoking, and of course, she was very supportive and encouraged me to follow through on my plan.  And while I had every intention of doing just that, I had no idea whether I'd be able to stick to my resolve.

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Thanks to my buddy Juan Gutierrez for pointing out this video to me.

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