Dangit Geese

These birds think I'm stalking them. I'm just walking here. Move out of my way.

As you can see I'm still trying to walk every day. The weather last week was too hot many days but today is cooler despite mud from the rain.

I'm walking around work which is in the business park area across from Westport Plaza. It's weird. I went to high school only a few miles from here.

Gotta go. These geese are getting ornery.

May the Fourth Be With You

In case anyone else asks, yes I did know that today is a semi-official holiday for Star Wars fans. I've been asked a handful of times. However, I heard about it for the first time last year. I'm happy and surprised to see that it is catching on the way that it is. I can't check this now but I was under the impression that it was a goofy idea that a few fans made up amongst themselves a few years back and now it's officially promoted on the StarWars.com home page. I'm not sure that story is right but I'd prefer to think so until someone corrects me.

Could Star Wars get any bigger? The only other episodic entertainment franchises that can compare have gone through multiple reboots and cast changes. I'm thinking principally of Star Trek and James Bond, but I'm sure I'm omitting something.

I was worried when the world's excitement over Episode III died down and George Lucas hinted at television shows. It seemed likely the same post-fandom anti-excitement after Return of the Jedi would come back. I'm not ignorant of the fact many were disappointed at the new trilogy. But for the most part Star Wars is right where it should be.

One more note: Sam is getting old enough to get action movies, spaceships and explosions. I think it's time for a full saga marathon. Also, here's more information on Star Wars Day.

Dirty Soap

So, in other news, I've joined a band! Through answering a Craigslist ad a few months back I got together with some guys growing a band. The style is mainly Jazz but also some Funk and Ska. The band name is Dirty Soap.

The goofiest part is that all the band members are younger than me. I'm 36 now and most of these guys are in their early 20s or younger. There is one 30 year old but he was their former music teacher. Despite this goofiness -or perhaps because of it- I'm having a really good time. It's a creative outlet I've not indulged like this since Rod and the Satalites.

My Health

Over the last several months I've gotten some regular reminders that I'm not in the best shape. It's been a long slow process that I've ignored for too long. I could talk about the reasons and unpack things a bit but it's a long trite story. I don't know if I can pin down the final straw here. Perhaps it occurs to me as I plan the Summer that I don't want to go swimming and be seen without my shirt on, which has never been an issue for me. Perhaps it was watching my dad have a decent health scare. Suffice to say that I'm changing things. I've tried to walk regularly at work rather than drive my desk all day. I'm also cutting out all liquid drinks except for ice water. No more coffee. Lisa signed us both up for the nearest gym and I've been a few times but I need to get there often. I want to hit a minimum of 30 minutes of activity per day, more when possible.

Blogging about this process and my progress is a bit cliched but I might as well. I'm actually walking and typing this on my iPhone at the same time. So there you go!

I Found Myself Wishing...

Today, I found myself wishing I could post to my blog from my iPhone. Then I remembered that I totally can!

Hi there. Look at me go.

Speedtest.net - Charter ISP

It's time once again to test my Internet speed.

We've been having some connection and speed issues over the last two days, but one simple call to technical support and a modem reprovision later and things are moving along just fine. I like to make mention of this and log the results in a public place for whoever it is that might care. I don't have a 'before' speed result on this as Speedtest.net wouldn't even load earlier tonight.