I'm a Network and Systems Engineer by trade, triathlete for sport, and photographer for fun!
// March 9th, 2010 // No Comments » // random
Rose and I are officially signed up for the Malibu Triathlon on September 12th, 2010! Time to start training!
There’s only 185 days left for training!
http://www.nauticamalibutri.com/
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// February 16th, 2010 // No Comments » // random
I’ve been forwarding my personal email to Gmail for a few years now. Google’s anti-spam has been pretty amazing. Lately I’ve been noticing Russian spam getting through. I couldn’t create a filter based upon charset, but found another solution which seems to work great so far:
http://ubuntu-tutorials.com/2009/05/13/filter-spam-by-language-in-gmail/
Creating a Russian-language filter in Gmail:
1. Click “Create Filter” located at the top of your Inbox
2. In the “Has the words:” field, enter: lang:Russian
3. Select “Delete it” within the Action List, and (if you have existing Russian Spam) select: “Apply Filter to Conversations below”
4. Click “Create Filter”
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// June 29th, 2009 // No Comments » // random
Mason vs. Princess Superstar – Perfect (Exceeder)
good song from the latest commercial for the Bruno movie
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// June 2nd, 2009 // No Comments » // random
Ironman – The Distance
I think 2011 will be the year I do an Ironman!
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// December 20th, 2008 // No Comments » // random
I have a task at work to get a vendor to remove the telecommunication cabling from a floor we are giving back to the landlord. As were were doing the walk-through I came across the quality work done by a vendor many years ago.
Looks like they accidentally cut one of the cable runs, and decided to do a ghetto fix instead of running a new cable….what freaking crap!
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// November 29th, 2008 // No Comments » // music, random
Macy’s Thanksgiving parade RickRoll
freaking hilarious! comedy central punk’d NBC!
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// October 25th, 2008 // No Comments » // random
The NY times has officially endorsed Obama! They wrote and excellent editorial which is worth a read.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/24/opinion/24fri1.html?partner=permalink&exprod=permalink
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// October 19th, 2008 // No Comments » // random
MC Yogi: Obama ‘08 – Vote for Hope
One thing we can all agree on is that we want to be safe, prosperous, and free
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// September 21st, 2008 // No Comments » // random
I always seem to pronounce the word “Obese” as O-Beast.
I’m in the airport at Syracuse waiting for my flight.. Folks in NYC and LA seem to be pretty thin on the average….what I notice in central NY, which is very much like the mid-west, is that there seems to be a higher than normal rate of Obese people….I mean huge fatties. Also the food choices this weekend were not so healthy. Lots of chain restaurants, greasy diners…stuff like that.
So at the airport, this one dude sitting in front of me has purple swollen legs….dry, peeling, and scabby. Pretty nasty. Seriously should be wearing pants to cover that stuff up. I’ve seen that on occasion on some heavy homeless people…but figured it was due to them not bathing normally or something.. Searching on the internetz, looks like signs of diabetes. I hope he’s getting medical help.
http://my.clevelandclinic.org/disorders/diabetes_mellitus/hic_skin_conditions_in_diabetes.aspx
Eruptive xanthomatosis — Eruptive xanthomatosis can occur in some individuals when blood glucose levels are not well controlled and when triglycerides in the blood rise to extremely high levels. This condition appears as firm, yellow, pea-like bumps on the skin. The bumps—which are surrounded by red halos and can be itchy—usually are found on the feet, arms, legs, buttocks, and backs of the hands. Lipid-lowering drugs might be needed.
Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum — Necrobiosis lipoidica diabeticorum (NLD) is caused by changes in the blood vessels and generally affects the lower legs. With NLD, the affected skin becomes raised, yellow, and waxy in appearance, often with a bluish-purple border. Sometimes, NLD is itchy and painful. As long as the sores do not break open, treatment is not necessary. If the sores do break open or if the lesions are painful, see your health care provider for treatment.
On that note, I’m back to training for another triathlon on Oct 12th. I need to drop 20lbs.
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-Declan
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// September 2nd, 2008 // No Comments » // random
I ran a 10K Nike race on 8/31/08 which started at 8:31:08PM PST. I finished the race without stopping, and averaged 10′55 per mile. (yes I know it was in KM) 
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