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2010-12-25 (Saturday)

Administrator — Sat, 25 Dec 2010 15:34:50 +0000

Merry Christmas everyone!

And now, for your Christmas entertainment, I’ll share with you an interesting video from Devcon 18 called Pwned By the owner What happens when you steal a hackers computer:

2010-12-23 (Thursday)

Administrator — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 14:47:00 +0000

The Webserver is Down

This is one of the funniest videos I have seen in a long time. If you are not in a tech field this may not be quite as humorous.

Someone is killing animals on Willow Street

Administrator — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:16:12 +0000

As many of you may know, we live in a little house on Willow Street in Humble, Texas. It is a quiet street, only a couple of blocks long, and many of the houses on the street have been around in one form or another since the late 1920′s or early 1930′s.

My wife has a kind heart and cannot stand idly by when she sees a starving animal. So she is in the habit of putting out food for the various critters in the neighborhood. Among the many other critters is a handful of cats that cruel and thoughtless people have dumped.

A few nights ago she heard a gunshot somewhere close by. The next day she noticed that one of the regular neighborhood cats was missing.

Today she noticed another cat is missing. It was this one. She had nicknamed it Squeegee.

I am not an overly tender-hearted person. But it hurts me deeply to see my wife upset because one of our dear neighbors thinks it is OK kill the neighborhood animals.

I hope I will be able to track down the identity of the cowardly, gun-toting, low-life who is responsible for these killings.

Houston Chronicle Yearly Subscription Rates

Administrator — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 04:43:32 +0000

We have subscribed to the Houston Chronicle for many years. I have always purchased a yearly subscription. I want you to see what they have been doing to the subscription rates.

Year	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010
Chronicle Yearly Rate	$102.00	$102.00	$186.00	$186.00	$186.00	$186.00	$192.00	$264.00	$288.00
Yearly Percent Increase	0.00%	0.00%	82.35%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	3.23%	37.50%	9.09%
Cumulative Percent Increase	0.00%	0.00%	82.35%	82.35%	82.35%	82.35%	85.58%	123.08%	132.17%
Yearly Percent Inflation	1.59%	2.27%	2.68%	3.39%	3.24%	2.85%	3.85%	-0.34%	1.17%
Cumulative Percent Inflation	1.59%	3.86%	6.54%	9.93%	13.17%	16.02%	19.87%	19.53%	20.70%

Notice that the cost of a 1-year subscription has increased a total of 132.17% in the last 8 years, while the total percent inflation increase over the same period has been only 20.70%.

It is my understanding that newspapers receive the bulk of their income from advertisers. It is also my understanding that the better the circulation, the more attractive it is to advertise with that publication. So it would seem natural to me that a newspaper would want to increase the number of subscribers, right?

To the management of the Houston Chronicle: You don’t entice folks to subscribe to your publication by dramatically increasing subscription prices!

Dad

Administrator — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:00:47 +0000

Ernest Clifton Tillman, Jr. age 81, passed away peacefully on December 1, 2010 after a long illness. Ernie was born on February 11, 1929, in Tampa, FL to Ernest and Katherine (Outlaw) Tillman. He grew up in Port Arthur, TX and proudly served in the Marine Corps.

Ernie met his wife, Harriet, while she was teaching in Port Arthur, TX. After their marriage in 1957, they moved to Corpus Christi, TX. He taught math and science in the Corpus Christi Independent School District for more than 25 years at Baker, Ella Barnes and Martin Junior High schools where he touched the lives of countless students.

Ernie was an avid reader, a writer and an inventor. He enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren. He had many hobbies including writing thought-provoking letters to the Editor of the Corpus Christi Caller-Times.

He is preceded in death by his parents and his grandson, Kyle Steven Klokker.

Ernie is survived by his wife of 53 years, Harriet Bowen Tillman; his children, Gordon (Michael Ann) Tillman of Humble, TX; Christy (Steve) Klokker of Boerne, TX; Marcus Tillman and Sherilyn (Bobby) Peña all of Corpus Christi, TX. His grandchildren, Jennifer Tillman of Charleston, SC; Gordon Tillman, Jr. of Chattanooga, TN.; Chelsea and Jamie Smith of Austin, TX; Kathryn, Erin and Travis Klokker of Boerne, TX; and Elisa and Ella Peña of Corpus Christi, TX. He is also survived by his sister, Martha (Pierre) Holloway of Naples, FL, and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

The family especially thanks Dr. Praderio, Dr.Reese, Dr. Dugi and all the staff at Kenedy Manor Nursing Home and Exclusive Home Health and Hospice for care during his illness.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, December 5, 2010 from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at Cage-Mills Funeral Home, 4901 Everhart Rd. Graveside funeral services will be held Monday, December 6, 2010 at 11 a.m. at Rose Hill Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in his name to Trinity Lutheran Preschool or the Music Program at Trinity Lutheran Church, 808 Louisiana, Corpus Christi, TX 78404.

2009-12-31 (Thursday)

Administrator — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:10 +0000

Triathlon Training, day 95

Masters Swim Class Class was canceled for today, but our coach was nice enough to leave a workout for us on the white-board by the lap pool at Lifetime Fitness. Details

Duration: 01:10
Distance: 3500 yd

2009-12-30 (Wednesday)

Administrator — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 03:14:55 +0000

Triathlon Training, day 94

Track Workout

Did this workout in the evening at the Atascocita High School track.

Description

Warm up then run 2 miles at tempo followed immediately by 400 at LT!

Details Note that the distances indicated came from the Garmin foot pod. I don’t use the GPS during track workouts any more because the sampling rate is such that there are considerable errors in the recorded track.

Split	Time	Distance	Avg Pace	Max Pace	Avg HR	Max HR
Warm Up	00:10:46	(3 laps) 0.83	00:12:55	10:05	101	124
Run 2 mi @ Z2	00:16:50	(8 laps) 2.03	00:08:18	06:55	142	148
Run ¼ mi @ LT	00:01:31	(1 lap) 0.26	00:05:48	05:19	160	166
Cool Down	00:11:22	(3 laps) 0.85	00:13:23	05:54	114	166
Summary	00:40:29	3.97

2009-12-29 (Tuesday)

Administrator — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 00:00:42 +0000

Triathlon Training, day 93

Strength Training – NROL Strength 1/B (#3) Details

Duration: 01:03
Sets:
1. deadlift: 6/185, 1/215, 6/195, 1/225, 12/185, 15/175
2. SS1 - Romanian deadlift: 10/105, 10/105, 10/105
3. SS1 - static lunge: 10/105, 10/105, 10/105
4. AS1 - good morning: 10/115, 10/115
5. AS1 - incline reverse crunch: 10/BW, 10/BW

Masters Swim Class Details

Duration: 01:00
Distance: 2900 m

2009-12-28 (Monday)

Administrator — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:10 +0000

Was supposed to do an easy 5 mile run today, but I canceled it due to some left knee and Achilles tendon pain. Be back tomorrow.

2009-12-27 (Sunday)

Administrator — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 02:00:34 +0000

Triathlon Training, day 91

Run Description

Run 3 mile recovery run (that is super easy; recovery heart rate range)

Details

Duration: 00:36
Distance: 3.01 mi

NROL Strength 1/B (#3) Details

Duration: 00:48
Sets:
1. Freemotion chest: 6/90, 1/110, 6/90, 2/100, 12/80
2. BB bent-over rows: 6/115, 2/135, 6/115, 1/140, 10/110
3. (AS1) close grip lat pulldown: 6/120, 6/120
4. (AS1) DB shoulder press: 8/35, 8/35
5. lower-body Russian twist: 10/BW, 10/BW