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Another Serving

by mitch on July 30, 2007 in Blogging, Geekery, Links, Personal Life

We just posted a new episode of the Mormon Potluck podcast. This weekly podcast is created by 4 friends brought together by religion, and a love for all things tech. Each week we talk about life in general, how our Mormon beliefs affect our lives, news, politics, and the technologies we love (or hate).

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Mormon Potluck Podcast

by mitch on June 29, 2007 in Blogging, Geekery, Humor, Personal Life

If you haven’t had a chance to listen yet, you don’t know what you are missing! Episode 2 of the Mormon Potluck Podcast is online now.

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181.4

by mitch on March 20, 2007 in Personal Life

Wow. A whole 2/10 of a pound overnight! The pounds are just melting off! Things went okay yesterday, but I did eat a bit more than I should have at dinner. I didn’t get my second walk in either. Not off to a perfect start. Today for breakfast: a bowl of whole grain cereal, half [...]

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181.6: Ready, Set, Go!

by mitch on March 19, 2007 in Personal Life

I publicly committed to begin a weight-management and exercise program on my return from Houston. I tipped the scales today at 181.6, and am shooting for 170 by April 30. So here it goes. I ate whole grain cereal and a few strawberries for breakfast. For lunch, I’ll have a bowl of soup and half [...]

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On Being Healthy

by mitch on March 12, 2007 in Personal Life, Running

Each weekend I say to myself, “I’ll polish off the last of the ice cream on Sunday, and then Monday morning I’ll start eating right, running again, and drop about 10 pounds.” It’s Monday, and here I sit in front of the computer, eating a handful of chocolate chips, the pounds slowly creeping on. I [...]

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Merrily Meandering Once More

by mitch on March 8, 2007 in Blogging, Geekery, Personal Life, Talk

I can’t really remember when it started, but I think it was 2001 when I pressed the publish button, sending my first post into the blogosphere. Using an early version of Movable Type I began crafting the blog that became known as dotDrivel. Initially an online journal, dotDrivel eventually morphed into collection of musings and [...]

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Happy (belated) Birthday, David!

by mitch on March 5, 2007 in Family Affair, Personal Life, Talk

I met David about 17 years ago. We worked together for several years, and our families became very close during that time. It wasn’t uncommon for Jennifer and I to spend weekends hanging out with David and Mary watching a movie, or enjoying the lake (link warning: cheesy music). For years, we vacationed together at [...]

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