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Brian Bilbrey

9 June 2016

The weather has cooled dramatically, after a day of wind and a spot of rain yesterday. This morning it was 47° F during my drive in. Busy week, what with chores and a CALUG (Columbia-Area Linux Users Group) meeting last night. The speaker was Eddie Roache, on the topic of Docker. That's something I know very little about, which makes it fun! Now all I have to do is find time and resources to play with it... Exercise: Monday - 60 sit-ups, 40 squats, 24 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 6150 strides on the elliptical in 46 minutes. Tuesday - 48…

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Brian Bilbrey

5 June 2016

On the exercise front: Monday - Holiday. Tuesday - 75 sit-ups, 50 squats, 30 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 5100 strides on the elliptical in 38 minutes. Wednesday - 45 sit-ups, 30 squats, 18 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 6060 strides on the elliptical in 45 minutes. Thursday - 60 sit-ups, 40 squats, 24 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 6130 strides on the elliptical in 45 minutes. Friday - My back was wonky from a new addition to the "assorted stretches", so I took the day off. I didn't even get up to 10K steps (but close-ish at 8900). Saturday and Today -…

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Brian Bilbrey

29 May 2016

Exercise this weekend was due entirely to yard work. The Fitbit reports that I managed nearly 32,000 steps in the two days, and based on activity, gave me nearly an hour of heart rate + activity actual exercise time each day. So that counts. The garden itself has really appreciated a week of sun and warmer temperatures. I lost a couple of squashes and all of the cantaloupe to the month of rain and lower-than-normal temperatures. The cantaloupe I replaced today, but here's a snap from yesterday afternoon: The tomatoes have gained a lot of ground in the last week…

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Brian Bilbrey

27 May 2016

Thursday: 60 sit-ups, 33 squats, 19 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 5440 strides on the elliptical in 42 minutes. Friday: 60 sit-ups, 30 squats, 24 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 6080 strides on the elliptical in 46 minutes.

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Brian Bilbrey

25 May 2016

Monday: 40 sit-ups, 20 squats, 12 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 3600 strides on the elliptical in 30 minutes. Tuesday: 40 sit-ups, 20 squats, 12 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 4000 strides on the elliptical in 33 minutes. Wednesday: 60 sit-ups, 30 squats, 18 push-ups, assorted stretches, and 4350 strides on the elliptical in 35 minutes. Being more public about my workouts might help with my consistency in such activities, so thanks for observing.

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