So, I'm going to try something new and see how I like it. It's called Week In Review, in which I talk about the big things that happened this week; the big things I learned and made an impression on me. I'm also gong to try what I'll call Weekend Postmortem; same thing as the WIR, only it'll cover the weekend. The WIRs will be on Fridays and the WPs will be either Sunday night or Monday morning.
Tech
I recently posted about my new VPN. So, last Saturday, my internet went down hard again. After a few reboots, it seemed all back in order, but by Sunday night, I was only getting 0.1 or 0.2 download speeds. The technician was going to come out on Monday, but then my speeds returned to normal. On Tuesday, they were back to a trickle. Finally the technician came out on Wednesday and found the modem was broken. It was an old 2.0 protocol modem; he replaced it with a 3.0 protocol modem which could handle 50mbps as opposed to 15mbps. After it was up and running, I tested speeds again and I have consistenly been getting 30+ speeds. Today I was able to download several files quite fast :-)
News
The big news lately has been the missing 777 airliner which left Kuala Lumpur on March 7 and never arrived at Bejing. They have still have not found the plane nor any debris. The story is truly odd.
Work
I got recognized at work 3 times this week - by three different managers! One of them sent me a thank you note with a $25 Amazon gift card. The other two "sung my praises" in various meetings I had. I feel really on top of things right now at work - and I'm busier than ever.
Shopping
Along with that $25 gift card, I had another $30 in Amazon gift cards sitting around. I finally decided what I was going to use them on - a new pair of running shoes. I have bought my Brooks running shoes directly from the brooksrunning.com site the last 4 years or so. I learned this week that Brooks also sells their shoes on Amazon. So I was able to knock off $55 from my new shoes. I'll post sole pictures when they come. Old Navy had a polo shirt sale this week - I bought two Jersey Polos - my favorite kind of polo.
Health
The weather has finally warmed up this week. My son B and I have started a new tradition. Every Tuesday and Thursday we go to the middle school outdoor basketball court and play 3-5 games. We play by ones and go to 11. He then practices his one-hand shooting while I go on a short run. I then finish with 10 pushups. I have a new secret goal. I am starting off with doing 10 pushups, twice a day. Each week I will increase the number of pushups by 1. In a couple of years, I should be to 100 pushups. We'll see how it goes. Also, I'm going on a little 2 mile jog 2-3 times a week (at night); along with my 4 mile walk with my wife in the mornings.
Wednesday Night
I help plan activities for my church youth group. This Wednesday they did floor ball hockey. They boys had tons of fun.
March Madness
It started yesterday. The games are all streamed via the NCAA app. So my question is: why can't all the stations (local / free) do this? How hard would it be to stream all the local 2, 5, 8, 11, 13 channels to any device?
Books
Still reading the Immortal Game. Once I finish, I'll post the book review to rockyrook.blogspot.com
Food
My wife made corned beef and cabbage this week. My mom used to make that all the time, but this is the first time my wife made it. I love corned beef. My favorite sandwich is the
Reuben at Jason's Deli.
