I know now that its not the router. I was able to perform several FTP’s
from my laptop’s wireless connection. Therefore, its something local to
my desktop. I know I have the firewall software turned on and I thought
I tried turning that off last night, but maybe I did it wrong? So I’ll
try that again. In the meantime I should probably post something more
interesting than a week-old blog post.

This morning I got in an
excellent stationary bicycle ride. By that I just mean I worked my ass
off for an amount of time that I thought was appropriate. I understand
that some people say that all you really need to do is elevate your
blood pressure somewhat to receive the benefits of moderate exercise.
It seems to me that with more effort I can burn more calories and
improve my cariovascular system to put up with even more stress. I’d
like to be able to do some endurance sports… when I drop a lot of
weight. So whenever I exercise I try to execute it “vigorously”. I
don’t think I’m exercising enough, though. Yes, I’m getting in my 30+
minutes about 5 or 6 times a week, but not as much is happening as I
would like. I’ve switched belts to a smaller one and my shirts aren’t
as tight. Some of my fat has turned to muscle partially accounting for
why my weight loss has been slower than I had hoped. But I think I need
to put in more workouts per week — in the evening for instance. “Fewer
calories in, more calories out” is my current mantra.

I also like “don’t sweat the petty things and don’t sweat the petty things”.

They both have their place.

My
mother-in-law continues to visit. All is well there. I think we’re
going to ask her to babysit on Friday and we’ll go out and look at new
grills. We’re pretty crazy with our dates. “Extreme Dating” — we
always end up at Home Depot or some place like that. Sometimes we go
out to movies, but not very often. Not like we used to anyway.

The weather is stunning! 83 degrees! Tomorrow the high will be 55. Spring in New England is crazy.

What
should I do for Mother’s Day? I have two mothers for whom I need to
account. Additionally I should make sure my kids do something for their
mother.

Hmm…

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