Jul 13, 2011 Posted by Bruce

Losing 70 pounds

Today I “graduated” from my medical weight loss program – down 70 pounds in 17 weeks.  All my “stats” got better – losing 10 inches on my waist, blood pressure much lower (dropped meds), and similar drops across the board.  Since this success was largely because of the encouragement and stories of other people (special thanks to my wife and Ron Hughey) that has... read more

Feb 17, 2009 Posted by Bruce

Marie Catrib’s Restaurant Review

For Valentine's Day this year, Laura wanted to have a lunchdate at someplace new.  After a littlesearching she found a place in East Grand Rapids called Marie Catrib's  - http://www.mariecatribs.com/. I checked it out online and figured out how to get there and we were off. I can't begin to tell you how much we were impressed by theplace (didn't bring a camera – should... read more

Feb 11, 2009 Posted by Bruce

Outliers by Malcom Gladwell

I just got done reading Malcom Gladwell's "Outliers: The Story of Success" and I want to make this as little like a middle school book report as possible. So … For my ADD readers: Recommended? Yes, Absolutely Audience? Amazingly wide - not "geek" Surprising/Thoughtful?  Anyone who can reasonably link the success of The Beatles, Bill Gates, Hockey Pros,... read more

Jan 6, 2009 Posted by Bruce

What is CodeMash?

I get regularly chided by some friends on Twitter and Facebook when my updates and messages seem to include things that are quite foreign to many people – and in reviewing a few of the more egregious posts, they are absolutely correct.  So, to head off what will be a small barrage of posts the rest of the week, I wanted to put a quick post together on the CodeMash conference that I’ll be attending... read more

Sep 16, 2008 Posted by Bruce

Reason #458 People Don’t Like Computers

After a really busy summer I am making an effort to get back into a routine which includes posting about some interesting things going on personally, professionally, and otherwise.   I thought a “soft-launch” back into it would be sharing one of my pet-peeves of the day.     The “insult to injury” here is the “Did you find what you wanted?” phrase – because apparently the... read more