I just learned about www.posterous.com and I think it has the potential for changing my blogging habits forever. The idea is that one email to posterous not only populates a named blog on their site (i.e. www.larrywinger.posterous.com) but it also can be configured to send the same info to your blog, Twitter, Facebook, Flickr and the list goes on. This email message is actually my first experiment. BTW, it can also handle all sorts of file types including doc, ppt, pdf, jpg, gif, png, mp3, avi and mpg. Pretty amazing stuff…and free.
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I’ll make this brief. My hiatus from posting was due to equipment issues of two sorts: my back and my computer. The outcome for both was positive, but clearly took my focus off of blogging.
When I went to Toronto just 13 days after surgery, it was with my surgeon’s blessing. In fairness, however, he did say that four weeks was usually his minimum. I feel that being there was absolutely essential, so I have no regrets for boarding the plane. On the other hand, I now understand why Dr. White usually has his patients wait a full month before airline travel — especially the 5-hour-each-way kind of flights.
The day or two following our return flight, I began to feel pains that were eerily reminiscent of the pains that sent me to surgery in the first place. I was scheduled to lead Stadia through Strategic Planning (Session Two) on Monday through Wednesday, but I knew that would only make matters worse. Tom McGlinchey graciously agreed to lead the effort, giving me a chance to take Naproxen for the inflammation and to rest for three days.
The good news is that the plan worked. On Thursday I returned to work and had my first physical therapy session and since then the pain has virtually disappeared. I credit rest and a return to a healthy, back-supporting regimen.
No sooner was my back on the mend than my computer went on the fritz. No connectivity at all, either wired, wireless or even broadband to Verizon. I was dead in the water. With the great help of our IT team, I was actually put in a new ThinkPad T61 laptop on Friday, which may tell you what I’ve been doing for the last 36 hours. Ah, the joys of reconfiguring a new computer.
So, I’m back online in two important ways. If you are in the habit of checking my posts (or have RSS feed), you may reasonably expect more stirrings of life from me.
Tags: computer, Naproxen, physical therapy, Stadia, surgery, Toronto, Verizon
Two years ago I entered the world of blogging through the back door. A weblog to chronicle my airplane building project was the easiest way to track my progress, and a side benefit was that it connected me to a whole world of builders — quite literally around the world — who regularly connect with me to offer suggestions, to seek advice or just to say “hi.”
After my recent two-month hiatus from building (due to my bad back), I was surprised to hear from a good building buddy who told me he checks my kitlog daily. That’s hardcore! Talk about the power of intermittent positive reinforcement. Sorry to leave you hanging for so long, Dave. I’m back.
That was just a reminder to me to keep up both blogs for those who are tracking with me. With the help of the “delayed posting” feature, I hope to send out something — if nothing more than an interesting fact or observation — each and every day. More later.
Tags: accountability, Blogging, Dave Clay, Kitlog
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