Yes, it's March in Colorado. We got over 5 inches of snow last night and it is still falling. Crazy. Snow is funny that way. When you are expecting it, it is obviously not a shock. But when the forecast says 30% chance of snow showers and a high of 52, you assume there MAY be a slight chance of some flurries but no sticking. Well this morning was different. They are predicting up to 2-4 more inches and it will be snowing for a good part of tonight and tomorrow as well. Hopefully this is Mother Nature's final attempt at sugar-coating our lawns.

CNN story on how three people died in Gaza yesterday.

On Saturday I had to go check out the new Apple TV. There was an "emergency" and we had to go to the mall, so I dropped into the Apple Store to try it out. To be quite honest, the quality on the TVs they were using was pixelated and unimpressive. Walter Mossberg gave it nothing but glowing reviews, but I had a hard time accepting the video feeds. I watched a video, and part of a trailer and they were both low quality pictures. Hmm. I am hoping it was just the cheap Samsung TVs they were using. I was, however, severely impressed by the technology and how easy it was to navigate. The interface was standard Apple fashion with easy to use, fast-acting navigation. I will get one tomorrow!

I have been running fairly regularly since about mid-September. Since beginning to run at lunch I have gone from running on the treadmill 2.4 miles at a pace of 5.4-5.8, to running outside and am up to about 8.2 miles on the weekends. During the week, I either run inside on the treadmill now at a pace of 5.8-6.5 with sprints of 7.4 with an incline of 1.5. And when it is nice outside, like it has been for the past week, I have been running on the Cherry Creek Bike Path (CCBP) about 3.6 miles 4 X per week. I have been hitting the weights too, mostly on legs and and some light upper body.

Two days ago my work buddy Walmer and I ran the distance on CCBP and managed to make decent time. He is a much smoother runner than I. He makes it look easy. I know that when I am keeping up with him, he is merely slowing his pace so I can ramble on about life, work and some of the other runners/bikers/walkers we pass. I thought that I would enjoy a running partner, and I do enjoy having someone to talk to and people watch with, but what I have realized is that when I am running, and really catching a groove, I want to jam to my Shuffle playlists and get into the zone (basically Hoobastank) by myself. I never used to run with music, rather wanting to take in the sights and sounds of cars, birds, dogs, smells of urine, clanking of soda and beer cans. But now, with the advent of the iPod shuffle, I prefer to run alone. To any of my running friends reading this, please do not take this personally. If you wish to take a run and think of me, PLEASE call and ask, I most likely will take you up on it though, as I am a social guy who just prefers not to wease as much while running.

Over the past two years, I have been designing mostly Gibson desktop wallpapers. They have been residing on my computer just wasting space and this weekend I thought, why not share them with the world. I know I get tired of my favorites and so some of you might as well. I have posted them on Flickr because it is a searchable database for anyone to find and use. Please check them out and use at your leisure. Maybe the dogs will inspire you, in some way. Here is the most recent one of Tica. You will have to go to flickr to download the big file though.

Have you Checked your dog or cat food.

There is an alert out there for dog and cat food that is making our pets sick. Kidney failure is one of them. Please take a look at this website to ensure that your best friend is not being fed food that makes him sick.

Recalled Cat Food

Recalled Dog Food

I hope that none of your pet foods are on these lists.

-DG

The other day I was visiting and reading one of my favorite tech/web design sites...Fusionbox. I read her site for advice and suggestions on web practices such as SEO, handling customer affairs, and general tech news. As I glanced from the main column to the right, I was shocked to see a Google adsense ad for a competed web design firm, Morey Evans. Wow, had their adsense backfired. I mean, it was not as blatant as " Look at me, use us, not the site you are currently on, we are better!" but more applicably it is like showing up at your friend's house who is also a graphic designer and dropping your business cards in other people's martinis.
--- you get the drift. I took a snapshot of the page and emailed it to Fusionbox just to let her know in case she is one of the few that does not read her own blog. I NEVER read mine, so I thought I would do the right thing. Turns out they did not know it was happening. Take care in what you wish for. Happy adsensing.

On Friday we lost "the nicest guy in rock and roll." I awoke Saturday morning to the homepage of CNN saying that Brad Delp, the lead singer of Boston had died on Friday in his home in New Hampshire. In his honor, I pulled out my Boston collection and we played them all weekend in tribute. I am not sure if you were ever a Boston fan, heck, I am not even sure that I was a big Boston fan, but everyone knows at least a few of their songs. Don't Look Back, More Than a Feeling, and probably Peace of Mind.They had a unique sound that was masterminded by Tom Scholz. He will be missed.