Year: 2010
I got a date.
Well, a tentative surgery date, anyhow. I met with Lisa, my patient advocate, on Tuesday and assuming I can complete my doctor supervised diet on March 1st – and there are no hangups with insurance – I’ll have WLS on March 23. I’m excited and nervous. Now I just need to make up my mind…
Read MoreVideo Diary 10/11/2010
[vimeo=http://vimeo.com/15802526] A few thoughts while I was on my way to meet with a dietician for the first time. Pardon my rambling.
Read MoreWalk from Obesity
In cities across the United States, individuals affected by obesity, their family members and friends, healthcare professionals and many others come together and proudly walk to raise awareness of the disease of obesity, childhood obesity and morbid obesity in the annual Walk from Obesity. On October 9th, I’ll be participating in the Augusta Walk from Obesity.…
Read MoreBookArc for iPad
The BookArc for iPad is a thing of beauty. It’s gorgeous to look at and a perfect companion for the iPad. If you’re considering getting the Apple iPad dock, skip it. Get this instead. It works in portrait or landscape. It’s sturdy. It doubles as a halfpipe for pixies when turned upside down. You need…
Read MoreAdd a Tweet Button to WordPress Posts
Want to add a Twitter Tweet button to your WordPress posts? It’s super easy: Horizontal Button: Tweet [php] <a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>" data-count="horizontal" data-text="Check out <?php the_title(); ?> on < ?php bloginfo( ‘name’ ); ?>" data-via="YOURUSERNAME">Tweet</a><script type="text/javascript" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script> [/php] Vertical Button: Tweet [php] <a href="http://twitter.com/share" class="twitter-share-button" data-url="<?php echo get_permalink(); ?>" data-count="vertical" data-text="Check…
Read MoreHow to display total number of Custom Posts on a WordPress site
Based on this quick tip from WPRecipes, I was able to quickly figure out how to count and display the number of Custom Posts (of a particular type) that I had on a site. [sourcecode language=”php”] <?php $numposts = $wpdb->get_var("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts WHERE (post_status = ‘publish’ AND post_type = ‘listing’)"); if (0 < $numposts)…
Read More8-Point Star Flower
8-Point Flower is the first of several pattern packs I’ll be releasing over the next few weeks. (If you like these, please let me know!) It’s inspired by Islamic geometric patterns (which are pretty fascinating/incredible, I might add). The zip file contains: 6 PNGs (2 transparent versions not shown); Adobe Illustrator CS5 (.ai) files –…
Read MoreUsing data sets and variables in Photoshop
This week I’ve decided to post something a little different. Working with data in Photoshop (CS3+) is probably not something you’ve thought much about. In fact, I’ve only ever run into one case where using datasets and variables in Photoshop made sense to me, but once you know how to use them, you’re bound to…
Read MoreWeightloss
Officially I’m down 17.2 lbs overall, but I didn’t weigh-in this past weekend. (I’m certain I’ve gained since last weigh-in.) I’ve started making excuses for myself. I haven’t been active. I’ve been feeling pretty defeated. WeightWatchers works, but I haven’t kept track of my Points, and I’ve allowed myself to cheat far too often. When…
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