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BirchSwinger

Birth Date: Mon, Nov 11 1957

Place of residence:
Richmond VA, United States (map)

I am: In Relationship

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Member Since: 12/25/07
Last Login: 08/02/08
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Program Progress: Day 92

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Eagles, Queen, Journey, Duran Duran, Nora Jones,

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Terry Pratchett, Early Robert B. Parker, Kenneth S. Cohen, F. Paul Wilson

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Drawing, Writing, Martial Arts, Bicycle Touring

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- Television

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- Depression
- Low self-esteem

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Sun, Mar 23 04:47 AM

OS Meltdown

Do you like irony? I am a software developer, working for a very small company. We are currently without a technician, and just discovered that backups are not happening on every machine. So, I got tasked with setting up a backup routine for the linux machine, since I am such a linux fan (»

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Mon, Mar 10 05:10 AM

Time out!

Yesterday I took my Sweetheart to the museum. We walked through exhibits showing how light behaves and watched a demonstration of rats playing basketball. We went into the IMAX theater and saw a show about aquatic dinosaurs and another about some of the interior workings of the human body. It was in»

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Sun, Mar 09 06:41 AM

Goals Tracker Reality Check

Day 75, review your goal tracker. Oops. I had two, to work out every day and to study the programming languages I have to master for work. The AM workout routine ran along nicely for three weeks, until the week before last. I just stopped. Actually, I didn't control my bad»

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Sun, Feb 24 06:00 AM

Overcast Days

Thursday and Friday here were very overcast and cold, after a few almost spring-like days. I started the days feeling down, and am only now completely putting off the gloom. Tools is not a magic cure for the natural variety of life. I have had cycles of depression and optimism since »

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Tue, Feb 19 04:16 AM

Gotta Keep that Momentum Going

It has been a big week, with lots of good feedback and results. So, what's my second act? I am using the goals tracker. This tool is a little bit hard for me. I tend to go overboard when I plan out goals. Sure, they seem like reasonable daily tasks when you look at them all»

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Sat, Feb 16 12:00 AM

Oops, and Wow

Yesterday I got up, did my morning routine, got that first cuppa and some oatmeal and set down to do my T2L. Oh No. I forgot to hit 'Finished' yesterday! Day 52 is where the life goal collage is introduced. I got to playing with it and didn't hit finished. Dang. Instead, I use»

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Tue, Feb 12 12:00 AM

Stay on target, staaayyyy on target . . .

Well, these tapes are helping, big time! I no longer jump back in my mind to disturbing and disempowering events when I'm under pressure. It just stopped, cold, the second day of the tapes. In fact, I started to be aware of just how often it was happening because it Didn't happen. Like notic»

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Sun, Feb 10 12:00 AM

Oops. S'ok. Here we go again . . .

Last night I stayed up late. That may not seem like much of a problem, but it is a big deal to me. Here's why: When I stay up late, I am sleepy the next morning. When I am sleepy the next morning, that lil voice inside that knows better is softer, and the inclination to put things off»

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Thu, Feb 07 12:00 AM

Bubbling Well

It started, just a bit, the day before yesterday.Yesterday it was unmistakable.This morning it started before I even stepped out of bed and clapped my hands!I Feel Great! There have been times in my life when I felt really, really good. They usually go with accomplishing something toward a goal that»

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Tue, Feb 05 12:00 AM

Jazzed about recording!

Making tapes. What a simple, obvious idea. would you believe it just never occured to me?I give encouragement all the time, to my friends, my kids. I know that hearing from someone who really cares about you has an impact. It just never clicked that I am one of those people for myself.This is going »

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