Wow...my very first Blog :yahoo:


















okay...now what.........:coffee:

I'll be posting all future blog entries in regards to happenings and developments at somd.com on blog.somd.com from here-on-in.

The blogs that are part of our forums are currently configured so that only registered members who are logged into the system can view the blogs -- and the administrator wants to keep it that way.

Since that greatly limits the audience, please see blog.somd.com

I will be archiving our photo and video libraries to online services, to enhance the sharing of the Southern Maryland Experience.

Photos will be on Google Picasa Web Albums:
http://picasaweb.google.com/somd.com

RSS Feed: http://picasaweb.google.com/data/fee...&access=public

Videos will be blip.tv:
http://somd.blip.tv/

RSS Feed: http://somd.blip.tv/rss

Of course, our select photos will still be catalogued in our own Photo Gallery:

http://photos.somd.com/
Register forum members can also post here. Premo members can go outside of their private album and post in categories created by our editor.

We now have a printer friendly page utility for all headline news articles. The utility strips out all non-essential information and only displays the Title, post date, and article. Press CONTROL-P when viewing the page to send it to your printer.

See the "Printer Friendly Page" link in the left column of all news articles immediately above the RSS and Twitter icons.

This is my Green initiative for the week. Save printer paper :yahoo:

The wiki project is progressing nicely:

http://wiki.somd.com/

Authors are still invited to apply.

The wiki is now back in the master search engine:

http://search.somd.com/

The forums are also being worked back into the master search engine as I write this. The engine provides an integrated search engine for every thing So. Maryland. All the good, authoritative information with the junk filtered out.

We just opened a new forum called:

The Environment, Green Living, and Alternative Energy

http://forums.somd.com/environment-g...native-energy/

This should come in handy as global climate change looms, energy demands begin to exceed peak oil production, and global recession/depression bring the perfect storm upon our planet.

We're moving ahead with updates to the Wiki @ http://wiki.somd.com/

An RSS feed for new articles is available at:

http://www.wiki.somd.com/index.php?t...ss&namespace=0

There is a separate Feed for Changed articles:

http://wiki.somd.com/index.php?title...anges&feed=rss

Wanna write or edit some articles in the Wiki? PM me or email me at webmaster (at) somd.com.

A Wiki is an on-line collaborative encyclopedia. In our case, the subject is "Everything Southern Maryland."

We're pleased to be running Ken Lamb's (The Tackle Box in Lexington Park) weekly local fishing report. Find out what's biting and where. Photos of this week's catches.

First edition:

http://somd.com/news/headlines/2008/8828.shtml

We now have a very simple RSS feed for the Headline News (returns the Article title and URL).

Southern Maryland Online - Headline News

A more robust feed will come at some future date :)

Within minutes after posting this Letter to the Editor about President-elect Obama's physical fitness, Google News picked it up and kept it on their front page.

http://somd.com/news/headlines/2008/8701.shtml

The letter was posted around noon on Nov. 09. By the evening there were more than 14,000 page views. As of today, there are 14,715 page views (14,347 Unique views).

We've expanded the types of video files thatcan be embedded in forum posts. Now supporting:

-- YouTube
-- EyeBlast
-- RedLasso
-- MSNBC

Complete details are here in this thread:

http://forums.somd.com/about-somd-co...ube-video.html

Yes, the somd.com Google Toolbar Button is working again after an interruption in service caused by a software upgrade. Among other things, the button lets you get a quick look at new posts in the Forums via a drop-down menu nstalled in your Google Toolbar.

Complete details and install instructions are here in this thread:

http://forums.somd.com/about-somd-co...e-toolbar.html

We're relaunching the Southern Maryland Wiki project at http://wiki.somd.com/ -- The Community-Driven Encyclopedia for the tri-county area.

If you have one or more special interests or expertise in local people, places, things, or events, and want to be a regular contributor, please let us know. E-Mail us at webmaster (at) somd.com or open a support ticket at http://help.somd.com/index.php?action=ticket_submit&d=5, and let us know what topics interest you.

We had problem with two submission forms that we just caught. Not sure how long they were non-functional.

Wall of Heroes
http://somd.com/misc/pridewall/

The entry form is at:
http://somd.com/misc/pridewall/entryform.htm
If you submitted something and do not see it online, please resubmit the information using the link above and we will take care of you promptly.

Free somd.US Email Account

The application form has been moved to http://somd.com/somd.us/

Please note thatyou can always check the status of your requests by visiting http://help.somd.com/index.php?action=ticket_lookup and entering the email address that you specified when you submitted the application (your current email, not the one you are requesting). Sometimes SPAM filters block our email response to you to let you know that your account has been setup.

Twitter Users can now see new Headline News stories as we post them.

http://twitter.com/somdcom

If you are a twitter user, just click on the Follow button to automatically follow us in your account.

I may be adding other news-related items of interest to the Twitter feed, such as obits and wedding announcements.

Have a suggestion for other things like this that you would like to see? PM me or email me at webmaster (at) somd.com

Too bad your mother didn't own a dildo so we would not have to deal with you today!!!

As I skim the "New Posts" headings in the forums today, I realize that I simply do not have anything to offer on today's political warfare or even the local war being committed on ourselves and each other in the form of kidnapping, armed robbery, murder, suicide, vehicular manslaughter, and more, ugh.

I escaped to a world of larged fenced in areas of grassy spaces, where my dogs could roam free and my head could clear too. My biggest problem encountered was getting wet and having 10 muddy feet to clean before re-entry into the house.

All of the drama and "ugh" is still here. I was pretty sure I wasn't going to escape it forever, but a little while is alright by me.

There is something to say about an early Fall rain, that if not too cold, it can cleanse you a bit.

I guess you just have to step out into it.

Haven't posted in a while. Was using another site but it is down currently. So I am coming back here.
I am training unequipped right now. After my bomb on 20April, I took a whole week off. No training of any sort. I cam back the next week and tested myself on my lifts unequipped. I also tested some other things. Here are my numbers

Squat (belt and wrist wraps only) = 500
Bench (belt and wrist wraps only) = 335
Deadlift (belt) = 500
1 mile run = shade under 8min (did not push hard)
Chinups = 8 (I am better at Pullups)
Weight = 220

I did this for a change. I am going to work on getting these numbers better while dropping some bodyfat. I don't wish to lose weight or size, however I think this will be inedible. I am experimenting right now.

As of today, when I am writing, I am at 216 solid. I tinkered with carbs for 4 days (near 0) but added them back in. I am rotating between a low/med/high carb system. One cheat meal/week. I have also added vegetables in everyday so far. This was seriously lacking previously!

My training has been good. My plan is to use 4 week blocks. 3 weeks on, 1 week deload. ME/RE/DE Upper/Lower split. ME days I will rotate 5 movements. I will also be using 3-5reps instead of singles for a while. DE days will be used every other week in favor of adding more RE work in. RE work will be in high use.

I am also adding some conditioning work in. Not much different than what I used to do but more running. I will start with 2 days/week. Recovery work will be done during this time too.

I may do the APA/Maximum Fitness on 19July. If I do, I may even do it unequipped. I am still undecided. I plan on competing equipped again in Dec at the IPA Christmas Carnage Meet. Hopefully, I put up a better, focused performance.

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