http://grantingersoll.com Random thoughts on programming, photography, triathlon, life and work Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:40:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Triathlon Training Blog » Blog Archive » Cyclist hit in malicious attack in Chatham County, NC If you live in this area, please help us find this person and report them to the Chatham County Sheriff.  The mere thought of it sends shivers down my spine and then makes me mad ... http://grantingersoll.com/2008/07/02/cyclist-hit-in-malicious-attack-in-chatham-county-nc/ 'Canes send Cole to Oilers for Pitkanen - Yahoo! News Bad 'Canes. Bad. http://grantingersoll.com/2008/07/01/canes-send-cole-to-oilers-for-pitkanen-yahoo-news/ OK, let me just start by saying my confidence in what I am about to say is just over 50%, say 50.1%, but I'm going to say it anyway: I can't help but wonder if all these execs leaving Y! is a good thing.  Seriously.  Where have they gotten Y! to ... http://grantingersoll.com/2008/06/25/out-on-a-limb-why-the-yahoo-fiasco-is-good-for-yahoo/ Change backup frequency of Time Machine? - The Apple Blog Community Ah, very useful.  For me, Time Machine was taking more time to prepare the backup then it had (30 -40 minutes sometimes) and it was also chewing up the CPU pretty good, so I turned down the frequency of the ... http://grantingersoll.com/2008/06/23/change-backup-frequency-of-time-machine-the-apple-blog-community/ WITNESS: The open secret of doping in sport - Yahoo News Can't wait to hear the steady drumbeat of people that come out and try and discredit him...  They'll say things like: "He didn't have that access" or "Here's his record of the number of times he was tested" or even better, ... http://grantingersoll.com/2008/06/19/witness-the-open-secret-of-doping-in-sport-yahoo-news/ Tiger Woods sets up playoff with dramatic birdie - Yahoo! News As for his knee pain during the round, Woods said: "Did it get better? No. I took some things to relieve that so I feel a bit better now." Care to explain that remark, Tiger? Are pain pills performance enhancing ... http://grantingersoll.com/2008/06/16/tiger-woods-sets-up-playoff-with-dramatic-birdie-yahoo-news/ Finally, just sent in my final payment for my student loan!  Wish I had never consolidated back then and had just paid it off on time.  Sigh, lesson learned.  At least the interest rate was next to nothing. http://grantingersoll.com/2008/06/13/woo-hoo-student-loan-finally-paid-off/ Back in January or so, we bought a Vivetique Organic Innerspring Mattress from the The Organic Mattress Store.  We spent a good deal of time researching mattresses (at least a month), etc. and finally settled on the organic cotton innerspring mattress because my wife gets pretty nasty migraines from a ... http://grantingersoll.com/2008/06/11/review-of-vivetique-organic-innerspring-mattress/ Dutch hopes ride high on $1-million bike - Yahoo! News Not sure if this is really cool or really sad...  I'm leaning towards really cool. http://grantingersoll.com/2008/06/10/dutch-hopes-ride-high-on-1-million-bike-yahoo-news/ Hurricanes defenseman Wesley retires after 20 seasons - Yahoo! News Just gotta say it has been a pleasure to watch, over the last few years especially since I moved to Raleigh, someone who plays the game right!  Good luck in the future! http://grantingersoll.com/2008/06/05/hurricanes-defenseman-wesley-retires-after-20-seasons-yahoo-news/