Wow it has been a long time

My last blog post was on July 29, 2009. Before that one it was May 3, 2009. I have been pretty active on Twitter though that isn’t a very good excuse. This morning I’m committing to being more active blogging. First I need to tie up some loose ends. In that May 2009 post I talked about my progress on my goals. Here is how things turned out in 2009.

Goal 1: Kick my soda habit

As I alluded to in the update this goal was about to be dropped. And it was. I’m back to being a 2 or 3 Diet Dews a days drinker. Everyone needs a vice. That one is mine.

Goal 2: Run 50% more than I did last year: 965 miles

I gave this one a good try. My total for the year was 886 miles. I had a couple of poor running months and the summer in Houston was just brutal in 2009. No good excuse though I should have completed this one.

Goal 3: Volunteer more.

In 2009 I volunteered at the Houston Food Bank Peanut Butter factory. I even organized a trip for other co-workers. I also taught some computer classes to veterans through the Houston Goodwill. There is always more I can do but I feel good about this goal.

Goal 4: Inbox Zero.

Nope.

So that wraps up the goal update. What am I up to now?

Learning Ruby on Rails in attempt to get back into the start-up world. The first step in that is to go through a book called Beginning Ruby. I started over the Christmas break and have been spending time each week working through the examples. I am really enjoying it. My journey of learning Ruby and RoR will be a hot topic on the blog for awhile. I’ll pepper in updates on my running; 2010 goal TBD. There is much going on in 2010 and there should be plenty of topics for the blog.