Last week was my first official working day in the UK, which came after two exhausting months of processing a work permit and VISA. Fortunately, I’m here and lovin it! The only difficulty I can’t seem to wrap my hands around is driving on the left side of the road. It’s strange that they moved [...]
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Posted: February 15, 2009 in BlogrollTags: workout, workout dashboard, workout summary activities
Typically, I tend to bite off more than I can chew when it comes to New Year’s resolutions. My Big Hairy Audacious Goals (BHAGs) are usually to stop eating chocolate, run a sub 5:30 minute mile, or anything that is drastically different than my typical behavior. Well, I have been consistently missing these BHAGs so [...]
Nick and I took a trip to Sweden for a few customer visits this month and I decided to show him how to pony up and play real golf. Unfortunately, golf is not like riding a bicycle for me. Even if I used to school Tiger back in my high school days I feel like [...]
I’ve officially had my first mountain bike race in the Italian Alps. I have also officially never felt such numbness in my saddle. For those male cyclists out there, you probably know what kind of numbness I’m referring to. I thought I almost lost the poor guy around mile 23 when I couldn’t feel anything. [...]
Standing outside Old Town Hall at Marienplatz I started to ponder just how much fun a guided bike tour of downtown Munich might be. My preconceived notions of Munich were that its primary tourist attraction was beer, and alot of it. In fact, during last year’s Oktoberfest participants chugged over five million liters of beer [...]
300 feet. I know you are probably thinking this is another stunt I pulled while driving around Italy, but this time the jokes on me. In Italy, it’s all about service at the pump. Instead of allowing the auto-motorist to fill up their own vehicle they have decided for safety reasons that trained gas pumpers [...]
It is sometimes difficult to distinguish the difference between work and play at National Instruments especially when it involves Designing, Prototyping, and Deploying innovative products that improve everyday life. Last month, I worked with our marketing department here in Italy to decide on a project for my AEs to collaborate on. With BIAS fast approaching [...]
I do! I am about to describe to you what is known as ‘Business Class Fakegrade’, not to be mistaken with Upgrade. This technique should not be disclosed to just anyone and be careful who you forward this post to or they might steal the idea. Step 1) In the Airport As normal, proceed with [...]
I’m not sure I like to admit this, but I’ve been known to throw a few triple axels in my hay day. That’s right, Jordan Randall is an Ice Skater.. As it appears in the picture below, I almost landed the Nancy Kerrigan’s Blade of Glory… except mine was self inflicted. The land ended uncomfortably… [...]
2 hours outside of Milan and a few clicks North of Verona, I found myself on a last minute trip to The Dolomites. This was it! The first chance to escape the hustle and bustle of big city life and a rebirth of my mountain man primal instincts. Yeah, that’s what I thought until I [...]
