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This is a screenshot of a text message I recently received from AT&T:

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They certainly didn’t have to send me that message and could have just happily charged me the extra $10 if I went over my limit. So I’ll give them a little credit: they’re not completely money-grubbing, completely evil jerks.

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How I Lost 20 Pounds in 20 Weeks With My iPhone (or: Data is King)

I even use the same app, Lose It, on my iPhone. That app happens to tie in nicely with my FitBit, and the two sites can be set to share information with each other. A particularly vigorous day of walking can thus give me a higher calorie ceiling.

Counting calories works wonderfully for me. How could it not? I was doing great last year, but fell off the wagon in the second half of last year leading up to the birth of Violet and stopped counting calories. Went up about 8 pounds despite my best winging-it efforts and felt every one of them.

Now I’m back on the wagon and immediately dropping it back off. Simple science. The hardest part is getting all the calories counted, particularly because my wife can be kind of a free-form cook. Thankfully, she’s eager to help me out, and between us we muddle through. Perfection isn’t necessary, just a really good effort and the discipline to stay under the calorie cap. I can do that.

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]]> http://files.posterous.com/user_profile_pics/850133/homer-smart-big.png http://posterous.com/users/4aGe8u5OFXmF Steve Crooks scrooks Steve Crooks Sat, 07 Jan 2012 12:15:00 -0800 Playing while Terry gets a haircut. http://blog.scrooks.net/playing-while-terry-gets-a-haircut http://blog.scrooks.net/playing-while-terry-gets-a-haircut The place in Lawrence (don't ask) where Terry gets her hair cut conveniently has a day care room that is always empty when we are there.

Violet swings a bit courtesy of Gillian Princess power.

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Gillian knows how to be cute.

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Neil the Action Hero

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They played this way a LONG time.

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1) A TARDIS Bobble Head (in motion!) "exclusive" from San Diego Comic-Con 2011.  I have #2875/3000.  It's so exclusive you can apparently still easily buy one if you want, and I think for less than what I paid.  That seemed to be the way of it for all "exclusives" at Comic-Con.

2) A Christmas Story leg lamp from my brother, recently received.

3) Quarter from my pocket.  Included for size reference.

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