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Friday, December 29, 2006 4:00 PM

DWWTWT?: December 29

I'm going "public" with this post, since it summarizes my commuting results for the year. The last working day of 2006 finds me still home for the holidays (for the fifteenth day (!), given the power outage), and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4
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Thursday, December 28, 2006 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: December 28

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 27 -wp
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Wednesday, December 27, 2006 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: December 27

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 26 -wp
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: December 26

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 25 As of today, I've stayed home from work more than I've driven to work since this experiment started. I'm not sure what that
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Monday, December 25, 2006 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: December 25

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 24 Merry Christmas, and Happy Birthday to my sister, Nan! -wp
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Saturday, December 23, 2006 11:15 PM

May The Blessings Of The Season Be Upon You

I mentioned in my last post that I'd be sharing some "seasonal" thoughts while I'm on vacation; on behalf of my family and me, here they are.. For some years, it's been my custom during the holiday season to share this story with friends, family, and
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Friday, December 22, 2006 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: December 22

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 23 -wp
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Thursday, December 21, 2006 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: December 21

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 22 -wp
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Wednesday, December 20, 2006 8:45 PM

DWWTWT?: December 20

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 21 Christmas lights are up! -wp
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Tuesday, December 19, 2006 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: December 19

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 20 -wp
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Monday, December 18, 2006 9:00 AM

DWWTWT?: December 18

Home for the holidays, and thus non-competitive.. Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 19 -wp
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Friday, December 15, 2006 11:45 PM

DWWTWT?: December 15

I'm going to go public with today's usually "hidden" post for reasons which will become obvious. I planned to walk to work today.. I really did.. but the power went out at our place about two hours after last night's post and just now came back on. The
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Thursday, December 14, 2006 10:00 PM

DWWTWT?: December 14

I can once again report that today I executed a "short walking commute" through a light rain: Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 77 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 18 Still no Christmas lights as our region prepares for yet another weather event
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Wednesday, December 13, 2006 10:30 PM

DWWTWT?: December 13

I can essentially rerun yesterday's post unedited; despite plans after work, today I executed a "short walking commute" through a light rain: Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 76 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 17 The weather went through four
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:30 PM

Database Programming: Data Dude Has RTMed!

I'm a couple of days late on this, and Gert's got all the details , but Data Dude v1.0 is here! The full version is an MSDN download, but you can get a trial download here . Gert notes: The full product download on MSDN is a full image only, so 2.9 GB
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Tuesday, December 12, 2006 10:15 PM

DWWTWT?: December 12

Despite plans after work, today I executed a "short walking commute" through a light rain: Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 75 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 24 Did Not Compete: 17 Still no Christmas lights.. stay tuned.. -wp
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Monday, December 11, 2006 10:45 PM

DWWTWT?: December 11

This morning was blustery and rainy, I had an appointment at lunch with my lovely wife, and an early commitment after work today. All in all, an ideal day to fire up an internal combustion engine: Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 74 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove:
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Friday, December 08, 2006 9:15 PM

DWWTWT?: December 8

Today was the second of two days' worth of leadership training at a local hotel. I once again hopped the Metro Transit 222 bus, after a quick walk to the bus stop: Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 74 Walked to the Bus: 12 Drove: 23 Did Not Compete: 17 I'm hoping
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Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:30 PM

A Day That Will Live In Infamy

Today is the 65th anniversary of the surprise attack at Pearl Harbor , the event which ushered the United States into active participation in the most recent War To End All Wars.. It's an appropriate moment to pause and reflect upon the contributions
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Thursday, December 07, 2006 9:15 PM

DWWTWT?: December 7

Today was the first of two days' worth of leadership training at a local hotel which is conveniently accessible via the Metro Transit 222 route, so I walked up to the bus stop: Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 74 Walked to the Bus: 11 Drove: 23 Did Not Compete:
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Wednesday, December 06, 2006 5:15 PM

DWWTWT?: December 6

Today once again brought about a "short walking commute": Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 74 Walked to the Bus: 10 Drove: 23 Did Not Compete: 17 A return to mass transit is planned for the rest of the week.. stay tuned.. -wp
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Tuesday, December 05, 2006 5:15 PM

DWWTWT?: December 5

Today brought about a "short walking commute": Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 73 Walked to the Bus: 10 Drove: 23 Did Not Compete: 17 Happy birthday to my cousin Sylvia .. -wp
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Monday, December 04, 2006 7:00 PM

DWWTWT?: December 4

Today saw my first "long walking commute" in two weeks , a fine way to commemorate my Dad's 82nd birthday : Telecommuted: 4 Walked: 72 Walked to the Bus: 10 Drove: 23 Did Not Compete: 17 Hope your week is off to a good start.. -wp
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Monday, December 04, 2006 6:45 PM

Happy Birthday, Dad!

My father is celebrating a birthday today.. Happy birthday, Dad, from three generations of your family across far too many miles. We all wish we were with you today. Much love.. -wp
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Friday, December 01, 2006 6:45 PM

DWWTWT?: December 1

Yesterday , I asked.. Will tomorrow see a clean sweep for the bus this week? The last month of the year begins with fifth and final day of "SQL Server 2005 Business Intelligence Bootcamp," offered up in Bellevue for the week by SQLSoft . The sidewalks
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