100 Mile Club

I know...the mile high club has a better ring to it! But, I logged my 100th running mile with my Nike + iPod this morning!

Since I've only been tracking miles this way for a few months, I would guess that I've probably tallied up close to 1000 miles since moving to NC (of course, I was *much* more active and had a faster pace before going to Grad school)!

My 100 Mile Certificate

Northern Ireland Deal Becomes Reality

A historic power sharing agreement between the Democratic Unionist Party and Sinn Fein took effect today in Northern Ireland.

I hope this will mark the beginning of a new era for Ireland, only to be improved upon by generations to come.

CBS News - Historic N. Ireland Deal Becomes Reality

American Airlines Rolls Out Portable Entertainment System

USA TODAY reports that AA is rolling out portable entertainment devices as an alternative to traditional seatback units.

If only this could also receive and display the flight path, position, and outside temperature like the regular systems...I would be happy!

The unreleased movie content is a great idea to win over those who already have movies on another device (or those with dead batteries)!

Too Much Good Food!

The unlimited culinary delights of the R. David Thomas Center buffet during MBA class weekends at Duke finally took its toll on my waistline.

I gained somewhere between 10 and 15 pounds since the start of the program a little over a year ago!

Needless to say, I need to shed these pounds to avoid replacing last summer's clothes. It's already getting *hot* in NC (yesterday was our first 90+ degree day of 2007)!

So, I've been following the South Beach Diet for a little over two weeks now. It helps that my chicky is also following the diet to keep me in line. So far, I've lost 8.2 pounds overall!

Of course, since I'm an MBA student, I *must* include a graph of my progress. Funny...it looks a little like Enron's stock price before its total collapse!

Tasha & Ripley - YouTube Stars!

You have to check out our two cats, Tasha and Ripley, in their YouTube premier!

Of course, they are instant stars!

Special thanks to Stacia for filming the video (her first masterpiece)!

WEMBA Term 4 : Weekends 1-5

What happened? My plan to blog each class weekend seriously fell apart this term. I think there just wasn't enough time....or I didn't *make* time.

At any rate, here's the scoop...

Term 4 Courses:

• Corporate Strategy
• Organizational Design (Leadership)
• Operations Management

This is by far the most interesting term for me personally. The Leadership course will help anyone and the other two are directly relevant to what I'd like to do after the program.

It's hard to believe that the end of core courses is now in sight. In one more month, 6 electives will be the only thing standing between me and and a Duke MBA!

In Memoriam - Virginia Tech

Being so active on a college campus in proximity to Virginia Tech, I cannot begin to imagine the grief and atmosphere currently being experienced by the VT community.

Please take a moment to visit the online memorial set up at www.vt.edu and remember those that needlessly lost their lives in this unspeakable tragedy.

One of my classmates at Duke sent this image that I thought I would share.

It speaks for itself...

"Today we are all Hokies."