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Author: Paul Radcliffe
December 20, 2013
Seasonally Appropriate Engineering Drawing
One of my jobs at work is to review engineering drawings submitted by external contractors. The coordinator for reviews sent this to me this morning and marked it as urgent. The jargon is so spot-on that it took me a moment to get in the spirit. Enjoy! (click here for a much higher resolution version) Our department sent some seasonally appropriate and cheeky comments back. Season’s Greetings, Happy Holidays, and Merry Christmas!
December 17, 2013
Dopey Training: Week 5
Another week closer to the Walt Disney World Dopey Challenge! Bring it on you seven dwarfs!! Dopey Health Stats Weight: 203.2 pounds Body Fat %: 27.2 Resting Heart Rate: N/A Average Hours Sleep: 7.8 (8.5, 7, 7.5, 8, 8, 8, 7.5) I was hoping last week’s weigh-in number wasn’t a blip because of the tummy trouble I had in week 3. This week’s number confirms it! And I’m able to start seeing it visibly too! I’m surprised how consistent I am for hours of sleep! But, I should get that average closer to 9 hours for maximum benefit. I[…continue reading]
December 16, 2013
On RMR and Calories
I saw this posting in Tumblr and was moved to reblog it and share it here. It’s about Basal Metabolit Rate (BMR) and Resting Metabolic Rate (RMR). I’ll let the slides speak for themselves first: (click on any slide for a bigger image) There are few things that I think I really important to highlight here: You need to consume more than your RMR worth of calories just to survive! Eating less lowers your metabolism! I’d never heard of the Mifflin-St Jeor equations, but I think it’s pretty brilliant! For men: (10 × W) + (6.25 × H) – (5 × A)[…continue reading]
