This is special update on my progress doing a "virtual run," mostly on the treadmill at the gym, from my home in DC to the home we're attempting to buy in Punta Gorda, Fl. It is a total distance of about 1,003 miles. Today, I ran 10 miles, and shortly before I reached mile 2, I (virtually) crossed the border into North Carolina!!! I have been running in Virginia since New Year's Day and I'm finally in another state. ...

Today we experienced our first Chinese New Year Parade in Vancouver.  It was a low key affair compared to last year due to the Olympics, it started at 9.30, the parade took 45 minutes to pass, and was supposed to have completed it’s route by 11.00. It was a very colourful and noisy event, the noise of course coming from the many crackers going off.  Click on a picture to view a large one. ...

Lunar New Year is coming! Happy Lunar New Year everybody! Enjoy Tet holidays with this hottie. ...

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is the first patron federal holiday of each new year. As we consummate our goals [...] ...

John Roberts and Debbie Harry are back as your favorite New Yawk housewives. Hysterical. Interview with John about the evolution of the characters here. (via Billy Beyond) ...

The first Saterday in every year is traditionally the moment for the T&T Eindhoven New Year's reception. But this year Julia and I could not be there. We had other business to attend to: A stage... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my blog for full links, other content, and more! ]] ...

Nark Magazine has posted some amazing photos from the As The World Falls Down party and the New Year's Eve Fringe at Eagle.You will find the photos from As The World Falls Down hereand New Year's Eve Fringe here. ...

One of my New Year's Resolutions was to to do a virtual run from my home in DC to our possible new home in Punta Gorda, FL.  It is just a bit more than 1,000 miles and requires that I run an average of 2.75 each day.  I ran every day this week except Saturday.  Here's how it breaks down:Monday: 3.5 milesTuesday: 4 milesWednesday: 5 milesThursday: 3:25 milesFriday: 6 milesSaturday: OffSunday: 3.5 milesOn my virtual run to Floriday, I am now just past Triangle VA.  The map below shows the start near my house in South East DC and my ...

Okay, I am nearing the end of the whole browser compatibility nonsense. And, while I would have preferred it if all this hadn’t happened, it did speed up some great plans I’ve had for AKA William. And what better time to do it than the first week of the new year? So, sometime today I’ll be revealing the sexy new look (and totally Explorer-lovin’) of AKA William sometime today . . . . ...

The winter holidays…done. New Year’s celebrations…done. Schools are back open, holiday breaks between now and Easter a few and far [...] ...

After the great call on Thursday, I wanted to follow up with a few resources. (If you were unable to make the call, you can still register to receive the recording.) I talked about this great site to visit which can inspire your life list. It is called 43things I also gave you a few prompts to get you started on your own life list. You can find them all on the recording BUT here is another resource I created to help you jump start your list. The Life Life Guided Journal There are TONS of prompts through out this book ...

Wait? What is that? Where’d my old qnotes go? We haven’t gone anywhere, but we’ve got a brand new look and [...] ...

Day 6 of the new year. No drama, no stress. Life is enjoyable. I’ve scaled back everything and gotten back to basics. I haven’t even been online much, except for work. One day at a time. ...

Blue moon on New Year's Eve. The grill. The grillers. Around the campfire. Under the light of the blue moon. More here. ...

Spent a party weekend... eating, resting and feeding the birds. What a difference 10 years make. Check out all of the weekend photos HERE ...

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happy new year! testing out this new blogging app for the iPhone that will allow me to blog back on achimericalplan.com again. so far so good. if this works - we may be starting out 2010 with new thoughts and musings about my misadvetures in life. - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone ...

Everybody hates a New Year’s Resolution that goes nowhere. It’s painful. And yet how many of us are looking at last year’s dreams and goals and wondering what happened to them. Join me for a fun FREE call this Thursday! Life Lists: Starting to Create Your Life ————————————————————– 7th January @ 2pm  NY EST Facilitated by Michael Moniz Many of us lose our voices to the noise of life. We think we are clear on what we want in life but are influence on what society wants, our family wants, our friends want, our boss wants, and the list can go on and on. In this teleseminar, we will work together on a ...

View more pictures of the TOY party at The Week Rio this past Saturday after the jump. All pictures courtesy of my girlfriend Paulinha's iPhone. ...