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Thursday, March 26, 2026

Product Review: Chamberlain 1HP Smart Belt Drive Garage Door Opener with Battery Backup, Camera, and Motion Sensing Wall Control

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  A few years ago, I installed a Chamberlain smart garage door opener with a belt drive at my old house. When I moved, my new place had an o...
Wednesday, March 25, 2026

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Frasier: Season 4

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  The 24-episode fourth season of Frasier aired during the 1996/1997 TV season. All of the main cast members returned for the fourth season,...
Tuesday, March 24, 2026

Book Review: The Dragons: Dragonlance Lost Histories Volume VI

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  The Dragons, written by Douglas Niles and published in 1996, is a novel in the prolific Dragonlance series of fantasy novels, which began ...
Monday, March 23, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 49

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On day 49, I did yoga. I was going to try and do more of the asana portion, but I did not get started until about 9:00 at night, so I again ...

Workout Update: P90X Day 48

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On Day 48, I did the final legs and back workout for Phase II. It went pretty well. I decided to swap using the pull-up assist for a chair (...

Workout Update: P90X Day 47

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I used Day 47 as a rest day, but did do ab-ripper in the evening. I was just not feeling like doing a long workout today, so I shuffled my s...

Blu-Ray/Movie Review: The Incredible Mr. Limpet

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  The Incredible Mr. Limpet is a 1964 comedy starring Don Knotts, Carole Cook, Jack Weston, Andrew Duggan, Larry Keating, Paul Frees, and El...
Saturday, March 21, 2026

Blu-Ray/TV Series Review: Bewitched: Season 5

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  The 30-episode fifth season of Bewitched aired during the 1968/1969 TV season. All of the main cast returned, including Elizabeth Montgome...
Friday, March 20, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 46

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On Day 46, I again swapped Yoga for Kenpo. For some reason, I just prefer keeping the yoga routine (especially that one) for the weekend. I ...

Workout Update: P90X Day 45

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Day 45 was Back and Biceps again. Like the Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps workout, I was able to increase the amount of weight I used on a co...

Workout Update: P90X Day 44

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Day 44 was plyo. I again decided to skip the last chunk of the workout (the "sports bonus"), mostly because I got a later start to...

Workout Update: P90X Day 43

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Day 43 enters the last week of Phase 2, which means the Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps workout again. No big changes from last week's wor...
Thursday, March 19, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 42

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On day 42, I got a lot of exercise. In the afternoon, I had to shovel my driveway after we got a nice dumping of spring snow. Then, in the e...

Workout Update: P90X Day 41

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I used day 41 as the off day this week. I had a party at my house, so, since I knew I was not going to be eating all that well, I just took ...

Workout Update: P90X Day 40

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Day 40 was the Legs and Back workout. The most progress I have made was on the Bulgarian Squats. My balance was better, and I could go a bit...

Workout Update: P90X Day 39

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On day 39, I switched Yoga for the Kenpo workout. It went fine, really no better or worse than the last time I did it. 

Workout Update: P90X Day 38

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Day 38 was the second round of the Back and Biceps workout. I again was able to increase the amount of weight I was using for a couple of th...

Workout Update: P90X Day 37

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Day 37 was plyo again. I was not feeling great and got a late start, so I ended the workout once I did the five main blocks and skipped the ...

Workout Update: P90X Day 36

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Day 36 was the second round of Chest, Shoulders, and Triceps. Overall, the workout went well. I was able to increase the number of reps on s...
Monday, March 16, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 35

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Day 35 was the rest day, so I just did ab-ripper (since I did not do it on Friday after the Legs and Back workout). I am still doing 15 reps...

Workout Update: P90X Day 34

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Day 34 was Kenpo X. I am getting better at it, both in terms of my cardio stamina and speed. I still skip that beginning stretching (which r...

Workout Update: P90X Day 33

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Day 33 was Legs and Back. I did find that it was a bit harder after the off week than it was in the last week of Phase I (especially the pul...

Workout Update: P90X Day 32

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Day 32 was Yoga. As with the past few times I have done the yoga routine, I focused on improving the parts that I can do well or semi-well, ...
Wednesday, March 11, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 31

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Day 31 was the first back and biceps workout in Phase 2 of P90X. It is the second "new" workout after the first month. Like the Ch...
Tuesday, March 10, 2026

Workout Update: P90X Day 30

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Day 30 was plyo. Interestingly, I felt that I had a bit less stamina since I had not done this one for a week. Core synergistics and kenpo a...