Empty Notebook

I was checking my RSS feeds and came across yet another good blog entry at MetsBlog.com, which I read a lot. Basically, Matthew is commenting on Moises Alou and the joy of watching a professional hitter like him.  It made me think a lot.  Frankly, before Alou became a member of the Mets, I didn’t think much about him other than he was a “pretty good” injury prone player.

Boy, was I wrong.  Alou is the epitome of professional hitting.  He makes solid contact on almost every at-bat, has tremendous plate coverage, and really understands the “game” of hitting.  I’m going to be sad to see him go when he retires, so I’m trying to appreciate as much of his hitting as I can.  You’ve won me over Moises, and thank you for your contributions to my favorite team!

1. Healthier Living - Eh, another mediocre week.  You’d think answering to my blog would motivate me. I did eat better generally, but I’m not losing weight, so I have to find a better balance of the two.

2. Cleanup - I got rid of the last of the boxes that were piled up everywhere, now it’s back to the regularly scheduled cleanup.  I think I’m going to take on the garage soon, since there is a lot of useless crap in there that I can eliminate.

3. Website Growth - ScalpEm.com has broken the 1 million mark in the Alexa rankings, and it is the highest rated “Blog” that is FSU related.  I’m pretty proud of that that.  Hopefully it will continue to grow!

1. Healthier Living - I’m seriously considering getting up earlier and doing my walking first thing in the morning.  It’s far too easy for me to come home after work and want to loaf.  I’m also going to really, seriously focus on some diet changes.  I need to consciously add more fruit, nuts and veggies. On the bright side of that, it eliminates the need for the junk food that I usually have around.

2. Cleanup - My Vizio VX32LHDTV10a looks fantastic up on my wall.  The new home office is complete!  I have some more drawers to look forward to over the next couple of weeks, and then the garage.  I’m really getting a ton of stuff moved around, making for a much simpler home.  Simplifying seems to make life so much easier.

3. Website Growth - I’m having a great month with my AdSense account, and I’ve launched another website with Chili and Willy Mac from DannyFordIsGod.com, called TailgatingForNoReason.com.  I’m not quite sure where I want to go with it, I’m thinking spoofs would be great, and I’d really like to have a lot of contributors, but we’ll see. At least ScalpEm is doing solid this year, and I’m even shocked with how well EmptyNotebook does, while I try to figure out how I’d really like to use it.  For now it’s fine as my personal blog, and I like having to answer to my resolutions here.

Wooohoo!

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#6 Comes out in full force tomorrow hopefully… until then check out the trailer for my favorite YouTube clips.

1. Healthier Living - Not so bad considering FSU had a home game, and I tend to eat crap food on game day.  Otherwise it’s back to walking.

2. Cleanup - The wall mount for my Vizio VX32LHDTV10a is great.  I got it at Monoprice.com for like $25.  The HDMI cables are pretty great too.  Overall I’m pleased with the picture quality for a $600 32″ HDTV.  There are some minor issues with ghosting and choppiness, but for the home office it’s great.  The QAM tuner is pretty great too, so I can use HD Picture-In-Picture after I split my cable line (one to the box and one directly to the TV).

3. Website Growth - September is at a brisk pace, and my Alexa rank is getting back to where it should be.

1. Healthier Living - Doing better than I have been, but I need to do even better than that. At least I got some walking in recently.  I need to get back into a routine, and I might have to suck it up and walk in the morning.  Afternoons have been to rainy, but I really, really hate waking up earlier than I have to wake up.

2. Cleanup - Home office is almost complete. I’m just waiting on the wall mount for the TV and I’ll eventually put up some shelving, but I’m very, very pleased with the utility of the room now.

3. Website Growth - More ad revenue is a good thing!