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1. Healthier Living - Better than it’s been. I’m looking to hit my low for the year again by the end of 2007. This will again be a priority in next year’s resolution list (and many more I think). It’s something I really need to be conscious of as I head to my 30’s in a couple of years.

2. Cleanup - Time to head back into some drawers and organize some paperwork.  Hopefully that can be done prior to Thanksgiving.

3. Website Growth - I’m ecstatic with ScalpEm.com’s performance this year. It’s really grown far and above what I thought, and I love getting comments from people I don’t know.  I hope to spur up some more discussion soon, and I’m considering expanding my topics from just FSU football and into the ACC and college sports in general.  It won’t be an everyday thing, but I think it would broaden the appeal of the site, and of my creative desires.

1. Healthier Living - Football season is so tough. I ruin a pretty good week with a bunch of crap on Saturdays. Ugh.

2. Cleanup - Time to head back into some drawers and organize some paperwork.  Hopefully that can be done prior to Thanksgiving.

3. Website Growth -The site is doing well after I sold out and created a cheerleader gallery. And it’s time for the week-long blackout in honor of the blackout game against Duke this weekend.  Who would have thought the Noles would play an 8pm game against the Blue Devils?

1. Healthier Living - I got my walking in for the week. Woohoo!

2. Cleanup - I tackled the garage today.  It’s much more organized and swept out. Bye Bye cobwebs and junk. Sweet!

3. Website Growth - Steady growth is the story here, and the photo galleries are getting more and more popular. I really think it’s great that anyone even looks at them.  Increased ad revenue isn’t a bad thing.

I continue to think highly of my Avon Ranger TSE tires, especially for the value.  After 2500 miles, the Avon Ranger TSEs are performing like new.  I continue to run them at 36 psi in the front and 38 psi in the back, although if you’d like a slightly smoother ride and about 0.3mpg reduction in gas mileage let them go down to 34 / 36.  Either way, you can’t really lose.

These are the best tires that I’ve owned in wet weather.  I rarely feel a difference between the way the car drives on dry pavement vs. wet. They tear through puddles, and are very stable through those middle-of-the-road ruts that love to hold water in heavy rains.

The Ranger TSE’s are a bit sluggish, but not enough to bother me.

The tires remain very quiet, even on the Interstate, although the rest of E tends to be loud at those speed (I guess that’s what we get for driving a box on wheels at 70mph).

Treadwear is next to nothing, and wear pattern is identical to that of my old Wrangler HPs.  It will be interesting to see how long they hold up, these certainly look like they’ll go 50,000 easily between the slow wear and the sheer depth of the tread.

I remain extremely happy with these tires, especially at half the price of the top end Bridgestone’s, Goodyear’s or Michelin’s.

1. Healthier Living - I know, I know I’ve been yapping about doing better here for a long time. I’ve finally hit that point where I’m going back to walking. I’m making the commitment now, from here until the end of the year to go 3x week. That’s reasonable, and if I do more, great. If not, I’m meeting my goal.

2. Cleanup - Hopefully I can hit up some stuff this weekend.

3. Website Growth - ScalpEm.com continues to go up the Alexa ranking charts, but so far I haven’t seen any additional advertising. Hopefully I’ll see some more soon, although AdWords has been on a much better pace recently.