Field Notes

Back at the gym after three weeks off - sore abs, accomplished work, and a productive weekend ahead.

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Skip three weeks of training and your body pays the price. One brutal session later, redemption begins.

Back in Seattle with wife away - solo time means home maintenance, work projects, and old TV marathons.

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Merlin Mann's Inbox Zero strategy slashed 5,000 messages and 7 folders, proving email triage works.

Three weeks in Columbus on the new job brings jet lag, lost sunglasses, and a desperate need for rest.

Oracle database installations frustrate developers who prefer PostgreSQL - but sometimes you have no choice.

Tom Bihn's ID bag carries a day's travel essentials with room to spare - perfect for minimalist journeys.

Columbus has quirky video stores - this one's location made shopping for 90-degree heat rather intense.

Columbus apartment lacks shampoo but drowning in conditioner; a mile walk to groceries in 90-degree heat.

12-hour travel day with iPhone music and anime - battery lasted the entire journey despite heavy use.

New job keeps me busy and traveling for three weeks straight; mornings at gym, free afternoons, no wife.

First day jitters despite eight years of ATG expertise - home office ready, gym session planned, nerves intact.

Friends brought iPhones like tech Santa - activation smooth, impressed with device despite minor wish list.

Writing from new iPhone: amazing device with few flaws; mp3 ringtones and AIM support would be nice.

After four and a half years at Cingular, the final day arrives with mixed emotions - goodbye comfort and expertise, hello uncertainty and growth.

New laptop setup requires patience, but the payoff of a personalized productive environment is worth the long night ahead.