Pete Dudchenko

I picked up a magazine during my holiday travel and in it was a 10-week swimming routine. I had been going to the gym and occasionally swimming but really haven’t done much since I was on the high school swim team. I decided to give it a shot. So far I’m on week three and I’ve already noticed an improvement. Swimming is a great sport for cardio. It’s low impact, it works the entire body and unlike the treadmills at 6:00, there’s little wait time to get in a lane. Plus some research has shown that routine swimming can help reduce the effects of aging.

I guess that’s why I’m still so imature.

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So in addition to exploring scripts for my website, I’ve also been curious as to how I can start creating spiders or agents to crawl the web and bring back information to me. One immediate use is regarding my passport. I recently had one completed and sent away to be processed. Now I’m waiting for it to be mailed back to me. I have the return tracking number but it doesn’t do me any good until its in the mail so I’d like a script to check for that tracking number everyday and notify me when my passport is on its way. I have a feeling this is a long-term project and considering the amount of free time I have right now, I think I’ll save time just checking it myself but once I can get the basics down, I could come up with a lot more uses.

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Got an email the other day from the volunteer center asking if I was interested in tutoring someone on computers. We set up a time next week to meet so I’m interested and excited to see how it goes.

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I’m adding a new section to my website for polls. Why? Mostly because I enjoy the learning process with configuring the website to be able to do it, but also to hear opinions on things. This will change so while the first question is about what I should do for New Years, it will eventually have other questions up there. Look for a link on my home page in the near future.

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So with the New Year approaching I thought I would take a moment to reflect on some of the things that happened to me this year…

I’ve compiled a few things that stand out while still maintaining a certain level of privacy. Believe it or not but I have a set of rules that I follow when it comes to posting on what is and what is not appropriate.

The Good:

1. My first full year in San Diego – It took some getting used to but I feel a lot more like this is home now.
2. I made it to 30 – Is getting older really a good thing? So far I believe it is but ask me again in 10 years.
3. I retired from bowling – Can I ever really expect to do better than a 256?
4. Broke my horse racing curse – Finally bet on a race and won.
5. Got better at surfing – I still suck…but I suck less now.

The Bad:

1. Got into a car accident – Luckily no one was hurt and everything was fixed.
2. Experienced my first earthquake – Just a minor one, I thought it was gas.

The Ugly:

1. The First Annual B.O.B. Festival - It was the first, but it may also be the last.

So there was more good than bad this year which I view as a success. Happy New Year!

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Not that its hard to find (I got one in about 5 minutes) but if you’re interested in a Gmail account, and don’t have an invite, let me know. At the time of this post I had 4 to give away.

Contact me if you are interested.

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I was back in Indianapolis this weekend for the holidays. I actually spent Christmas in a hotel with my family which was a bit different, but good that we could all be together for it. The weekend before I was in Cleveland so with the snow, the freezing cold, the time changes, the lack of sleep and the travel, I’m not sure which is a bigger wreck right now, me…or my apartment. It was a great time though. I saw so many friends and family and I think I spent more time in O’Hare the past two weekends then any other time since I moved to San Diego.

Hopefully I’ll get some pics on my website soon from the trips.

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