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(06/30/2009) I have just added a couple more MP3 links to the "My Music" section. These are very raw and informal jams that I recorded with Lance Muhammad on 4/4/2009.

(01/03/2009) Long lapse between updates! My daughter Ella was born 1/25/2007 and that has been a major source of time sink for the last two years. However, I have just added a new original song to the "My Music" section of the site. I also added the link to our photobucket photo gallery containing MANY pictures of Ella to the "Photo Gallery" section. I had also begun work a while back on an Investing section for the site. While it is not entirely finished, I've added it in here anyway. See the new link on the side.

(05/22/2006) One more album review added to the music section and 9 new highlighted quotes, bringing the quote total to 67.

(01/07/2006) Just added a new album review in the music section.

(01/01/2006) A new year and a new plan for weight training bring a long-overdue update to the weight training section. I have revamped all of the info and included updates on my grip training status and the results of my 2004 experiment with High Intensity Training. Soon I'll finish the update with my 2005 Periodization impressions and plan for 2006.

(12/18/2005) I have added two new album reviews (in the Music section) and a bunch of new quotes. I am now using highlighted text for new quotes so they are easily distinguishable from older quotes. The quote count is now at 58.

(09/26/2005) I have posted some before/after pictures of my deck project. The end result exceeded my expectations - now I'm just glad it's over!

(09/22/2005) I have added two album reviews to the Music section: Dream Theater and Nevermore. I hope to add more intermittently, although I don't promise they will all be this detailed!

(08/28/2005) Finally, an update. Just a small one for now - I added some pictures of my new Carvin DC127 guitar to the photo gallery - check out that sweet finish! I also added dozens of new quotes to the quote section; I had a year's worth to sift through. I'm eventually going to need a better categorization system! The quote count is currently 45.

(09/23/2004) I just added a single picture to the photo gallery. It's lame, but I suppose it's a start.

(08/01/2004) I did it! I spent the last week learning about ways of improving the drum samples used in my songs. I finally ended up downloading a bunch of drum sample .wav files, building a DLS instrument library with MIDI key mappings, and loading that into my soundcard's synth. Then I reworked my song "The Green Room Groove" with the new drum sounds. Also, I took some notes on the process for posterity. See the "My Music" link.

(07/19/2004) Tonight I took a first stab at content in the philosophy section. It can be daunting to get started on a topic so broad and encompassing, but it felt good to get it underway. Hopefully I'll have the time and energy to add more soon.

(07/01/2004) I added a bit more detail under grip strength training after receiving some grip training tools in the mail. See "Weight Training" for details.

(06/30/2004) New song! Well, actually a very old song. I spent a couple hours plucking an old song on my acoustic guitar tonight and dropped the best take on the site under the "My Music" link. Enjoy.

(05/31/2004) Well, Nicole and I are back from our vacation in Spain. We had a mixed experience, some high points and some low points; in general, we're a bit disappointed with the vacation. You can read more details of our trip by clicking here. I've also added a bit more weight training content (specifically grip training).

(05/09/2004) The big update this time was the addition of some content in the weight training section of the page. I'm documenting my switch to "high intensity training" and some of the new things I'm doing, both for my own records and for anyone who might be interested. I also added some more quotes.

(04/29/2004) Brief update: I added a "Quotes" section where I have started gathering some fantastic quotations. Check it out.

(04/27/2004) Finally, an update! Well, in terms of content it's really not much. I have mostly just changed the behind-the-scenes coding of the page to use stylesheets (a more elegant and efficient approach), which will speed up changes and updates in the future.

I have also moved my song download to the appropriate link (My Music) and made sure none of the links are broken (although most lead to a lame under construction page).

Updates coming up include some content in the Weight Training and Philosophy links, as well as possibly a cosmetic improvement. We'll see.

-Neil.