Random Thoughts of Nothingness » Uncategorized http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew Wed, 16 May 2012 18:23:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 2011 New Year Resolutionshttp://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2011/01/09/2011-new-year-resolutions/ http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2011/01/09/2011-new-year-resolutions/#comments Mon, 10 Jan 2011 01:32:46 +0000 matthew http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/?p=68 Continue reading →]]> A little late but better than never.  I really wanted to think about this and examine the impact before committing.

With further ado, here are my resolutions for 2011:

  1. Run 1500 miles over the course of the year.
  2. Complete a minimum of 1 half-marathon and 1 full marathon.
  3. Blog more often with a minimum of twice per month across Contegix and personal blog.
]]> http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2011/01/09/2011-new-year-resolutions/feed/ 1 Daily Grateful – Newspaper Deliveryhttp://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2010/06/15/daily-grateful-newspaper-delivery/ http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2010/06/15/daily-grateful-newspaper-delivery/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:33:43 +0000 matthew http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/?p=59 Continue reading →]]> One of the biggest lessons I learned the EO MIT Entrepreneurial Masters Program was from one of the last instructors/teachers/presenters, Barrett Ersek.  It was the core lesson of his presentation, but a gem he quickly talked about.  Everyday I am trying to find something for which I am grateful.

I noted this lesson to a fellow Contegian who asked me today what it was.  The answer is “home delivery newspapers”.  Why?

Oddly, it came from a minor inconvenience.  I dropped off the children at grandma’s this morning.  For one reason or another, no one heard us ring the door bell or knock on the door for ten minutes.  Yes, this went on for TEN MINUTES.   My 5-yo son Gabe decided he had waited long enough.  So, he grabbed the newspaper waiting on the porch and began to smack the door while yelling “Let me in! I can’t take this any more. We are burning up.”

So why am I grateful?  Because that simple newspaper in the hands of my son made me laugh with full abandonment. It took me out of the thoughts of a stressful day ahead.

]]> http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2010/06/15/daily-grateful-newspaper-delivery/feed/ 0 Upgraded to WordPress MU 1.5.1http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/08/23/upgraded-to-wordpress-mu-151/ http://www.porterhome.com/blog/matthew/2008/08/23/upgraded-to-wordpress-mu-151/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:10:33 +0000 matthew http://porterhome.com/blog/matthew/?p=31 Continue reading →]]> Just upgraded this WordPress blog to 1.5.1 which is based upon the 2.5.1 WordPress codebase. While WordPress MU 2.6 has been released, the upgrade process appeared to succeed; however, it would not allow me to login as any user except ‘admin’ to access the per-user blogs.

C’est la vie. WordPress 1.5.1 will have to do for now.

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