Elizabeth's Blog

So I had this gift certificate to Bob Ronckers Running Spot, a local authority on running shoes. I drag the kids with me while I go try on running shoes, and I finally ended up with these:

At $85, they better work!

I really wanted these: But I just could NOT bring myself to pay the $120 price tag. OUCH!

The cool thing about the Running Spot is that they encourage you to go run around the parking lot a few times before you buy. So of course I take the kids and we’re running all over the parking lot like big idiots. But at least it was a beautiful day for it. Maybe these “wonder shoes” will help me run more than 5 minutes at a time.

Our giftsforengineers.com store was in the Cincinnati Enquirer today:

http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051114/BIZ01/511140319

Besides the fact that they kept calling me the owner, and didn’t mention Shelly at all, and that our “geek action figure” is a best seller despite it not being out there yet… it’s a pretty good article.

My good buddies at International PHP Magazine have completed quite an overhaul of their website and magazine. Their website has completely been redone, with a new logo, color scheme and all… and their magazine is switching to a “download only” format. I think that was a great decision, as I’m sure the cost of printing and postage was quite prohibitive for all parties involved. Now they can deploy editions much faster (they’re going to a monthly format) and reduce delivery time by about 100%. They can also reach hard to get to places and are no longer limited by traditional means.

Kudos to Indu and her team!

Ben Ramsey has added me to his blogroll, despite my warnings of adverse affects on its overall quality. He’s a brave soul to include this drivel on such a powerful site. Right now his blog is worth $16, 371.66 (how much is yours worth?)… so we’ll see how much that goes down.

(Oh, and if you’re wondering: “Your blog, naramore.net/blog, is worth $0.00″ - woot!)