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Read 12 books with a variety of topics, genres, and styles<\/strong>. April was a pretty slow month reading-wise. \u00a0We finished Understanding the Koran: A Quick Christian Guide to the Muslim Holy Book<\/a> which was written by a Christian who grew up in a Muslim context. It was an interesting look into some of the history of the Koran. \u00a0It would be interesting to see a similar book about the Bible. \u00a0My Kindle <\/a>broke while in Spain and I was half-way through reading The Winner’s Manual<\/a> by Jim Tressel (more on that next month). Amazon is sending me a new Kindle!!<\/p>\n

Complete a Triathlon\u00a0Square Lake<\/a> Short Course, September 10. 0.5 Mile Swim 16.5 Mile Bike 5 Mile Run. <\/strong>In April I swam once, bike commuted a lot, biked once (plus a trainer ride), and ran 8 times. \u00a0One day I ran in the morning, biked to a meeting, and swam in the afternoon. I biked a total of 143 miles (plus the trainer ride) and ran 49 miles. All of these numbers are an improvement over March!<\/p>\n

Finish this\u00a0YouVersion<\/a> devotional plan<\/strong> (Bible Study). \u00a0Yup. \u00a0Being gone for a week with limited web access meant that I didn’t keep up while I was gone, but I’ll catch up quickly.<\/p>\n

Make a substantial change to one of my programs at work.<\/strong> We wrapped up the social\u00a0entrepreneurship\u00a0project and only got one application that is completed. \u00a0It was a lot harder than we expected to get the kids to focus and actually go through the development process. \u00a0With only a few more weeks of after-school we are going to continue to work on creating projects to sell at the Farmer’s Market.<\/p>\n

Blog Regularly<\/strong> How do you define regular?<\/p>\n

Learn how to use my digital camera and experiment with its features. <\/strong>I’ll just ditto last month: “No progress on this one. \u00a0I don\u2019t think this goal is specific enough for clear improvement. \u00a0This month I\u2019ll work on developing something more specific.”<\/p>\n

Curing Plantar Fasciitis<\/a>, was the most viewed post<\/strong> again. The order didn’t change: number two was\u00a0Treating Plantar Fasciitis<\/a>, and a close third was\u00a0Twin Cities Running Stores<\/a>. This didn\u2019t change from last month. \u00a0Last month I mentioned that I’d like to see the Downtown Riverfront<\/a> post get more views, it moved up into the top 10. \u00a0With the Lake Minnetonka<\/a> half last weekend, a lot of people viewed my course preview<\/a> and 2009 race review<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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