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Back from Run III

Back from Run III. Feeling better, more running, less stopping, but still wiped out at the end of twenty minutes. Feeling a bit wobbly now. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 14, 2008Posted inPersonal, Quick thoughtsTags: fitness, running, twenty minutes, unfitLeave a comment on Back from Run III

Bird on a wire

Just scored tickets for Leonard Cohen. The TicketMaster order experience is so stressful, there has *got* to be a better way of doing it. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 14, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: leonard cohenLeave a comment on Bird on a wire

Sam Clark’s engagement announcement

Congratulations @polarisdigital, marriage is a wonderful thing. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 12, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: marriageLeave a comment on Sam Clark’s engagement announcement

Home insurance

Relieved my home insurance docs are here. I was awake last night, with the wind trying to break in, wondering if I’d imagined reinsuring. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 12, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: acts of god, docs, home insurance, insuranceLeave a comment on Home insurance

Obviously, with this hazardous…

Obviously, with this hazardous weather there’s no way I could go running today. It would have been dangerous and irresponsible. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 12, 2008Posted inPersonal, Quick thoughtsTags: fitness, hazardous weather, runningLeave a comment on Obviously, with this hazardous…

Back from todays run

Back from todays run (or “Run II – It Still Hurts” as I’m calling it). The whole thing is a carefully constructed assault on my self-esteem. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 11, 2008Posted inPersonal, Quick thoughtsTags: running, self esteem, unfitLeave a comment on Back from todays run

Just got back from my first run

Just got back from my first run in, I’ll say, 8 years; only 20 minutes and I’m poleaxed. So. Very. Terribly. Un. Fit. Not good. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 10, 2008Posted inPersonal, Quick thoughtsTags: fitness, running, unfitLeave a comment on Just got back from my first run

CSS image replacement on inline elements

Handy CSS image replacement technique that works inline as well as on block level elements: http://tinyurl.com/ywrnfl #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 8, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: block level elements, css image, image replacementLeave a comment on CSS image replacement on inline elements

Protx authentication change

Darn. Protx have changed their authentication within 3DSecure (at least on their staging server) so I can’t simultaneously test many sites. #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 8, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: authentication, protx, stagingLeave a comment on Protx authentication change

DNS alternatives

DNS problems with Zen… can anyone recommend a decent alternative DNS server please? #

Posted bysimonwheatleyMarch 6, 2008Posted inQuick thoughtsTags: alternative dns, dns problems, zen1 Comment on DNS alternatives

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I'm a Product Manager and ex- WordPress developer. I used to run Code for the People, who were acquired by Automattic in 2014. I now work in the WordPress.com VIP team, we make it so that some pretty huge companies can use WordPress right in the middle of all things digital. Want to follow me on Twitter? I'm @simonwheatley. More about me on the about me page.

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