If you've ever wanted to keep track of what you've been listening to, the Winamp Community Update Project makes it really easy to do. Here's what I did... (read more)
Lining up at Caldwell Woods CX 2021 I'm very happy that I'm able to bring my post from a year ago full circle. The 2021 CX season has arrived in... (read more)
This entry into the Song Obsession series is a long time in the making. I've been minorly obsessing over Laddio Bolocko for a few years now and "How... (read more)
The ticket stub is a great souvenir. (read more)
Like many things this year, the Chicago Cross Cup was cancelled. Under normal circumstances, Fall Sundays would be something to prepare for and look... (read more)
Snippets of scenes from the land down under... (read more)
Let's ponder this one for a while... Is this a sad song? Bittersweet? A song about the good things, both remembered and forgotten? I think it's a song... (read more)
Describing this track as "chill" doesn't really do it justice. If anything, it warms me as it relaxes me, like a glass of red wine. While the rest of... (read more)
Well then. Things have gotten entirely out of hand; at some point I became a busy person with a busy life. And I don't know how to feel about that.I'd... (read more)
I know it's been far too long since the last post, so I thought I'd pop in with a quick update. (read more)
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With today's 50-plus degree weather, the people of Chicago are getting their first glimpse of an otherwise elusive Spring. I'd like to formally welcome... (read more)
Fox's Rye Pale Ale... mmMMMmm sweet, sweet head retentionI introduced my rye pale ale to some friends at a small home-brew swap this St. Patrick's Day... (read more)
Mad HopsMy rye pale ale is merrily bubbling away in its secondary fermentation and I'm very excited for this batch. I've attempted to mimic my two favorite... (read more)
This ain't no walk in the parkAfter we dropped our cable television subscription I was no longer able to watch Malcolm in the Middle or Home Improvement... (read more)
When I completed my service as a Peace Corps volunteer, I also decided to retire the website I maintained during that time, putting the posts I'd made... (read more)
Over the hill through the parking lot into an icy Lake Michigan (read more)
I'm currently in the process of moving hosting from a shared web host to my own virtual private server. For the moment, I'm operating both (one here, at... (read more)
About a month ago a reporter from Chicago's RedEye newspaper sat in during one of our dodgeball matches at Blaine Elementary School. He interviewed a... (read more)
Well, I've mostly recovered from last Sunday's Ravenswood Run 5k and I'm proud to report that I've set a new personal record of 21 minutes and 27 seconds... (read more)
April is winding down and, in Chicago, that usually means we're getting the first hints of warmer weather. Who would have thought March would turn out to... (read more)
Well, I'm back from the Blue Chip Brew Fest and I figured I'd give a little recap of the event. We had a great time at the tasting which was well organized... (read more)
We are the champions! Yes, people still play dodgeball. (read more)
I\'ve been somewhat obsessed with last.fm recently. I remember checking the site out a couple of years ago but I don\'t recall it being so big and diverse.... (read more)
About three weeks ago, Chicago was in the midst of an unseasonably warm weather pattern. It was truly some of the best weather I\'d experienced since I... (read more)
Check this out. Blue Chip Casino is holding a brew (drinking) fest, and I\'m totally going. The list of breweries (pdf warning) is impressive. Looks like... (read more)
Running season is officially open with last weekend\'s Shamrock Shuffle 8K. I ran an OK race, but didn\'t quite hit the goal time of 38 minutes I had set... (read more)
The new beer is delicious! 4th time's a charm I guess. I opened up the first one last weekend after two weeks conditioning in the bottle. Ideally the batch... (read more)
No, I haven't forgotten about this thing. I made this site so easy to add to, and of course I don't.... (read more)
As we waited for our turns to play ping-pong at lunch yesterday, I asked a colleague from accounting if there was anything worse than moving. He said,... (read more)
Looking over the limited number of blog entries found on this site, I can't help but notice most of them talk about new site designs. I suppose I'm more... (read more)
I've been experimenting with PHP and have implemented a number of functional changes to the site, though by all appearances, not much will have changed.... (read more)
Well, I'm officially launching my new site design today. I doubt many people will notice though, as I never really updated the previous page. I figured the... (read more)
I'm still working on the site design. I keep coming up with new ideas, none of which strike me as perfect. I'd like to thank Corey for her constructive... (read more)
So I've redesigned my website once again. I felt it was necessary as my old page was subtitled "Life in the Dominican Republic" and that life has already... (read more)
2008 has arrived and far too much time has passed since my last entry. What have I been doing? Well, I made a trip to San Antonio and spent some quality... (read more)
So winter has arrived, and while I'm not expecting snow, the weather has cooled noticeably and I've bid my farewell to sweaty days and nights. On the other... (read more)
Well the last month has flown by like the rest of them. I suppose I can't expect time to slow down at this point. The youth conference I mentioned in the... (read more)
Playa La Entrada, near Rio San JuanSo, as some of you might have guessed, I am indeed a Peace Corps Volunteer. A few of you might even know I'm an IT/ED... (read more)
...And what a summer break it was... After a two month hiatus from web maintenance and serious responsibility in general, I'm back with a vengeance (vuelvo... (read more)
I don't know why I've been putting off the website for the past month but for some reason, this thing has felt more like a responsibility than a hobby as... (read more)
One of the perks of being a Peace Corps volunteer in a lush, green, island paradise is my constant proximity to some of the worlds most beautiful... (read more)
So as some of you might have noticed in the last entry, I was a little stressed out the last few weeks. The kitties were one thing, and I was... (read more)
Yet more tragedy in Veragua. Pokey, my cat, was attacked by dogs two nights ago, and hasn't appeared since. She's feared to be dead (by me alone, it seems)... (read more)
The United States Peace Corps is, by its own description, the "toughest job you'll ever love". And while, by my standards, the Peace Corps life is not a... (read more)
Last Saturday, May 5th 2007, I celebrated the official one year mark here in Veragua. I didn't end up doing a whole heck of a lot besides working in my... (read more)
Sooooo, what's going on out there in the great wide world? I've been around the world (or at least the country) and back in the last month and haven't... (read more)
This coming Saturday I'm heading out to Santiago to participate in what Peace Corps likes to call a medical mission. A group of doctors and nurses is... (read more)
Once again I've taken to neglecting the page here but in all honesty there's not been much to report on in the last month. Things in Veragua have been... (read more)
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8:30am: Wake up, rinse out percolator and make coffee8:45am: Finish coffee, walk across street to get fresh milk from neighbor9:00am: Eat cereal with... (read more)
I've had a pretty productive week which is funny for me to say because nothing has really been done. I picked up my class again this Monday and we've... (read more)
We never really think about what can happen in a month and, at least in my experience, a month away from home rarely means coming home to a vastly... (read more)
I wanted to post an entry after returning from the Thanksgiving festivities last week but a bout with the flu has kept me confined to my home and far... (read more)
The trash situation in my neighborhood and in neighborhoods across the country is a difficult one that should demand more serious national attention but... (read more)
Ok, if I said the last month flew by, then October dissapeared scary fast. In a country without Halloween, the passage of time will have to suffice in... (read more)
...And oh does it go by quickly. I'm paying my rent in two days and I realize a month has passed without a single entry here. Without making excuses... (read more)
Last night was the second night I slept in my own house, and how sweet a sleep it was. Well, it wasn't that sweet, but it wasn't bad either. The new... (read more)
Hey everyone. Well, the dream has finally been realized. quixfox.com is up and running, thanks mostly to the time, patience, and dinero of my loving... (read more)
The sheer amount of nostalgia culture-shock conjurs forth has surprised me. Even awful memories bring a smile to my face. And I wouldn't call myself the... (read more)
The page has changed a bit. This is for two reasons: I'm always looking to make a better site, and I've been giving classes on Cascading Style Sheets and... (read more)
It's a quiet Friday here. The kids at the high school are taking final exams and the younger kids are hardly showing up anymore. But you can't blame... (read more)
I'm going to take this opportunity to quickly introduce myself and the main focus of this blog. My name is David, I'm 23, and I'm currently living in... (read more)