Category Archives: Personal

x of the month

Posted on September 29, 2010 by mark

Today is my Mom’s birthday. Happy Birthday Mom! As you get older, buying gifts gets more and more complicated. If you’re like me, you tend to just go out and buy those essential things you need; given a situation where … Continue reading →

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brief update: 20100916

Posted on September 16, 2010 by mark

No update yesterday, for which I apologize. I’ve been writing quite a bit of the content for the mini-cases, but it doesn’t always make it to the blog by the deadline. I blame the editors. I had a great lunch … Continue reading →

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random stuff: tides, bike, topics

Posted on August 29, 2010 by mark

Just a few little life updates and anecdotes as I recover from a 7-mile ride on a warm, pleasant and sunny Sunday evening. We spent the day at the beach yesterday; I continue to be fascinated by the phenomenon known … Continue reading →

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the new markdalius.com!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by mark

Welcome to the all new and improved markdalius.com! It’s been a long time coming, but I’ve migrated from an absolutely ancient version of the Moveable Type blogging engine and onto this shiny new WordPress-powered system. The most obvious difference is … Continue reading →

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two years of wedded bliss

Posted on August 16, 2010 by mark

Today marks two years since Kara and I got married. My, how time does fly by! This type of occasion calls out for a typical “here are my thoughts on marriage” list, but as I was thinking about it, a … Continue reading →

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of bikes…

Posted on August 13, 2010 by mark

For those of you who miss the old-style blog updates where I ramble about my life, welcome back! I think I’ve put about 20 miles total on the bike so far…did a 5.5 mile ride just now. Some observations: Riding … Continue reading →

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my new bike

Posted on August 9, 2010 by mark

Oh. Ow. The reason for the pain is that I bought a bike, and just put the first 3 miles on it. This is a big deal because the last “bike” I owned had a motor, and before that, it … Continue reading →

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bicycle

Posted on August 2, 2010 by mark

I’m thinking about buying a bicycle. I’m not 100% sure if this is one of those things that I come up with periodically that I obsess about for a few weeks and then let go of; I’ll have to see … Continue reading →

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common touchpoints

Posted on July 19, 2010 by mark

My brother, Mike, is off in Germany and various other parts of Europe for a few weeks. It got me thinking about the “backpacking through Europe” phenomenon. I think it’s an important experience for three reasons. First, it’s obviously a … Continue reading →

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strengths and weaknesses

Posted on July 12, 2010 by mark

I’m with my main client company for an all-hands meeting for a few days, which includes one of the endless variation of personality assessment quizzes. This particular one is designed to assess five key categories of “strengths.” I don’t mean … Continue reading →

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