This isn’t going to be easy. I know this both based on past personal experiences and of course the numerous pieces of literature available on the subject. Nonetheless, it is something that must be done and now is the time. In the past, I have tried both the silent route and proclaiming my quit attempt to all. This time I choose the latter.

Some Statistics and Information:

1. Current Cost of a Pack of Butts in CT apprx. $8.10
2. Smoking one(1) pack/per Day (like I do) costs:
   • Weekly: $65 {8packs ’cause there seems to always be an extra on the weekends…}
   • Monthly: $282
   • Annually: $3,380 {I could buy some sweet new G33k Gear with that every year… Geesh, where are my priorities?!?!}
   • If it takes 5-7min for me to smoke a butt and I smoke ~20/day… Then I am ‘wasting’ 100-140 minutes… So that’s two(2) hours a day {365days*2hr= 730hrs/24hrs=30.42days.. Yes, ONE MONTH} spent smoking.
   • Not to mention costing an undetermined # of years off of my lifespan
3. Smoking just plain sucks and serves no purpose other than a paid form of self-assisted suicide.
4. Did you know you can get Carbon Monoxide poisoning from smoking? And you thought you could only get that using a closed garage, running car, and a hose… (psst! See #3 point made)
5. Quitting is not an easy process! Statistics show that it will take more than once to do it for good. I guess I’m a pretty good statistic seeing as… Read the rest of this entry »

Walkthrough of the installation process including reference links. Read the rest of this entry »

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Ahh, but in this it is…
Those that have worked with me know, a neat little box I do not fit in. Also, you know I tend to favor agile/rapid development. It’s a mantra that I heard long ago and it stuck: “Go Fast… Fail Faster!”. So that is what I’m doing here with the launch of WRC’s cost-effective professional services, but as three distinct brands. You can still come here (or @waltruppar) for the firehose stream to reach Walt, the wannabe surfer, Pug lover, Social Media Techno Geek, however… Read the rest of this entry »

So you don’t like the new Facebook? Are you sure you’re doing it right? Read the rest of this entry »

What is this Twitter thing? Why do people use it? How do they use it? Read the rest of this entry »

RIF – Reduction In Forces (usually in the case of work “forces”) – Wikipedia

With the economy the way it is presently, face it… It could happen to you. Your company may need to improve the bottom Read the rest of this entry »

A repost from the FreelanceG33k… Read the rest of this entry »

An insight into Social Networking.

I read a few posts, which I gotta go back and find my notes on, but the social networking experiment is happening.

You’re either on the bus, or you’re not… Read the rest of this entry »

After many hours of editing to ensure complete yet concise descriptions of our service offerings, I am pleased to officially announce them! Read the rest of this entry »