Running: From Treadmill to Trail in 15 Short Years

For years, I was a total treadmill whore. I would run upwards of seven miles at a stretch, three times a week - at the gym, on a treadmill. It made sense. I was already in the gym up to five days a week lifting weights and/or swimming; why wouldn’t I run while I was there too? I endured a fair amount of ribbing for my lengthy treadmill trysts, especially from ‘real’ runners....

October 13, 2014 · 12 min · Nick Spreitzer

Everything* You’ve Ever Been Told About Losing Weight Is Bullshit

Except this: “All that matters is that you consume fewer calories than you burn.” ...

September 9, 2012 · 10 min · Nick Spreitzer

Keyboard Hooking With C# – Redux

A deep dive into my new and improved attempt at a C# keyboard hook class...

September 2, 2012 · 9 min · Nick Spreitzer

Favorite Coding Comics

More than once I’ve found a comic about coding that made me LOL, only to forget where the hell I originally found it. So I’m just posting them here as I find them...

November 21, 2011 · 1 min · Nick Spreitzer

Farewell, Winamp

Saying goodbye to a very old friend…...

June 11, 2011 · 8 min · Nick Spreitzer

2010: A Recap

There was a time when I feared my life would become a boring series of redundancies. This year has strayed so far away from “boring” or “redundant” that I find myself pining for some good old-fashioned routine...

August 26, 2010 · 25 min · Nick Spreitzer