March 2008
Monty Hall Simulation
Posted by john on March 30, 2008 in Coding, General
Yesterday, at Greg and Mary’s house, Corey and I got into a discussion about the Monty Hall problem. Monty Hall was the game show host for “Let’s Make a Deal”, and one of the games he had went like this:
A valuable prize would be hidden behind one of three doors. The contestant would pick one [...]
Stair Climb
Posted by john on March 30, 2008 in Running
Yesterday I participated in the Cystic Fibrosis stair climb in Rochester, NY. The stair climb is 19 floors (38 flights) in a stairwell at First Federal Plaza downtown. I have plenty of races on my schedule this year, and thought that a stair climb would be a good deviation from the normal running activities during [...]
How Hard?
Posted by john on March 25, 2008 in Comments
How hard is it to create a new mainstream clothing store? I look at nearly any mall in America and I see the same stores. Banana Republic. Gap. Old Navy. Express Men. It is all the same. A lot of these stores have a fairly long retail history - Gap was started almost 40 years [...]
Back in the Game
Posted by john on March 24, 2008 in Running
Look at all the running I have been doing! I’ll be up to 20 miles a week real soon! I have been running and it feels great! Not only that, but my pace has improved substantially! I went out for a 5 mile run tonight and came in under an 8 minute pace (which is [...]
Johnny’s Runnin of the Green
Posted by john on March 15, 2008 in Running
Today was the annual Runnin of the Green in Rochester, NY. This is a race sponsored by Johnny’s Irish Pub, a local Irish pub in the city of Rochester. It is a 5 mile course through Corn Hill and surrounding areas, part of which is the last portion of the Rochester Marathon.
Corey, his wife and [...]
Buffalo Shamrock Run
Posted by john on March 2, 2008 in Running
The Buffalo Shamrock run was this past weekend. It is a scenic run through parts of the first ward in Buffalo, measuring 8K (4.98 miles). The weather was typical Buffalo weather for February: cold, windy, dark and moist. I drove to Greg’s and picked him up before headed to Mark’s place. There, we met one [...]
