Chris McIntyre

I love riding motorcycles. I love all aspects of it. The precision of the machinery, the beauty of the bike, the routine of planning and preparing for a ride and the company I find along the way.

My brother Nick is in town for a bit, and along with Amy, we decided to kill some time… and one of my favorite pastimes is touring the Harley dealership. One day, I will own one of those beasts. But until then, this photo of Nick and I above will have to do.

For Christmas I bought myself something special… a DE (double edge) safety razor and shaving kit. The razor was produced by Merkur and is the heavy-weight, barber-pole style, single blade razor. I had no idea how fulfilling shaving could be! Matched with a badger hair brush and some Williams shaving lather, my shaving experience has changed forever.

After only one shave I noticed a dramatic difference. On top of being the cleanest shave I have ever had, I also have zero razor burn and no ingrown hairs! Hard to believe after years of shaving with a Gillette Mach 3 that something can change my life so greatly… I no longer dread getting up ad shaving.

I highly recommend switching from your cheap disposable razors and moving to one of these replica beauties. Your face will thank you. The art of shaving has returned for me, and the pain associated with shaving is gone.

More Information:

• MSNBC Article on Wet Shaving/Safety Razors
• The Art of Shaving - The Store to find old schools shavers (found in malls)
• Merkur 38c Double Edge Safety Razor

This Photo taken by theFerf

One year ago… We lived on the ocean, Amy still had to wear glasses, Amy TRIED to make candy (photo above, dear lord) and we were just learning how to record and edit video. That is just the tip of the iceberg. It has been one helluva year. More soon when I am not blogging from my phone.

Well, I don’t have time to get into the nitty gritty details now… but I just wanted to thank Richard from the Elizabeth Street Brewery for doing something very special for me. I talked him into brewing me my very own beer, roughly titled the ‘Nilla Oatmeal Stout for Podcast Alley’s 3 year anniversary. Quite honestly, it is one of the finest beers I have ever had. In the photo above is Richard and I with the labeled 22 ounce bottle. See the brewing process and the rest of the photos to get more info.

Just a quick note about the cost of the war in Iraq.  I have strong feelings for both sides of the war argument, not appropriate in this forum. I just found this statistic alarming.

“The money spent on one day of the Iraq war could buy homes for almost 6,500 families or health care for 423,529 children, or could outfit 1.27 million homes with renewable electricity, according to the American Friends Service Committee, which displayed those statistics on large banners in cities nationwide Thursday and Friday.

The war is costing $720 million a day or $500,000 a minute, according to the group’s analysis of the work of Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz and Harvard public finance lecturer Linda J. Bilmes.”

>> Read the Whole Story Here

Holy Cow! And I thought I was just marrying someone who was hot… little did I know she would become one of the most prolific podcasters (5 times a week +), a TiVo superstar, a kick ass personal trainer and now… a published author!

Congratulations to my wife, Amy Mac, for releasing her first ever book aptly titled Fitness Attack: 101 Tips, Tricks, Do’s Don’ts and Other Random Thoughts from the Master of Fitness. I am so proud of you and can’t wait to share this with our family and friends (ps, if you are in our family, don’t buy this. You are probably getting it in your stocking).

The book is available now online, and will be available through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online retailers in the next few weeks. Stay tuned for more, Amy Mac is just getting warmed up!

>> Buy the Fitness Attack Book Here
>> Find out more about the ‘Master of Fitness’ at WithAmyMac.com

This Photo taken by theFerf

Good friends are hard to find. Good friends who give you scotch for your birthday are even harder to find. Thanks, Joe, for both. See you after the holidays so we can enjoy a glass together!

Happy 29th Birthday Tim McGovern.

There is no denying the fact that my wife, Amy Mac, kicks some serious ass. To prove it I would like to present the details to you. She is on TiVo. Need I say more?! If you own a TiVo purchased in the last couple of years you can now access Amy Mac’s Fit Life (from PodShow) on your TiVo box. The photo is the night it happened… Amy Mac watching Amy Mac on TiVo (it was too funny not to take the photo).

Anyway, if you own a TiVo there are a few different ways to find the programming. But Basically, this is the deal…

How to Get Amy Mac (Fit Life) on Your TiVo:

1. Push the TiVo button on your remote
2. Click on “Find Programs”
3. Click on “Download TV & Movies”
4. Click on “PodShowTV”
5. Click on “Fit Life with Amy Mac”

That’s it! From this point, I recommend that you get a season pass so it will automatically download the episodes when they are published. Enjoy, and congratulations to my wifey!
>>View the Slide Show of the TiVo Photos Here
>> View Just the TiVo Photos Here

Well, it has been a few weeks and a lot has happened. I have been heads down trying to cope with life and get ahead at work. With that in mind, here is a dump to get you caught up.

1. Since returning from Indiana I have been heads down at work driving to release to our integration environment the first phase of our new website. It is amazing and the product and engineering teams at the office have been kicking ass and taking names. I had the opportunity to demo the site to the entire company and a few outside guests as well. Keep your eyes open in the coming months for some amazing changes.

2. I now own an iPhone. It has been a long time since I could say one piece of technology has single handedly change my life (talk about fanboy!). But seriously, imagine having the features from your laptop computer (chat, web browsing, mail, camera, calendars, notes and more) combined with a cell phone and all of that merged with your iPod… all in a device no larger than a standard sized iPod?! The feeling of always on/always connected is quite amazing and empowering.

3. On the home front. Amy and I have moved away from the ocean and into a house in San Bruno, California. It is enormous (in comparison to our other city residences) and even has an entire room dedicated to video and audio production… talk about sweet! The backyard (to continue my bragging) has a gazebo and a waterfall! Needless to say, we really love spending time at home in front of the fire, listening to the waterfall, and working through the night :)

4. We are getting old! Amy turned 28 on October 8 and I am about to turn 29 on December 8 (a good time to mention that Tim McGoverns birthday is on December 5). Where has the time gone? It seems just yesterday I was working from home in my robe and to think how far we have come in the last 3 years is amazing.

5. Speaking of the last 3 years, Podcast Alley celebrated its 3 year Anniversary in November!! More on that soon, but I am honored to have served the podcasting community for so long as the first directory and community in podcasting history.

Alright… that is a good start for now. Lots more to come, but if feels good to be getting my head up and looking around again!