I think I saw a slug melt today. It’s supposed to be hotter tomorrow. Sauteed shrimp with pesto sauce 1 C fresh basil leaves 2 cloves garlic 6 T olive oil 2 T walnuts or pine nuts 1 pound small peeled, deveined shrimp 1 pound pasta (spaghetti or linguini) Run the basil, garlic, 4T of […]
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(A departure from my usual faire; Minor w00t: I hit 2k YTD miles yesterday.)
Pisces don’t believe in astrology Read More »
Deena and John asked about how the bike search was going. (Thank you, by the way.) Short answer: Not so good. I know I’m being fussy about what I want in a touring bike (e.g. comfortable for the long rides, low gearing and utilitarian), but the shops are also ridiculously busy this time of year.
I’ve been playing with StumbleUpon and came across this: from a site whose moniker is communicating information about the US. The graphs did make me think… is this intentionally trying to be confusing? What clever caption would you add under this graph?
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I rode a modified version of the century edition of the 7 Hills of Kirkand (map, cue sheet, review it) yesterday. The Joe-Bob summary: 100.1 miles. 5,700′ of elevation gain. Rider-fu. Seven dead animal sightings. Two sore everythings. One “You really rode R.A.W.? On that thing?” flying hatchet-to-the-head comment. Three stars.
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I received an MS Vista beta DVD on Friday. The note tried instilling a sense of urgency by giving me a deadline of Tuesday for feedback. Unfortunately, very little of the beta support infrastructure was in place. When I did run into problems, the first person I talked with on the support line had no
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Biking has been an excellent way to dissipate some of the stress at work. When that fails, I rely on my trusty sidekick, humor. Some inadvertant snippets from this week… To our IT person, regarding a problem I’ve had with email since we installed the new CRM system: Typically my use pattern is I get
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After work, I biked to Seattle’s Gas Works Park to participate in the Ride of Silence, an event to honor those who have been injured or killed while cycling on a public roadway. I arrived to a massive turnout. People kept directing us to the back of the maze, a line that seemed to go