Archive for June, 2008
Observed this weekend: a white Toyota Prius with a “carrying handle” spoiler (much like the WRX STi, circa 2005), ground effects, expensive rims, and red-orange flames down the side. The lesson learned here is: if you’re going to go dorky, go big. Also learned: I need a quick-draw holster for my camera (and to carry [...]
I never thought I’d see the day when a TV commercial made me happy, but every time I see the Discovery Channel “whole world” spot, I find myself smiling and humming along…so I’m reproducing it here…and then following it up with a link to today’s xkcd (which is, by far, the best webcomic out there). [...]
So for awhile now, I’ve been trying to find the words to talk about Kate in here. And most of what I end up writing seems to be cliché, barely one step beyond “I love my girlfriend because she is smart and funny and hot”… And that’s just going to seem stupid. The writer that [...]
So it’s been far too long since I last updated this site. Shame on me! Life has been pretty crazy lately and as a result, writing for the site has been low on my list of priorities. A list of the things that have been keeping me occupied lately: 1. Girlfriend. Kate and I are [...]
So it’s only installed on the back brake right now, but last night I installed the combination of Nokon housing and TRP CR950 carbon cantilever arms on the cyclocross rig. This is an upgrade from Avid Shorty 6 arms with just cheap/generic Bontrager cable housing. The change is amazing. I barely even have to brush [...]
So this morning, before leaving for the office, an idea for a book popped into my head. And I had to start writing. About six words in, I discovered that this idea for a sci-fi novel with an huge scale in space and time, with political intrigue, war, aliens — all the things you’d associate [...]
Seriously, this might be the most awesome movie I’ve ever seen. When I’m at the shop tonight, doing my usual shift, I’m buying one for the commuter bike, and one for the road bike. (Not that I don’t already have enough shit on the handlebars of the latter.)
I can’t help it. Really, I can’t. I’m just glad this whole process is over with. ABCNews reporting that she’s told her staff that their last day is Friday is awesome to hear. Finally going to concede, are we? Ah, I slay me.
A short while ago, John Scalzi had a post in his blog about the book Mirrored Heavens, in which there was much bantering by readers about regarding the ability of Russia to regain “superpower” status. While that was all entertaining, I felt it missed the point, and asked about whether it made sense to militarize [...]
