Auto repair – 30k tune-up
Since I last wrote about my car in late 2003, I’ve put another 14,000 miles on it. This means a couple of things. First, I’m (over)due for my 30,000 mile tune-up.
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Back in Seattle
Back home! It’s warm, so no cookie for me. The weather cooperated Thursday morning, and I had a pleasant 25-ish mile morning ride. I had my helmet, but if I ever do a bike rental again, I’m going to bring a couple of tools to adjust things and change a flat. Thankfully, I didn’t have
Austin: Day Four
Flash Flood Warning… and not all from perspiration The tone for Wednesday’s episode of the trade show was foreshadowed by the two Mexican brown-tailed bat carcasses on the sidewalk of the Congress Avenue bridge. Dead. The printed schedule said the show was going to run until 6pm. Morning attendance at the plenary session was about
Austin: Day Three
SPF: 45, It’s not Chicago This morning was very slow. One of the other exhibitors set up his laptop to display a live feed of the space shuttle Discovery launch. The new cameras were cool, but everyone was wound up about it and nearly flogged a woman who made lame attempts at humor with comments
Austin: Day Two
SPF: 50+, Hotter’n’Houston It hit 97°F outside with 80% humidity and an “Ernie” UV rating yesterday, with the same forecast for today. This is normal for this time of year. Inside the exhibition room, possibly in anticipation of throngs of conference attendees heating up the place, near-winter conditions prevailed as the fifty-megaton air conditioning array
Austin: Day One
SPF: 45+, I just saw a tree melt! I’m in Austin most of this week for an industry trade show. It sure is weird coming back as a visitor. For example, the airport is new, having been fully converted from the former Bergstrom Air Force Base. What hasn’t changed is the disposition of Mueller, the
Night rider
During mid-week, I had a bicycle repair class after work. Since I would need to bring my bike, it seemed appropriate that I ought to just bike there. I was interested in testing the LED-based headlight (a Christmas present) and charged its batteries during the day. After work, I biked the 18 miles to northeast
Chelan Century Challenge
If I write a review immediately after a cycling event, and the cycling event wasn’t 100% fantastic, my review tends to sound negative. For example, consider last year’s RSVP, where a central question I pondered during much of day one was “why the hell am I doing this?” This is a legitimate question to ask
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