Pisces don’t believe in astrology
(A departure from my usual faire; Minor w00t: I hit 2k YTD miles yesterday.)
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Can’t Buy Me Love
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.
Misunderstanding USA – Caption contest
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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MS Vista first impressions
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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A sign that this is a stressful week.
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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(Sub)Total
This box of cereal has been sitting on the table for the last few days. As if my kids’ warm-intended tagging wasn’t disturbing enough, the picture of the power walker has been fnording me. Not only is she exercising barefoot, she also lacks a head. It’s probably because of calcium deficiency. (Oh, my!)
Broadband hijinx
My house was built by stoners. I know this because I tried to run a meager ethernet cable from my living room to the upstairs master bedroom. All I had to show for four hours of attempts four large holes in the drywall, each running into some unexpected beam. Sheesh, even the heater’s return vent
Cooking fajitas for twenty six
Last summer my office started offering Free Lunch Fridays. The premise was anyone who participates has to do so in the lunchroom. Thus, it gets the office diners like me to break away from their work. Lunches are frugal, typically make-your-own sandwiches, Costco pizza or the six-foot-long Subway laden with near-lethal levels of mustard and
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