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 […]
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
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
After the 100k populaire two weeks ago, I was feeling very optimistic about my success at completing the 200k brevet.
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From cutiepi314, Ten things that brought me joy this week (and we’re not referring to the dish soap brand).
It was serindipitous that a long-time friend of mine is in town as the Alaskan Copper River Salmon is available in stores. For dinner tonight, I made salmon with a soy-maple marinade, a fruit salad (raspberries, Rainier cherries and peaches), and rigatoni and cheese (for our salmon-averse children). The recipes…
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I’m unable to attend my 20th high school reunion. For those who venture over this way, here’s the last twenty years, in brief.
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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