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July 14th, 2009
09:10 pm - Water and earth
I'm not sure about the computers/choices link, but this is powerful, nonetheless.
Water, Water Everywhere and Ne'er a Drop to Drink By R. A. Vaughan
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July 13th, 2009
06:29 am - Long, long, strange dream
It was one of those that is totally convincing while you are within it, but then from the outside, makes no sense at all.
Why would my employer want to re-assign me to Taiwan?
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July 12th, 2009
July 11th, 2009
01:36 pm - From Freakonomics
July 10, 2009, 10:11 AM
At Least the French Are Honest
By STEVEN D. LEVITT
After winning a stage of the Tour de France, Frenchman Thomas Voeckler was quoted as saying,
I dedicate this victory to myself.
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10:20 am - My domination of the local press continues
It isn't available online, but my letter about Comfest was published in The Other Paper.
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July 9th, 2009
06:34 pm - Zogby=dumb
Encountered the following question, while taking a Zogby online survey:
There are two articles almost exactly alike. A costs $500 at Tiffany's and comes in a Tiffany blue box - B costs $250 at Wal-Mart. Which are you most likely to buy?
A (Tiffany)
B (Wal-Mart)
Not sure
Why can't I answer "No"?
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July 8th, 2009
July 7th, 2009
10:03 pm - This is NOT an endorsement of Nike
Once again, I do not mean to endorse Nike, because Nike is Teh Evil(tm). Nevertheless, I just can't refrain from posting this commercial about Excuses not to exercise.
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July 6th, 2009
10:20 pm - Quick restaurant review
P. F. Chang's
Pro: I liked the calamari appetizer a lot, and the house warm sake was good. Some of the presentations were attractive. Portions are good but not excessive. The scallops were tender.
Con: Even after I said "spicy is fine," the Kung Pao was all Kung and no Pao. Red peppers were present, but their flavor and heat hadn't made its way into the dish. Made me miss the Pao I'd get at low cost from Yau's or Happy Dragon. Also, the "I mix this sauce in front of you" bit was gimmicky. I think said sauce went to waste.
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09:35 pm - Photos
Coastal Maine, June 13-19
I really enjoyed taking these.
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July 5th, 2009
11:01 pm - Gym stuff
So I had this brief conversation with this guy in the weight room. His job was going to have him out of state during the week for a while and he was thinking about having gym memberships in both places. He didn't know what the options were in the more rural destination. Me: "Well, they have the Y pretty much everywhere." Him: "I wouldn't give my money to a Christian organization."
I don't make it a practice of getting into any long conversations at the gym, because I'm there to lift and my rests between sets are 2 1/2 minutes max. But I was curious: Is he an atheist? Other non-Christian belief system? He's more outspoken than I am given that he said this in a public place, without knowing anything about me.
Speaking of the gym. Lifting has been going pretty well, lately. Full-body sessions, either two or three a week but more often three. Numbers are gradually going up even though (still!) my weight, somehow, isn't. I've gotten deadlifts back into the routine; the compromise is that I don't squat on deadlift days, and I don't deadlift on squat days. So if it's a DL day, the only other leg action is some isolation work, e.g. calves and hamstrings. 80+% of the work remains fundamentals: flat bench, incline bench, bent-over row, pulldown, DL, squat. Caloric intake and protein intake are ample on most days. I feel good after lifting, on bicycle days, and on most of my rest days, too.
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10:53 am - Quick movie recommendation
See Up. Disney/Pixar movie that brings to mind both Moby-Dick and The Call of the Wild, and looks at human and animal psychology in a way that is sometimes funny, but at other times surprisingly serious.
Good eye candy, too.
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July 3rd, 2009
08:43 am - A couple of environmental/sustainability question
I am a member of Clintonville Community Market, a member-owned natural foods co-op. It is small, pleasant, somewhat more expensive than the supermarket but with some good deals. It is run to serve its members and the community, rather than to make a profit. Since I moved last year, it is 5-6 miles away.
I live very near a Giant Eagle supermarket. I can walk there in 5 minutes. So which is more sustainable/ethically preferable?
ALSO: How can I recycle old, worn-out T-shirts? I don't know that I have any particular use for rags.
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July 2nd, 2009
June 30th, 2009
10:15 pm - Hikin' the Appalachian Trail
From Urban Dictionary:
1. Hikin' the Appalachian Trail
Cheating on your wife or girlfriend, especially if in the process of cheating, you disappear for a few days and say you are going someplace where it is impossible to be reached. Can also be used on a woman to say that she's cheating.
guy 1: "Where's Dave? I thought he he was going to play golf with us today."
guy 2: "He told his wife he had to work the weekend, but I think he's hikin' the Appalachian Trail. He was flirting all week with that new chick in accounting"
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guy 1: "Where has your girlfriend been lately?"
guy 2: "I dumped her ass! Caught her hikin' the Appalachian Trail, and that was it for that slut!"
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June 29th, 2009
10:42 pm - Postcards
While I was on vacation in Maine, I sent out some postcards to some friends and family.
There were some kinda bewildered responses--"Was that from you? Huh? What?". Did I forget to write my name on the postcards? Either that, or it must be the case that I'm getting old, and didn't realize that snail mail communication would automatically cause people to become perplexed.
Next time I'll try pigeons.
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June 25th, 2009
10:05 pm - Regarding Gov. Sanford
Yeah, dude needs to resign, but not because he cheated on his wife.
If you pulled a no-call, no-show at your job for five days, what would happen to you? I think at any place I've worked, unless it was due to a very severe injury or illness (gotta be pretty severe if you can't call in), I would have been out the door after two days.
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June 23rd, 2009
June 20th, 2009
10:53 pm - Quick update
I am alive and well, after a really good week-long vacation in Coastal Maine with Charlene. Unfortunately I have to work tomorrow, and I can't go to bed for a while, at least not unless I find a way to make laundry go faster. I have to finish unpacking, and go through a couple hundred photos when time allows. Monday, perhaps, when I'm off work.
More later!
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June 12th, 2009
10:20 pm - Poem I encountered at Columbus Arts Festival
"Training," by Louise Robertson
2009 Poetry Winner
( Read more... )
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12:11 am - What I don't like about the NBA
It takes just about half an hour to play 5 minutes of overtime, when I expected to be in bed by now.
Do y'all really need that many time-outs? And why does a 20-second time-out last a full minute.
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June 11th, 2009
10:37 pm - Maine packing list
I considered taking my laptop and decided against. No need, and being without it is a break from routine.
NOT CLOTHING:
-Spare glasses
-Camera
-Batteries, charger
-Cell phone charger
-ipod
-pen, pad
-vitamins
-multi tool
-razor
-shaving cream
-toothpaste, toothbrush
-eye stuff
-comb
-book(s)
-sunscreen
-bike helmet
-towel
-water bottle
CLOTHING:
-trail shoes
-raincoat
-sweater(s)
-jeans, shorts
-7-8 T-shirts
-dress shirt, maybe
-7-8 underwear, 7-8 pairs socks
-cap, if I can find it
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08:39 pm - Bad news and good
The bad news is that in this week before going on vacation, I had time for only two lifting workouts. (I say lifting to distinguish from hitting some tennis balls last night).
The good news is that both were full-body, sweating, grunting, clanging, would-have-got-me-kicked-out-of-Planet-Fitness workouts. It's ample consolation.
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06:41 am - Downside of having a roommate
Once in a very long while, he gets up half an hour earlier than usual, goes into the bathroom and cuts off your window for 20 minutes. WTF?
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