2008!

My blog has been silent during almost all of 2008 and I thought it was time for an update! Hikes/Outdoor adventures: In 2007 I put a number of my outdoor activities on this blog – it was fun, but I found over time that flickr sets were perfect for what I wanted to do: pictures [...]

Flickr vs. Picasa Web Albums

I am moving my photos over to Flickr from Picasa Web Albums and gradually changing all of my links – I thought I would share my personal opinion on the two services as a very casual user: Flickr Good – More people and better community!!! Bad – There is not a full featured desktop client [...]

lolcats blackhole

For the past couple of weeks I been unable to stop visiting I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?, and laughing. Why are odd (mostly) cat pictures wth mizpelld captions so funny? And why is this showing up in blogs I read (BoingBoing (multiple times believe it or not) and Joel on Software) practically forcing me to click [...]

Bike Commuting

Two years ago I bought a Specialized Rockhopper Comp Disc (current version) and started commuting to work. ADT and I still have one car and I drive occasionally, but now I prefer to ride – for commuting to work, errands and fun. Biking has made my life better – if you are lucky enough that [...]

2007 Resolutions

A post of little interest to almost anyone other than myself – but hopefully a useful public declaration… 2007: -Go to a gym once a week with ADT (classic New Year’s resolution with the small twist of helping/getting help from ADT, apparently a devilish thing to accomplish…) -Don’t over eat (although guilty of this at [...]

Carl Stone – Nak Won on iTunes

I was on iTunes last week and was delighted to find Nak Won by Carl Stone – one of my favorite musicians/composers! If you have not heard any of Carl Stone’s work check out his website, which features a number of free (and very worthwhile) downloads. If intrigued and curious – iTunes has Mom’s (great [...]

Bike Commuting for Better Knowledge

My bike is in the shop and I have been car pooling rather than bike commuting to work for the past couple of days. I have amazing company while commuting (Alison!), and it is a nice change – but I miss the time that commuting creates for listening. If I did not commute I doubt [...]