Archive for September, 2007

Stuff I Got for my Birthday

Sunday, September 30th, 2007 Posted in Favorite Things, News | 2 Comments »

Half.com online gift certificate from the Powells (my perennially favorite gift but not this year), which I used to purchase: A Different Kind Of Christmas : Various Artists (CD, 1994) Sun Also ... Read more..

Car on the pole

Friday, September 28th, 2007 Posted in News | No Comments »

I found more on the traffic incident that happened during my bike commute last night. KATU has the story, including video from the scene. Judging by the pictures, it looks ... Read more..

Vital Statistics

Friday, September 28th, 2007 Posted in Vital Statistics | No Comments »

Bike odometer: 1932 Weight lost: 36 lbs. South Beach days in the last week: none Hours of sleep last night: 8.5 Hours billed last week: 40 Aches & pains: none Current reading:: 2107 Curious Word Origins, ... Read more..

Evening Bike Commute

Thursday, September 27th, 2007 Posted in Biking | No Comments »

Distance: 19.3 miles Riding time: 109 minutes Max speed: 32.6 mph Average speed: 10.6 mph Temperature: 75ยบ Soundtrack: Science Friday Route: Alder to 1st 1st to Salmon Salmon to Hawthorne Bridge Hawthorne Bridge to Springwater Corridor Springwater Corridor to Powell Butte Various ... Read more..

Classic Johnny Carson moment

Wednesday, September 26th, 2007 Posted in Video | 1 Comment »

We woke up thinking of Nietzsche this morning and that made me think about seeing Jimmy Stewart on Johnny Carson many years ago. Read more..

Simpson’s Theme

Monday, September 24th, 2007 Posted in Favorite Things, Link, Music, Video | No Comments »

Be sure to check out the video responses. Read more..

Happy Birthday To Me!

Sunday, September 23rd, 2007 Posted in News | No Comments »

I'm 41 years old today. The boys reserved Guitar Hero III for me at GameSpot. I can't wait until October 28! In the meantime, they got me a cool GH3 ... Read more..

Steel Bridge

Saturday, September 22nd, 2007 Posted in Pictures | No Comments »

Steel Bridge Originally uploaded by bhestand I ride over this bridge nearly every day but it doesn't look this good in real life. Read more..

Brand It

Friday, September 21st, 2007 Posted in Sports | No Comments »

I'm not a baseball fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I am a sports fan and an advocate of fair play. That is why I have strong feelings ... Read more..

Soda is evil

Wednesday, September 19th, 2007 Posted in Link | 2 Comments »

CNN reports that soda pop is the main reason Americans are so obese. Also, high fructose corn syrup is bad. Club soda with lime, please! Read more..