Bike odometer: 1468
Weight lost: 50 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 7
Hours billed last week: 47
Aches & pains: sciatic
Current reading:: 2107 Curious Word Origins, Says & Expressions by Charles Earle Funk, The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Recent listening: Coverville, DrugMusic, NPR Story of the Day, Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, Science Friday, Fresh Air, Velvet Goldmine: Original Soundtrack
Recent viewing: World Poker Tour, Nature, The Henry Rollins Show, Countdown, The Daily Show
Recent playing: Pangea Arcade, Bloxorz
Recently accomplished: Mounted mailbox on “temporary” post, reserved rental car for Iowa trip
Imperative To Do: RMA old Tivo drive, backup Thomas, backup Graham, backup Tina, sift through inbox, CDs to post office, renew van registration
The Five Disciplines
Web clichés
Gawker has a great article enumerating various blog cliches and urges people to stop using them. If we did that, nobody would talk in our office. We live for nerd in-jokes.
Victory Is Mine
See here for detailed progress.
Wonkette on David Vitter
Most of the time, Wonkette is snarky without being very funny. Today is the exception. Hilarious!
Note: David Vitter is the Senator who was outed by Larry Flynt in the DC Madame scandal. During the Clinton impeachment, Vitter’s wife swore that she would never stand “take it” like Hillary Clinton did.
Another note: Article contains lots of swearing.
Dear Carrot Top
Henry Rollins has a great show on IFC. Each show includes a segment called “Letters from Henry.” This video was the one I caught tonight:
“My dad wears many hats”
Thomas brought this home from school. He photoshopped this picture I have on Flickr and added the text.
Big Balls in Cowtown
Yesterday we went to see Asleep at the Wheel at the Oregon Zoo’s weekly World Music Wednesday concert. As expected, they were exceptional and everybody was dancing by the last song. Tina does a great job preparing for these concerts so we always have a great meal and plenty of beverages and snacks. It’s really a nice atmosphere as people relax on the grass and groove to the music. We saw Asleep at the Wheel for the first time several years ago at the zoo and it was one of the best shows I had ever seen. I was so impressed that I went out and bought a CD soon after. Asleep at the Wheel is a must-have for anybody with an appetite for great music. I especially recommend the tribute album they did for the music of Bob Wills. And if they come to your area to play? You can’t miss it!
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 1406
Weight lost: 52 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 8
Hours billed last week: 52.5
Aches & pains: sciatic nerve
Current reading:: 2107 Curious Word Origins, Says & Expressions by Charles Earle Funk, The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, Dandelion Wine by Ray Bradbury
Recent listening: Asleep at the Wheel (live), Live & Kickin’, Meat Puppets II
Recent viewing: Countdown, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Wimbledon Finals, World Poker Tour, The Half Hour News Hour, Face The Nation, Beethoven (part), 2007 World Hot Dog Eating Championship
Recent playing: Pangea Arcade, Bloxorz
Recently accomplished: Recycling, mowed lawn, garage cleaning, returned hose, freecycling, paid bills
Imperative To Do: RMA old Tivo drive, backup Thomas, backup Graham, backup Tina, sift through inbox, CDs to post office, renew van registration
Morning Bike Commute
Distance: 11.0 miles
Riding time: 51 minutes
Max speed: 30.5 mph
Average speed: 12.8 mph
Temperature: 75º
Route:
- 162nd to Halsey
- Halsey past I-84 overpass
- 80th to Glisan
- Glisan to 76th
- 76th to Everett
- Everett/Davis to Floral Place
- Floral Place across Burnside to Ankeny
- Ankeny to Grand
- Grand to Burnside
- Burnside to Broadway
- Broadway to office