Bike odometer:Â 2472
Van odometer: 152961
Weight lost (in pounds):Â 0
Aches & pains: left shin (bumped into a fire pit)
Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
Recent listening: Raising Sand by Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, In Rainbows by Radiohead, News from Lake Wobegon, Science Friday, Fresh Air
Recent viewing: Countdown, My Life on the D List, How I Met Your Mother, WALL•E
Recent playing: Chain Factor, Rock Band (Wii)
Recently accomplished:Â cat boxes, bought clothes for business trip, paid bills, packed for two day business trip, haircut, bought new shoes for first time in 10 years, pulled dandelions
Imperative To Do: Sell G4, get rid of junk (couch, vacuum cleaner, mower), buy trailer for van, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, weeds, clean garage, mow lawn, moss, new muxtape, upload pictures
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 2443
Van odometer: 152791
Weight lost (in pounds):Â 5
Aches & pains:Â Left wrist, right ankle, left knee
Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, CSS: The Definitive Guide (O’Reilly) by Eric A. Meyer, Profiles In Courage by John F. Kennedy
Recent listening: This American Life, Jimmy Buffett
Recent viewing: The Borrowers, Celtics at Lakers, U.S. Open (golf)
Recent playing: Chain Factor, Sporcle
Recently accomplished:Â Mowed and trimmed lawn, assembled and mounted bike rack, paid bills, helped fix Thomas window, cat boxes
Imperative To Do: Sell G4, get rid of junk (couch, vacuum cleaner, mower, bed), buy trailer for van, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, weeds, clean garage, moss, new muxtape, re-assemble bathroom door frame
Road trip 2010
Last week as I chatted with my newly discovered cousin, Beth, I pulled up Google Maps to get a better idea of where she is geographically. Specifically, I wondered how far she lived from my sister, Mardy. It didn’t take long before I realized that a killer road trip could be devised. My first pass at possible destinations yielded this list (see Glossary if you don’t know any of these names):
- Portland: Our home.
- San Francisco: Home to Uncle Ralph, Aunt Carol and cousins David and Danielle.
- Moreno Valley: Home to Maridee, Steve, Trisha and Michael.
- Phoenix: Home to Michelle, Ric, Xander and Wil.
- Albuquerque: Home to Jan and Tom.
- Austin: One of America’s music capitols. Need to find worthy venues to visit here.
- Houston: Home to TQ, Tina’s grandfather.
- New Orleans: Another of America’s music capitols. Will probably need a couple of days here. Any suggestions for family friendly spots?
- Pensacola: Home to Beth and her family.
- Jacksonville: Home to Mike, Micah and his family.
- Savannah: Home to Mardy, Steve, Barrett and Kendrick & his family. We should spend at least three days here.
- Charleston: My old stomping grounds and historic southern city.
- Washington, D.C.: Our nations capitol. We would want to spend more than one day here visiting monuments and historical curiosities.
- Philadelphia: A natural follow-up to a visit to D.C.
- New York: The boys have a long list of places they want to visit here so this might also take a few days.
- Cleveland: Home to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
- Madison: My cousins Dee and Jon live near here.
- Riceville: My little hometown where my 25th class reunion will be held in 2010.
- Colorado Springs: Tina’s cousins, Natians and Kelly live nearby.
- Salt Lake City: Much maligned but beautiful city.
- Portland: Our home.
Remix of Radiohead’s “Nude”
James Houston took seriously the challenge by rock band Radiohead to remix their song “Nude”:
Houston explains the remix on the YouTube page. More information about the remix challenge is here. Radiohead’s original is also available on YouTube along with loads of other user-created videos.
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 2443
Van odometer: 152647
Weight lost (in pounds):Â 3
Aches & pains:Â none
Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, CSS: The Definitive Guide (O’Reilly) by Eric A. Meyer
Recent listening: Chrome Dreams II by Neil Young, Jimmy Buffett, Fresh Air, This American Life
Recent viewing: Lakers vs. Spurs, Celtics vs. Pistons, Doctor Who, Face the Nation, Countdown, Hardball
Recent playing: Chain Factor, Fireflies
Recently accomplished:Â Voted, GPS rebate, cleaned cat boxes, cardboard recycling, new tires for Thomas, fixed flat on little bike, mowed lawn
Imperative To Do: Sell G4, get rid of junk (couch, vacuum cleaner, mower), buy trailer for van, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, weeds, clean garage, mow lawn, pay bills, fix Thomas’ window, moss, new muxtape
Pork and Beans
Weezer’s new video has a few people in it that you might recognize:
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer:Â 2423
Van odometer: 152328
Weight lost (in pounds):Â 4
Aches & pains: left achilles tendon, sciatic
Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman, My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk, CSS: The Definitive Guide (O’Reilly) by Eric A. Meyer
Recent listening: This American Life, Chrome Dreams II by Neil Young
Recent viewing: Medium, NBA Playoffs, The Colbert Report, Mary Poppins, The Simpsons, Doctor Who
Recent playing: Virus 2, Multitasking
Recently accomplished:Â Sent Xbox in for repairs, cleaned cat boxes, haircut, best Mother’s Day ever, mowed lawn
Imperative To Do: Sell G4, get rid of junk (couch, vacuum cleaner, mower), buy trailer for van, activate new Tivo, oil change for van, GPS rebate
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 2395
Van odometer: 151992
Weight lost (in pounds):Â 8
Aches & pains:Â left achilles tendon, sciatic
Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman, My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
Recent listening: Rage Against The Machine, This American Life, Bob Wills
Recent viewing: Doctor Who, Battlestar Galactica, Warren Miller’s Ride, Suns vs. Spurs, South Park, The Office, Numbers, Cavaliers vs. Wizards
Recent playing: TypeRacer (top speed about 75 wpm)
Recently accomplished:Â Cat boxes, recycling, clean and lube bikes, adjusted Thomas’ “old” bike for Graham, weed & feed, 401k loan, mowed lawn, changed voter registration, weed & feed
Imperative To Do: Sell G4, get rid of junk (couch, vacuum cleaner, mower), buy trailer for van, activate new Tivo, develop comprehensive reward/punishment plan for homework, oil change for van
Vital Statistics
Van odometer: 151601
Weight lost (in pounds):Â 10
Aches & pains: sciatic, right ankle
Current reading: The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Areas of My Expertise by John Hodgman, My Name Is Red by Orhan Pamuk
Recent listening: Clutch, This American Life
Recent viewing: The Quiet, The Office, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Democratic Presidential Debate, America’s Funniest Home Videos
Recent playing: n/a
Recently accomplished:Â Joined Bally’s gym, finished 401k rollover, replaced heating element in clothes dryer, tagged old blog posts, prescription refill, coordinated Xbox repair
Imperative To Do:Â Sell G4, get rid of junk (couch, vacuum cleaner, mower), buy trailer for van, activate new Tivo, weed & feed, change voter registration, develop comprehensive reward/punishment plan for homework, bike to work
New Muxtape: Howling Guitars
I removed the “Live Acoustic” set mentioned earlier and have uploaded a new set: “Howling Guitars.” Check it out here. I also added my muxtape link to the “All Things Mick” list of links on the left side of this window.