My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have been injured, and the families of those injured and killed in Boston ( Read more... )

knee is randomly bothering me: i blame softball and the onset of cold weather (although perhaps i need new shoes or am getting old, as Princess Clarke reminded me ( Read more... )

So I'm walking back the three blocks from the convention center to the hotel and there's this old black cat playing on the sax, all lonesome in the park that's nestled between the convention buildings. It's dusk and the sky is just this amazing southwestern hazy pink, with the air still clear but not bright. I drop a dollar in his case as I walk ( Read more... )

1. run for the day: done
2. tai chi for the second time this week (and 2nd time since april): done
3. Beautiful Teams Bio, Story Title, and Figure descripts: submitted
4. Massive 10 month report for work: completed and posted on the website1
5. 2nd Annual Frostburn: a success (100 people, -22degF actual ( Read more... )

I just found out that I am scheduled to present at a conference on the Monday after a Saturday evening wedding. I knew the conference was that week, but they only sent out the confirmed program yesterday.

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Hit the wall last night. I really needed to crank on robot stuff, but unfortunately, I just couldn't manage it: my body gave out and I was physically exhausted ( Read more... )

Summer is here and I'm lovin' it. Things with morleyroarly have ramped up and we're floating...very nice, very nice. She went to a regional burn, Scorched Nuts, this weekend with a whole bunch of the Pittsburgh crew and had a great time, but despite desperately wanting to go for a "first time" event (to help set the tone, of course), I managed to beg off and ( Read more... )

I hate office lighting ( Read more... )

This is all mostly for my own edification.

( bus stuff )

It's been far too long, and I still don't have time for a real post, so here are some bullet items:( Read more... )