-
Biking, and a shortness of life
There was a bike accident last week in Moss Beach. A truck crossed the highway from the other direction and hit the rider who was riding on the shoulder. Pretty nasty, the rider was declared dead at the scene.
I knew the cyclist. Not super well, but we had worked together a few years back on the scout committee (I think he was the treasurer and ( Read more... ) -
reading up
Every now and then I find myself browsing over old LJ posts. Sometimes mine, sometimes _earthshine_'s, occasionally someone else.
I never find myself wanting to do that on facebook. What does this say about me? -
Prologue
I stood there, alone, in the darkness.
I shouted out to the sea, "Are you ready?" There was no answer.
Or was I just shouting out to myself? -
Eye see!
Over the weekend I stuck a tree branch in my eye, and gave myself a corneal abrasion. I do not recommend it - it hurts, and screws up your vision.
I also have new-found respect for people who wear contact lenses and must frequently put in eye drops and crap. Man, what a PITA that is. -
signal sent ... then what?
Question: given an unknown transmitter and an unknown receiver, how can you learn anything about either?
( noise ) -
another project
Another weekend at the Laughing Squirrel working on a project - this time, building planter boxes so we might be able to grow some vegetables without the gophers having a feast ( Read more... ) -
Lost and ... no, still lost
Looking, looking, always looking, never finding.... where did it go ( Read more... ) -
Atlas Shrugged?
I just watched the movie 'Atlas Shrugged - Part 1'. I've never read any of Rand's books and while I freely admit that I went into the movie expecting to not like it based on what I've heard of Rand's philosophy, I must say I was surprised ( Read more... ) -
why is it...
that when some other driver on the road does something excessively stupid or annoying (like tailgating and flashing brights in the number 2 lane) sometimes it bugs me for about 3 seconds and I forget about it, while other times it bothers me for tens of minutes?
I'm sure there's a life lesson in the answer, whatever it is.