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Dun Laoghaire is pronouced Dun Leary. And spelled that way, occasionally. Here I am in this sea-side town. The shopping areas are very clearly diffferent than the residential areas. The pubs are warm and inviting. The public restrooms difficult to find. See description of pubs. The coast and sea intrigue me most. The history of this place is too ( Read more... )

It's the end of my two days off and finally skies are clearing. Oh complain but I still know I'm lucky ( Read more... )

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Went cross country skiing today. It felt pretty good. Gratifying to be engaged in such an intricate form of movement. What I mean by that is: cross country skiing pleases the senses. The ski tips in front look good, slenderly cutting the snow, regularly advancing. They sound cool, too. Feels and sounds like movement, but definitely not the normal ( Read more... )

... and mammoths might once again roam the Siberian steppes.

The same would be technically possible with Neanderthals, whose full genome is expected to be recovered shortly...http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/science/20mammoth.

Am not at all happy about applying for a most likely terrible job.

Biked to Mt. Vernon today. And back. It was a beautiful day and very still but it felt to me like the wind was blowing anywhere from 7 to 23 miles per hour, all the time. The cars were zooming by. That was probably the biggest bummer. They make a biker feel like he's going slow when really he's flyin'! Man I covered 44 miles today, I couldn't walk ( Read more... )