Month: February 2008
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Done
I just returned from an after-dark Post Office run on the Levaithan: graduate school applications are done! After returning, I spent ~30 minutes trying to get the indexing on the Lev to behave. Still a black art to me. Best I could do was the downshifting skipping the penultimate low cog, but picking it up…
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Project Day
Took advantage of still smoked legs and a traumatic visit to the dentist to stay quiet and home and work on some unfinished projects. For instance, dinner: Whole wheat calzone. Stuffed with: fresh roasted red bell pepper, roasted garlic, spinach, broccoli, ricotta, marinara, turkey italian sausage, romano. Crust wasn’t my best, but the filling is…
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Dinner
It’s been too long. Technicolor italian stuffed bell pepper for Ed; beer for Steve (one for me, one for you (for me)). Clean pepper.Cook turkey italian sausage, dice.Mix spinach, chunked garlic, sausage, romano, marinara, ricotta.Stuff to the gills.Bake uncovered ~45 minutes at 500. Eat. Revel in the following:-a day of snow and wonderful sunlight-SS grocery…
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T-1
Polls here open at 0600 tomorrow. I intend to vote before work. From The Times: “We are still a nation that is too guided by fear,” she said, adding: “We are raising a generation of young people who are doubtful, who are insular.” …The Times editorial board has endorsed Mrs. Clinton’s candidacy, and we are…
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By the numbers
Total distance: 39.6 milesElevation gain: 10012′Moving average: 4.2 mphMax speed: 12.7 mph (!)Car to bar time: 10:22 Lamentably, the gps saw fit to loose the signal on numerous occasions, so the profile is a disaster. Someone with more patience than I could likely stitch it together, but I don’t care to try very hard right…
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Spring Bike Camp
Steve’s getting old! In honor, a road trip is called for. (I don’t have the time off officially approved, but on the tiny chance they give me shit I’ll just threaten to quit. The joys of being indispensible.) I believe Steve’s arriving in St. George on April 23rd (Administrative Professional’s Day). I intend to show…
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Big Feet
This is our shoe rack. Only two pairs of shoes pictured are not mine. From top left across and from the left again: my nice shoes, my new Montrail Hardrocks, old Montrail Continental Divides (work shoes), good cycling shoes, old cycling shoes, canyoneering shoes, M’s old sneaks, crappy Continental Divides (see below), Goretex trail runners,…
Bedrock & Paradox 