| Fall? |
[Nov. 6th, 2009|08:57 am] |
First real solid frost this morning. Temperature below freezing on awakening, put on sweats and a fleece vest to take the Moj out for a run. "Watch out for ice, T!" a woman says to her child as she walks him to school.
Quick shower, stopping a half a block down the street to clear a patch of the mild ice on the windshield as I listen to reports of black ice, accidents and patchy fog on the radio.
Driving down the hill in Whitehall, I see steam rising off the roof of each house in the morning sun. |
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| Health Goals |
[Oct. 29th, 2009|11:27 am] |
![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) giantlaser just posted about achieving long-ish term health goals, and since I have a tack I take in this area, I thought I'd put it down.( Read more... )
Anyway, I know that's all pretty boring, but I just wanted to get it down (for myself) that at least in this point in my life I'm making a concerted effort to address potential health issues. Curious to see how it will all turn out. |
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| iPhone apps and health update |
[Oct. 21st, 2009|03:35 pm] |
so...i bought an iPhone 3GS. So far I'm loving it, but of course I'm wondering: what are people's favorite apps?
So far from what I've seen there are lots of things I could download that would result in me keeping my proverbial nose in my iPhone all the time (what i'm actively looking not to do) but there are a few potentially useful apps i've found so far (Trapster, MultiConvert, NPR Station Finder, air phones, remote, 5,800+ drink recipes) that i'm jazzed about at least having, should i want/need them.
In other news my knee is feeling a bit better. Still getting twinges around the 3.6-4 mile mark of my runs, but nothing constant or sharp and shooting. And that's over 19.5 miles in the last three days (after taking a second week off). |
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| life |
[Oct. 16th, 2009|03:38 am] |
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).
blew off tai chi (which has been going really well...feel like i'm learning a lot again and my form seems to be coming together as i pick up more nuances) tonight which translated into me getting a metric boat load of stuff done around the house: Two loads of dishes done, stove wiped down, fridge cleaned, cabinets reorganized, 2 loads of laundry done, basement door weatherized, insulating blanket refitted to new hot water heater, dog walked, crap put away....good stuff.
Now: bedtime. |
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[Aug. 18th, 2009|03:43 am] |
turbo-bus process is progressing but the diesel starter have doesn't fit my bell housing.
And...i'll be damned if i'm going to remove the injection pump (and re-time it, etc., not to mention take off the new timing belt i just installed) just so i can change out the bum motor mount i was going to use as a mount point. screw it...i'll work around it.
going to the metal shop tomorrow to have them fab a mount for me...assuming i wake up at some point reasonably early.
( todo, more for my own edification ) |
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| Wanted: 60+ Gig IDE drive |
[Jul. 9th, 2009|01:33 pm] |
Anyone out there got a 60+ Gig IDE hard drive that's taking up space? I'm looking for a cheap drive to throw in an old machine...just enough to back-up a reasonable music collection. Willing to pay up to $40 or so depending on size.
Thanks! |
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| marathon lingering pain |
[May. 20th, 2009|10:39 am] |
I've had some lingering pain in the top of my right foot since the marathon. ( Read more... )
Results: x-rays show no fractures, stress or otherwise. Doctor said it's probably just an inflamed tendon and that I should just train normally, ice after exercise, and do a little massage before and after use. Good stuff: I'm jonesing to get either on the bike or start running again.
As an aside, I suspect that the pain is from my foot swelling and my shoe laces being too tight. Lessons learned.
Quote from the visit: "Did you have any pain during the marathon?" "Well, I did after mile 24, but this is my first marathon and I have no idea what's supposed to be normal." |
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| General Update |
[May. 15th, 2009|10:03 am] |
1. Still dealing with some leg issues after marathon.
2. Working on junkyard engine (finally got the jugs on). Note: put the inner retaining clip on first, then put the piston in the jug, then put the jug on the rod.
3. Garden is planted. Need to thin spinach, radish and whatever the hell else I planted from seed.
4. Garden structure is upgraded. Need more fill, need to add two more side walls and it will be done. Feels good.
5. The band is back together after our (normal?) 6 month hiatus and we sound good.
Getting lots of traction on lots of projects and it feels really good. |
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| A wholly biased account... |
[May. 15th, 2009|09:40 am] |
Under the heading of "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story", I'd like to let folks know that I just wrote a book chapter describing my memories of MP3.Com.
The chapter was for an O'Reilly book entitled "Beautiful Teams". ( Read more... )
If you're interested, the book is here: http://tinyurl.com/pp9bes
( more about what the book means to me )
All in all, I'm really happy about the book, and it was a great opportunity to reflect on a very transitional and wonderful part of my life, as well as to reconnect with some folks who are amazing and were a big part of my day-to-day. |
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| back... |
[May. 4th, 2009|12:33 pm] |
On Saturday I returned from ~9 days in Ireland visiting an old college/hashing buddy, Mr. Mark "H C" Frey, and yesterday I ran my first marathon in 4 hours, 1 minute, and 20 seconds.
Details on Ireland to follow in the next few days.
Regarding the Marathon, ( more info on the marathon )
Afterwards I had nothing left and Kim helped me walk around and keep moving (she had finished the half marathon a couple of hours previous). Then we sat and waited for folks, seeing how they had done, and eventually ended up in the strip, getting Primanti's and hanging out on balcony in the sunshine having a beer or two with friends and out-of-town visiting hashers.
Today I'm sore and having some trouble walking down stairs, calves and quads are stiff and hurting, but I'm still moving and doing ok.
EDIT: If you go here and fast forward to when the clock reads 4:04:24 (about 5:39 into the clip) you can see me coming up and crossing the finish line at 4:04:30 (clock time). |
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| Jobs in Pittsburgh at NETL |
[Feb. 27th, 2009|11:05 am] |
My group is hiring in Pittsburgh. We're looking for folks with an engineering or physical science background to work in energy.
We're also looking for a secretary.
Look here for the listings. The ones associated with the Office of Systems, Analyses, and Planning are with my group. |
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| Crazy old universe... |
[Feb. 4th, 2009|08:04 pm] |
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 by...
"Do you know what song that is?" he asks, stopping for a moment?
"Yeah brother, 'To Dream the Impossible Dream' - I gotcha..." I respond.
"It's for the Cardinals..."
I give a friendly laugh and say, "I gotta tell you man...I'm from Pittsburgh. That was a great game though wasn't it?" smiling the whole time.
"No way?! For real...?" single gold tooth shining in the top of his mouth...
We laugh and shake hands, grinning, and bid each other well.
As I walk off, he starts playing again, this time all warmed up, nailing it, sultry and solitary with lots of space as the notes resonate through the buildings and the empty downtown air. |
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| status |
[Jan. 23rd, 2009|02:58 am] |
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)
6. Kitchen: 95% renovated
7. Hot Water Heater: fail (slow leak as of yesterday)
8. Sleep: not yet. Hopefully next.
9. Weight lost since holidays: 10-15 lbs (chalk that up to the winter camping)
10. Bars built: 1 (Violet's Roadhouse for Frostburn)
11. Buses Running: 1 (getting closer to 2 though)
12. Garage/House: a mess again due to camping weekend.
13. X-mas cards: still not done
14. Contiguous nights spent at home: 2 (good stuff)
15. Years since I've felt this "Type A"/OCD/non-tolerant-of-BS: ~10-15
16. Shoulder: f*cked. Old injury, just resurfacing after weeks of building shit. May be time for an MRI.
17. Throat: sore
18. Eardrum: possibly ruptured, oddly enough just from a mild kiss.
General state: good, tired, pensive, reflective. It's time to take some time. Figure out where I'm at. Get back in shape. Figure out where I'm going.
1comment/email if you want a copy and I'll email you a high quality one |
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