| 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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| Bookshelves for Trade or Possible Loan |
[Dec. 29th, 2008|02:53 pm] |
Hey all...
I have a couple of nice, large, teak bookshelves that I'm willing to trade or loan to someone local.
They're ~3'x~7'x2' (WxHxD).
What I really need are some large storage shelves for my garage, and it pains me to use these nice bookshelves for that. So if you've got some shelves you want to trade, or if you want these at a good price (2 for ~$80 so I can buy a storage shelf), or just want some bookshelves for permanent loan....let me know and we'll talk. |
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| Shared Adversity |
[Dec. 23rd, 2008|12:01 am] |
I've been remiss in not posting sooner, but if you're up for a challenge, Frostburn is around the corner (Jan 16-19).
What's Frostburn? It's the Western PA regional burning man event.
Yes, that's right. We camp in the woods in the middle of winter.
It's actually fun. And community building and all hippy and shit.
So come on down...$35 is a cheap price to pay, it means that you can spend lots of money on winter camping gear instead!
Woot! |
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| Dear Lazyweb: Re-Route Cell Phone Calls? |
[Dec. 18th, 2008|10:12 am] |
Dear LazyWeb,
I get 1 to 2 phone calls a day from an "Unknown" number on my cell phone. This is annoying.
What's more annoying is that when I attempt to answer these calls, I get the "Da DA DAAAAAA" sound that your phone sometimes makes when it's connecting you to an operator or you've tried to call a number that's no longer in service. So basically, something's ringing my phone and somethings wrong enough that it's not even coming across as a call.
This is even more annoying (if that's possible).
Has anyone else experienced this?
How do I make the hurting stop? (Ok, I admit, that's probably a different question with a longer answer)
But seriously, I was thinking maybe one "fix" would be to route all calls from an "Unknown" caller directly to voice-mail. Does anyone know if this is possible?
My next step is to call my provider, but I'm only finding that I have the time to do that now (after this has been going on for 3 months) and while I'm hopeful, I don't know that they're going to be any help.
Any thoughts/ideas are welcome.
Cheers,
Avo |
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| report is (mostly) done |
[Dec. 17th, 2008|09:46 pm] |
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now will someone tell me how it got to be so that xmas is next week?
Anyway...time to put away some laundry... |
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| kitchen progresses |
[Nov. 24th, 2008|12:08 pm] |
The kitchen has been progressing: vent hood is now operational (although not vented to the outside yet...need a drillbit that can go through thick iron/steel), pot racks are up, utility cabinet is installed and quickly filling up with stuff...
( more kitchen stuff )
( weekendy goodness )
Anyway, that's a snippet. Great friends, great weekend, lots of stuff done and even some reading. Nice. |
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| For a Friend: Cheap Reno Apartment |
[Nov. 21st, 2008|03:32 pm] |
All,
Two burner friends of mine are looking for a 1 bedroom apartment in Reno ASAP. They have a high credit rating and cash for a deposit. Must be cat friendly. They are looking for $550 or less a month. Neighborhood or situation doesn't matter, they just need a new apt.
Let me know if you have any leads...these are good folks.
Thanks.
Please forward as appropriate. |
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| Neat Article... |
[Nov. 4th, 2008|12:06 pm] |
I like this article for it's early-the-piece description of Pennsylvania, which I find to be spot on...
The rest of the article waxes philosophical (and liberal) about a path forward for the nation, which hits my heartstrings on a couple of different levels, mainly from the Hope for the future inherent in the words. |
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