Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 18th, 2010
I’ve suddenly discovered the iPad is deadly convenient for books and movies. Instead of milling around Barnes & Noble or waiting for a 2-day FedEx from Amazon, I can one-click order things and they show up via the Kindle app on the iPad. Want to watch a movie? It’s usually right there with Netflix streaming. […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 16th, 2010
I’ve been really burned out here lately and was in desperate need of changing things up by getting out to visiting the crew in the PNW on Friday. Coincidentally, this was the same weekend that Alex flew to BOS to co-drive with Hilary across country (see: here and here). A smarter person would have put […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 9th, 2010
I’ve lost about 10 pounds since October thanks to coffee and Kerbey Lane. I hopped on the scale last week and weighted in at 165 for the first time since I moved from Tulsa. Apparently drinking coffee really does decrease appetite. I’ve been eating at Kerbey Lane very frequently as well, which involves somewhat healthier […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 6th, 2010
Today was a new experience, zipping across a zip line! I found a place called Cypress Valley just outside of Austin that offered “eco tours” in their cypress trees. Basically this entailed a group of 6-7 being led down several zip lines while our two guides handled our gear and explained something about what was […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Jun 1st, 2010
I’ve been wanting to wander around Wyoming for a couple of months now and finally decided to go last weekend. No real planning, the only requirements were to see Jackson Hole and some big mountains. Friday morning I took my truck to the mechanic to have the transmission and differential fluids changed. I picked it […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 9th, 2010
There was a set of road trips this weekend. Friday night after a post-work nap, I drove downtown and wound up in San Antonio. I pondered long and hard about getting on I-10 and driving east or west. I think it would be kinda be neat to go over to Louisiana to see the environment […]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 2nd, 2010
I do a lot of reading on my iPhone. Beyond e-mail, news and Twitter, wherever I light I spent more time reading lengthy whitepapers, vendor documentation, and the occasional blog post. Scrolling around and pinching on a little screen to see details of illustrations or the next column gets old after a while. So, I […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 26th, 2010
Now that I’ve sort of solved north for the time being, I need a new destination. I’m told I absolutely must go catch a shuttle launch before the fleet is retired later this year. This may or may not be possible with a standard road trip. The remaining launch dates are on Thursdays and Fridays, […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Apr 19th, 2010
Friday I decided to go on a roadtrip after work. I basically wanted to see how far north I could make it in a weekend. The dream for a while has been to make it to Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, which is due north of me. After doing some map work, the mileage says this is […]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 24th, 2010
At a last minute urging I went to the Austin “get-Google-to-lay-FTTH” Big Gig party last night. I got to catch up with some of my colleagues from my last job, and met several new people, including (surprisingly) a group of attractive, chatty young ladies who were there as part of the co-“tweetup”. A good time […]
