This is classic:
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Friday, December 23, 2005
Thursday, December 22, 2005
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Tuesday, December 20, 2005
holiday woes
Holiday season... time for one or two happy days with friends and family and 29 additional days of stress and seasonal lack-of-daylight depression.
I'm headed up to Napa for the holiday weekend which should be fun, but first I've had nothing but car trouble for 3 weeks. Today I found out I'm looking at about $1200-1400 in repairs on top of the trip to the shop 2 weeks ago. ug. Add to that a rental car for the drive up north and xmas gifts and you're reading about one poor sap. The most annoying part is my mechanic should have fixed this problem 2 weeks ago, but was too busy and told me to continue driving it and to ignore the blinking check engine light. My new mechanic (the old one is dead to me) told me I could have damaged my catalytic converter by doing that which is another expensive repair. The current repairs will take a week plus and the shop is closed the weeks after christmas so I'm carless for up to 3 weeks. Good thing I have such cool friends that are all offering to loan me cars or carpool with me.
oh, and I guess it's better than not owning a car in New York right now. Kevin, I hope you have good walking shoes!
Right now I'm trying to run X sessions over EVDO and VPN to my laptop. Talk about slow! I get one page rendered every 5 or 6 MINUTES! Guess I should have stayed at work and worked with some good bandwidth.
So ya, xmas is coming, but right now, I'm tired and want to bury my head in a whole in the sand.
I'm headed up to Napa for the holiday weekend which should be fun, but first I've had nothing but car trouble for 3 weeks. Today I found out I'm looking at about $1200-1400 in repairs on top of the trip to the shop 2 weeks ago. ug. Add to that a rental car for the drive up north and xmas gifts and you're reading about one poor sap. The most annoying part is my mechanic should have fixed this problem 2 weeks ago, but was too busy and told me to continue driving it and to ignore the blinking check engine light. My new mechanic (the old one is dead to me) told me I could have damaged my catalytic converter by doing that which is another expensive repair. The current repairs will take a week plus and the shop is closed the weeks after christmas so I'm carless for up to 3 weeks. Good thing I have such cool friends that are all offering to loan me cars or carpool with me.
oh, and I guess it's better than not owning a car in New York right now. Kevin, I hope you have good walking shoes!
Right now I'm trying to run X sessions over EVDO and VPN to my laptop. Talk about slow! I get one page rendered every 5 or 6 MINUTES! Guess I should have stayed at work and worked with some good bandwidth.
So ya, xmas is coming, but right now, I'm tired and want to bury my head in a whole in the sand.
Thursday, December 15, 2005
Come on people...
I couldn't let this one slide. I was cruising thru Amazon looking for some interesting books and was looking at some reviews of Richard Dawkin's "The Ancestor's Tale" when I found this gem:
Excellent but wrong, November 20, 2005
Reviewer: Tanya "Tanya" (Texas) - See all my reviews
Dawkins presents an excellent and informative account of evolution in this skillfully crafted and well-written tome. However, as some recent reviewers have noted, Dawkins is operating within benighted scientific orthodoxy and is therefore completely wrong. A simple syllogism proves that existence must have been Created:
Things that exist must have been created
Existence exists
Therefore existence must have been created
Another problem with evolution is the well documented 'dinosaur problem'. If the world was based on survival of the fittest, humans (and most other animals still around today) would have been killed off by the dinosaurs several hundred years ago.
So in conclusion: an excellent book despite its wrongness.
You know, she's right, those pesky dinosaurs really should have eaten our ancestors back in 1700AD. Good thing they had that Creator's protection.
Where do these people come from?
Excellent but wrong, November 20, 2005
Reviewer: Tanya "Tanya" (Texas) - See all my reviews
Dawkins presents an excellent and informative account of evolution in this skillfully crafted and well-written tome. However, as some recent reviewers have noted, Dawkins is operating within benighted scientific orthodoxy and is therefore completely wrong. A simple syllogism proves that existence must have been Created:
Things that exist must have been created
Existence exists
Therefore existence must have been created
Another problem with evolution is the well documented 'dinosaur problem'. If the world was based on survival of the fittest, humans (and most other animals still around today) would have been killed off by the dinosaurs several hundred years ago.
So in conclusion: an excellent book despite its wrongness.
You know, she's right, those pesky dinosaurs really should have eaten our ancestors back in 1700AD. Good thing they had that Creator's protection.
Where do these people come from?
Thursday, December 08, 2005
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Surfboard biz fears wipeout
In case you all haven't seen, Clark Foam is closing it's doors and the surf industry is going to be hurting for a while.
At the very least, this will probably change a lot of things in the surf world, and a lot of local shapers are going to have crappy holidays.
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Surfboard biz fears wipeout
TWSbiz -Clark Foam To Close Factory
At the very least, this will probably change a lot of things in the surf world, and a lot of local shapers are going to have crappy holidays.
SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Business -- Surfboard biz fears wipeout
TWSbiz -Clark Foam To Close Factory
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
The Moral Animal
I finally finished "The Moral Animal, Why We Are The Way We Are: The New Science of Evolutionary Psychology" by Robert Wright. Anne loaned me this book something like 2 years ago and I've been slowly making my way through it. I highly recommend it to anyone as it's really fascinating and makes you think about a lot of things. If you can't make it through the whole book, read the first and last sections (intro and conclusion) and you'll have a pretty good idea what it's about.
Poor Anne though, I've dog eared like 20 pages and the book definitely looks a tad more worn than when it was loaned to me. Sorry!
Poor Anne though, I've dog eared like 20 pages and the book definitely looks a tad more worn than when it was loaned to me. Sorry!
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Tuesday, November 15, 2005
Sunday, November 13, 2005
New Kite Pics
As all 3 of you know, I spend most of my weekends at Mission Bay hoping for wind to kiteboard. A few weekends ago I got out on the water and noticed a local kiteboarder Tom standing on the beach with a really nice camera. So I thought, "what the heck", and I rode over near him to try some jumps. Nothing really worked for me as the wind was light, but I made five or six passes and tried some small jumps each time. I'm VERY surprised these pictures look as good as they do and it's definitely attributable to the camera man and camera and not the subject. I haven't seen close up pictures of me kiteboarding since I first started a few years back when I had no idea what I was doing so these have me really jazzed!
Sure, I have a really funny expression half the time (or all the time) and I'm riding a boat that doesn't want to really leave the water, but who cares, these pics are awesome! Thanks Tom!
Pics are here. Here are some favorites: Jump1 and Jump2
Tom also got some great shots of Dan
Sure, I have a really funny expression half the time (or all the time) and I'm riding a boat that doesn't want to really leave the water, but who cares, these pics are awesome! Thanks Tom!
Pics are here. Here are some favorites: Jump1 and Jump2
Tom also got some great shots of Dan
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Investors Hub - Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM)
A good read on the latest suit against Qualcomm.
Investors Hub - Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM)Post #15109
Investors Hub - Qualcomm Inc. (QCOM)Post #15109
Monday, October 24, 2005
Uberman's sleep schedule
I need to read up some more on this. If I stay in this career, this may just come in handy...
Uberman's sleep schedule || kuro5hin.org
Other links to read soon:
Sleep Foundation
some dude named glen
Wikipedia Polyphasic_sleep
A more practical approach Dual alarm clocks
Uberman's sleep schedule || kuro5hin.org
Other links to read soon:
Sleep Foundation
some dude named glen
Wikipedia Polyphasic_sleep
A more practical approach Dual alarm clocks
Thursday, October 20, 2005
Shark attacks SR woman
More info on the shark attack. Sounds like the shark grabbed or got caught in the leash and took the board and girl under which may explain how she was able to grab the tail of a 12-16ft shark.
These surfers are cool though. I know a lot of people that would not have swam over to help! Pretty neat that they all swam in protecting her.
Shark attacks SR woman
These surfers are cool though. I know a lot of people that would not have swam over to help! Pretty neat that they all swam in protecting her.
Shark attacks SR woman
Bush hosts Bono at the White House - Yahoo! News
How do you think this conversation went?
Bush hosts Bono at the White House - Yahoo! News
Bush hosts Bono at the White House - Yahoo! News
BBC NEWS | In Pictures
There are some really great pictures here! Check out the best wildlife shots. Snappers say YARRRRRR!!!
BBC NEWS | In Pictures
BBC NEWS | In Pictures
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
Surfer attacked near Bodega Bay
I used to surf Salmon Creek when I was a teenager. Spooky!
Glad I'm down here where the sharks only bite seals (for now...).
Surfer attacked near Bodega Bay
Glad I'm down here where the sharks only bite seals (for now...).
Surfer attacked near Bodega Bay
A Super Hornet's Nest - Yahoo! News
Interesting article about a Navy pilot that went a little too far to show off.
A Super Hornet's Nest - Yahoo! News: "In 1992, as a sophomore at Cal Poly,"
A Super Hornet's Nest - Yahoo! News: "In 1992, as a sophomore at Cal Poly,"
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