May 2008
147 posts
“But most of us yearn to travel, and we’re drawn to the kind of...”
– Travelogues that stir our desire to trek — Fiction, Wisconsin — chicagotribune.com
“Always remember the Absolute Number 1 priority when participating in a...”
– Archive Of Wisdom Listing From the Iron Butt Association
Roger Ebert’s review of Iron Man →
I love movies. I tend to have strong opinions about movies. And I usually have strong opinions about movie reviewers. I think they’re over-paid for the “work” they do. And, until now, that…
“How unique that Tony Stark wants to disarm. It makes him a superhero who can...”
– Roger Ebert’s Journal: “Iron Man” and Robert Downey Jr.’s quirky performance
“Anyone with two-wheeled experience will tell you that if you’re a serious,...”
– RANTS #446 - Rants - Autoextremist.com ~ the bare-knuckled, unvarnished, high octane truth…
“To travel hopefully is a better thing than to arrive.”
– “Keep The Rubber Side Down” » Blog Archive » Friday’s Quote By Robert Louis Stevenson
“For example, instead of a $40,000 ground-penetrating radar survey of the bridge...”
– Report: Money fears might have led to bridge collapse - CNN.com State governments: let’s agree to not skimp on bridge repair studies, ok?
No more Tweets
For anyone following along here, I’ve decided to not feed my Twitter stream into this tumblelog anymore. If you’d like, you can follow me on Twitter. Or, I just started on brightkite, so you can try me there, too. And if you want a brightkite invite, just let me know.
“After 40 years of doing television weather, I will soon be living the life of a...”
– Craig James - 24 Hour News 8 Blogs » Time Flys When You Are Having Fun A fine cap to a distinguished career.
Wow. Ted Kennedy has a brain tumor http://tinyurl.com/3s5o8k
By the way, don’t try to breathe and drink water at the same time. It is a bad way to multi-task.
“Funny, for all surveillance, Osama bin Laden is still free — and...”
– UK gov’t wants database of every phone call and email - Boing Boing
I’m writing a report to spotlight production measurements. But the only metrics I care about have two wheel… - http://bkite.com/00eI6
Looking through my NA’s to find work I can bring home. That way I won’t feel bad when I leave early today. - http://bkite.com/00eHQ
I’m listening to a Christian Surf album. Very surreal. - http://bkite.com/00eBW
Exploring Brightkite, thanks to @phillymac. It’s very interesting; especially to someone prone to paranoia.
Is anyone thinking about entering @copyblogger’s Twitter writing contest: http://tinyurl.com/6bbtvg
Listening to Los Lobos. These guys are awesome! Waay under-rated.
I was late coming in today; traffic. And now I’m having a hard time wrapping my head around the work day.
They fixed my office! No more noise or vibration!
“Stupid
Quick
Underdressed
Imminently
Dead”
– Urban Dictionary: squid
“On a personal level we make a distinction between someone who kills at random,...”
– Billy Lane-Whoa,What time is it? | Custom Motorcycle Talk by BeachCruiser
I’m such a redneck: I just attached saddle bags to my bike with bright orange bungee cards. Maybe I’ll use duct tape next time.
Awake-ish and trying to decide what to do with my day. It is the classic battle of “wants” vs. “needs.” I really should mow the lawn soon.
Making breakfast for the wife and myself.
“Why is it acceptable for you to be an idiot but not acceptable for me to notice...”
– Dilbert.com - The Official Dilbert Website with Scott Adams’ color strips, Dilbert animation, mashups and more!
Eating Taco Bell for dinner and settling in for a relaxing evening at home.
We made it home in one piece. We reaffirmed the 650 NIghthawk is not ideal for 2-up riding. At least not for grown adults.
Taking the wife for a spin on the bike to get some food. Hope the rain holds off a little longer.
Having lunch at Cheers with @stridealong. It’s windier than I’d like for the ride.
“It used to be that only people in biker gangs had a motorcycle,” Johnson...”
– Lake Geneva cracking down on motorcycles without mufflers — — chicagotribune.com
Just up. Trying to convince my brain to function today.
I’m watching YouTube videos learning how NOT to ride my bike.
Writing out goals again. I’m boring myself to tears.
I’m writing goals for next year’s performance plan. It’s good to do. But I’m just not into it this morning.
I made it in to work just fine. But I’m exhausted. And for no good reason. Hopefully, that won’t make the day happen too slowly.
“The bills are designed to prevent employers from firing or not hiring workers...”
– State House OKs bill protecting off-duty workers - Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com I hope other states do/have done the same.
Ok. I am now entering “ignore all” mode. The Office season finale is starting soon.
I’m culling my Twitter followers. So, you better be on your best behaviour tonight!
Enough for one day; I’m going home.
I need mountains soon. Or tall hills. I’ve had enough of this 2D landscape.
Procrastination: You’re not procrastinating. You’re loading your day. Like a slingshot, you need enough pressure/force to propel you…
…forward. You’re currently building up that force.