I never know what the weather is going to be like, because I don’t watch the news. Unfortunately, this makes for an interesting day on campus. I could be wearing a sweater…and it will be 80 degrees and sunny. Or, I could be wearing a shirt and tie with no jacket…and it will be snowing. I [...]
Archive for January, 2006
27 Jan
January 27, 2006
Most everything is good with the world at the moment. We still miss our cat, but school is progressing nicely. If I ever figure out how to put up some of the maps that I’ve made, I’ll post those. They’re, of course, gorgeous. Work is moving forward, so much so that I’m now making lists [...]
25 Jan
January 25, 2006
So training for the “mini” is not going as well as planned. I’m training every day, but it’s hurting my body. Fortunately, today is a rest day. But just to give you an idea of how things are progressing:
1/16
3 miles
34:30
1/17
2 miles
19:10
1/19
4 miles
52:53
1/23
4 miles
47:32
1/24
4 miles
49:13
So, if you can do math, you can see how things are [...]
23 Jan
January 23, 2006
This is sad, so if it’s not your morning to be sad, don’t read this.
Our beautiful boy Gilligan was put to sleep on Saturday. Over the course of two weeks, his upper respiratory condition became pneumonia probably due to lung cancer. The decision was not made lightly nor has it made the past days easier.
Many [...]
20 Jan
January 18, 2006
This morning, I became a true runner. Now, there are two ways you can go with this. I can tell you that I got up at 5:45 a.m., got dressed and went out into the early morning snow with icy sidewalks and proceeded to run 2 miles Aside: at roughly 6 miles per hour and your reaction might [...]
17 Jan
January 17, 2006
Cycling in the pouring rain can make a person rethink his dedication to this new lifestyle. Still, I’m going to see it through. However, if you clean out the spare change in your car and your sofa, I could really use it to buy some rain gear to ride to work in.
That said, I’m really [...]
6 Jan
January 6, 2006
First full day in the can. Yep, I’ve officially started my new job. I think I’m gonna like it. I mean, I haven’t really done anything yet and really all I’ve done is set up my computer and learn where the breakroom refrigerator is…but still, I think it’s gonna be pretty good.But, for the moment, [...]
5 Jan
January 5, 2006
2006 can you believe it? I mean seriously, did anyone think the world would last this long under the Bush administration?
I can’t believe I’ve let 5 days of the new year go by without some resolutions around this joint. I mean, that’s the whole point of January right? Resolutions? So what have I been doing? [...]
