Oct
20
Dead Computer
October 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment
After years of telling other people to “Back up” … my time has come.
I went to Portland on Thursday. On Friday morning, after watching an episode of Top Gear, and doing some remote system administration, my hard disk died.
My computer sounded like a weed wacker, it was pretty fantastic. Unless you consider the fact that […]
Sep
21
Broken Window
September 21, 2008 | 1 Comment
I came home Wednesday to find the Audi’s driver door window broken.
Nothing was taken from the car, the door wasn’t even unlocked. No, this appears to be one in a string of many vandalism activities in the area near my house. School kids, I suspect.
I called the police nearly immediatedly. They told me that someone […]
Jul
7
Sad Face.
July 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment
My car…
April 22rd, I get a phone call that Honda has announced a TSB for 3rd gear popping out issues.
http://www.automotivearticles.com/123/article_258.shtml
April 25th, I get a phone call to cancel my appointment for April 29th. The parts for the car are on backorder. They should take two weeks.
June 16th, I get a phone call that the parts […]
Apr
8
Oops. I got hurt.
On Friday night, on the way back from Diamond Lake, I had a small accident. A moment of stupidity really.
You see, theres a stretch of the run, south of the pass, where the trail goes exactly straight, for about….oh, 6 miles.
Before the straight section, we all stopped. The moon was out in […]
Jan
17
Yes, folks, I’m alergic to things!
January 17, 2008 | 1 Comment
I went to the Allergist today. For the second time. This time to get a allergy test.
The picture shows, yes, I’m actually alergic to a number of things.
A partial list:
Pollen (grasses)
Birch
Alder
Cats
Dust Mites.
So now what? I had the opportunity to either continue my existing allergy medications (Allegra), or to choose a more proactive approach. The proactive […]