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biking
It seems as if biking down a street in Springfield is enough to cause many people to feel threatened. Threatened enough to try and scare me off the road not once but 3 times. I can only surmise that they have bike jealousy. That or I emasculate them some how. I don't know. -
projects
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This has to ranks somewhere near the top of the craziest weeks of my life. And it is all because of the last two days.
Let me count them for you:
Thursday was normal: Wake up, rush the morning routine, out of the house at 6:30, biking like mad, teach like mad, relax for a bit, bike home. That is where my day almost ended. Biking home gave me not ( Read more... ) -
how it blows!
I love it. Went to the doctor, got weighed and I haven't lost any weight. Fun. Really makes me feel great on days like today when it'd be nice to be anywhere from 20 to 100 pounds lighter so that I could move faster into 20 mph head winds. I gotta say that biking into head winds twice a day for 10 miles each way really makes you sweat. My Dr. ( Read more... ) -
snow!
I do like the sight of snow. It is peaceful, quiet, gorgeous, and pristine. I now realize that I also have a 10 mile bike ride to work...
Hm. It brings back memories of this comic by Bill Watterson:
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Thoughts
Riding 10 miles each way in sub freezing weather is cold. And hard. Ice fog is fun though. It creates a nice sheen of ice over my brake handles, my coat sleeves, and my eyelashes. It's good times ( Read more... ) -
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Every man needs a Rocket 3 and a badger.
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Day 1.5
Ok so I'm home, fed, and sitting on the couch and today is the end of day 1.5 of students. Yesterday was good, but having 20 Freshmen for 10 minutes and then 1 other Freshman for 10 minutes doesn't really count as a whole day.
Teaching is as awesome as it ever could be. Full of interesting surprises, like when I talked with a class about the ( Read more... )
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