So, I thought I'd hit the gym and run 2 miles (which, in case you didn't know, would be a record for me. I have exercise-induced asthma). I ride about 10 miles per day, and I'll have to swim a half mile at the upcoming triathlon (which shouldn't be a problem). Running or jogging, however, has always been a sticking point. My body hits an ( Read more... )

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I am a co-author of a book now, having written a chapter in ( Read more... )

At the gas station a mile from my place, they sell biodiesel (it's only B5), for a few cents above regular unleaded. Thy also sell ethanol (E85) for $3.00 ( Read more... )

Hey everyone, looks like my paper:

Characteristics of multiprocessing MCNP5 on small Personal Computer clusters, is going to be puublished in the next issue of the Journal of Instrumentation (JINST) - http://jinst.sissa.it/jinst/help/helpLoader.jsp?pgType=about ( Read more... )

Occasoinally, you can meet someone so gorgeous they make you weak in the knees, and then find out that they think they're plain and unappealing. It makes you wonder things, like "who told this person such a lie?" or perhaps more importantly, "what made them ever believe it ( Read more... )

*ahem*

Hooray, hooray, it's the first of May,
Outdoor fucking starts today!

Thank you.
But...but....I don't have a garden.... *sniffs*

It's 88 degrees outside.

So, I vividly remember making a rapid pass across some wide-open spaces in what I recognized as a museum I built or owned. traveling along ziplines, and running, and vaulting over objects onto ropes and such. It was very important that I run this as quickly as possible, and not stop moving. I came to a spot where there was just a big expanse and ( Read more... )

So maybe it's a faux pas for someone at work to call me while my mouth is full of blood and gauze, but honestly, it was funny ( Read more... )