So a little less than a week ago, I'm talking to a good friend of mine who has over the past 2 years become a running enthusiast, going from brief recreational runs to tacking a marathon last winter ( Read more... )

RIP, Jaime Escalante.


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I'm not sure precisely what it is about Twitter. I didn't see the point initially, and early on it was really an extension of the conversation here on LJ. But for some strange reason, the social media/connections aspect really works (at least for me) on Twitter. I've become connected to people, locally and at a distance, that I would never in a ( Read more... )

A local friend suggested tonight that we go see the play All Childish Things, which sadly closes tomorrow at the Boar's Head Theatre. The basic premise (more can be found at the link) is a group of four friends - the three manchildren all being die-hard Star Wars fans - hatch a plot to rob a Kenner warehouse of a collection of pristine, rare Star ( Read more... )

Hey locals! Debut performance of the Mason Chamber Orchestra is tonight, 7:30, River Terrace Church in East Lansing. The concert is free, the group is invitation only so the quality is quite high, and the program is Gounod Petite Symphonie and Mozart Symphony 38 (Prague). Should be about an hour of music. Come one, come all!

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Obama's coming to campus this afternoon. While this is of course a Good Thing (TM), there's more than a bit of craziness around the place today.

Poor drdingbat is essentially barricaded into the music building. The field adjacent to the music building is the site of the rally, and all but one approach to that area is roped off with police tape, and two ( Read more... )

Bike is awaiting new tires.

Decided to skate in today.

Seriously underestimated impact of skating with my work backpack on.

Failed to navigate the square of missing sidewalk outside the Hannah Center that sits with no advance warning whatsoever. Death to East Lansing Public Works or whatever utilidrones were too lazy to find a cone ( Read more... )