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an illustrated progress report pt 1
When I started on learning to take pictures, I read a lot of Thom Hogan's articles over at his Nikon site. Yes, he's writing mostly about SLR and DSLR cameras, and only really about Nikons. That's totally fine, because he writes a lot of really sensible stuff pointing out that look, it's art you morons, and you do not need fancy electronics to make ( Read more... ) -
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Win: Have pink Lamy Safari ( Read more... ) -
it is spring...
The fish in Lake Monona are spawning. -
well, that's a surprise...
I biked 24 miles today. Guess I already am in shape to bike to Blue Mounds state park for an overnight. -
Chicken cobbler
Chicken Cobbler from Mark Bittman ( Read more... ) -
signal boost: women and bikes
Association of Pedestrian and Bicycle Professionals' survey on women and bikesWomen only (duh). It is one of the better surveys I've seen on women and biking, since it doesn't assume that we all ride pink bikes, have coaster brakes, and are scared to death of cars. It's got a lot of hidden able-ism, which ticks me off. Whether you ride or not, ( Read more... ) -
more self-assessment
I'm poking around at http://www.twohundredsquats.com/ (and the various related stuff). Initial squat test was 47. Clearly, leg strength is not a huge issue for me. It might be worthwhile working on their program, but I think I'll get more gains from working on plies and eventually ( Read more... ) -
how I do self-assessment for physical fitness
I can't afford to work out to exhaustion. Hell, most of what I do exercise-wise isn't working out. It's going to the grocery store, or the library, or Target, or knitting group ( Read more... ) -
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I HAVE A LEFT THIGH AGAIN!!!
The muscle development is almost a visual match on both sides. The left is still noticeably weaker in practice, but it takes a lot more work for me to get tired enough to wobble. That means it's taken me about 18 months to really recover.