We survived.


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This would be my first proper adventure race, I'd run the Mad Mud Run in May but it was mostly a road race. This was more serious. I had registered solo for the rec level course and the estimates were for finishing times to be in the 4-6 hour range. The long course was predicted at 6-8 hours and they weren't taking solo racers ( Read more... )

This recipe was born out of a couple of frustrations - no lamb available at local supermarkets and no local Indian restaurants ( Read more... )

It rained here today. For the first time since February 15th.

This house has a few things in its favor. This is one of them:


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After staying at a company house in town here for three weeks I gave in and rented a place. I wasn't sleeping and I was pretty miserable as a result. The prices out here are outrageous thanks to the recent mine opening, but I couldn't wait for them to come down to get a good night's sleep so...


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Instead of my semi annual period attempts to update everybody on everything, I'm going to try a change of format. Shorter entries, more pictures, and some public posts. Sometimes the pictures might even have something to do with the entries. But not today ( Read more... )

For the first time in two months I have the internet on my computers, at my residence. Woot!

Expect a more substantial update soon.

I got my primary machine up and running today for the first time in over two weeks. I realized as soon as I did that some of the feeling of displacement I've been experiencing was not strictly geographical. My computer feels like a place to me. It's a den with a fireplace and a big library. It's a weathered recliner. And it's where I pay my ( Read more... )

Ohio - wet.

Indiana - wet and cold.

Illinois - friendly.  except the toll system made me want to murder someone.

Iowa - yawn.

Missouri - see Iowa.

Kansas - smelly.  not as friendly as Illinois.

Oklahoma - surprising number of oil wells.  potholes.

Texas - flat.  pretty.

New Mexico - windy.  desolate.  beautiful.