Posted by episode81 on February 20, 2010
No cake for me thanks
Yesterday I went on a tour of SLAC – the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, or the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory as it is now named. Some people eat birthday cake and have a party. I tour SLAC. I dare to be different 😀
Anywho, I digress …
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Posted by episode81 on February 19, 2010
On February 17th, my heart broke. I lost two friends in a tragic accident. They were good people. They are missed, by me and many, many others.
There are no words that can express the sadness I feel.
Life is unpredictable and, sometimes, too short. Take time to enjoy what you have. Do it now.
Lisa.
Doug
Andy
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Posted by episode81 on February 14, 2010
So true ...
I was sitting with some friends, chatting over coffee and knitting, when the conversation turned to cooking. I don’t like cooking. Lots of effort to cook something that takes 5 minutes to eat. It just doesn’t seem to be a good use of time. I detailed how I hate to touch raw meat and I shiver in the presence of sharp knives. Especially big ones.
There is nothing in my childhood, or adult years, to explain it. I never fell into a vat of raw meat. I never cut myself on a knife.
I really don’t like knives. If you want to scare me, pull out a knife. Only got a gun? Meh. I’ll wander off and make some tea.
Anywho, I digress …
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Posted by episode81 on February 6, 2010
Why?
Recently, I have noticed an odd thing – people don’t remove the “keeper stitch” on jacket vents. You know the one – like a big X at the bottom of a vent on the lower edge of the back of a jacket. It is placed there by the manufacturer to keep the vent flap from curling while on display. Similarly, the pockets on the front of jackets (and some trousers) are stitched closed to stop them drooping. I leave those in – jackets and pants look better with closed pockets. Enough of my own stuff droops without any help from my pockets.
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Posted by episode81 on January 31, 2010
The green is much brighter than it looks 🙂
I have mentioned before that I love Vibram FiveFingers. I also mentioned – on October 27th 2009 – that I was waiting for my second pair. They finally arrived – woot! But they were not the color (vivid blue) that I ordered – unwoot. But they were a nice slate blue, bright green combo – woot!
The Sprint is much more comfortable than the Classic. No rubbing on my heel. It really feels like bare feet and my toes are happy, happy, happy!
Anywho, I digress …
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Posted by episode81 on January 24, 2010
Smooth
I went to see Eddie Izzard last night at the Oracle Coliseum. His style is unique, using history as a framework for his rambling thoughts on odd stuff. He gets distracted from his framework quite often, and so I was waiting for him to say …
Anywho, I digress …
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Posted by episode81 on January 23, 2010
Orange Rainbow
I came across a fabulous thing while shopping recently – a solar-powered Rainbow Maker with colorful gears. Fear not, I don’t think crystals have special powers 😉 I confess I was attracted by the colorful gears. Hey, one of them is orange!
Anywho, I digress …
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Posted by episode81 on January 14, 2010
I was following a car on the freeway this morning when I noticed the license plate. I almost had a moment. Not good when you are driving at 65 on a busy freeway!
It must be in the air because I had a bit of a moment earlier in the week. We’ve all seen the poor guy dressed in an inexplicable costume, waving a sign to advertise a sale or rentals. On Tuesday I saw a dancing rabbit waving a sign that said “Lettuce” – a local sandwich shop. The rabbit wasn’t swaying but shaking his behind and really getting down to boogie! I failed to get any video 😦
Anywho, I digress …
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Posted by episode81 on January 11, 2010
Woot!
I have mentioned before my aversion to trees that smell of bodily functions. Since I wrote that post, I have noticed female ginkgo trees all over the place. There are a lot in Palo Alto, and sadly, I seem to walk past them all the time. I had hoped there would be less fruit in the winter. There is less, but it smells twice as bad.
Anywho, I digress …
Reason: Other, smells like poo
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