Archive for October, 2005

Discover article on the Clock of the Long Now

Friday, October 21st, 2005

Clock of the Long Now I’ve loved the Clock of the Long Now project ever since I first heard of it, five years ago, and I continue to be awed by it as it progresses. Neat article about where they’re at with it.

Deluge Day

Sunday, October 16th, 2005

Woke up this morning to pouring rain. The rain kept coming down all day, letting up briefly in the afternoon and then resuming this evening. We haven’t seen a non-overcast sky for over a week. I think I’ve forgotten what color the sky is. Started the day painfully, as some muscle deep under my left [...]

misheard

Tuesday, October 11th, 2005

… on NPR, waking up from a bleary sick-nap: “Suicide Farmer Kills Seven in Baghdad” Took me a couple of minutes of wondering before I realized it wasn’t a Suicide Farmer, but rather a Suicide Bomber.

sick and tired

Monday, October 10th, 2005

I was feeling pretty droopy last night and came to bed around 10:45 ready to go to sleep. Kate, however, was deep in the last 20 pages of “A Breath of Snow and Ashes“, and stayed up to finish it, re-reading the last couple of pages several times sitting on the edge of the bed [...]

Motorcycle regarding leaves

Friday, October 7th, 2005

Motorcycle regarding leaves After two years of wondering whether or not my motorcycle’s electrics were totally shot (despite 3 mechanics’ saying it was fixed, the battery would not hold a charge) I bought a fresh battery, drove it around a bit, and then risked bringing it up to New Hampshire last night, with Kate driving [...]