Life
A MacArthur Genius Who Can’t Spell
Or, the death of copy editors… On a hot summer day in 2007 I flew into the John Wayne International Airport in Burbank, California, rented a cheap compact car and headed east on Route 10, away from the smog and suburbia of Los Angeles toward the Mohave Desert and the Arizona State line. That’s the … Continue reading
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
I read this article in Wise Bread (a fantastic blog, btw) in which the author says recycling is his lowest priority (after reducing and reusing, of course). Ever since I read it I’ve been thinking of how I do on that front, and it’s been particularly top of mind as I did a bunch of … Continue reading
Focusing on the good stuff
We went up to SkyDance yesterday for Safety Day and with the hope of jumping (the forecast was iffy but turned out to be totally wrong as it was a gorgeous day). I also say hoped in my case because I was waffling between ambivalent and apathetic about getting into the air, and I’ve always … Continue reading
Where Did March Come From?
I realized I haven’t written since we came back from Reno. I guess things have been kinda busy, at least during the week. I’ve had two two-day trips to Pasadena (one each of the last two weeks). The weekends have been relaxing, but still fun. This weekend we saw Rango today (fun movie!), and worked … Continue reading
Back at Sea Level
We decided to take our chances with the drive back from Reno yesterday; I’m glad we did. We were able to get out of Reno around noon. We made a quick stop at an auto parts store to pick up some tire cables (figured we’d get a much better deal there than closer to the … Continue reading
The News from 4,500 Feet
There weren’t too many seminars today that I was interested in, so I came back to the hotel after the first two this morning and got in some gym time. Monday and Tuesday were pretty full; yesterday and today have been a bit slower just based on how things have been arranged on the schedule. … Continue reading
Off to Reno!
In a couple hours, Sean and I will load up the car and head northeast to Reno, NV, for the Parachute Industry Association Symposium. It’s the first time either of us has been to the Symposium (or to Reno, for that matter, though Sean’s driven through, I’ve not ever been). It’ll be a fun week … Continue reading
Vitamin D is good for the soul
The Bay Area has been lucky enough to have some spectacular weather this week; with the best of it falling on the weekend (which hasn’t been the case the last couple of months). I’d considered making this weekend my “comeback weekend” but after realizing 1) my rig is out of date after today (needs a … Continue reading
I Can Relate
I didn’t wake up this morning thinking “I’m going to blog all about the dark days of being fat and food addicted” but here I am writing post #2. This morning’s was inspired by The Economist, this evening’s by a memoir that was in the pile of books on hold I picked up at the … Continue reading
Busy Weekend, Impromptu Road Trip
It’s been a busy few days – but good busy. Thursday night we headed into the city to Kokkari for Sean’s birthday dinner. Neither of us had been there, but I’d read up and the reviews were generally very strong, so I made reservations. I didn’t tell him where we were going, but I spent … Continue reading