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May19
by berry on May 19, 2010 at 10:47 am
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This morning was nice; not too hot, not too cold.  Dan and I were cycling along Timm Road to work, looking for a fine example of the ridiculous potholes that line the bike lane.  I saw the perfect specimen on the other side of the road, one with a nice rubber tube sticking out of it (seriously).  Checked ahead, no cars. Shoulder check, no cars… Except there was one.  I did my u-turn to look at the pothole, heard a screech (it is an 80 km/h zone) and a honk and saw a bumper just missing my back tire.

To the driver, I’m sorry.  I don’t know why I didn’t see you, maybe I was tired and not paying attention, maybe I was distracted by the shiny thing (aka the pothole), point is, I didn’t.

Also, thank you for being attentive.  This is all I’ve been thinking about this morning. The what if.

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Fun with Science!

May07
by berry on May 7, 2010 at 4:18 pm
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Today I did some spring chores… erm, fall chores really. I changed the oil in the pressure washer (actual spring chore) and cleaned the solar blanket (yes, I put it away filthy… I also put it away really, really late and didn’t want to clean it).

Feeling good about the whole thing, I rewarded myself with a cold one. It was nice and cold, being right next to the freezer compartment in my cheap little bar fridge. It looked good and inviting so I pried the lid off, had a swig, and watched as the bottle froze in front of my eyes. Do _you_ know why that happened?

Show your work in the comments.

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Early spring and milestones

Apr20
by berry on April 20, 2010 at 1:02 pm
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Everyone knows it has been an early spring. I will not dwell. One thing that it has enabled me to do, however, is hit some milestones pretty quickly.

Last year, I started biking to work on April 14th; by the 1st of June, I had managed a total of 313.24 km (yes, I keep track). This year, I passed that mark last week on the 14th, and I should be over the 500km mark by the weekend.

I’ve also crossed the 2000km mark on my year old trip computer ( a while ago, actually) and the 100 hour mark. That last one kind of surprises me, as it feels like I’ve been on the bike more than that.

I will try to double both this year 😀

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A faint memory

Apr13
by berry on April 13, 2010 at 3:11 pm
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Ever have one of those memories that tug at the very edge of your consciousness, poking you a little, but without being about to remember exactly what it is? I’ve had one of those solved this week.  I remember reading a comic book where the bad guy was called “The Googol”.  I had remembered it briefly when Google opened shop, but I couldn’t remember the reference.  It came back to me the other day, so I searched and searched on-line, convinced that it was a Tintin story.  It wasn’t.  It was this.

Glad I cleared it up.  Irritatingly, I should have just used Wikipedia, as there’s a reference to it in on the Googol page.

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Bus driver relieved of duties after allegedly punching cyclist

Apr07
by berry on April 7, 2010 at 5:48 pm
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One of the problems with the early spring, I guess.  Silly season has started early too.

Bus driver relieved of duties after allegedly punching cyclist.

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