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Entries from April 2008

Ouch!

April 23rd, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve started biking to work.  Its about a 20 mile round trip, and I must say it hurts.  I’m really excited, because it is almost certainly a fast track to getting in shape.  2 hours on a bike every day tends to have that effect on people.  That being said, it really is exhausting.  I […]

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Trout

April 11th, 2008 · No Comments

This weekend is my TU chapter’s annual trip to Southwest Wisconsin.  Its a trip guaranteed to have good conversation, good beer, and good food.  On top of that it takes place at one of the coolest hotels on the face of the earth.  The Eagle Creek Inn in Fennimore.  I’m getting excited, giddy almost.  The […]

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Tags: fishing

Cooking Rice In Your Water Bottle

April 10th, 2008 · No Comments

I’m planning a menu for a backpacking trip I’ll be taking in a couple weeks.  In preparation I’ve been pouring over old issues of Backpacker looking for meals.  During the course of my search I found a tip for cooking rice in a water bottle.  Its simple really, just follow the directions on a box […]

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Tags: backpacking

Olympic Torch Protests

April 9th, 2008 · No Comments

Every kid who has ever played a sport has dreamed of being the best player to ever play the game, with me it was no different. I ran track all through out middle and high school, and harbored dreams of one day being an Olympian. I knew then, as well […]

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Tags: news

Roadmaps

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

I just finished reading a post by Adobe’s John Nack on the photoshop roadmap for 64 bit computing. The post outlines the plans Adobe has for 64 bit on windows and on the Mac. Let me say that if you are a Mac user you are going to be dissapointed.
Its not the Adobe […]

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Tags: java · mac · software · technology

New Alcohol Sales Hours

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

I was in Dominick’s at lunch today.  Posted at every register was a sign that said “New Alcohol Sales Hours”.  The sign went on to explain that alcohol would be for sale between 7AM and 10PM.  On the surface that seems fine, I don’t really know why it matters.  But upon reflection, I’m left thinking, […]

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Tags: wtf

April Fool’s

April 1st, 2008 · 2 Comments

I used to get annoyed on April Fool’s Day. I’m pretty lighthearted and always up for a good prank, but the fact that the jokes all came on the same day and never caught me off guard was well, boring.
The web has changed all that though. Now I’m excited to see what elaborate stories […]

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