berserk.org

I must say, this is really cool.
It’s crazy how things like this come about. I think it was once said that need drives innovation. I wonder if it is human nature that when we’re at a comfort level that is acceptable to us, we aren’t as innovative. Perhaps we are bounded somehow by this […]

[Read more →]

The Triumph of Hope Over Self-Interest I guess I shouldn’t post the whole article here as I’d probably get in trouble. I’ve actually got his book on order from B&N(you know, the warehouse sale).
Speaking of BN, I’ve got 7 books in that order.
Someone recently asked if I was a bibliophile, and it hadn’t ever […]

[Read more →]

I’ve been having funtoday. 3-4 min (seems that X-cdroast has a 32x max) discs. The last CDRW I had was an 8x. Ahh technology

[Read more →]

So I completed the first commute-ride of the year… and on the “new” singlespeed to boot.
I’m guessing it took about 15min more on it, and I think it had as much to do with hitting the trail at 6:40am as it does the heavier single-speed bike.
Another annoyance is that since it’s dark out, I’m parking […]

[Read more →]

To be truly challenging, a voyage, like a life, must rest on a firm foundation of financial unrest. Otherwise you are doomed to a routine traverse, the kind known to yachtsmen, who play with their boats at sea - “cruising,” it is called. Voyaging belongs to seamen, and to the wanderers of the world who […]

[Read more →]

Year in review by number:

Weight:
193lbs

Resting Heart Rate:
54bpm

Tot/LDL/HDL:
189/xxx/xxx

Glucose:
90

Distance biked:
1,510mi.

per USAF standards)

Push-ups (2min.):
31

Sit-ups (2min.):
29

Bench Press:
225lb

Squat:
290lb

Barbell Curl:
105lb

Shoulder Press:
155lb

Pull-ups (max):
6

Books read:
11

Movies watched:
~50

Current Hobbies:
Biking, weights, wood-working, reading, guitar

[Read more →]