Category: Drivel

Cyclist critical after being hit by car : Broomfield : Broomfield Enterprise I just read this article this morning: A 24-year-old driver from Boulder was cited for misdemeanor careless driving after he hit and critically injured a 57-year-old bicyclist Monday afternoon in Broomfield. Walter Johnson ran into the back of the woman’s bicycle at about… Continue reading Cyclist critical after being hit by car : Broomfield : Broomfield Enterprise

This morning, when I went downstairs to my computer to catch up on email before going to work, I saw that my web browser was on an eBay page. The only problem? I haven’t used eBay in over a month! Long story short, I spent 2 hours tracing what happened, and here’s the gist of… Continue reading I’ve been hacked!

I’m not sure if I’ve ever seen a single comic pane written as well as this one. I was just blown away. xkcd – A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language – By Randall Munroe

I’ve been working some extra hours nights and weekends for a friend of mine who needs some help at his startup company. I submitted my first invoice to them last week and decided to celebrate by spending my check in advance. I bought a new bike! It’s a 2008 Trek Soho 1.0. To celebrate Earth… Continue reading my new ride

This is the funniest, most heart warming thing I’ve read all week: Best Game Ever After reading that, check out the video:

(I would insert a goatse-themed tax-related image here, but I don’t know of any) Hurray, I just finished doing our 2007 taxes!  They weren’t as bad as I expected, I guess.  Beth did all the gathering-up of the receipts for charitable deductions and her income, which helped a lot.  I did the rest, and nothing… Continue reading taxes

Quaker teacher fired for changing loyalty oath California State University East Bay has fired a math teacher after six weeks on the job because she inserted the word “nonviolently” in her state-required Oath of Allegiance form. This reminds me of something that happened to me.  After getting my masters degree in Aerospace Engineering in 1992,… Continue reading Quaker teacher fired for changing loyalty oath

I’ve been getting into this new TV show with an unwieldy long name: Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.  I really didn’t want to like it, but I’ve been getting pulled in.  And then earlier today, while at home enjoying President’s Day off work, I watched last week’s episode on TiVo.  It was really good in… Continue reading Sarah Connor

I just finished reading “Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” for the first and last time.  I’d heard about it for years, and finally decided to read it to myself.  I can’t remember slogging through a more difficult book without just giving up.  It was a trial, but I actually finished it. I considered… Continue reading Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance