Bike odometer: 905
Weight lost: 59 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 7.5
Hours billed last week: 43
Current reading: 2107 Curious Word Origins, Says & Expressions by Charles Earle Funk, The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Recent listening: NPR Story of the Day, Science Friday, Stardust by Willie Nelson, Europe ’72 by Grateful Dead
Recent viewing: The Simpsons, Sportscenter, CSI: Miami, Man vs. Wild, The Omen: The Beginning
Recent playing: Jelly Jumper, Boomshine
Recently accomplished: Mowed lawn, re-organized book shelves, downspout repair, learned CSS, website upgrades, trash, recycling, Flickr futzing
Imperative To Do: RMA old Tivo drive, backup Thomas, backup Graham, backup Tina, bank deposit, renew BTA membership, pickup tire at Bike Gallery
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: n/a
Weight lost: 55 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 8
Hours billed last week: 29
Current reading: 2107 Curious Word Origins, Says & Expressions by Charles Earle Funk, The Book of Totally Useless Information by Don Voorhees, The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Recent listening: Abbey Road
Recent viewing: Van Helsing, The Daily Show, Sportscenter, The O’Reilly Factor, Stunt Junkies, High Stakes Poker, The French Connection, Lost Highway, The Colbert Report, Heavy: The Story of Metal, March Madness (regional finals), Big, Suns at Kings, 24, Full House
Recent playing: Donut Games, Wii Sports
Recently accomplished: Foam recycling, paid bills, started Flickr page
Imperative To Do: RMA old Tivo drive, fix bathroom sink, backup everyone’s computer, implement rechargeable battery plan, mow lawn
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: n/a
Weight lost: 51 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 5
Hours billed this week: 21
Current reading: The Prince by Machiavelli
Recent listening: Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, Coverville, various Christmas songs
Recent viewing: Sportscenter, Everest: Beyond the Limit, It Takes A Thief
Recent playing: Sketchfighter
Recently accomplished: Waited in line, dried van carpet, paid bills
Imperative To Do: Buy Wii, finish garage, finish old blog entries, call mechanic, build new computer for Thomas, rake, clean garage, fix laundry room door, RMA old Tivo drive, Best of 2006
Cool Link: Pandora: Discovering more music you like
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 414
Weight lost: 49 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 10
Hours billed this week: 24.5
Current reading: The Prince by Machiavelli, Running With Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Recent listening: Coverville, DrugMusic, Humpy’s Soul Show, NPR Story of the Day, Science Friday, Iowa by Slipnot, XO by Elliott Smith, Either/Or by Elliott Smith, Joe Satriani, It’s The Jump Off
Recent viewing: Doctor Who, Iowa at Arizona State, Eagles at Colts, A Walk In The Clouds, Keep The River On Your Right: A Modern Cannibal Tale, Man vs. Wild, Medium
Recent playing: Zuma
Recently accomplished: Tested memory for Thomas’ new computer
Imperative To Do: Finish old blog entries, build new computer for Thomas, rake, clean garage, fix laundry room door, RMA old Tivo drive, Best of 2006, memory rebate
Cool Link: The Last Outpost: Wil Wheaton summarizes an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. It’s total geek hilarity.
Vital Statistics
Miles driven yesterday: 227
Weight lost: 44 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 9
Hours billed this week: 37
Current reading: The Prince by Machiavelli, Running With Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Recent listening: XO by Elliott Smith, Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coverville, Taking The Long Way by Dixie Chicks
Recent viewing: Colts at Cowboys, The Postman Always Rings Twice, Battlestar Galactica, Dr. Who, Scrubs, Bruce Almighty, Buccaneers at Cowboys
Recent playing: n/a
Recently accomplished: Numerous Harvey runs, recycled cardboard, cleaned and lubed bike, paid bills
Imperative To Do: Finish old blog entries, build new computer for Thomas, rake, clean garage, fix laundry room door, RMA old Tivo drive
Cool Link: The Mill Casino: From where I write this
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: n/a
Weight lost: 46 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 10
Hours billed this week: 26
Current reading: The Prince by Machiavelli, Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs
Recent listening: Coverville, DrugMusic, KBOO Bike Show, NPR Story of the Day, Science Friday, Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Prine, Necktie Second by Pete Droge, Back To Mine by Morecheeba
Recent viewing: Heroes, CSI: Miami, Cold Case, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Countdown, Medium, Sportscenter
Recent playing: Zuma, Halo
Recently accomplished: Rebuilt Tivo Season Passes, fixed leaking downspouts, recreated Tivo wishlists, groceries, book shopping, created an account for Thomas on my computer (stop gap measure), removed toothbrush from bathroom toilet, babysat Graham for the morning, had my CPAP results downloaded, installed Harvey
Imperative To Do: Recycle cardboard, finish old blog entries, build new computer for Thomas, rake, clean garage, fix laundry room door, RMA old Tivo drive
Cool Link: Salmon in the Bike Lane (short commercial at the beginning)
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 368 miles
Average speed: 9.5 mph
Weight lost: 44 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 8
Hours billed this week: 40
Current reading: The Prince by Machiavelli, Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs
Recent listening: Coverville, DrugMusic, Vol. 3: The Subliminal Verses by Slipnot, Iowa by Slipnot, Stadium Arcadium by Red Hot Chili Peppers, Authorized Greatest Hits by Cheap Trick
Recent viewing: Species II, Species III, South Park, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Mavericks at Suns, Sportscenter
Recent playing: Zuma, Halo
Recently accomplished: Put Tivo in working order, talked to Thomas’ principal re: lack of text books
Imperative To Do: Recycle cardboard, finish old blog entries, build new computer for Thomas, rake, clean garage, fix laundry room door, RMA old Tivo drive, Tivo wishlists
Cool Link: Marmaduke Explained
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 354 miles
Average speed: 10.6 mph
Weight lost: 42 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 8
Hours billed this week: 10 (1 day)
Current reading: The Prince by Machiavelli, Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs
Recent listening: Authorized Greatest Hits by Cheap Trick, Greatest Hits by Bob Seger, Stardust by Willie Nelson, Europe ’72 by Grateful Dead, Coverville, KBOO Bike Show
Recent viewing: Wolfen, Without a Trace, Cold Case, Colts at Patriots, Heroes, CSI: Miami
Recent playing: Zuma, Halo
Recently accomplished:Â Paid bills, cleaned filing cabinet, bought Tina’s birthday present, voted
Imperative To Do: Follow-up with Thomas’ principal, recycle cardboard, finish old blog entries, get Thomas’ computer to boot, rake, clean garage, install new permanent Tivo hard drive, fix laundry room door
Cool Link: Faith Hill is a bad loser: Even if she was joking, it’s disrespectful to the winner.
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 343 miles
Average speed: 11.4 mph
Weight lost: 42 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 8
Hours billed this week: 31
Current reading: The Prince by Machiavelli, Magical Thinking: True Stories by Augusten Burroughs
Recent listening: Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground by Bright Eyes, Digital Ash In A Digital Urn by Bright Eyes, Frances the Mute by The Mars Volta, Coverville
Recent viewing: Suns at Lakers, Bulls at Heat, The Punisher, Sportscenter, My Name Is Earl, Millennium (movie), The Office, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Recent playing: Zuma, Halo
Recently accomplished: Bought new front and rear bike lights, called Thomas’ principal again, installed new temporary Tivo hard drive
Imperative To Do: Follow-up with Thomas’ principal, vote, recycle cardboard, finish old blog entries, get Thomas’ computer to boot, rake, clean garage, install new permanent Tivo hard drive, fix laundry room door
Cool Link: Devil Cat
Vital Statistics
Bike odometer: 301 miles
Average speed: 12.3 mph
Weight lost: 40 lbs.
Hours of sleep last night: 9
Hours billed this week: 49.5
Current reading: I Am Charlotte Simmons by Tom Wolfe, The Prince by Machiavelli
Recent listening: Greendale by Neil Young, Half Nelson by Willie Nelson, Box Set by Buffalo Springfield
Recent viewing: The Daily Show, Saturday Night Live, House of 1000 Corpses, Sportscenter, Storytellers: Dixie Chicks
Recent playing: Zuma, Klax
Recently accomplished: Re-installed iLife ’06, returned cans and bottles, cleaned gutters and downspouts, cleaned off deck and sidewalks, chopped out some more blackberry vines
Imperative To Do: Follow-up with Thomas’ principal, recycle cardboard, finish old blog entries, get Thomas’ computer to boot, rake, clean garage
Cool Link: Noah takes a photo of himself every day for 6 years