So this morning I got to go on my first morning run of the year; And on a Tuesday no less, A morning of the week when I have to sit down for about a half hour and manage the finances because my check rolls … Continue reading First morning run of the year
Yesterday I went for my weekly long run, and I set a personal record for distance – 17.37 miles. I’m a little sore today, but it was totally worth it, and not just for the PR, but for this picture I captured; I have been trying to find this utility pole again because the first time I saw it I ran past it and by the time I thought about taking a picture, I was too far past it.
I also missed out on getting a picture of a couple of young ladies on the side of the road the other day; they were holding a sign that said “SMILE”. I have to start keeping my eyes peeled for stuff like that.
I just had the opportunity to see the following video at a blog buddy‘s post: What are we to do about this? We can do everything with the intent to make this better, but will that produce the policy it takes to reverse the surveillance … Continue reading My take on the Surveillance State
I stood, overlooking the landscape of what was to be the project of a lifetime – the project which I always wanted to take on, but never before had the temerity to tackle with the intrepid interest I now felt. Moment by moment; day by … Continue reading Prodigy
I used to be a skipping master. When I was younger, I honed my skills by skipping classes in high school. I just didn’t want to do it at the time – it wasn’t fun, it didn’t feel productive; I could do it in my sleep and often did, but I didn’t know or care why I should. So I skipped it as often as I could. It started in eighth grade, when I skipped a single class by reading in a restroom while the Principal searched around town for me, and peaked in the eleventh grade. I skipped about 85% of the eleventh grade, and spent a lot of time either hiding out and playing video games or causing trouble.
These days, I only skip things which are not important, and that is how I game my life. I get a lot of things done while building up a list of things that I would like to get done. They won’t do themselves, but that neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.
note: this is an update to my previous post. If you have not yet read it, you might want to do so. So I just did some reading up on civil liberties, and it seems that they are indeed being infringed by the intelligence community … Continue reading (Update) Yes.
Some 80’s auditory goodness: In case you hadn’t heard. . . It seems as though a huge scandal rocked the news yesterday as it was revealed that the NSA and the FBI are utilizing laws passed by Congress in 2007 and 2008 to rifle through … Continue reading Are our civil liberties really under attack?
Recently I found this trail on one of my long Saturday runs; it is on the Northeast side of town and is just perfect for running.
I almost have it figured out to where I can probably get to this trail and back home in about an hour, but I have to hit it again when I have the chance. Will that be today? I don’t know. . . the verdict is still out on that one because a technician from Siemens is supposed to be in today to repair the machine I am supposed to be cutting parts on at work. If that happens my 8-hour day instantly becomes a 10-hour day, and possibly will stay that way for the foreseeable future, which will put a stop to my weekday running altogether. That’s more than just a little depressing.
My only option then is to start running at 4:30 in the morning, when I get up. The problem with that – that’s usually when I am doing other stuff. So I really need to rearrange my schedule if I don’t want to be pushed right back out of my running like I was last year. Maybe I should just kiss that marathon goodbye. Again.
Here’s the icing for this cake: I forgot my banana so I don’t get to eat today.
The video above is an example of how MIT’s Mediated Matter research group takes ideas from nature and studies how they can be applied to the technology of tomorrow. They used silkworms to study how a large-scale structure could successfully incorporate 3d-printed materials by weaving … Continue reading Printing from silk, the hard way
Great news everyone: my Friday post “Little One” won Flash Fiction Friday at The One-Minute Writer! As a reward I got posted on their site, which gets more eyes on the Surf Report. Bonus!
I appreciate the ability to participate in online writer communities in this way and I look forward to doing it more in the future. One of these days I’m gonna get paid to write!
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