I'm doing 2 things
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11 months ago
Happy birthday! May the wind at your back and your Pho served with plenty of lime wedges and cilantro sprigs.
Jim Carson's Life List
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1. learn music theory
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2. Get my HAM radio license
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How I did it
It made me
tanned 
How I did it: I had a good mileage base going into the event, mostly through commuting to work. Doing long rides with in May with Claire and John helped spice things up.My bike's set up to be comfortable at the expense of raw speed - at least that's my excuse - 28C tires (though I wish I could run larger), double-wrapped bar tape, and a big-honking man purse/handlebar bag (for my camera, snacks, wallet, sunscreen, ...) and well broken-in seat. Read how I did it…
Recent entries
Night cache
13 months ago
I did my first nighttime caching – the initial starting point was a trailhead specified by the GPS coordinates on the tick sheet. Because I wasn’t sure how long the route would be, nor was I keen on carrying a flashlight in hand, I used the helmet-mounted bike light, its battery tucked into my rain jacket pocket. The route was marked with a white trail tack every few hundred feet. “Trail tacks” are little reflective thumbtacks that you’d completely miss during the daytime, but stand out moderately well with a flashlight aimed in the general direction. (I guess they’re primarily used by hunters?) Even in the rain, they worked well.
There were several turns onto other trails. The off-trail portion was marked by an additional orange trail tack. After ambling down and into the bush for another 20-ish feet, we spotted the pair of orange “eyes” marking the final, a camouflaged ammo box.
Like Chris, I will need to check myself into Geocacher’s Anonymous.
enjoy the third quarter of 2008 by having one NEW and FULFILLING experience in July, August, and September (read all 2 entries…)
September
13 months ago
Inspired by WoodstockDC and Chris , I paid off my last loan. The process seemed absurd at times because the industry is still entrenched in its 1840s technology – a fax was needed for the payoff info; I had to hand-write the wire transfer form for moving money between divisions of the same bank. The wire transfer form was unintentionally amusing because it had a checklist of internet scam scenarios (e.g., “Are you wiring these funds for lottery winnings?”) The bank teller didn’t appreciate my suggestion they add “Does the recipient SHOUT IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS and use poor grammar?” :-)
I also deposited a $4.99 rebate check from Staples for some dry erase markers I bought in August… it seemed very anti-climactic. The next evening, all transactions cleared and my bank became the latest subsidiary of JP Morgan Chase.
