Archive for the ‘Travel’ Category

Vacation

Monday, May 14th, 2007

My 5-day respite from work is coming to a close and I'm about to return to my work routine. I'm not sure I'm ready yet. I guess you really can't ever have enough R&R? I would really like to visit these places: The backwoods of Yosemite. Ireland Seattle (again) I think I can do #1 ...

O’ bliss, o’ rapture!

Sunday, May 13th, 2007

Freshly back from Yosemite. Thanks to Myles for tagging along and help make yet another fine trip a reality. Also, cheers to David for coming down for a fine, if not abbreviated, day of riding around the valley floor. Lyle - would have loved to have ya along. Maybe when you're stateside ...

Trip

Monday, May 7th, 2007

I need a break! So, Myles and I are going to go camp in Yosemite for a few days later this week. We're staying in a Housekeeping Camp River Unit and will be biking around the valley floor (and drinking beer and other spirits). Should be fun!

Back from Seattle

Monday, January 29th, 2007

I'm back from Seattle (as of last night). I had a great time. Many thanks to Shane for showing me around the area -- especially Mac and Jacks and The Tap House. That was some damn fine beer and food. I'm also happy to report that my growler made the trip ...

Washington and Beer

Saturday, January 27th, 2007

"Zantar is a gelatinous cube that eats warriors in a medieval village." Shane lived the dream. He had a mole black and tan. I had a life-defining realization on top of the Space Needle today. It was an amazing revelation; a bit of startling self-discovery. It turns out that I really love ...

Bits of Randomness

Saturday, January 6th, 2007

I have no resolution regarding blogging, but all the same, I think I'd like to share a bit more wordage to the world. Perhaps it'll help me put my world into context. I take a lot of value from writing; it helps organize my thoughts and put recent events into ...

On Christmas Blogging

Saturday, December 23rd, 2006

Well, I seem to only blog while on holiday... Nothing much to say about anything at the moment. I'm trying to figure out what I'd like to do with myself. Other than being a cunning linguist, I am sort of sailing through life waiting for something big to happen. I'm ...

Happy Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 23rd, 2006

Happy Thanksgiving from my house to yours. This year, my family experienced the final product of the kitchen at the Pine Crest house as we know it. By this time next year, a new kitchen in a new location and with new appliances shall be the instrument of our cooking. The ...

Musings from Fresno

Sunday, February 26th, 2006

Here I am, in lovely Fresno... actually, it is rather pretty this time of year. The snow-capped mountains, although hazy in the distance, are quite the sight to behold. Anyhoo, I'm sitting here, setting up my laptop to start grading (this laptop is woefully understocked in the emacs department, wonder ...

Ruminations on Events Passed

Wednesday, February 22nd, 2006

A few weeks ago, Sarah and I had a bit of a row about my presence on Valentine's day, or lack thereof. In a nutshell, a few things happened that caused my weekend before this infamous "holiday" to sink in a sea of transistors. Oh well. Not to be counted ...