Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
That’s right, I cycle commute to work year round and this is the 4th winter for riding in the snow & cold. Some think I’m a little crazy, perhaps. Some think it’s too dangerous, perhaps. Car drivers dislike cyclists, and especially winter cyclists, perhaps. So far this winter the riding has been going well, and Read More …
Upgraded to 4.4, seems to work well. In the process I tried the Twenty sixteen theme, and this one is not for me. Text seems too large and clunky and the way it handles the banner image and the blog identity just takes up too much space. I’d like to see the blog identity overlay Read More …
So this week I had a problem with the rear bike rack. On Thursday the bolt attaching the rack to the lower chain stay snapped off. Now the rack is saying on.one side and the fender is rubbing the tire. An quick zip tie fix didn’t make it through the Friday commute. Time for a Read More …
The first cottage experience in my life was the Caddy Lake cottage. I don’t have a lot of memories about this place as I was only 3 at the time, but a couple of them are quite vivid. The one that stands out the most is in fact probably family legendary, and it involves a Read More …
While it was -1°C this morning and 3 dedicated FOG brothers made the traditional Saturday ride, I opted for the warmth of the basement and Kickr trainer with Trainerroad. I’ve selected the Trainer Road Sweet Spot Base – Low Volume II to kick off the winter indoor training regime. First up on the plan is the 8 Read More …
So I have a new favorite music source. Our TV package has a steaming music service, Stingray music. It also has a mobile app to allow streaming to my iPhone. Couple that with Bluetooth streaming to the car stereo and it’s pretty sweet. Yesterday I’m listening to my favorite channel Classic 80s Rock while running Read More …
A 27 hour power outage follows a violent 5 minute storm where severe winds cut a swath just down the road from us and take the tops of two hydro poles. Where are those candles again? We’re just getting ready to start dinner and this storm blows through and takes out the power. Nothing too Read More …
I’m spending some time quiet time at the lake catching up on some old emails, checking out some web sites and just in general goofing off. I took Friday & Monday off from work so we’ve made our own “long weekend”. The weather today (Friday) is warm, but overcast and drizzling on and off. There are Read More …
Well, I’ve graduated to the 6th Kyu and have a shiny new yelow belt. The grading session was pretty interesting. All I really knew going in was which Katas i’d need to be able to performs and a handful of questions that I might get asked. The session started as usual at the GWL Read More …
One of the challenges of the fluctuating water levels on Lake of the Woods is how far below the top of a fixed dock the water level can be. This makes diving off the dock or getting into the boat a little difficult. Many years ago Gord resolved this issue by building what has become Read More …