As the most recent post apprises you, I and my wife ran in the Tulsa Route 66 Half Marathon on Sunday, November 18. The decision to do this race was mine, and she nicely tagged along with me. I had figured that it would be a good opportunity to do a half, and I didn’t particularly want to run either the half or the full in Atlanta on thanksgiving (I don’t like the route; it’s boring). (more…)
Month: November 2007
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A Post, in Which I Praise Myself
I ran the Tulsa Route 66 Half Marathon today. This was my first every half-marathon. Go me! This was cool on several levels, including that I’ve never run this far before in my life. But it was also cool because I went in thinking, “Oh…2:24, 2:15, something like that for the time.” Instead, I turned in a 2:03:20, which is a 9:25 pace. Wow. I was totally not expecting that. Even better, I managed to turn in negative splits for the whole race, where each subsequent mile is faster than the one before it. (more…)
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Beowulf
We went to see Robert Zemekis’ Beowulf tonight. In 3D! It was good.
Spoilers Ahoy. (more…)
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Favorite Photo of the Week
Our YMCA sports field.
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Bad Luck
Here’s something to go on the “List of Things That Suck.”
A man was (accidentally, freakishly) killed one day before being released from jail.
There must have been some serious karmic load on that guy.
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Energy Policy
I think that one of the most significant problems we (humanity) will face in the next 200 years is that of energy production, distribution, and consumption. I have a multitude of opinions, even the odd posting coming soon, but this particular post is about Iraq.
Go to this link to compare the cost of Iraq with governement expenditures on alternative energy (“alternative” meaning non-oil). It’s a fascinating graph.
I don’t see how the world is going to get out of the mess it’s in without significant investment in nuclear energy. More on that to follow at a later date, but feel free to tell me I’m wrong.
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Test Posting
I’m testing a new blog posting software called BlogDesk. It is intended for people who wish to post to multiple blogs simultaneously.
It seems to be working.
Crossposted to Evil Eyebrow and Talking Traffic
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Praying for Rain
Our noble born-again Georgia Governor held a prayer vigil yesterday at the capitol to pray for rain. If you’re not aware, Georgia is in an historic drought at this time.
Weather today? Unseasonably warm, 20% chance of showers.
My question: If it rains tonight, will this be seen as “the answer”? Of course, if it does shower tonight, the forecast is for very little of it. I would think this could be interpreted as a tease. Would Governor Perdue’s god be deemed a terrible prankster; giving us just a taste of what is needed?
I find this sort of thing a ridiculous political sop to the GOP’s right-leaning religious base. This sort of crap causes me to want to be a Pastafarian. We might as well hit up the homeopathic remedy producers to walk around spitting on the sidewalk (because we know that less is more in homeopathy).
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Time Lapse Demolition
I was alerted to this through the offices of BoingBoing. A time lapse video (30 minutes long) of a house demolition. It’s strangely fascination to watch.
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Ship Signals for Help from a Junkyard
A mayday was received from a ship distress beacon that was residing under a pile of refrigerators. Apparently, the people receiving the signal were on the ball and realized that it was coming from dry land. No helicopters were dispatched. Still, this is entertaining.