Cabin Fever

I think somethings wrong with me. Well, more wrong than normal. Cabin fever or something. But in reverse. But not. What I'm trying to say is that I just finished setting up my tent in the middle of my apartment. It's like escaping the confines of

Dear Ego, How Big You Are

I admit to having read this email several times. From: [email protected] To: [redacted] Sent: Sun, 18 Jan 2009 6:16 pm Subject: New England Climbers Denali 2009 Hello [redacted], All of your paperwork is in order and you should get your confirmation in the next few weeks.

May the Insanity Never End

A new week and a little bit of new insanity. This time it's called: HR414: To require mobile phones containing digital cameras to make a sound when a photograph is taken. We can thank Rep Peter T. King of New York (big surprise there) for this particular piece

Battlefield Earth vs Space Truckers

Truly, Space Truckers stands on its own as far as B movies are concerned. Recently I was challenged to watch it, and a comparison was drawn between it and Battlefield Earth. This is a big deal to me, because Battlefield Earth is, in my opinion, The Worst Movie Ever. This

Congressman Price....

I am writing regarding HR45 ("Blair Holt’s Firearm Licensing and Record of Sale Act of 2009"). I am a long-term resident of the state of Georgia (since 1996), I own a small software engineering business and I greatly value my 2nd Amendment rights. Whenever the opportunity arrises,

McKinley Training - Week 12 of 26

Wow. Almost half way there. My climbing cohorts are on a cruise in the Caribbean, probably getting fat and lazy instead of studiously training. I did seven training sessions this past week: two on the stairs (one running, one climbing), and five trips to the gym. I doubt I'

Give me a Freakin' Break. Why Chun Li?

I just found out about this Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li movie. With the many video-game-turned-movie successes (yes, I'm being sarcastic), I guess it was inevitable that Street Fighter would have its turn, but, Chun Li?! Yes, she was the only chic in the game -

The Nanny State

New York City, not wanting to be out-done by anyone, and certainly not wanting to let London (or England in general) keep the Nanny State title all to itself, requires apartment tenants to inform the city if they have children living in the apartment. If they do, the landlord must

The Adolescence of D-Star

This blog post falls squarely outside the norm for me, but, this is my forum, so, deal with it. I recently acquired an Icom IC-92AD handheld transceiver (hereafter, "HT"). In addition to being capable of transmitting on a couple amateur radio bands, the Icom radio also has wide

McKinley Training - Week 10 of 26

So, I skipped a few weeks of posting training updates. I didn't, however, skip training. My precious MacBook Air is in the hospital, having its innards replaced, so I don't have access to all of this past week. But, if memory serves, I did four training