In-door Rowing I bought an indoor rower and fell hard for the spreadsheet: splits, distances, calories, records. Five days in, 45k covered, and the wattage stat alone means I could power three laptops for half an hour. Glorious.
Winter is Coming After ten days in Austin during a 70-day streak of 100-plus-degree heat, a certain picture back home in Atlanta hit me with a special kind of connection.
Pool! The neighborhood pool is uncovered, the filter is running, and a guy is puttering around the deck. It'll open soon, and I'll be in Alaska nowhere near it. Props to them for opening on the weather, not the budget.
Fasten Your Hamster's Mask First The pre-flight safety video tells me to fasten my own mask first, but who exactly would I be helping who handles low pressure better than me? And exit row exclusion number 11 raises the real question: could I bring a hamster in my shirt pocket?
Juxtaposition The point is, I don't know how to smile and I never did, but at least now I know it. Yes, that's my happy face.
Let it Snow! I woke from a nap to green grass and black roads, total disappointment. Two and a half hours later it's all better. But Weather.com promised me 3 to 5 inches and this isn't even one, so this had better not be the end of it.
FedEx = Awesome My three-week-old laptop decided it would only work upside down on battery, so off to the Apple depot it went. I came home from a bike ride to a FedEx missed-delivery tag, then the doorbell rang anyway and there stood the driver with my laptop. My hero.
Posh Stranded in the Memphis Delta Sky Club with cheese, crackers, and wine while my flight to Atlanta is delayed. There aren't many unplanned overnights I'd call a bonus, but this might be one, and the office area is stocked with Aeron chairs. Good for them.