It’s been two weekends now and we’re long past the free rides on the Phoenix Metro (oh, how I abhor that name!) but today we were driving by the large park and ride as the train was disgorging and I was really impressed at how many people were getting off the train. I really believe … Read more
Darn it, I never get to do Internet memes! So I’m just going to do one on my own: This is where I’ve been in the world, and when you put on a map, there’s a whole lot of world left to see: visited 7 states (3.11%) Create your own visited map of The World … Read more
I think I’ve finally figured out why I never seem to get around to reviewing the Doctor Who Christmas episodes – it’s because, Christmas is over and by this point it all seems hokey to dredge up stuff about Christmas. It’s like watching A Charlie Brown Christmas in July.
Therefore, I will make this short:
I’ll preface this with my comment that I’m a strong supporter of the light rail initiative for the Phoenix metro area. I’ve seen how urban trains and subways alter the cities (in generally good ways) that they pass through, and, while Phoenix is a ghastly urban sprawl with few “destination” areas, it could certainly use … Read more
I used to eat at Fuddruckers once or twice a month and in addition to giving you a pager, they’d ask your name to call out. (How does that make sense?) Every trip was a new adventure in bad spelling. It was unbelievable how many ways they could misspell “Eugene.” I actually started collecting the … Read more
The trains are running today and it’s been a long time coming. The cities along the light rail line are having celebrations at various stations and (gasp) light rail is free throughout all of 2008!!!! (Cheap bastards) According to the radio, wait times are currently 2 hours to get on the trains, at least at … Read more
It’s been quite the rainy day here in Phoenix for Christmas, which is fine, since we spent the day indoors anyway. Certainly, we can always use the rain. A couple of amusing stories so far this year, starting with my gift to Irene. Recently, I was really, really stretching to think of a gift for … Read more
Holiday cheer is one thing: Peace, goodwill towards all men – all those non-Christian ideals that somehow got associated with Christmas. It’s at this time of year that people who normally wouldn’t say word one to strangers will chip with some platitude, and, let’s face it, you can’t not respond. Twice today I was accosted … Read more
Ok, so I’ve come to my last geocache for the day, I’ve wandered about 6 km today. So, what was purpose for blogging this? This time I’m equipped with new technology. I’m still using my trusty Garmin GPS but these days the support for Mac OSX is much better. More significantly, I’ve got the iPhone. … Read more
The park we’re at is quite large, but eventually the park runs out and then you’re nowhere. This geocache has no doubt caused a lot of bloodshed.