Category Archives: Life

Maui, Days 0-3

Kara’s sister is getting married on Maui so we had a good excuse to head to Hawai’i. Even though the timing wasn’t perfect with my class schedule, we decided to take a little bit of extra time for a real … Continue reading

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Stress, sickness, productivity

The summer semester has been a bit stressful so far — supply chain taking six to nine hours a week just for class has left me with little time to think or breathe, but luckily that ends next week.  As … Continue reading

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Night at the Boston Pops

One of the SDM 09s sent out a note to everyone mentioning that MIT was putting on a small conference to celebrate the forty years since Apollo 11 landed on the moon. The closing little event was a concert put … Continue reading

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The ongoing return of winter

A week and a half ago, almost all of the snow around here had melted. Temperatures were still seasonable, but it was getting to be nice. Then, last Sunday and Monday, we got to have another little snow storm with … Continue reading

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Random bits for the day

I rarely use my blog to post to random links on the ‘net, but this segment from last night’s Daily Show is very much worth watching as Jon tears into CNBC and their “expert” advice. Also, I’d like to note … Continue reading

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Migration complete

As with many others, I’ve taken the plunge to migrate my blog away from livejournal where it’s been hosted now for quite a while to a self-hosted wordpress install with what I think is a pretty appropriate domain name. I … Continue reading

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Rumours of my death are (largely) unfounded

The rumours of my death are largely unfounded.  I’ve just been either busy working or trying to relax while not on a computer since this is as much of a “break” as I get. I have, though, done various updates … Continue reading

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Winter cycling, NC cycling and a year-end wrap-up

Some people think that the winter is a significant off-season for cyclists especially in New England with the snow and cold. But that's about as far from the truth as you can get as it's important to keep up aerobic … Continue reading

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Holiday relaxation

Given just how busy my year has been, I decided that I'd make a very real effort over the holidays to take it easy and relax.  While most of Red Hat is on vacation for a little over a week, … Continue reading

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How much can be packed into a weekend?

Busy, busy weekend. One thing which helped to make it more doable is that I finally started feeling better on Thursday of this week. Two weeks is the longest I haven't felt while in a long time. I still have … Continue reading

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