I think everyone who believes in equality and fairness should carry a wallet photo of this picture.
Also, I am a Unitarian Universalist, too.
30 July 2008
29 July 2008
500!
Due to a bout of daydreaming in the shower about a situation that was bothering me, I was very nearly late for work on Monday, but I still stopped to photograph my bike computer when I hit 500 miles. (It's the last reading on the screen.) Speed is at the top (I was stopped), then ride time and trip distance. I'd forgotten to reset the computer after the previous day's ride, so those weren't accurate just then.
I rode part way home with one of the nurses from the medical clinic, which was kind of fun, even though my natural instinct is to wave a cheery hello and the pedal on by...
I rode part way home with one of the nurses from the medical clinic, which was kind of fun, even though my natural instinct is to wave a cheery hello and the pedal on by...
27 July 2008
lame blogger steals meme. news at 11.
Lifting this meme from Michelle.
firsts
Who was your first prom date? I only went to my senior prom, and I went with my friend John. I wish we lived closer, because he is way fun, and so is his wife, and his kid, and our families totally get along.
Do you still talk to your first love? Oh hell no.
What was your first alcoholic drink? Probably some kind of wine cooler, and not much of it. I had a foolproof routine for ordering gin and tonics with my boss at the Peanut Barrel in East Lansing before I was of age. Foolproof except that I was drinking bad G&Ts--ick.
What was your first job? I taught music theory to 2-3 year olds.
What was your first car? Land yacht. 1976 Ford LTD. 8 whopping miles to the gallon.
Who was the first person to text you today? The coworker I text with is on vacation. I did text her, though.
Who is the first person you thought of this morning? Well, my husband, since the dumb cat woke us both up at the same time trying to walk around *behind* the blinds in our bedroom.
Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Donovan. She was kind of crabby, and I got in trouble for talking to my best friend. I was MORTIFIED.
Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? Probably back to Grand Island, NE from college in East Lansing, MI.
Who was your first best friend and are you still friends? Cindy Grooms. We see each other about once a decade now.
What was your first sport played? Outside of PE class, softball. I played for several years, but ultimately quit because of an episode of appalling sportsmanship on the part of my teammates.
Where was your first sleepover? Probably at Grandma's.
Who was the first person you talked to this morning? My husband, cf the cat issue, above. The first *creature* I talked to was the CAT.
Whose wedding were you first in? I have mostly dodged that bullet, but I was the maid of honor in my sister's wedding when I was nursing my 3 1/2 month old baby. The dress was NOT designed for nursing moms.
What was the first thing you did this morning? FLIPPED ON THE COFFEEMAKER.
What was the first concert you went to? Lionel Richie, baby.
What was your first tattoo or piercing? Ears, age 12. I rarely wear jewelry other than my wedding rings and a ring that my friend Wendy made for me when the kid was born.
What was the first foreign country you went to? Canada, where I went to piano camp for a week, or maybe two.
What was your first run in with the law? Pleading the Fifth. Way too embarrassing.
When was your first detention? I was mortified when I got busted for TALKING in the first grade. Do you really think I ever had detention?
What was the first state you lived in? Nebraska. I still consider myself a native, even though I've been away for 22 years now.
Who was the first person to break your heart? Ugh. I'll say this: it wasn't worth it.
Who was your first roommate? April Tagge. Freshman year of college.
Where did you go in your first limo ride? To the wedding chapel in Las Vegas, the second time my parents got married.
firsts
Who was your first prom date? I only went to my senior prom, and I went with my friend John. I wish we lived closer, because he is way fun, and so is his wife, and his kid, and our families totally get along.
Do you still talk to your first love? Oh hell no.
What was your first alcoholic drink? Probably some kind of wine cooler, and not much of it. I had a foolproof routine for ordering gin and tonics with my boss at the Peanut Barrel in East Lansing before I was of age. Foolproof except that I was drinking bad G&Ts--ick.
What was your first job? I taught music theory to 2-3 year olds.
What was your first car? Land yacht. 1976 Ford LTD. 8 whopping miles to the gallon.
Who was the first person to text you today? The coworker I text with is on vacation. I did text her, though.
Who is the first person you thought of this morning? Well, my husband, since the dumb cat woke us both up at the same time trying to walk around *behind* the blinds in our bedroom.
Who was your first grade teacher? Mrs. Donovan. She was kind of crabby, and I got in trouble for talking to my best friend. I was MORTIFIED.
Where did you go on your first ride on an airplane? Probably back to Grand Island, NE from college in East Lansing, MI.
Who was your first best friend and are you still friends? Cindy Grooms. We see each other about once a decade now.
What was your first sport played? Outside of PE class, softball. I played for several years, but ultimately quit because of an episode of appalling sportsmanship on the part of my teammates.
Where was your first sleepover? Probably at Grandma's.
Who was the first person you talked to this morning? My husband, cf the cat issue, above. The first *creature* I talked to was the CAT.
Whose wedding were you first in? I have mostly dodged that bullet, but I was the maid of honor in my sister's wedding when I was nursing my 3 1/2 month old baby. The dress was NOT designed for nursing moms.
What was the first thing you did this morning? FLIPPED ON THE COFFEEMAKER.
What was the first concert you went to? Lionel Richie, baby.
What was your first tattoo or piercing? Ears, age 12. I rarely wear jewelry other than my wedding rings and a ring that my friend Wendy made for me when the kid was born.
What was the first foreign country you went to? Canada, where I went to piano camp for a week, or maybe two.
What was your first run in with the law? Pleading the Fifth. Way too embarrassing.
When was your first detention? I was mortified when I got busted for TALKING in the first grade. Do you really think I ever had detention?
What was the first state you lived in? Nebraska. I still consider myself a native, even though I've been away for 22 years now.
Who was the first person to break your heart? Ugh. I'll say this: it wasn't worth it.
Who was your first roommate? April Tagge. Freshman year of college.
Where did you go in your first limo ride? To the wedding chapel in Las Vegas, the second time my parents got married.
20 July 2008
new saddle
I haven't been completely happy with the saddle that came on my bike--it looked pretty good, but it wasn't that comfortable, and I wasn't that impressed by the quality of whatever synthetic the cover was made from.
I considered replacing it with one of many beautiful Brooks saddles, in part because they are what the original saddle was emulating. However, I decided that paying upwards of $100 for a new saddle was not what I needed to be doing right now. Not that they are not worth the price: on the balance, I think that they probably are.
Color was a consideration, because I just don't see a black saddle on my bike, and there aren't that many other options. This saddle is orange, but it's subtle enough to fall into the honey-colored leather spectrum. It's a synthetic with a nice feel, and an embossed flower print. The look of it on my bike isn't perfect, but it's nice enough, and I think I'll get used to it. Test ride says it's quite comfortable, though I'm probably going to be monkeying with the positioning for a while yet.
Also: Wall-E. AMAZING.
I considered replacing it with one of many beautiful Brooks saddles, in part because they are what the original saddle was emulating. However, I decided that paying upwards of $100 for a new saddle was not what I needed to be doing right now. Not that they are not worth the price: on the balance, I think that they probably are.
Color was a consideration, because I just don't see a black saddle on my bike, and there aren't that many other options. This saddle is orange, but it's subtle enough to fall into the honey-colored leather spectrum. It's a synthetic with a nice feel, and an embossed flower print. The look of it on my bike isn't perfect, but it's nice enough, and I think I'll get used to it. Test ride says it's quite comfortable, though I'm probably going to be monkeying with the positioning for a while yet.
Also: Wall-E. AMAZING.
14 July 2008
Farmer's Pasta Primavera
Sources on the ingredients: spaghetti and angel hair plus lemon all purchased at independent local natural grocery, organic zucchini grown by my father-in-law, peas and onions grown about 10 miles away and purchased at farmer's market, carrots purchased from regional grower at farmer's market, regional supermarket broccoli and garlic. Can you tell I recently read Animal, Vegetable, Miracle?
13 July 2008
hey, I'm supposed to be paying bills. time to blog!
(insert annoyance about small, time-consuming aggravations here)
Anyway.
I dragged my family to the farmer's market today. I went by myself last week, but harassed them to come with me today. I bought organic carrots, chioggia beets, and bing cherries, and possibly organic, but very, very local potatoes, peas, onions, and lettuce. Local as in 25 miles away, tops. When we got home, I cleaned what needed cleaning, cut things up, shelled the peas. Weirdly (or not), it's much easier to attend to that sort of thing when you just bought the veggies from the person who grew them. The kid helped me with the peas, even though he refuses to eat them.
Yesterday, I made grissini. Again with the connections sort of thing, the recipe I used came to me via one of the letter carriers in the office, who had brought it in from one of the older ladies on his route. I am not a great baker (cf too-doughy pizza dough, and rock-hard loaves of bread), but I have been wanting to give it a shot for awhile now. And it worked! For what it's worth, I accomplished this on a day when a saner person would NOT have turned on the oven...
Weekly mileage: 49.04, BAT/KAT trips 13
Anyway.
I dragged my family to the farmer's market today. I went by myself last week, but harassed them to come with me today. I bought organic carrots, chioggia beets, and bing cherries, and possibly organic, but very, very local potatoes, peas, onions, and lettuce. Local as in 25 miles away, tops. When we got home, I cleaned what needed cleaning, cut things up, shelled the peas. Weirdly (or not), it's much easier to attend to that sort of thing when you just bought the veggies from the person who grew them. The kid helped me with the peas, even though he refuses to eat them.
Yesterday, I made grissini. Again with the connections sort of thing, the recipe I used came to me via one of the letter carriers in the office, who had brought it in from one of the older ladies on his route. I am not a great baker (cf too-doughy pizza dough, and rock-hard loaves of bread), but I have been wanting to give it a shot for awhile now. And it worked! For what it's worth, I accomplished this on a day when a saner person would NOT have turned on the oven...
Weekly mileage: 49.04, BAT/KAT trips 13
09 July 2008
well, hi.
I am just about recovered. From carrying mail in the heat, from freezing to death on the 4th of July (NOT FAIR), from waiting impatiently for Guitar Hero: Aerosmith to arrive.
I am still sadly lacking in all enthusiasm, but I think it's because I need a break, which I will get in a few weeks.
And then, sometime, there will be an extra break, because at the FREEZING COLD FOURTH OF JULY EVENT, we somehow won a raffle prize for three days on the ocean. I didn't even know that the boys had purchased a ticket until the kid called me to tell me WE WON.
That's all for now.
I am still sadly lacking in all enthusiasm, but I think it's because I need a break, which I will get in a few weeks.
And then, sometime, there will be an extra break, because at the FREEZING COLD FOURTH OF JULY EVENT, we somehow won a raffle prize for three days on the ocean. I didn't even know that the boys had purchased a ticket until the kid called me to tell me WE WON.
That's all for now.
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