Never pack a microwave into a moving box without cleaning it, and then fail to unpack it for more than a week. The gunk will begin to grow mold, and it will be gross. Uggggh.
Category Archives: Personal
Lest you fear I don’t like it here
My cranky post about moving mistakes should not be taken to suggest that I’m not enjoying things in my new place. In fact, I am. I’m on vacation from work, which itself is a delightful thing, and means I have plenty of time to unpack, organize, and enjoy myself, all of which I’ve been doing. […]
Things not to do when you are moving
I live in Portland now. I moved starting Friday with loading, then Saturday was driving, and Sunday was unloading, though the process started ages ago with finding a place to live and packing my stuff. This is my first real move, “real” meaning involving an entire apartment of stuff and furniture, a moving truck, a […]
Ride report: Sequoia 50K 2009
Sunday morning was my third, and more than likely last, Sequoia 50K ride. Stats: DST: 34.5 MXS: 34 AVS: ~10mph (overall), 12.5 (moving) Time: 3:15 (overall) My stats are a tad muddled because I checked my distance at the finish, but forgot to check my AVS and time, and then I rode home via Foothill. […]
USPS Fail — again!
I was at home today when the postal carrier came by, which turned out to be a good thing, not because he had a package for me, but because he apparently thought I had already moved. I don’t understand, because I filed a change-of-address that had a start date of 6/27/09 (the day I’m moving). […]
Ride report: Spring!!! (first real ride of the season)
Stats: DST: 17.5 mi MXS: 37.1 AVS: 14.2 Time: 1:14 Route: Route: Portola Loop “the easy way” (up Alpine, down Sand Hill). I went riding last week and did the Sand Hill/Whiskey Hill/Woodside loop, but the weather was iffy and it was sprinkling by the time I got back, so it didn’t really feel like […]
Pancakes and cultural traditions
Status updates on Facebook from several friends reminded me that today is Shrove Tuesday, aka Pancake Day. Pondering the distribution of the updates, I noticed that most of them came from the UK, where I celebrated Pancake Day 2005. Prior to that, I wasn’t aware of Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day except as Mardi Gras. […]
Easy creamy kabocha squash-cranberry penne with fennel
This isn’t so much a recipe because I didn’t actually write down the amounts, but I thought this turned out well and it was easy. 1 tbsp olive oil 1 lb penne pasta 1 large fennel bulb, very thinly sliced 1/2 kabocha squash, peeled and cut into 1/2-1″ chunks A couple tablespoons each soymilk, Tofutti […]
Bikes – 1
I sold my oldest bike today (Minerva, my Trek Navigator 200 city/utility bike), to a friend, which got me thinking about how long I’ve had it. I’ve owned that bike since summer 2001. With the exception of some of my musical instruments, it’s the high-value possession I’ve owned the longest and used the most. (I’ve […]
Warm advocacy fuzzies
I don’t do a lot of writing about my advocacy stuff on this blog. If you think the bike-riding stuff is boring, imagine what you would think about stuff that doesn’t even involve riding a bike, but instead involves a lot of meetings and emails and often-tedious government agencies and regulations about bikes, and you’ll […]