Nov 20, 11:32 AM by Steve | Mountain Drive Tea Fire Pictures

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Nov 18, 04:25 PM by Steve | More Tea Fire Pictures

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Nov 16, 08:34 PM by Steve | Tea Fire Pictures

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Nov 14, 08:07 PM by Steve | Harvest

Posted in Miscellanea & Food | Comments [1]

Look Marco, I can grow stuff too! They may be small but they are pretty good for growing on my windowsill in my office :)

These tomatos are from the plant I started growing back in January

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Nov 5, 10:25 PM by Kimberly | How to Lose Friends and Alienate People Part II

Posted in Politics & Miscellanea

As the election season closes, I think back on the article I wrote awhile ago about people having such certainty that their views are the right way, that they need to insult people who hold a different view.

If you want to lose freinds and alienate people this election season, show your intolerance for other views by either implying or saying outright that Republicans (or McCain supporters, this will work either way) are stupid/ unreasonable/ ignorant/ [insert derogative term here]. No matter that political leaning is as emotionally based as religion. You’d certainly lose freinds and alienate people if you walked around saying that all people that believe that Jesus is the son of God are stupid/ unreasonable/ ignorant/ [insert derogative term here], and it will work just as well for political leaning. Next time you’re talking to somebody whose world views you are not 100% certain of, think about this before you insult what could be theirs.

The jury is still out on how people behaved.

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Nov 4, 07:31 PM by Steve | I Voted

Posted in Politics & Miscellanea | Comments [2]

But I’m not going to say what for…

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Oct 27, 02:52 PM by Steve | Food Crime: First Degree Attempted Sushi

Posted in Food & Miscellanea

I got something at Gelson’s a while back that claimed to be sushi wraps, with the rice and the seaweed sheets, just add filling. I had also gotten a sushi “kit” at Borders that included the little mat, plates, chopsticks, and a book, but none of the food. I was in Gelson’s again last night, and had just picked up some prepared sushi, when I saw some nori sheets and it reminded me about making my own with the kit. I was about to pick them up but figured I should use the stuff I already had first. It turns out that the sheets were litty itty bitty things that you were supposed to make individual bite-sized wraps out of, instead of one big roll that you cut. so I tried to put a bunch together but it didn’t hold very well. I wish I had taken a picture, but I ate it for lunch…

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Oct 12, 02:23 AM by Kimberly | How to Lose Friends and Alienate People

Posted in Politics & Miscellanea | Comments [9]

As election time draws closer, I hear more and more political comments by people I interact with. Some comments are mildly derisive towards Republicans, while others are downright insulting. Why do people think it’s ok to speak this way to people who they don’t know the political leaning of? Is the thought of actually talking to somebody that’s a Republican so alien to them that they assume everybody they talk to is a Democrat, and therefore it’s ok to insult Republicans? Are they saying “I’m talking to you, therefore you must be a Democrat. I mean, I can say this stuff because I wouldn’t be talking to you at all if you were a Republican.”? It sure seems like it. Somebody may say that they’re playing the odds, but they’re really not, because they think the odds of that person being a Republican is 0%.

If you want to lose freinds and alienate people this election season, show your intolerance for other views by either implying or saying outright that Republicans (or McCain supporters, this will work either way) are stupid/ unreasonable/ ignorant/ [insert derogative term here]. No matter that political leaning is as emotionally based as religion. You’d certainly lose freinds and alienate people if you walked around saying that all people that believe that Jesus is the son of God are stupid/ unreasonable/ ignorant/ [insert derogative term here], and it will work just as well for political leaning. Next time you’re talking to somebody whose world views you...

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Aug 17, 07:44 AM by Steve | Bike Chess!

Posted in Miscellanea | Comments [4]

The theme is going to be modern vs. classic. Picture mostly black/carbon vs. metal. I have a lot of the more modern stuff but getting the classic stuff would be helpful. I guess if I want “classic” I should go all the way and get some real vintage stuff. I want to source all of the modern parts from my own collection, but as my road biking only goes back a few years, I have no classic/vintage parts. I’d rather not buy parts just for this, so if anyone has old stuff just laying around I would happily pay shipping.

Here is what I have so far:

• Pawn made from fi’zi:k bar:tape & plug
• Queen made from cut steerer tube, with a cone spacer base, another spacer, a top cap and bolt
• King made from Ksyrium SL hub and quick release lever
• Bishop made from a Speedplay pedal (Red Ti CSC special edition) and a SRAM OG-1090 lockring base
• Knight made from a Specialized Allez derailer hanger and mounting bolt, and a SRAM PC-1090R chain base
• Rook made from a SRAM GXP BB packaging, and a SRAM OG-1070 11T cog

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Jul 8, 05:53 PM by Kimberly | Vote! Part 2

Posted in Miscellanea

Eek! My dad has slipped to 4th, only 2 votes ahead of 5th, and being out of it. Big Karma points to you if you vote.

Could you all vote for my dad Doug? Send him on a 70+ mile 12,000+ foot climbing adventure with a 30+ lb mountain bike hell ride!

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