Daily Microblog
Snow Falling, Fresh Footprints
Snow falling, making fresh footprints. Walk and chat with a friend up one side of Mississippi and down the other.
Sunny Walk to Library
Sunny winter’s day. Walked to library, Downtown.
Planning Hikes
Today, worked on shortlist of places to hike. Used Google, Google Earth, Garmin MapSource, Evernote, and a paper map.
Hacked Board
Hacked garage door opener controller board. The heavy duty soldering iron didn’t fry the board, and the hack worked.
Cajun Hashbrowns
At French Meadow Bakery/Cafe today, waiting for Cajun hashbrowns: the meal fortified me for a 4-hour business meeting.
Cold Walls
Thrill du jour: temperature inside our exterior walls right now. It has been a quiet day.
Preventing Frozen Pipes
Installed sensor to control pipe temperature when it’s really cold outside. It should prevent another frozen pipe.
Too Cold for School
Today it was too cold for the schools to open, but not too cold for nephew C. to snowboard.
Embracing the Season
False dilemma: “The winters are too cold. Why don’t you move?” Here’s my reply.
Snow Monster
Sunny winter’s day, a good day to walk on the squeaky sub-zero snow. Spotted a snow monster and a cyclist on the lake.
Ski-Sailing
Today, temperature soared to 18F so walked across Lake of the Isles and Lake Calhoun. Watched people ski-sailing.
Corruption in Washington
Tonight, at the Guthrie Theater: “Born Yesterday”–corruption in Washington, written 1945, and as fresh as ever.
First Beer of 2014
First beer of 2014. New Year’s Day tradition: walk + lunch. Frigid weather = short walk.
LEGO Research
Researched jam-free designs for a LEGO Mindstorms ball dispenser. I’ll be asleep when the ball drops in Times Square.
Finding Work and Health Insurance
Library afternoon. Helped people to navigate poorly designed Web forms to find jobs and decent health insurance.