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Date	Venue	Minutes	Notes
Mon 1-4-10	To PDI	54	Smelled coffee roasting near Old County and Center. Over weekend installed new faucets in bathrooms.
Tue 1-5-10	To PDI	54	Woman at Howard & ECR seemed faster than me; frustrating. And frustrating boss talk again.
Thu 1-14-10	To PDI	45	First ride after Mclean trip. More MG drama yesterday. Fresh Choice tonight.
Fri 1-15-10	To PDI	54	Did weights for first time in a while today. Researched Williams pins for some reason. Sold Jenny's Mikasa plate.
Wed 1-27-10	To PDI	54	Had rained every day since last ride
Wed 1-28-10	To PDI	54	Last night Abby showed me how she has learned to tie shoes. She also got a really good report card. Watched more Veronica Mars.
Mon 2-1-10	To PDI	53	Got tires installed this weekend. Bought Abby a matchbox car. Long nap Sunday. Stressful-at-the-end Costco run with expired Abby patience.
Wed 2-3-10	To PDI	53	Last night went to the Castro in SF to see 'Cinematic Titanic'. We met the guys at the end - they are all incredibly nice, good folks. Joel liked my Sinistar shirt.
Thu 2-4-10	To PDI	53	TV acts up when starting up. Watched East meets Watts with Jenn. Abby made a card for Maggie where she tried to write out 'Howard' and got 'Hawod'. Expecting rain today but braving it. update after work ride was a bit rainy and windy especially near the bay.
Mon 2-8-10	To PDI	54	Lot of Opus work this weekend, not enough Abby time. But did go to Fry's and a park at a school in Palo Alto right near the Junior Museum. Yet more Opus touches this morning with a videocon with Rand.
Wed 2-10-10	To PDI	54	Got lots of fixes for Max done that I thought would be too hard
Thurs 2-11-10	To PDI	54	Last night fixed TV w/ new power board.
Fri 2-12-10	To PDI	54	In by 8 - perhaps earliest ride ever. Slightly rainly at first. Abby & Jenn came to lunch. Doctor Who 'Ood' episode and Galileo last night.
Tues 2-16-10	To PDI	54	Yesterday worked from home but took Abby to Safari Run.
Weds 2-17-10	To PDI	54	Mike visited; big pow wow. Big burst of work lately
Fri 2-19-10	To PDI	54	Yesterday did IBM talk
Mon 2-22-10	To PDI	54	Jenn & Abby were away; fixed Star Lite, started organizing garage, only a touch of Opus work. Tried new Sushi place, wasn't crazy about it.
Wed 2-24-10	To PDI	54	Abby got the high score on Star Lite last night - 11,500. But she had a blowout crying day with disappointments about Safari Run and relationship drama. Watched Part 2 of the Davros trilogy of Dr. Who Season 4.
Thu 2-25-10	To PDI	54	Got in early, talked to Robin about Dr. Who, Europe & the UK.
Sun 2-28-10	Canada	55	Rode to Pulgas Temple; was closed, so rode rest of the way almost to 92. Abby sat in my lap eating jicama oblivious to the beautiful evening fog rolling over the coastal mountains. She felt cold coming back.
Mon 3-1-10	To PDI	55	Passed some guy at the end. Overcast, but not rainy. Abby laid on my tummy when I got home for a while. Watched "Art School Confidential". Eric P. coming tomorrow.
Thu 3-4-10	To PDI	55	Sushi w/ Mike & Bret last night. Watched more of MST3K 'Magic Sword'. Talked to Robin about his folded horn speaker project.
Fri 3-5-10	To PDI	54	Michelle was wearing a kind of funny hat at the gym. Discussed Indiana Jones franchise with . Abby woke Jenn up way too early at 5am. Yesterday was her playdate with Cassie.
Tue 3-9-10	To PDI	54	Didn't ride yesterday as there was some rain and I had de-greased my chain.Yousef's 'Leading the Way' talk about spiritual love - by choice, not feelings - last night in the car. Abby had a nosebleed last night.
Wed 3-10-10	To PDI	54	Dentist appointment. Blood pressure ~107 / 75. Good report! Abby hit me in the face by accident. Jenny arrived yesterday. Saw 'Stray Dog' @ Kurosawa festival - good but a bit overlong.
Thu 3-11-10	To PDI	54	Early in for the shader review meeting. Abby talking through her various schoolmate drama last night. Ate at Santorini.
Mon 3-22-10	n/a	0	Had a wonderful outing with Abby - Muir woods, Italian lunch at Caesar's, convertible ride home
Mon 3-29-10	To PDI	60	First ride after the 'Henry Hiatus'. My rack on the back broke. Scott put in the sprinkler and electrical for my front yard!
Tue 4-6--10	To PDI	54	Got the part from Topeak in record time. Learned boss is switching jobs today. Gorgeous weather. Watched 'Edge of Blade Runner' partly last night. Sushi dinner w/ Mike.
Wed 4-7-10	To PDI	54	Got focal results, in by 8:50 - hot breakfast.
Fri 4-9-10	To PDI	54	Today Abby has her jog-a-thon. Yesterday was "Dads and Donuts".
Tue 4-13-10	To PDI	54	Sunday, with Abby to 'How to Train Your Dragon' - she loved it. Yesterday, rain and Dr. Hester. Thrivent meeting today.
Weds 4-14-10	To PDI	27	Jenny came yesterday. Feeling kind of odd coming home when it's still light out. Saw "She's Out of Your League" with Jenn at DWA, then ate at Amelia's
Thu 4-15-10	To PDI	54	Got Blu-ray player and one malibu light. Abby's Open House at night. Watched Blade Runner workprint with Jenn.
Fri 4-16-10	To PDI	54	Finally found the coffee roaster today - Papachay.
Mon 4-19-10	To PDI	55	Saw girl with inappropriate biking shoes and pink Huffy 10 speed near Veterans. Sent off Freakonomics and Rich Dad, Poor Dad book.
Thu 4-22-10	To PDI	55	Abby had been sick yesterday, feeling better today. Jenn made Shoe Fly Pie. Riding in, 2 redish sparrow-like birds were following (leading?) me in along Seaport. They would sit on the fence until I came along side them, then fly ahead a bit and land, and repeat. Married birds? Though they looked the same. Returned first Netflix DVD today (Boston Legal)
Fri 4-23-10	To PDI	54	Watched Trancers. Abby was going to go back to school, but was 'croupy' and so came back home for another day off. Yesterday there was a green tech fair by the health club.
Thu 5-27-10	To PDI	54	First ride since nose surgery #2. Dad drove off to Reno. Did some weights - arms/back - trying to also stretch in squatting position
Fri 5-28-10	To PDI	54	Jenn was getting ready for Mary Anne and Ella to come over. Abby playing in Monkey Tree again. Thinking about getting serious about discipline - never stopping weights? Did some weights - chest/tri's.
Thu 6-3-10	To PDI	54	Took dad home yesterday. Did some pullups, curls, lunges. Crowded locker room.
Fri 6-4-10	To PDI	54	Nice day, supposed to have showers. Edited Anna's script last night. Watching more of Sword of Doom, on volume 3 of 'Akira'
Mon 6-7-10	To PDI	54	Anniversary outing with Jenn - Nola's and Iron Man 2. Before that, first Canada road ride with Abby on her own bike 3-4 miles worth. Orna visiting today.
Tue 6-8-10	To PDI	54	Jenn has sunburn from extended park outing /w Dana! Reading quantum physics book. Gave Darfstellar to Barry. More weights.
Wed 6-9-10	To PDI	54	Bret's numbers from last night didn't quite hold up. Super fast girl along Seaport. Watching more Mad Men.
Thu 6-10-10	To PDI	54	Finally got acceleration of diffuse in SF. Kenny rushed to hospital after interaction with chemo. Jenn's sunburn is better. More Mad Men.
Fri 6-11-10	To PDI	54	'Magnificent Friday'. Kenny seems stable in hospital.
Mon 6-14-10	To PDI	54	Build Lego house yesterday with Abby, picked up pallet from DWA.
Wed 6-16-10	To PDI	54	Big day at the fair with Abby and Maggie yesterday. Abby sticking with her soccer class this week.
Thu 6-17-10	To PDI	54	Got a dermatologist appt and called some landscapers. Had thought about vectorization == P4
Fri 6-18-10	To PDI	54	Met with driveway guy
Wed 6-23-10	To Dermatologist	30	False alarm, needed back next day due to appt mistake.
Thu 6-24-10	To Dermatologist	30
Mon 6-28-10	To PDI	52	GPS watch for the first day. Not as good ride at Canada road but first time with Abby's new pink bike. Got sleep deprived and cranky.
Tue 6-29-10	To PDI, Dr. Howard	72	Got cholesterol medication.
Wed 6-30-10	To PDI	50	only __ mins to DWA. Jenn and Abby playing Grocery Store. Today is Abby's 1/2 Birthday
Fri 7-2-10	To PDI	52	Loving my Garmin watch. Abby had all our names in magnetic letters on a pan in our bed this morning.
Fri 7-9-10	To PDI	52	Mad dash to tune.
Mon 7-12-10	To PDI	52	Finished clubhouse Sunday. Worked on CA Ex talk.
Tue 7-13-10	To PDI	52	Tried half a Provigil. Sweet moment hearing Abby playing her harp in her playhouse. Thinking through my pinball talk as riding home.
Wed 7-14-10	To PDI	55
Wed 7-21-10	To PDI	52	Seemed faster today - some sub- 4:00 'laps'. Talked to Michelle about Pirate party at fitness center. Jeff went home Monday from CA Ex; yesterday I drove down to SC to talk to Shai & Yariv.
Thu 7-22-10	To PDI	53	Jennifer & Andrew coming over tonight.
Mon 7-26-10	To PDI	55	Kind of burned out Sunday. Saw 'Despicable Me', ate at Chipotle, watched 2nd half of Aristocats.
Wed 7-28-10	To PDI	52	Seemed quick coming in. Overcast. Jenn needed hugging. Today is a Pirate Party. More progress on memway's image uploader
Mon 8-2-10	To PDI	52	Overcast. Thurs & Fri was down in Salinas helping Ken come home from the hospital. Big opus day Saturday; didn't spend much time with Abby sadly. Today she is doing her first day of Vacation Bible School.
Wed 8-4-10	To PDI	54	Cinematic Titanic last night w/ Mark & Mary Anne, came home w/ bad attitude. Jenny has toothbrush, Kenny might need to be re-hospitalized. Lunch with Jim Taft on startup idea.
Mon 8-16-10	To PDI	52	Felt fast today. Fish oil? First time back since Kenny died. Saw 'Ramona' movie with Abby Sunday, then went to Best Buy & Home Depot, then took long nap. Playing Space Miner on my new iPhone. Watched American Graffiti last night.
Wed 8-18-10	To PDI	52	Saw a dime at the RR track, but didn't pick it up. Had a 'fatique feeling' typing this about the dime and thought I'd instant-journal it. On way home looked for it; couldn't find it (but see tomorrow). Abby's first day of school was yesterday. Columbus trip is booked.
Thu 8-19-10	To PDI	52	Picked up the dime I saw yesterday. Tonight going to Riff Tracks for the second time.
Fri 8-20-10	To PDI	52
Mon 8-23-10	To PDI	52	Set rat trap. This weekend helped Jenny prepare for garage sale. Didn't get as much memway stuff done as I wanted but did decide on a menu
Tue 8-24-10	To PDI	54	Hot today. Got haircut from Jimmy. Paul met with us. Jenn wants to do ice cream tonight.
Wed 8-25-10	To PDI	54	Hot again today, though a bit less. Jett cakes came by; I passed. Big Intel pow-wow discussion in Bret's office.
Thu 8-26-10	To PDI	27	Car show tonight. Showed Salt last night, did not go. Major memway progress last night. Measured average speed - 13.5 coming in. Last night looked like 14.4, which was surprising.
Fri 8-28-10	To PDI	54	Avg 13 mph. Didn't use HRM today. Pokey arrived. Added fancier input parameter processing in the XML 'backend' classes. Lunch with Stacey and Anna. Saw a fast-moving caterpillar.
Mon 8-30-10	To PDI	52	Avg 14.9 mph. Pokey & Jenny left for Salinas. Abby & I went mini golfing. Unclogged shower drain with that nasty powder stuff; spilled some on the carpet then swept it into the drain - amount was too much causing the smell of ammonia everywhere in our bedroom & bathroom. Lots of new memway features - photo improvements.
Wed 9-1-10	To PDI	54	Yesterday, sluggish, tad bit depressed. Had big LotR discussion with Barry. Read Geburah to Abby. Today, hot again (90+). Rode in with Green bike to compare speed. Ran into that guy from DW that sometimes rides in from Marin in locker room. Lunch with Greg. Exploring Reddit.
Thu 9-2-10	To PDI	54	Avg 13.1 on green bike. Last night, Jenn made meatloaf, I got ticked after request to flip mattress amidst other chores. Watched last 'Epps' Bones episode. Called and got approval from dad for Florida trip. Sold iPod touch, nano and Jenny's old laptop. Started iPhone tutorial.
Wed 9-8-10	To PDI	54	Green bike. Yesterday dropped off Jenny's laptop. Monday was a day off. Garage Sale was on the past Saturday.
Thu 9-9-10	To PDI	54	Green bike.
Fri 9-10-10	To PDI	54	Avg 13.2 on road bike. Last night went to SF Electronic Music Festival. Liked Alessandro Cortini & Don Buchla's rendition of "The Last One" the best. Religious debate yesterday.
Mon 9-13-10	To PDI	54	Avg 12.6 on green bike. Frustration at REI over redoing 'Strada' drivetrain, maybe just will buy new bike. Got drip system installed finally. Abby bought a cactus. Preparation for 'Festivus'.
Tue 9-14-10	To PDI, MPPC	81	First BSF night. Green bike.Jenn asleep when I came home. Saw Dr. Hester following morning & had chat with John and Jeff as they drove to southern IL for game purchase. Also talked with Dad about plasma vs. LCD to settle lunchtime debate he was having.
Fri 9-117-10	To PDI	52	Festivus approaches on Sunday.
Tue 9-21-10	To PDI	52	Did stargazing with Abby & iPhone app. Up too late doing changes to 'sections' for memway.
TOTAL (hours)		75

Percent Complete = 41.7
Miles = 1125

-- MattWalsh - 04 Jan 2010

Topic revision: r75 - 12 Oct 2010 - MattWalsh