Author Archives: Silicon Valley Dazed
Saturday Night Live – TV – Clinton – Obama – Politics – New York Times
Saturday Night Live – TV – Clinton – Obama – Politics – New York Times This article says some people believe SNL is supporting Clinton and denigrating Obama. Personally, since I don’t watch much network news, the funny thing is that every time I hear Barack Obama on the radio, I envision Fred Armisen talking … Continue reading
An Enduring Measure of Fitness: The Simple Push-Up – New York Times
An Enduring Measure of Fitness: The Simple Push-Up – New York Times Based on national averages, a 40-year-old woman should be able to do 16 push-ups and a man the same age should be able to do 27. By the age of 60, those numbers drop to 17 for men and 6 for women. Those … Continue reading
Eliot Spitzer
Even with the history of Cisneros, Hart, and Clinton, I’m still a little bit surprised about the recent revelations regarding Spitzer’s use of a high-end prostitution service. He had campaigned and based his career on being a hard-ass devoted to cleaning things up. It’s hard to be effective and stay in office when you betray … Continue reading
ParkZone Cessna 210 up in a tree
I drove to Home Depot this morning in order to get a 10′ length of 3/4″ PVC pipe, a 3/4″ to 1/2″ adapter, a 3/4″ coupler and some 1/2″ couplers in order to get a ParkZone Cessna 210 Minium that I flew into a neighbor’s tree last night. That plane is FUN! I’m making a … Continue reading
Allergies
My eyes are all dry and itchy, and I have sneezing fits during the day. I notice my allergies to pollen getting worse as I get older. I hope the air clears up soon of whatever’s irritating me.
Gas Price Watch
The Chevron on Fair Oaks in Sunnyvale had regular gasoline at $3.64 a gallon and premium at $3.84 a gallon. I think premium will break $4 in the local area some time in the next 3 months. I’ll have to ride my bicycle a lot more to work and drive a little slower while I’m … Continue reading
Music and Lyrics
Jennifer and I watched Music and Lyrics last weekend, and I found it a nice, sweet romantic comedy which tied things up pretty well. This is in contrast to Hitch which I saw on the hotel cable in Palm Springs. I feel it just got too talky at the end. I think Music and Lyrics … Continue reading
Gebrselassie May Skip Olympic Marathon – New York Times
Gebrselassie May Skip Olympic Marathon – New York Times Concerns about Beijings pollution have dominated preparations for the games.Gebrselassie has had problems with his lungs in the past and is known to have a pollen allergy. Hermens said many racers who have performed in damaging conditions have never returned to their best. It may be … Continue reading
DX6 wont turn on (yes there is a battery, yes its in the ON position) – WattFlyer RC Electric Flight Forums – Discuss radio control eflight
DX6 wont turn on (yes there is a battery, yes its in the ON position) – WattFlyer RC Electric Flight Forums – Discuss radio control eflight This forum thread describes what hopefully is going on with my transmitter. My guess is that the fuse is blown, and I just have to replace it inside the … Continue reading
blog.pmarca.com: An hour and a half with Barack Obama
blog.pmarca.com: An hour and a half with Barack Obama One of the reasons Senator Obama comes across as so fresh and different is that he’s the first serious presidential candidate who isn’t either from the World War II era (Reagan, Bush Sr, Dole, and even McCain, who was born in 1936) or from the Baby … Continue reading