Feb
29
So my digital camera broke during camp - not the "broke" from last fall that just proved to be an inconvenience while the camera still worked. No, this time it's flat out non-functional and dead. I've been using my Sony Ericsson w810i camera phone in its stead, but at 2 megapixels and limited lighting abilities, this is not a long-term solution.Question is: do I buy a new camera, OR, do I get one of my Aussie teammates to bring me a sweet little 5 megapixel camera phone? (note: link is to a hypothetical phone, i would be open to other suggested devices that are a. sporting a decent camera and b. cool)Advantages ...
Feb
28
A Glimpse…
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(I hardly even need to squint to see a BEACH!)Four consecutive days of 40+ degree temps here in Tahoe made an outside ride irresistible today - I headed up to Spooner Lake. So yes, this is snow, not sand!
Feb
28
That's all. I will not have another snack opportunity until after 3. Sigh.
Feb
27
Another Charlie Update
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So, kitty is hanging in there and getting a bit better. A urinary tract/bladder infection was actually not the problem (go Court for improper diagnosis yet again! There is a reason I didn't go to vet school!)- instead, he had and still has a buildup of crystallized minerals that his kidneys excreeted from his food. The crystals are called struvites and they can be really problematic for indoor male cats like Charlie. Left unattended, the struvites can build up to the point of blocking the urethra, and from that point it's a very quick descent for the cat - unable to eliminate toxins by ...
Feb
26
Somehow last night's bottle of wine turned into a bottle of wine plus a couple of margaritas... This morning I remembered exactly what it's like to be 21, and exactly why I have turned into a bit of a square in my old age. Speaking of 20-somethings and of me being nearly not a twenty-something, apparently a few of my sister's friends have read my blog, which has caused mild embarrassment to my sister, because a. she says I completely mis-remembered her wing-man theory and b. why are her friends reading an old lady's blog?! Poor Scare.And finally: after all my high-horsedness about Charlie loving me and not Greg and about how the reason ...
Feb
25
Update, as promised
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After conducting my favourite form of research, The Casual Survey of Friends, Family, and Readers, I have concluded that Charlie's peeing incidents were the direct result of my 10 day absence (and Greg's 10 days of alone time with kitty). Camp was the first of many multi-day trips for the year. Good thing none of our furniture or stuff is very nice!Other interesting facts on the day: -Greg seems to think that he can get revenge for the 10 out of 11 Scrabulous games he's lost to me by pelting me with snowballs. I will be reminding him later that I am the expert at good revenge.-I ordered my USA Triathlon license online a ...
Feb
24
We got nearly 2 feet of snow this weekend! Here Greg is wiping off the car before we left the gym tonight, and here the big snow machine is clearing the way for us as we drove home!Other notes on the day and weekend:-Bike racing: no need to rag on Levi further, although I WILL SAY that I found it hilarious that they played music really loudly during his post-race interview with Bob Roll so you didn't have to listen to him whine if you didn't want to! Ha HA!-More ...
Feb
24
Heroes in a Half Shell
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Feb
23
Attitude of a Winner
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"I can't wait till tomorrow, and we can get this thing over with."Race leader Levi Leipheimer at the end of today's Tour of California stage regarding tomorrow's final stage of the tour. What grace! What charm! What a champion!
Feb
22
Trolls
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I can't deal with the Tour of California any more. I am so bored with Levi (and thank you Chris for suggesting the perfect Levi descriptor: boring). I don't know why I feel such animosity towards the guy, I have never even met him, but I just don't like him. I've never seen him make a move in a race on his own, his commercials on Vs. are annoying, and he's NOT CUTE. Greg says my world is defined by the Cuteness Dichotomy: you either are or you aren't. Levi isn't. Therefore I don't like him.So I switched the channel to E! and we're watching the Girls Next Door shriek every 5 seconds and tell Jamaicans that what ...
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