cyberhobo

Month: December 2003

  • Larry comes through

    There is water again by the time I return home from work, and a sizable pit dug in the back yard.

  • Waterless

    It’s good to be reminded of what life is like when the tap goes off now and then. We had a pile of dirty dishes hogging the counter of course. Ann is in general much more prepared for contingencies than me. She had nine gallons of filtered drinking water on hand, so I could rinse…

  • Time to call Larry

    Ann woke me up around 3 am saying that something was wrong in the back yard. Indeed, it was flooded with water right up to the door. The sprinkler system had flooded the back yard a couple weeks ago, so I immediately went to look at that, but it was still off. Then Ann had…

  • New Lines to Paragraphs

    WordPress, the software behind this site, uses a function called autop(), originally written by Photo Matt, to convert new lines to proper HTML paragraphs. It didn’t really handle some common HTML structures too well, so tonight I took a stab at hacking it a bit. Code follows.

  • Movie: Divine Secrets of the Ya Ya Sisterhood

    Another movie I can’t remember why I added to my queue. I wish Netflix would allow me to write a note to myself which they would then send with the movie. Many mysteries could thus be solved. Anyway, this movie shows what can happen if you run around carrying sharp plot devices. The internet movie…

  • Whisky Flat Trail Day 2

    In the morning, after 13 hours in my tent, the verdict is that tent-shopping is in our future. The North Face Canyonlands is nice at just under four pounds, but too claustrophobic for weathering big storms together. We aren’t hungry yet, so we pack up and start walking. We are in a tight canyon crossing…

  • Whiskey Flat Trail

    We park at the Whisky Flat trailhead in Kernville, planning to hike north for an over night trip, but there is a ‘DAY USE ONLY’ sign at the trailhead. Ann convinces me to ask about it at the ranger station. It turns out a local rancher owns the parking area, and will tow any cars…

  • Off to work

    I like this picture Ann took of me leaving for work through our frosty screen door this morning.

  • Rademacher Hills

    It’s a windy day in the desert. The mountains are getting snow, so Ann and I take a walk closer to town in the Rademacher hills. Ann is learning to use a GPS receiver, and I feel inspired to catch some of the local sights with the camera. I see things I haven’t noticed before.…

  • Book: In the Foosteps of Mr. Kurtz / Michela Wrong

    This account by Michela Wrong of the 30-year rule of Mobutu over Zaire was a mind-boggling book for me. I know it is real because Ann grew up in Zaire during this time. She knows the places in the book, and can picture the people. For me, my mind balks at the facts presented. If…