cyberhobo

Author: cyberhobo

  • Geo Mashup Plugin 0.2 Beta

    It looks like my plugin is going to work on at least some other systems, so I’ve added a few features, fixed some problems, written a little more documentation, and released a beta version: Geo Mashup Plugin 0.2 Beta You can play with some of the improvements on the hobomap.

  • Canadian Geese

    The geese have been arriving for a month or so, and now seem to be settling in for the winter.

  • Carol Scales the Wall

    Ann’s mom Carol surprised us by asking to try a climb at the gym! She got all harnessed and tied in, and remained remarkably cool as she made her way up her first ever climb.

  • Live Music: Janet Landreth

    I’ll never be a music critic, I’m just too amazed by nearly every performance I see. This was a CSU faculty recital that Ann, Carol (Ann’s mom), our friend Alan, and I attended after a huge dinner together. Dr. Landreth clearly put a lot of herself into the program, with readings accompanying the pieces in…

  • Our Thanksgiving

    Ann’s mom is visiting, and they decide to put together a low-key Thanksgiving-style dinner with some of our friends. They make Cornish hens, mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans with carmelized onions, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. Carol has pumpkin flan (made from our last CSA item – a beautiful pumpkin) ready for dessert. It’s great…

  • Balloon and Lake

    This morning the balloon was flying again, and I resolved to get a better shot of it this time. Sights like this help take the stress out of going to work.

  • Tiny Balloon – First Commute Picture

    I love my current bicycle commute along the Cache La Poudre River in Fort Collins, Colorado. A while back I thought I’d like to have some pictures of it, especially as the seasons change, to remember it by. This is the first execution of that idea. There’s a hot air balloon above the horizon. It…

  • Infirmary Slabs in South St. Vrain Canyon

    We milk another day of climbing out of the season! It was actually pretty nice out, and we had this crag to ourselves. Ann confidently chose to lead Acts of Contrition, a dicey 5.8 slab, as her first climb of the day. It worked her, and she took her first lead fall, but I was…

  • Movie: The Opposite of Sex (1998)

    The self-deprecating and self-referential style that confronts you from the opening scene hits a little too close to home in its criticisms of itself. It’s not a lost cause though, the characters are entertaining and remind me of people I’ve known, and the actors do a good job with them. Christina Ricci especially does well…

  • Movie: The Killers (1946)

    Hey, it’s a noir film with a plotline you can follow and a soundtrack that’s only mildly bombastic! I enjoyed this solid piece, though it irritated me a little that it sounded off like Hemingway wrote it, when really the screenplay just took a scene with a little dialogue from a Hemingway short story, then…