cyberhobo

Author: cyberhobo

  • Movie: Little Miss Sunshine (2006)

    Any movie that can pull off being blood-chilling and heartwarming at the same time is sweet sweetness in my blog. Certified Fresh

  • My employer is converting to wind power

    Colorado State University committed in print today to convert the entire Fort Collins campus where I work to 100% wind energy. Things like this are why I feel good and even excited to work here, and why I’ve stuck with this job for so long (for me).

  • Foothills Sunset

    Rays of golden light caught my attention and lured me outside with the camera, despite my sore body. This is a pre-spring sunset. None of the green was around a week ago. Evening clouds have only started showing up, along with long rain storms that summon thousands of earthworms from the ground. A couple of…

  • Cirque of the Cracks – Eldorado Canyon

    Kate makes the excellent call to scrap our Vedauwoo plans and head to Eldorado Canyon. The Vedauwoo web cam showed mostly blowing snow at 8 am, but Eldorado Canyon State Park is sunny and lovely. Sean comes along, Mark & Kate, and their friends JD and Rachael. The day is mostly sun and bliss, interspersed…

  • Geo Mashup 1.0.1 Release

    I’ve addressed a few problems with the 1.0 release of the WordPress Geo Mashup Plugin. Note that the version of WordPress required has gone up. Support for PHP 5.2.0. Consequences: WordPress 2.0 or higher is required. The Location editor has moved down in the post advanced editing area. Fixed the ‘customizeGeoMashup is undefined’ javascript error.…

  • Movie: Trees Lounge (1996)

    I can’t believe it took me 11 years to get to this one. Steve Buscemi illustrates the vagaries of life with flair from the perspective of a wayward barfly. Great characters. Referred by Ted

  • Coyote Ridge Hike

    Coyote Ridge Trail starts somewhat unceremoniously just south of the Fort Collins landfill, crosses the prairie, and climbs up the hogback formations that run along the front range here. I like hiking in the prairie. The breeze rustling the dry grass, prairie dogs chirping, and killdeer calling all characterize the land where I was born,…

  • Climbing at The Palace

    It’s a bright, warm, summery day. At last, I feel well enough to venture out. We drive up to The Palace for a little climbing. The river crossing is still at low winter levels, even with temperatures in the sixties. I’m able to rock-hop across. Cedar creek is blind as usual at the mouth, but…

  • Book: Marbles / Oxford Stroud

    I nearly gave up on this story of a boy growing up in Alabama during the great depression, but then got hooked by the Wild Man of Zanzibar chapter. The poetic throes of childhood passions seemed saccharine at first, but as they matured with the character I grew to appreciate them. Issues like racism and…

  • Been Sick

    I figured a couple of days at home with a head cold would help me catch up with the blog, but no, I sat in my lazy boy and practiced zero motivation. Managed to log in and do a little bit of my paying job, and that’s all. Other than being sick, though, it was…