Irish Class, June 16, 2008
The big news is that Nick is leaving us in August. He got a job out east. It has been a great year, and we will miss him. However, he is a new Ph.D. in History, and we have to be happy that he has a job in his field.
From Nick’s class
page:
“….listen to a set of verbs and nouns that have an
initial mutation (usually lenition, but not always), recognize the root
word, and write down that root. “
There are many reasons I love this event, but one that immediately comes to mind is Pigasus Books, the most interesting seller I have found at any Ren Faire anywhere. Master James, who dresses at these events like a medieval scholar, has a great selection and a ready wit Warning: Philosophy ahead
In about 1/2 hour mia_mcdavid and I will be leaving for the weekend. We will be part of colgaffneyis show at the Olde World Renaissance Faire in Twig, Minnesota (near Duluth). Continue reading
See another episode of xkcd, though I think they should have said “herbs.”
See xkcd. Let your mouse hover over the comic….
Another bicycle ride to the bus stop on a beautiful morning. Rain is in the forecast, so the evening trip may be less pleasant. However, I am committed now.
See Hypermilers, The key number is MPGPP (miles per gallon per person). The article looks at cross-country (New York-LA) travel. I would like to see the figures for Minneapolis-Chicago (trust CNN to ignore “flyover country”) and to include Megabus in the comparison.
I did not ride my bicycle at all last week, between the rain, scheduling issues, and just plain not waking up early enough. I did ride to and from the bus stop this morning and evening, enjoying my repaired bike and the perfect weather.
Fortunately my weight does not seem to have suffered during the hiatus, but I cannot count on that in the long run.
From Hilbert Space to Dilbert Space, and beyond 