Welcome! I’m Linda: web mistress, author, motorcyclist, blogger, freelance writer and petter of cats.
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20 July 2008 10:13
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Another week has gone by, not quite as frustrating as the one prior, but given that I’m starting to get backache and twitchy wrists/elbows, it’s time for a change! To that end we are trying to finally leave on the little road trip we first started trying to leave on two weeks ago. ;)
My primary activities for the week have been (a) writing on my current contract and (b) programming. The rework of Markeroni is going as slow as molasses but I also think I’m starting to get over the hump. I have decided that after meeting my other obligations this morning, today is the last day I’m going to work as intensely on this project until August.
On his way»
19 July 2008 23:13
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Popping up for air»
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The last several days, I’ve been doing some pretty intense programming and writing, so I haven’t had much time for other stuff, like living. But we’re fine. Getting a bit stale, so we’re planning a road trip/mega-snarfari for next week. I figured we ought to go somewhere, I’m running out of photos of the day. ;)
Estimated containment date for the fires is 15th August.
Don is getting there with the internet telephony.
It’s cooled down considerably, the smoke is awful, and it’s quite windy. I can’t ride my bike now because both front and rear brake pads decided to wear down simultaneously. So one of the errands we need to run in Redding is to find the bike shop and get new pads.
Passing his brothers»
18 July 2008 23:13
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Weaverville Fourth of July parade?continued»
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As promised, here are some more parade piccies. :)
This group surprised me! A rather good bagpipe band marched and piped their way down the street.
Later, they were to be heard making tunes in and around the city.
I’m not sure who this lady was, but she looked like a mountie and was perched way up high on that horse.
Not to be outdone, the Army towed a helicopter down the street. Here is photographic proof.
Then came the monocyclists, whirling and twirling! Really excellent.
I chatted to this kid a bit later; it took him three weeks to get the knack. Apparently you put all your weight on the seat, not on the pedals like with a bicycle.
This man was leading a mule train, presumably as a living history exhibit. He took them round in some really tight circles.
There were a bunch of old cars tootling away, some with “California historic vehicle” plates. Primer is good too. ;)
The Clampers had a purple fire truck, because they could! Alas, I couldn’t find it later–I wanted to talk to their plaque-master.
And finally, another round of cheers and appreciation for the other kind of hero–our firefighters.
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Details of XV1000 Virago valve timing»
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Let’s examine the Virago’s valve timing in detail.
We’ll start with the basic characteristics of this four-stroke engine.
The Virago engine is a four-stroke ‘Otto cycle’ engine.
(Trivia: Nikolaus Otto demonstrated this kind of engine in 1876. (Wikipedia article)
Four strokes of the piston (up-to-down, down-to-up, up-to-down, and down-to-up) are required for each complete engine cycle.
The four strokes are (in order): intake, compression, power, and exhaust.
It?s coming! It?s coming!»
17 July 2008 23:13
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Coming up the hill»
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Smokey Jr.»
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Now, I don’t like bears that much, and this is kind of a bittersweet story, but here’s a story about a baby bear.
Quite possibly not a good idea»
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There’s a time when you just crave something different to eat, especially when you’re not into your work or the going is slow or you’re bored. Then the idea hits you: Chinese food! And before you know it you’re setting off at what looks like dusk because of the heavy smoke, on a quest for goodies.
Let me describe it for you, because I’m not about to do it again in a hurry. It’s an hour before sunset, but you can’t see the sun. The air is a weird grayish-orange color, and it smells funny. After a while your nose starts to itch and your eyes to water just a bit, so you close your visor, and now your vision is cut but at least you can’t smell the nasty stale odor of burned pine…as much.
You can just about see to the next curve, and all the oncoming cars have their headlamps on.
Weaverville Fourth of July parade»
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I headed down to Weaverville for their Fourth of July celebration. For once the smoke had cleared, leaving nice blue skies and large crowds–more people than I would have expected, so there was a very nice buzz.
This was my first ever Fourth of July parade. Normally we don’t do it because of the crowds, but the fireworks were canceled and I wanted to do something to mark the day. This was fun–I’ll definitely do it again!
This chappie from the newspaper stepped up as the first group arrived. I like photographing photographers. :)
VIPs in Trinity»
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President Bush, Governor Schwarzenegger and various other dignitaries are coming up to assess the fires today. One of the Redding Journal journalists is allowed to come-with and is updating on his Blackberry.
I’m not going to go down to Redding–the air has been nasty for two days now and is going to be worse down there–but you can compulsively hit reload here if you want to get updates. (Though it must be said it’s not been updated since 11:30 and the comments are full of idiot trolls.)
In other news, four deer wandered nonchalantly right by Beastie this morning. Beastie is parked right outside our door. Fantastic. :)
Tucked away»
16 July 2008 23:13
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