More x-rays today, this time extension and flexion views of my neck. PT followed. My back was really worked over. Maybe a little too much - my shoulders were twitching spastically as I drove off. But you gotta like a PT clinic that plays the Ramones (see below). And I was cleared to work out - but only on a stationary bike or elliptical trainer. No arm movement and no biking or running for now. Still, it's progress.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Lame
Twice in one week I've heard the following misquoted, the latest while I was at the gym this morning.
All I've got is a red guitar
Three chords and the truth
All I've got is a red guitar
The rest is up to you
It's a verse Bono added to Dylan's All Along the Watchtower. I'm not sure what's more lame, quoting a sanctimonious Bono verse or quoting it wrong. But then again, calling someone out for being lame is lame. So I guess it's circular.
All I've got is a red guitar
Three chords and the truth
All I've got is a red guitar
The rest is up to you
It's a verse Bono added to Dylan's All Along the Watchtower. I'm not sure what's more lame, quoting a sanctimonious Bono verse or quoting it wrong. But then again, calling someone out for being lame is lame. So I guess it's circular.
Monday, May 18, 2009
Ba-ba-bamp-ba ba-ba-ba-bamp-ba
One of the architects at work has been really nice to me lately, even to the point of asking me how my recovery's coming along. I guess in uncertain times everyone's hedging their bets.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
20-20-24 hours
Haven't really exercised since I got hit by the truck. Been feeling pretty antsy about it lately, so I signed up for a trial membership to 24 Hour fitness this weekend. Gaby, Chris and Megan from my street all work out there and give it favorable reviews. Starting out on the funky elliptical machines (where your arms and legs move independently) that are suppose to give you a better core workout. It's only been a couple of days, but so far so good.
Was listening to Vienna Teng on my iPod at the gym. She's a Taiwanese folk/soul/cabaret singer that reminds me of an Asian-looking and sounding Tori Amos (she does sing in English). I like her. You have to respect someone who gives up a sure gig as a software engineer at Cisco Systems to follow her dreams and try her luck at being a troubadour... (skip the first minute if you just want to hear the song - fyi, in case you're a hater, it's a song about the mayor of San Francisco performing gay marriages, not that it should matter)
While searching the web for some of her songs I was reminded of a couple of sites that I haven't visited in a while, the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive and Tapers.org. Both sites archive live recordings from artists that permit recording of their shows. There's a wealth of music here, with over 6000 recordings of Grateful Dead shows alone. All for your downloading pleasure.
Also spent the morning updating my Dad's web site with some changes he requested. The site is 7 years old and looks dated. It was OK when I first coded it, but it really does need a redesign. And besides, I know so much more about web development now after spending the last 2 years writing javascript and html. Photoshop and Illustrator, on the other hand, I haven't used in a while, so I need to bone up on those.
And lastly, got in an Independent Fabrication 953 SSR last week. Can't decide whether to keep it or sell it. It's pretty sexy, being made out of shiny stainless steel and all. I have a thing for bare metal frames - they're so naked, without any paint to hide their flaws or to mask their beautiful welds. Mine has the optional carbon fiber Reynolds rear end. I mated the frame to a Chris king headset and an Easton EC90 SLX fork. It's pretty light - it's suppose to be lighter than my ti Crown Jewel. We'll see after it's all built up. I have a spare Campy Chorus 10 group that I'm thinking about setting this one up with. As a rule, if I keep a new frame, I have to sell 2 old ones to make up for it - so I sold my Serotta Ottrot and Steve Bauer's Motorola team bike recently in anticipation.
Was listening to Vienna Teng on my iPod at the gym. She's a Taiwanese folk/soul/cabaret singer that reminds me of an Asian-looking and sounding Tori Amos (she does sing in English). I like her. You have to respect someone who gives up a sure gig as a software engineer at Cisco Systems to follow her dreams and try her luck at being a troubadour... (skip the first minute if you just want to hear the song - fyi, in case you're a hater, it's a song about the mayor of San Francisco performing gay marriages, not that it should matter)
While searching the web for some of her songs I was reminded of a couple of sites that I haven't visited in a while, the Internet Archive's Live Music Archive and Tapers.org. Both sites archive live recordings from artists that permit recording of their shows. There's a wealth of music here, with over 6000 recordings of Grateful Dead shows alone. All for your downloading pleasure.
Also spent the morning updating my Dad's web site with some changes he requested. The site is 7 years old and looks dated. It was OK when I first coded it, but it really does need a redesign. And besides, I know so much more about web development now after spending the last 2 years writing javascript and html. Photoshop and Illustrator, on the other hand, I haven't used in a while, so I need to bone up on those.
And lastly, got in an Independent Fabrication 953 SSR last week. Can't decide whether to keep it or sell it. It's pretty sexy, being made out of shiny stainless steel and all. I have a thing for bare metal frames - they're so naked, without any paint to hide their flaws or to mask their beautiful welds. Mine has the optional carbon fiber Reynolds rear end. I mated the frame to a Chris king headset and an Easton EC90 SLX fork. It's pretty light - it's suppose to be lighter than my ti Crown Jewel. We'll see after it's all built up. I have a spare Campy Chorus 10 group that I'm thinking about setting this one up with. As a rule, if I keep a new frame, I have to sell 2 old ones to make up for it - so I sold my Serotta Ottrot and Steve Bauer's Motorola team bike recently in anticipation.
Friday, May 15, 2009
¡feliz cumpleaños!
Happy birthday, John. I was going to get you a box of ammo, but there's none to be found in town.
Since you're a Fixx fan, I guess the next best thing would be some grainy concert footage with super-saturated audio. Enjoy!
We'll have to do Indian food whenever you and Linda are free.
Since you're a Fixx fan, I guess the next best thing would be some grainy concert footage with super-saturated audio. Enjoy!
We'll have to do Indian food whenever you and Linda are free.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Vox
Lots of blog posts lately about the impending sale of Borland. Here are two that I thought were interesting. One predicted our current situation. Another by someone who use to work in Ireland for Borland.
I started physical therapy yesterday. Ouch. Still need to get an x-ray to make sure my neck is healed before they start messing with that area, but lower parts were fair game. My therapist did try to manipulate my back a few times. After the 3rd attempt to pop my back, she noted that my muscles were pretty tight and that maybe we should try that another time. Yeah, good idea.
I started physical therapy yesterday. Ouch. Still need to get an x-ray to make sure my neck is healed before they start messing with that area, but lower parts were fair game. My therapist did try to manipulate my back a few times. After the 3rd attempt to pop my back, she noted that my muscles were pretty tight and that maybe we should try that another time. Yeah, good idea.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Meet the new boss - Part 2
Borland announced this morning that it was being acquired by UK based Micro Focus. I guess it's not too surprising given our financials. No real news from this morning's all-hands. Hopefully, more to come next week when the new CEO stops by for his meet the troops chat. Kinda ironic that a company known for it's developer tools (Turbo Pascal, JBuilder), became a company that decided there was no future in developer tools, is now being purchased by a company known for it's COBOL developer tool. And you thought COBOL was a dead language. Ha!
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