Category Archives: Cringer

My Cat

Fire!

We had a small fire at the old apartment yesterday morning. Cringer (my cat) somehow managed to urinate directly into an electrical outlet, which promptly burst into flames. Apart from some scorch marks and a truly terrible smell of burnt … Continue reading

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Cycle Maps

When I tell people about OSM, they often think I’m crazy. “Why don’t you just use google maps?” they say. Here’s why, bitches. Can google maps do this? No? I didn’t think so. Google maps is for cars. This is … Continue reading

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Drivers Wanted

I had the day off today, and Brandi did not. It was pouring down cold rain all day, so no bike riding. Instead, Cringer and I spent the day in the computer room, working on the MythTV. My plan to … Continue reading

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Winter

My water bottle froze on my ride home from work today. That kind of sucked.Winter will officially be here in two days, which means I don’t have much time to prepare for the JulBlót festivities. I hope to have some … Continue reading

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Dropping Out

The snazzy new kevlar-belted tires for the Trek arrived Friday night. I got them mounted on Saturday. I was having some problems getting the rear wheel reinstalled. I was starting to think I had really messed up the rear wheel … Continue reading

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