Aiming at Nothing http://www.thompsonian.net/blog Allen's ramblings, broken down... and left that way. Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:28:34 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Stewart on Apple iPhone 4 Drama http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2010/04/29/stewart-on-apple-iphone-4-drama/ http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2010/04/29/stewart-on-apple-iphone-4-drama/#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 16:28:34 +0000 Allen http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=821 He gets a few of the details wrong but that didn’t stop me from laughing.

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]]> http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2010/04/28/worm-sign/feed/ 0 I’ll watch this movie. http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2009/09/11/ill-watch-this-movie/ http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2009/09/11/ill-watch-this-movie/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2009 23:09:12 +0000 Allen http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=802 And when I say “I will,” I mean that my surrogate will. I’m a busy guy.

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Bring it On, originally uploaded by Allen Dale Thompson.

Let’s try this again. I wasn’t able to do a lot of riding last year for health reasons. My hope is that 2009 will go better in that respect than did 2008.

It was unseasonably warm for February today so I was prompted to pull Straddle out of the garage to stretch her forks. She wears her “crap, I dropped it again” scratches like a badges of honor… only less full of honor. Plastic is expensive.

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Tweeting the game, originally uploaded by Allen Dale Thompson.

Big ups to mah twitter friends (all three of them).

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]]> http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2009/02/01/wealthy-and-wise/feed/ 0 Absolutely Maybe. And We Mean it This Time! http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2009/01/31/absolutely-maybe-and-we-mean-it-this-time/ http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/2009/01/31/absolutely-maybe-and-we-mean-it-this-time/#comments Sun, 01 Feb 2009 02:47:43 +0000 Allen http://www.thompsonian.net/blog/?p=794 The Senate has passed yet another bill delaying the adoption of broadcast DTV. This one would make the switch “voluntary and television stations could go ahead if they wished with digital transmission on February 17 as scheduled and drop analog transmission.” (source)

Yeah… if you could just go ahead and put the new cover sheets on your TPS DTV reports, that would be great. Thanks!

The delay is being urged because apparently millions of Americans are not ready or have not managed to get their hands on the $40 coupon for that craptacular DTV-to-analog TV converter. Never mind that this change has been announced, delayed, announced again, and delayed again. I predict that few of those same millions will be ready for the transition in June no matter how many times this thing is pushed out.

The analogy isn’t perfect but, given that our government is so keen to treat us like children in other respects, it’s hard not to compare this to a parent telling a child, “Your room had better be cleaned up by supper or I’m going to count to 10 and then to 20… if that’s okay with you. Here, let me just pick this up for you.”

I should think the best incentive for people to get their poop together would be missing an episode or two of “So You Think You Can Survive America’s Top Idol Deal or No Millionaire?” Tough love, I know.

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Jacket fit, originally uploaded by Allen Dale Thompson.

There’s still snow on the ground but I’ve started sorting through my gear for the up-coming riding season. Despite a terrible headache today (I have no idea why), the bright sunshine (ouch! my eyes!) inspired me to do inventory.

I’ve also replaced my eight-year-old (and crash tested) Aerostich Darien pants with a pair of AD1s from the same company. They’ll need tailoring of course because I’m vertically challenged. Nothing new there.

Let’s (almost) Ride!!!

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Rise of the Machines, originally uploaded by Allen Dale Thompson.

Ultimately I think the mechanical will fall to the biological when the Roomba’s battery dies. Until that time, we’ll call it a draw.

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Fire and Ice, originally uploaded by Allen Dale Thompson.

Every now and again I accidentally shoot a good picture. I’m going to be vain enough to say that this is one of them.

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