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Wrote a note said be back in a minute
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FlightTest (Sat Aug 27, 2011 at 02:58:07 PM EST) (
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Bought a boat and I sailed off in it
Don't think anybody gonna miss me anyway
Been a while since I wrote one of these. I’m at the top of my goal weight range, and cycling has really replaced flying in my life.
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Reality
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FlightTest (Fri May 20, 2011 at 07:55:26 PM EST) (
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I once heard that reality “is the set of assertions too costly to disprove, and promulgated by persons with sufficient reputation to defend against ad hominem attacks using Occcam’s razor.” Those of you with a better background in philosophy I’m sure will point out that it’s a nonsensical “definition”. That’s not what I came here to talk about though.
Reality bites.
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I've seen fire and I've seen rain
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FlightTest (Sat Apr 02, 2011 at 04:23:58 PM EST) (
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I've seen sunny days that I thought would never end
I've seen lonely times when I could not find a friend
But I always thought that I'd see you again
Mom had been doing so well. I got the call yesterday morning.
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That 5 year thing? I voted worse
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FlightTest (Mon Mar 14, 2011 at 06:06:48 PM EST) (
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Five years ago today (14 March 2006),
I wrote a diary. I didn’t know it at the time of course, but the first bullet would change everything, forever.
It’s hard not to see things as generally worse. My view is clouded by events of the last six months to be sure, and I have to admit to a natural pessimistic/cynical outlook, but the good spots mostly (but not all) seem to fall under the category of “it could be worse”.
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Between the lines of fear and blame
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FlightTest (Mon Feb 28, 2011 at 03:34:27 PM EST) (
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You begin to wonder why you came
Overdid it on the bike Sunday (27 Feb) - 61.3 USizicstanian miles (just shy of 99 klicks for all you civilized people) in 4:24 of time in motion. An additional 29 minutes of 'stopped' time due to failing to tighten my seat post mounted dual water bottle holder, and the subsequent hilarity.
More than just bike content this time, updates on family and the Apache.
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Today's Progress
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FlightTest (Sun Feb 20, 2011 at 07:47:46 PM EST)
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Only cycling content within - some bits rather SoCal/Orange County specific.
45.3 miles in 3:10 (2:55 in motion - darn traffic lights!) all essentially flat.
Yes, I'm like a kid at Christmas who just got the one thing he REALLY wanted. I'm enjoying this tremendously.
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I gol' darn gone and done it
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FlightTest (Fri Feb 18, 2011 at 11:19:57 AM EST) (
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I signed up for my first organized bike ride.
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Every dog has its day, dog
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FlightTest (Sat Dec 25, 2010 at 02:47:24 PM EST) (
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But today, dog, just ain't yours.
Parents continue to improve. TFT visits. Stuff and things.
Update [2010-12-25 21:31:49 by FlightTest]: Mom's out of the hospital, back in the skilled nursing facility (SNF)
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If you're dumb enough to chase us, man,
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FlightTest (Mon Dec 06, 2010 at 01:34:39 AM EST) (
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You're dumb enough to die.
Went to visit my parents Friday (3 Dec). Some things improve, some get worse. Some stay the same.
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I looked into my father's eyes
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FlightTest (Sun Nov 28, 2010 at 01:20:37 AM EST) (
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This started out as a comment on Ana's diary, but I decided it belonged in a diary of its own. Also, some notes about family health and a craptacular indigestion day.
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