Archive for May, 2008



Back on two wheels

New bike, originally uploaded by Oldtasty.
Did a test ride to the office yesterday, and rode in again this morning via the Stevens Creek Trail. Gas is up to $4.08/gallon out here, and I need the exercise anyway. But really, it’s just nice to be back on two wheels again.

Connections

So after reading Mark’s writeup of Patrick Wilson’s “Two Kinds of Power: an Essay on Bibliographical Control” I was intrigued enough to hustle off to Google Book Search to see if they’d scanned a copy already. They had. [Disclaimer: I work on the Google Book Search team.] Of course, because it’s still in copyright, it’s […]

Walked to work

Car’s in the shop so I decided to walk the 4 miles in to work. I’m walking like an old man around the office as a result, but I’m thinking I may do this more often. It’s a nice walk, it’s eco-friendly, and I really need the exercise. I think I’ve figured out the shortest […]