Today’s take: 2 “dark red”s; 1 “stripey”; and a “yellow”:
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As for the ladder… well Euclid had a compass, so…
My bike ride today involved swinging past the local Lumber and Builder Supplies and ordering some <izzard>PIECES OF WOOD!</izzard>.
In no time at all we will achieve workbench.
On my bike ride this evening I did the “Olive Road” loop, which thanks to Google Maps’ new “Cycle Route” feature, I can tell you is a 9.4 mile trip. It took me 50 minutes and interestingly that is exactly what Google says would be a typical journey time.
It’s a good route because it runs alongside a wildlife preserve. In the early evening there are always birds and small mammals and lizards running about at the side of the road.
It’s also pretty much at my limit in terms of endurance, currently. On the other hand, I’ve started cycling for exercise serious about 2 or 3 weeks ago and the difference between now and then is quite noticeable. So I’m sure if I can keep this daily schedule up, I’ll get even better.
The beans are doing incredibly well. I think we have enough to offer our neighbour, except he has plenty of his own.
Our little nectarine tree has produced 6 fruit this year, and two of them were ripe enough to be picked.
One cucumber from the scraggly plant, and a squash from the plant-that-was-supposed-to-be-an-Eggplant.
The Sweet 100’s tomato bush produced its usual daily handful, but the big news is from the other tomato plants. These are plants I grew from seed, from hierloom tomatoes we purchased last year from the market. The tomatoes were so delicious that I saved the seeds, grew seedlings this Spring and now the plants are producing.
The one on the left is from a variety I called “Tri-Tip” because the flesh is dark red and the internal structure is kind of undefined and you carve it into slices.
The one on the right is from a variety I called “Stripe”, for obvious reasons.
Mid-July already?
The absence of content here might have something to do with trying to get 45 minutes outdoors on the mountain bike each day, and also working on the next version of the prodigal sounds web site.
I really hope the Daleks are dead for good, this time. I’d say, Let them die with dignity, but they lost that a long time ago. I mean, Serving Tea? What is this, Not the Nine O’Clock News?
I had such high hopes for this incarnation. Considering the travesty he replaces, I felt it could only be an improvement. But now it’s Spitfires In Space. Not even the “incredible” acting talents of Ian McNeice can save this episode. Yes, he let me down also.
The unending assault on the ears of the hideous soundtrack has rendered Doctor Who unlistenable as well as unwatchable, since about the third season.
Chris Eccleston was right to run from this show after only one season. While L was away a couple of weeks ago I rewatched a couple of episodes from Season One. It really did show promise. Alas.
There were eight tomato seeds placed in this container three weeks ago.
And yet, I am delighted with the results so far:
The South-facing garage window gets quite a bit of sun during the day. Hopefully it will be enough to see this little guy through to potting stage.
Every morning our back yard is besieged with a gang of American Robins. The male birds (I assume) have a black head and white eye-rings and they look like they are wearing balaclavas. The females have less-contrasting plumage but are still very colorful.
Google Sketchup is pretty amazing, for a free program. You can build up 3D models of things using primitive shapes, putting them together, zooming around and rotating, and even dimensioning. It’s tricky to use, but there is some valuable tutorial videos that explain things one tool at a time.
Here’s the workbench I’m planning on building:
I’m sure the free version has limitations (I must try printing, for example) but so far, it’s awesome.
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