March 2007 Archives

Ninsi and Bunny both posted comments yesterday so rather than bury my responses in the comments, I thought put them here.

Running Bear Park is the park at Story and Hunter Ferrel, and yes it is the one with the mosquito pit, however they are filling it in. The real problem there appeared that everyone walked their large dogs in the park who treated the park like a bathroom.

I have heard about River legacy in Arlington, but I haven't tried it yet. My bike map says it's about 5.5 miles around the path, so I'll have to try it out. I also want to try out the Trinity River trails in Fort Worth.

Of course, I'm not doing much riding this week, I've got the flu that's been going around.

White Rock lake is pretty far from my house so I can only make it out there about once a week to go biking. Last Thursday I decided to ride around to all the parks that were near my house to see if any of them had any decent biking trails. Let's just say that Irving south of my house isn't the greatest neighborhood. The first park I went to, did in fact have a nice concrete path on which to ride,which circled a very scenic overgrown field. Part of the path had also been crushed by the earthmover that was filling in the sludge pit that was next to the path. Nothing like a big mosquito breeding ground right there in the park.

Not to be discouraged I rode east to the next park, a scenic ride that took me past the Irving Dump. The next park had a nice concrete path as well, however this time the field was mowed. It looked like there might have been a even nicer path that wound it's way down through the park but it was closed off due to "Sewer Repairs." I don't think I'll be going to either of those parks anytime soon.

Monketo and his new Bride headed off to England this past Saturday to start their new life overseas. Good Luck Monketo! Stay away from Bad English food.

Later on Saturday , The Dallas crew went to see the Cruxshadows this Saturday. It's very cool that even though they can fill a stadium in Europe they will still come and play a small bar here in Dallas. And of course since it was small venue the show was Awesome! I've seen Cruxshadows at least 7 times now and they are still as good as the first time. They have a new album and you get get their songs on itunes, so what are you waiting for!

Search Here to see if you are on the government's no fly list. Here's an explanation of this list as well from Bruce Schneier

In other less important news, you can now download Movies and TV Shows directly from Amazon to your Tivo, this may make me buy a second Tivo.

Much like Phlome, I spent most of the weekend working on the yard. I usually put off the whole seeding/fertilizer ting till it's too late and then I have a very sickly yard all summer. This was the first weekend it wasn't freezing so hopefully I'll get some good grass this year.

Saturday night, We went and saw the 300 with Khuul and his new wife. It thought it was pretty good. Very straightforward plot. They don't waste much time getting right into the battle of the Spartans vs the Persians. I especially liked the way that it was presented, as if it had already happened and the story was being retold by the lone survivor. Khuul liked it more than I did I think, but movies that involve duty, honor, and overwhelming odds are his thing.

Sunday I went biking with Donut. I bought his old bike about a year ago, but I just started really using it. We did about 27 miles around White Rock Lake. I could probably bike further but I haven't built up a "butt callous" yet so the seat really starts hurting after about 20 miles.

From Khuul - The Big List of Plots

From Phlome - 1700 Synonyms

From Ninisianna - yet another get to know you thing

1. What time is it? 10:03 am
2. Full Name Zero
3. What do you fear most? Being horribly maimed but not actually dying
4. What do you drive? 2002 Nissan X-Terra
5. Have you ever seen a ghost? NO
6. Where were you born? Ponca City, OK
7. Ever been to Alaska ? NO
8. Ever been toilet papering? NO
9. Croutons or Bacon bits? Croutons
10. Favorite day of the week? Sunday
11. Favorite restaurant? Bavarian Grill
13. Favorite sports to watch? Baseball
14. Favorite Drink? Beer
15 Favorite Ice Cream? Chocolate Chip
16 Disney or Warner Brothers? Warner Brothers
17. Favorite Fast Food? Taco Bruno Nachoes
18: What Color is your bedroom carpet? Bluish Grey
19. How many times you failed your driver's test? Zero
20. Before this one, from whom did you get your last e-mail? Hmm not sure it was a few days ago, look like Phlome maybe
21. What do you do most often when you are bored? I try not to be bored
22. Favorite Dessert? Banana's Foster
23. Who will respond to this email the quickest? I've yet to get one
24.The person you send this to that is least likely to respond? Didn't send it on
25 Who is the person that you are most curious to see their responses? meh
26. Favorite TV Show? Heroes
27. Ford or Chevy? ew
28: What are you listening to right now? my pc making hard drive noises
29. What are your favorite colors? Purple
30. How many tattoos? 1
31. Do you have any pets? Yes
32. Which came first the chicken or the egg? the egg
33. What would you like to accomplish before you die? I'm good
34. How many people are you sending this to none
35 ? Favorite job you ever had? My current one