Archive for June, 2006

Walk to the Wet Side

Posted in June 30th, 2006
by PAgent in FYI, Portland

I just haven’t had much of a chance to go walking lately, so I made a special point today of heading out at lunchtime and walking down to the river. I crossed the (seemingly) constantly torn-up Naito Blvd to Tom McCall Waterfront Park. Toward the south end of the park, I could see people setting [...]

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Music Video Madness

Posted in June 30th, 2006
by PAgent in Video

MVM: The adolescent testosterone-soaked edition. These are some of the videos that made me profoundly glad I was male.
ZZ Top - Legs

Oh yes, I loved those furry guitars.
Robert Palmer - Addicted to Love

It must be jelly, ’cause jam don’t shake that way.
Billy Idol - Cradle of Love

Goodness, is it getting hot in here?
Last, but not [...]

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I Believe I Can Fly

Posted in June 29th, 2006
by PAgent in Video

At least, I can fly as well as these guys:

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The Security of Habit

Posted in June 29th, 2006
by PAgent in Cycling, Recumbents

After the mechanical hijinks of last night, I was fairly determined to ride my bike to work this morning. I packed a change of clothes and a pair of work shoes in my panniers, clipped them on the new rack, and headed down the street.
I was wearing my new recumbent cycling shorts, which are awesome. [...]

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Two smudged photocopied sheets in hand

Posted in June 28th, 2006
by PAgent in Cycling, Recumbents

Installing fenders on a recumbent can be confusing. This instruction sheet is provided as a general guide to help you with installing your fenders. The bike pictured is a RANS V-Rex with RANS 20/26″ fenders, so it is important to keep in mind that your fenders may have different hardware than what is shown, but [...]

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The Adulation of the Crowd

Posted in June 27th, 2006
by PAgent in FYI, Portland

When I was in graduate school at the University of Illinois, I taught undergraduate chemistry for a couple of years. To be more precise, I taught introductory organic chemistry for non-chemistry majors.
You might ask, why on earth would a non-chemistry major subject themselves to the horror that is organic chemistry? And that would be an [...]

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