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Driving to work today, I saw at least 15 “cherry picker” trucks heading south on I65, one after the other. I wonder if they were heading to the region affected by Hurricane Katrina….
More Race Results
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After a month-long hiatus, I ran another 5K this past weekend. My time was 32:41, only six seconds behind my best time. So hopefully I’ll be able to set a new personal best this weekend… there’s actually three different 5Ks in the area – I suppose I’ll just run the one that’s closest. It looks like there will be 5Ks every weekend for the next couple of months, which is nice – lots to choose from. And a couple of 4 milers – I don’t know if I’m ready for those, but at least it would be a good workout for the 5Ks.
The past two races I’ve always been tailing someone who would stop and walk every now and then, just to start running again as I got close to them. It’s very annoying. But the nice thing is, even though my long distance stamina isn’t up to par, I’m still a pretty fast sprinter. In both cases I was able to pass them just as we approached the finish line. In other words:
Grooviest Program Ever*
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*Until something better comes along
Emily noted that I hadn’t written anything in a while, so here you go 🙂
I’m sure most people have, at one point or another, stumbled across one of the various satellite mapping sites where you can see your neighborhood from a 100 mile up perspective. Well, Google Earth takes this three or four steps forward. It is an interactive model of the *entire* earth in 3D utilizing satellite photos and terrain altitude data, and you can roam the earth freely – zooming in close enough to where you can see individual houses in some cases.
From the site:
– Fly from space to your neighborhood. Type in an address and zoom right in
– Search for schools, parks, restaurants, and hotels. Get driving directions.
– Tilt and rotate the view to see 3D terrain and buildings.
– Save and share your searches and favorites. Even add your own annotations.
My favorite spot so far is the Grand Canyon.
This can’t be good…
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Once again, the judicial branch of the U.S. government has proven itself to be completely out of control: Justices Rule Cities Can Take Property for Private Development
Frightening stuff. Basically, the Supreme Court said that a business with enough money can take private property from anyone – essentially negating the last part of the Fifth Amendment and eliminating individual property rights. Considering that the ability to own property is one of the principal elements of this thing we call “freedom”, nothing good can come from this.
While the decision was correct *technically*, it certainly flies in the face of the *spirit* of the Constitution, and has serious ramifications.