Entries from June 2007 ↓
June 24th, 2007 — Computers
The depths of my stupidity? Let me count the ways.
Today I was loading the latest version of Last.fm on my Mac when my typical computing reverie was smashed with a simple little arrow that I had not noticed before.
Yes, the huge gray arrow in the picture above. In my defense, not all Mac applications for OSX feature an Applications folder within their install folder – just a lot of ‘em.
What I’ve always done at this point BT (before today) is drag the in to my hard drive Applications folder. Presto, the app is installed.
“To install Last.fm on your Mac, drag the Last.fm icon in to your Applications folder.”
I’ve been doing it this way for the 2 1/2 years that I’ve been using my Mac. Today, that Last.dm graphic made me stop. And I wondered…Does this mean I can drag the Last.fm application to my Applications folder all from within this one window without needing to open my hard drive and Applications folder?
Yeah, that’s right. It works. I’ve been a bonehead for 2 1/2 years in one more area. This one is rather painful since I install apps almost every day and I am a ‘computer expert.’ Hah!
As for those written instructions that were designed for reading…
“To install Last.fm on your Mac, drag the Last.fm icon in to your Applications folder.”
First off, I stopped reading them after the first time I would have read them 2 1/2 years ago. Lock in – lock out. Second, they do say “in to your Applications folder” and not “in the the Applications folder in this window.” Third, not all apps have them. Example below. Then again, I’m probably in a small percentage of dufuses who interpreted the instructions incorrectly.
[tags]Mac OSX, Apple, Mac[/tags]
June 22nd, 2007 — Daily NetTrek
June 22nd, 2007 — Ducati, Journal, Motorcycles, Noteworthy, Relationships, Shannon
Sometimes you need a little – sometimes you need a lot.
Back in January 2001 I was in Phoenix Arizona and I needed a lot. I met an angel there and we were reborn, rising up together through the ashes. I believe that Shannon and I knew each other from another time, that we have come together again in this time, and will find each other again in the future.
To celebrate our re-connection I took Shannon to get a Tattoo of an infinity on her birthday of that same year. I got the same one – mine rides along on my strong arm – my left. Hers sits on her back. The infinity is our symbol, a representation of our knowing each other through time, of our connection, of life that does not end.
Since then we have often discussed getting a Phoenix tattoo and we have always made it a point to look for Phoenix symbols that we liked for the purpose. We’ve found many visual representations of the Phoenix that we’ve enjoyed but none that ever seemed quite right.
Friday night, May 18, 2007 we were driving over to South Beach in Miami when Shannon said…
“We should go get our Phoenix Tattoos.”
She happened to have her laptop in the car (god I love her) and she was connected to the Internet so she started looking up images of the Phoenix. The first page she brought up under a keyword search of “Phoenix Tattoo” found this one that we hadn’t seen before:
We both immediately knew it was the one we had been searching for.
Where to go for the ink?
Miami Beach has no shortage of overpriced Tattoo parlors and good artists to go along with those prices. We decided we’d try Miami Ink just for fun, and as you might expect, they were very busy (with T.V. fame and all). None of the artists we’ve gotten to know from the T.V. show were present either. Most importantly the guy at the counter just had a really bad vibe. In other parlance, he was rude. It seemed obvious that to get a Tattoo here was all about being part of a T.V. show and had little to do with the experience we were enjoying. We had passed a place on the way to Miami Ink called The Mosh Pit that does tattoos. We liked the name and headed back there.
We were walking along and just one store away from The Mosh Pit when Salvation appeared – Salvation Tattoo Lounge that is. It seemed appropriate.
Needless to say we got our Phoenix Tattoos there. Sharky, a Tattoo artist for over 20 years performed the work. He’s from the Village originally and has been down in South Florida for a few years. He seemed competent and we liked him so it was off to the races.
I went first, putting the Phoenix on my right arm. Shannon followed with her vision of weaving the tail of the Phoenix into her existing infinity.
There you have it. It was a magical evening where we shared a great time on South Beach, a wonderful dinner at Perricone’s (run there don’t walk) and before that a fantastic time looking at Triumphs and Ducati motorbikes, which we’re hoping is in our near future (Ducati S2R800 specifically).
June 21st, 2007 — Daily NetTrek
June 20th, 2007 — Daily NetTrek
June 17th, 2007 — Daily NetTrek
June 15th, 2007 — Daily NetTrek
June 13th, 2007 — Uncategorized
| This was a truly sad performance. It was terribly hot and humid and my energy peaked at mile one and just got worse from there. I had to actually walk at two different points of the ‘run’ which for me is extremely unusual.
Activity
| Route: |
– |
Elev. Avg: |
5 ft |
| Location: |
Palm Beach, FL |
Elev. Gain: |
+0 ft |
| Date: |
06/12/07 |
Up/Downhill: |
[+82/-82] |
| Time: |
09:28 AM |
Difficulty: |
2.4 / 5.0 |
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| Weather: |
A Few Clouds |
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82F temp; 74% humidity |
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87F heat index; winds Calm |
Performance
| Distance: |
5.20 miles |
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| Time: |
0:49:41 |
| Speed: |
6.28 mph |
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| Pace: |
9' 33 /mi |
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| Calories: |
718 |
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Map
Elevation (ft.)
Pace (min/mile)
Splits
| Mile |
Pace (min/mile) |
Speed (mph) |
Elevation
Gain |
| actual |
+/- avg |
actual |
+/- avg |
| 1 |
8' 23 |
-1' 10 |
7.2 |
+0.9 |
-3 ft |
| 2 |
8' 34 |
-0' 59 |
7.0 |
+0.7 |
-10 ft |
| 3 |
8' 30 |
-1' 03 |
7.0 |
+0.8 |
+7 ft |
| 4 |
10' 47 |
+1' 14 |
5.6 |
-0.7 |
-7 ft |
| 5 |
10' 18 |
+0' 45 |
5.8 |
-0.5 |
0 ft |
| end |
15' 35 |
+6' 02 |
3.9 |
-2.4 |
+13 ft |
| Versus average of 9' 33 min/mi |
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June 12th, 2007 — Daily NetTrek
June 11th, 2007 — Daily NetTrek
