Life is Like a Game of RoboRally

...Sometimes your gears get stuck.

More specifically, after hitting a bump on my way to work today, the rear shifter on my bicycle is stuck in high gear. Fortunately the bike is otherwise functional, so I had no difficulty in getting home. I haven't decided yet if I'll keep riding it the rest of this week, or wait until it's fixed. I already have a pretty good idea of where to start looking for a solution, so I'm hoping that a little time this weekend can get my bike back in full working order.

Gold Beach

Last week I was on vacation with my family in Gold Beach, OR. For as long as I can remember, my entire mother's side of the family has gotten together there for a week each summer. The previous two summers (2004 & 2005), however, I had missed. Thus making it back this year was a big deal to me.

I had a wonderful time, but I just haven't decided what to write about it, so instead of sharing anything meaningful, I will tell you about something fairly insignificant. Even the little significance it does have is likely to be missed by many of you. It is an even I have been looking for on the road for a while, and although I suspected the existence of it, I wasn't certain if such a thing really ever happened. I can now say, with certainty, that it does. The event in question is... Two log trucks traveling in opposite directions.

Proper Uses of Tupperware

On Monday night, Philip and I had a discussion about when Tupperware should be used. It was my contention that if something comes in packaging that can store the food even after the packaging has been opened, then there is no reason to move the food into Tupperware. Philip's standpoint was that Tupperware is a better container, so it makes sense to move food into Tupperware for storage after opening it. Later that evening I discovered the following item in the fridge:

Amtrak, L-A-T-E, Amtrak

My brother Timothy is currently on his way down to visit me. He's taking a train from Portland to Santa Barbara. The train left Portland about five hours late, and is currently running about nine and a half hours late. Amtrak's website predicts, however, that they will make up over two hours of that time and get in at 1:26am instead of the originally scheduled 6:17pm. At this point, if he arrives before this time tomorrow, I will consider it a success.