8 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Monday, April 22, 2013
Monday, April 22, 2013
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Saturday, April 20, 2013
Friday, April 19, 2013
Frustration
Friday, April 19, 2013
Being sick all last weekend put me behind the proverbial eight-ball at work, and as the week progressed it became increasingly obvious that spending 8-9 hours in the car this weekend wasn't an option. So no Muddy Sneaker 20k for me tomorrow and more importantly, no time spent with my sweetheart this weekend (who has been sick herself.) Phooey.
After repeated tries to get the shop that's supposed to be working on my car on the phone this afternoon, I finally gave up and drove over there. When I spoke to them on Wednesday at lunch time, the car was supposedly almost completely taken apart (well, the relevant parts were) and the replacement parts were there - meaning another 4-5 hours of work and it should be done. Today I found out that none of the repair has been done yet, so it looks like Monday afternoon is the earliest I'll get my Civic back. Which means I'm stuck driving the damn loaner Forester around for another three days. I don't think it would aggravate me quite as much if I thought they were actually working on the car and it was just taking a long time because the mechanic isn't used to working on Hondas... but I suspect instead that most of the time it's been there (1 1/2 weeks now) it's just been sitting there with nothing happening, probably with other vehicles getting priority. All I can say is, once I have my Civic back and I'm confident that job was done right - that's the last time this shop will work on one of my vehicles (after 13 years of doing the major work needed on both my old Soob and my Civic) and I will not be going there to buy another car when the Civic reaches the end of its cost-effective life in a few more years.
Arrgh.
JMH
Friday, April 19, 2013
Being sick all last weekend put me behind the proverbial eight-ball at work, and as the week progressed it became increasingly obvious that spending 8-9 hours in the car this weekend wasn't an option. So no Muddy Sneaker 20k for me tomorrow and more importantly, no time spent with my sweetheart this weekend (who has been sick herself.) Phooey.
After repeated tries to get the shop that's supposed to be working on my car on the phone this afternoon, I finally gave up and drove over there. When I spoke to them on Wednesday at lunch time, the car was supposedly almost completely taken apart (well, the relevant parts were) and the replacement parts were there - meaning another 4-5 hours of work and it should be done. Today I found out that none of the repair has been done yet, so it looks like Monday afternoon is the earliest I'll get my Civic back. Which means I'm stuck driving the damn loaner Forester around for another three days. I don't think it would aggravate me quite as much if I thought they were actually working on the car and it was just taking a long time because the mechanic isn't used to working on Hondas... but I suspect instead that most of the time it's been there (1 1/2 weeks now) it's just been sitting there with nothing happening, probably with other vehicles getting priority. All I can say is, once I have my Civic back and I'm confident that job was done right - that's the last time this shop will work on one of my vehicles (after 13 years of doing the major work needed on both my old Soob and my Civic) and I will not be going there to buy another car when the Civic reaches the end of its cost-effective life in a few more years.
Arrgh.
JMH
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
THAT FELT REALLY GOOD!
11.4 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Monday, April 15, 2013
I did question a bit if it made sense to go out for a ride, after spending the last 3 1/2 days sick and virtually non-stop trying to cough up my lungs... but it was such a nice afternoon, and I was feeling mildly energetic (a surprise, given how poorly I slept last night), and I figured any coughing I did would probably get rid of some more of the gunk in my lungs so... off to the bike path I went.
No surprise, the path from the Lions Park to Lock 7 was fairly crowded, but even with that it was a great evening to be out riding. Cloudy at first, but later the sun started peeking through. Out on the river I spotted several mergansers and a pair of bufflehead, as well as a couple of distant herons.
Just being on the bike out in the fresh air felt fantastic, maybe because the last few days have been fairly miserable. Even my coughing wasn't too bad... perhaps I've finally turned a corner on this blasted bug that's been kicking my backside since late last week (and possibly since early March.)
At Lock 7 I watched a number of swallows zooming around, and back at the Lions Park I was treated to the sight of an even larger group swooping and jinking - fantatstic!
JMH
11.4 Mile Ride on the Mohawk Hudson Bike Path
Monday, April 15, 2013
I did question a bit if it made sense to go out for a ride, after spending the last 3 1/2 days sick and virtually non-stop trying to cough up my lungs... but it was such a nice afternoon, and I was feeling mildly energetic (a surprise, given how poorly I slept last night), and I figured any coughing I did would probably get rid of some more of the gunk in my lungs so... off to the bike path I went.
No surprise, the path from the Lions Park to Lock 7 was fairly crowded, but even with that it was a great evening to be out riding. Cloudy at first, but later the sun started peeking through. Out on the river I spotted several mergansers and a pair of bufflehead, as well as a couple of distant herons.
Just being on the bike out in the fresh air felt fantastic, maybe because the last few days have been fairly miserable. Even my coughing wasn't too bad... perhaps I've finally turned a corner on this blasted bug that's been kicking my backside since late last week (and possibly since early March.)
At Lock 7 I watched a number of swallows zooming around, and back at the Lions Park I was treated to the sight of an even larger group swooping and jinking - fantatstic!
JMH
Sunday, April 14, 2013
BELATED SAD NEWS -
Bob Anderson (1923-2012)
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Bob Anderson is probably someone you've never heard of - but you almost certainly are familiar with his work, if you've seen Star Wars Episodes V and VI, The Princess Bride, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, or any of a number of other movies with incredible sword-fighting. Bob Anderson was the choreagrapher and stunt double who made that happen.
photo courtesy the UK Guardian
Anderson started out as a competitive fencer in the 1940's and 1950's but broke into the movie business when he coached Erol Flynn for 1952's The Master of Ballantrae. From there he went on to work with a variety of actors and on a variety of movies, though his most well-known work is from the 1980's onward - the lightsaber duels in the Star Wars sequels, the many sword fights in The Lord of the Rings, and what is possibly the best cinematic fencng ever - the duel between Inigo and Wesley in The Princess Bride.
Anderson was scheduled to work on all three parts of The Hobbit when he passed away last year, on January 1, 2012 - but there is no question that his influence will be felt on the films, and he leaves behind a legacy of work that is unlikely to ever be matched.
JMH
Bob Anderson (1923-2012)
Sunday, April 14, 2013
Bob Anderson is probably someone you've never heard of - but you almost certainly are familiar with his work, if you've seen Star Wars Episodes V and VI, The Princess Bride, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, or any of a number of other movies with incredible sword-fighting. Bob Anderson was the choreagrapher and stunt double who made that happen.
photo courtesy the UK Guardian
Anderson started out as a competitive fencer in the 1940's and 1950's but broke into the movie business when he coached Erol Flynn for 1952's The Master of Ballantrae. From there he went on to work with a variety of actors and on a variety of movies, though his most well-known work is from the 1980's onward - the lightsaber duels in the Star Wars sequels, the many sword fights in The Lord of the Rings, and what is possibly the best cinematic fencng ever - the duel between Inigo and Wesley in The Princess Bride.
Anderson was scheduled to work on all three parts of The Hobbit when he passed away last year, on January 1, 2012 - but there is no question that his influence will be felt on the films, and he leaves behind a legacy of work that is unlikely to ever be matched.
JMH
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