It is STILL pouring out there and I’m STILL enjoying it! As predicted by Edmonton Weather on CTV, the rain is continuing and it is welcome because the days have been dry leading up to this week. (Edmonton even had some fires due to the dryness of foliage.) I can see the effect on the trees outside my windows. Life is returning. (Cue “Circle of Life” from the Lion King…)
My Dad is doing better after going through a period of health issue after issue. First it was the chest pain incident earlier this month, then it was congestion coupled with fever, and now big toe gout. After initially refusing to go the doctor regarding the last issue, he relented and went to a walk-in clinic with my Mom. The medication they prescribed offered relief from the pain and as of last night he is doing much better.
I’m a little under halfway with my readings for class. It is definitely a research class with a lot of reading about ehm… research... I have to come up with 3 topics by Monday to serve as proposals for a major research project that will span a 6 month period. I still haven’t come up with anything significant. Maybe completing the readings over the next 2 days will trigger some ideas.
I’ve been keeping track of the 2008 Giro d’italia on and off over the past few days. And while the story at the moment is Alberto Contador and his positioning to be on the final podium despite an arm fracture, there are also some side stories that interest me. These include some bike geek stuff like Daniele Bennati’s custom Cannondale System 6 carbon rig.
My Dad is doing better after going through a period of health issue after issue. First it was the chest pain incident earlier this month, then it was congestion coupled with fever, and now big toe gout. After initially refusing to go the doctor regarding the last issue, he relented and went to a walk-in clinic with my Mom. The medication they prescribed offered relief from the pain and as of last night he is doing much better.
I’m a little under halfway with my readings for class. It is definitely a research class with a lot of reading about ehm… research... I have to come up with 3 topics by Monday to serve as proposals for a major research project that will span a 6 month period. I still haven’t come up with anything significant. Maybe completing the readings over the next 2 days will trigger some ideas.I’ve been keeping track of the 2008 Giro d’italia on and off over the past few days. And while the story at the moment is Alberto Contador and his positioning to be on the final podium despite an arm fracture, there are also some side stories that interest me. These include some bike geek stuff like Daniele Bennati’s custom Cannondale System 6 carbon rig.
Bennati has an unusual build for a cyclist: short legs, long arms, and long torso. (The reverse is true of most other professional cyclist and thought of as ideal.) Cannondale decided to explore carbon frame building by creating a frame that was “shorter” with a 3 cm longer down tube to accommodate for this rider’s dimensions. (Since carbon frames are built from a mold, this required the company to invest in making a single custom mold. Costly.) This frame incorporated other custom changes made to his earlier frame which included a reshaped down tube that made the headset side stiffer. Bennati rewarded Cannondale’s efforts by winning stage 3 of the Giro only 8 hours after receiving his new bike.
Anyway, my treadmill calls me for my morning run. Oh... to you David Archuleta fans... sorry...
Sayonara!
Anyway, my treadmill calls me for my morning run. Oh... to you David Archuleta fans... sorry...
Sayonara!
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