Sparple Crowleigh

as much for me as for you

2010-10-24T10:19:00.000-04:00

http://www.mardigrasneworleans.com/mgdates.html

Upcoming Mardi Gras Dates:

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Lilac

2010-04-20T20:32:00.002-04:00

A couple more

2010-04-11T10:19:00.002-04:00

Cool NOLA map

2010-04-11T10:13:00.002-04:00

Thanks for the link Brian:
http://employees.oneonta.edu/baumanpr/efa/Images/New%20Orleans.jpg

i see u

2010-03-29T22:04:00.001-04:00

How true that is

2010-02-20T10:40:00.001-05:00

Calvariae Locus

2010-02-07T20:35:00.002-05:00

Is that an applicable reference even with 4? If you allow it, the artistic implication is an intense one.

abbey

2010-02-07T14:24:00.001-05:00

Westminster with big ben in the background. I don't like the vertical distorion on the near ground buildings. I'll see if I can adjust that.

night snow panorama

2010-02-06T21:18:00.000-05:00

Front yard

Corporations are not people, people

2010-01-25T20:41:00.001-05:00

“While American democracy is imperfect,” he wrote, “few outside the majority of this court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics.”

Studying for the new year

2009-12-31T18:42:00.005-05:00

For the new year, I want to learn how to use the apostrophe correctly:

http://theoatmeal.com/comics/apostrophe

I want you to learn now to use the apostrophe correctly, too.

Learning is fun. For example:

Who can tell me what plant this is?

2009-12-13T21:52:00.001-05:00

And the winner is, John F. Hedychium Flavum:
http://toptropicals.com/pics/garden/m1/EleNZ/Hedychium_flavum122el.jpg

2009-12-13T21:51:00.000-05:00

2009-10-05T19:28:00.000-04:00

Katrina

2009-08-29T12:13:00.000-04:00

photo by david gregor

Read the declaration of independence

2009-07-03T10:40:00.001-04:00

I happened upon a news article, and read the relatively brief text of the declaration of independence. Worth an annual brush up, it seems.

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2009/07/july-4th-declaration-of-independence.html

I can't drive 95

2009-06-14T22:15:00.002-04:00

Every time I drive on Interstate 95, I am reminded how much I dislike it.

Today was probably the best return trip from NYC, and it clocked in just over 4.5 hours. It should really be a little less than 4 hours.

I finally got an EZ-Pass, that will make it slightly more tolerable. Delaware needs to get its act together on the toll booths. I sailed through the Memorial Bridge toll southbound, but the 95 toll was bad as ever. I suggest they have a meter, and when the backup goes over 10 minutes, the toll booths have to wave people through for free until the queue gets down under 3 minutes wait time.

St. John's restaurant is looking good. I'm sure Red Hook will be happy to have a good restaurant and bar.

Leesburg Photo

2009-04-22T21:30:00.000-04:00

Thanks to n8bike for the photo:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/37554200@N03/sets/72157617145970866/

Leesburg Baker's Dozen 2009

2009-04-21T19:32:00.003-04:00

Had a real good time. I did much better than last year.

I learned my lesson last year from trying to go fast all day in a 13 hour race. Last year my lap times were low to mid 30's. But I got cramps by my 4th lap, and only finished 7 laps total.

This year we did two laps at a time, and that seemed to be better. I also was turning laps in the low 40s. That enabled me to do 9 total. Yueq also got 9 in. Our 18 laps only got us 16th place! The winning team in 2-person male got 25 laps in.

http://raceresults.shutterfly.com/25/LEESBURG%20BAKERS%20DOZEN%202%20PERSON%20MALE.txt

Our campsite was mellow and shady, much improved from last year. I also had my endurolytes with me. What a difference that made.

The race schedule was also better. Although I'm no fan of being out of the house by 0630 on a weekend, I chose to sleep at home in the best bed in the world rather than camp out. That the race was completed by 10pm was nice, it left some time to hang out by the fire. I'll need to bring my own post-ride food next year. Pizza is gross.

I was looking for

2009-04-20T23:12:00.000-04:00

a photo for my linked in profile. Black eye -- very professional. "Bomber" hat, only vaguely threatening. Broken nose, shows persistence.

I was looking for

2009-04-20T23:05:00.000-04:00

a photo for my linkedin profile. I really want to use this.

Marriage

2009-04-15T22:39:00.000-04:00

Nice to have a turner

2009-03-30T23:17:00.001-04:00

Well, it is not nice that it broke. But it is awesome they warrantied replacement parts. Turner customer service is excellent! Everything I needed was in the box, new derailleur hanger on the part, and all the bolts and seals to get me going again. I can't say enough good stuff about them.

I hope we're not these people (ever).

2009-03-30T23:15:00.000-04:00

There is a lot of biking

2009-03-22T22:25:00.002-04:00

Fun with Uncle Crowleigh

2009-03-18T22:26:00.000-04:00

Youngster is frightened by grinning man.

an oldie, but goodie

2009-03-04T23:06:00.000-05:00

What's good about the public domain?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SaFTm2bcac

Zula

2009-01-04T11:17:00.001-05:00

trip to nola

2008-11-11T22:29:00.001-05:00

The hardest bike ride I have ever done

2008-09-01T13:41:00.003-04:00

http://www.mtntouring.com/mountain/imgs/SM100_Elevation.JPG

There are PDF maps available here.

Ouch. I really wanted to quit. I just wasn't up for all that climbing. But I did it anyway.

Considering a 15+ hour bike ride yesterday, I feel pretty good.

Congratulations Aimee and Todd

2008-08-17T21:05:00.003-04:00

Thank you Dr. and Mrs. for such a nice weekend.

Photos:

http://www.crowleigh.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=64

we just bought the ugliest house on the block

2008-07-15T22:54:00.004-04:00

Well, we haven't bought it yet. But it is under contract.

Think pink, like pepto bismol. Photos. There will be photos.

http://longdraft.blogspot.com

Closing Tuesday.

http://www.crowleigh.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=63&pos=25

Fedora 9 on Dell D430

2008-05-27T20:02:00.002-04:00

I had a tough time getting a hold of this system. Dell sent it, but didn't update my dell account with the shipping information. The phone DHL didn't leave a slip indicating they tried to deliver the package. The dell phone system kept saying the system hadn't shipped. It would be updated with more info later.

Well, I finally got a hold of a person. The day that DHL had returned the system to Dell. Damn. Dell did its best to make it right, they sent a comparable system (it was an outlet special) overnight that day. So I got it the next day. Right, ready to install, got my DVD drive. Where does it plug in? There's a manual in this box over here about an enclosure. But there is no enclosure to be found. Dell is going to make that right, too. But two strikes.

I borrowed a drive enclosure from a co-worker. So I installed Fedora 9. Looks good so far, nice option to encrypt the whole drive from the install screen!

Here I am at the bain in the existence of linux users everywhere. Wireless firmware setup.

# lspci
0c:00.0 Network Controller: Broadcom Corporation BCM4312 802.11a/b/g (rev 01)

Ok, not too bad. Let's see what yum has to say about firmware.

# yum list "*bcm*"
Installed Packages
bcm43xx-fwcutter.i386 [rest of stuff excluded]

Interesting, what is this fwcutter?

#rpm -q --list bcm43xx-fwcutter
[bunch of files in /usr/share/doc and /usr/bin/bcm43xx-fwcutter]
... read the README ...

So basically, 5hiw bcm43xx-fwcutter will extract the firmware code from another file. The possible sources are listed in the README file. [goosechase?] Ok, I download from Dell's site. But that is an .exe and it doesn't work. Ok, so I go for OpenWRT.org's download. No good, that is version 4.x. This version of bcm43xx-fwcutter only works on 3.x firmware code. OK, let's see. Who do I trust? Ummmmmm.

So I install wine to try the dell .exe file. There's an up to date one, and an old one that I down load. I run "winecfg" -- next -- next -- finish, just like the real thing. Then wine "/.../R83097.exe". That really is next -- continue -- ..." But it doesn't unpack a bcmwl5.sys file. Ok, I'll try R102318.exe. There we go. "

# bcm43xx-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware /home/dude/.wine/Dell/R102318/bcmwl5.sys

... no love ...

Ok, so this is where it gets confusing. I look for bcm43xx in the kernel: lsmod | grep bcm. Nothing. Damn. Google, wherefore bcm43xx? Google says bcm43xx is deprecated. Yes, deprecated. Use b43. Damn, I remember now in NetworkManager that it used b43. Ok: lsmod| grep b43.

b43 123808 0

OK. Now we're talking. "yum list b43". No joke, b43-fwcutter!

So, I go back to the openwrt download, because b43 supports version 4. untar, b43-fwcutter -w /lib/firmware wl_apsta.o; modprobe b43; ifup wlan0; ##wlan config previously completed

#### Damn that was easy!!!!

Advertising sucks

2008-05-21T21:27:00.002-04:00

http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/146145/yahoos_shadow_overhangs_microsoft_ad_conference.html

Here is the problem, in bits and bytes. Says Kevin Johnson of Microsoft:

Microsoft has done a value chain analysis and decided to invest in research and development and organic growth in some areas, and combine that with assets it has acquired, primarily small companies. "Our focus is bringing together the assets we've created in the organization, combined with assets we acquire, to create a world-class advertising platform," he said.

Who wants an advertising platform? Do you, well it will cost you anywhere from $20 to $200 to buy that advertising platform from Microsoft Corporation. Good luck, Enjoy. I don't like it, and I won't buy it.

Leesburg baker's dozen

2008-04-20T08:30:00.007-04:00

First ever mountain bike race. The Leesburg Baker's Dozen. It is a 13 hour race, starting at 11am and ending at 12 midnight.

I was on a two person team. We each rode a lap, then the other rode a lap. I don't know if I would do it that way again.

I started cramping after the 4th lap. After 8 laps, I had enough. Yueq did his next lap, then 1 more beyond that. Team total of 17 laps, or about 120 miles. I think that we got 16th place out of 46 teams. That was what the standing was the last time Tim checked.

Also riding were Denis, Edward, Tim, Hiram, and Dan. Edward and Denis were riding it solo, Denis in single speed class. Tim, Hiram, and Dan rode the 3 person male class.

After some pizza (that gave me awful hiccups) and a few minutes sitting by the bonfire and listening to a 5 piece acoustic band, I hit ground for a good sleep. It started raining, but the tent kept me dry. Around 6am, the rain had stopped. I heard some thunder in the distance, so I rushed to pack up so I wouldn't get caught in the coming rain.

Good thing I did. When I was driving home there were torrential downpours.

Here are the GPS statistics for the ride. I missed the first lap, so my actual total mileage is about 56 miles.
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5443521

If I do something like this again, I would definitely pace myself better. I didn't have Endurolytes, which I typically use to help replace electrolytes. I thought there was a bag of them in my camel back. But I never did find it. It was hot during most of the day, reaching 83 according to weather channel. The heat combined with me riding at race pace definitely depleted my salts. I don't typically ride at an elevated pace for so long. It is good to push myself.

Here's a map with the overlay of my GPS data:

, unknown@http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Ftrail.motionbased.com%2Ftrail%2Fkml%2Fepisode.kml%3FepisodePkValues%3D5443521&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=39.15873,-77.530358&spn=0.015015,0.017972&output=embed&s=AARTsJrpz1S908NuWWp-ngSjWP1fAd2LsA" href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q=http:%2F%2Ftrail.motionbased.com%2Ftrail%2Fkml%2Fepisode.kml%3FepisodePkValues%3D5443521&ie=UTF8&t=h&ll=39.15873,-77.530358&spn=0.015015,0.017972&output=embed&s=AARTsJrpz1S908NuWWp-ngSjWP1fAd2LsA" id="">

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GPS routes

2008-03-24T22:43:00.003-04:00

I recently got a Garmin E305. Check out routes here: http://crowleigh.motionbased.com

There's also a link in the sidebar.

Here's a map of my 37.5 mile ride yesterday:
http://trail.motionbased.com/trail/activity/5228024

Chris

The five things are

2008-01-27T21:52:00.000-05:00

The five things are the way, the weather, the terrain, the leadership, and discipline.

kitchen cabinet install

2008-01-26T11:53:00.001-05:00

More McKenna St photos:
http://www.crowleigh.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=52

two is better than one.

2008-01-05T17:31:00.001-05:00

Jacqueline found another of the travertine table on craigslist that I bought 6 months ago. We picked it up earlier today. And also got a small (2 ft.) Carrera marble pedestal on the way home.

nothing says merry christmas like a black eye

2007-12-24T15:40:00.000-05:00

I had a nice endo during the ride today.

It's about time.

2007-12-15T21:28:00.000-05:00

WASHINGTON, DC—Plagued by late fees, high interest rates, and harassing creditors, the U.S. took out a debt-consolidation loan Monday, combining the nation's $6.1 trillion debt into a single, easy monthly payment.

"My fellow Americans, we have just taken the first step toward regaining control of our finances," said President Bush at a press conference. "Thanks to a joint arrangement between the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve, and E-Z Debt Services of Baltimore, we are finally on our way to freedom from debt."

As of press time, the national debt stands at $6,144,393,982,061.52.

Under the terms of the consolidation, E-Z Debt Services will repay the nation's estimated 45,000 creditors, a majority of whom are foreign investors, insurance companies, banks, and other privately held entities. In return, the U.S will make a single monthly payment of $9.26 billion, adjusted for inflation, to E-Z Debt every month for the next 70 years.

(reprinted without permission from the onion)
http://www.theonion.com/content/news/u_s_takes_out_debt_consolidation

It is nice to be recognized

2007-12-15T16:47:00.001-05:00

Um, I work with computers.

hooray for floors

2007-12-15T00:52:00.000-05:00

Starting to look like an apartment, right?

More photos here.

If you use firefox, try adding noScript

2007-12-10T18:26:00.000-05:00

If you use Firefox, then noscript will help to defeat many of the most malicious browser based exploits.

http://noscript.net/

And Polo said:

2007-12-09T21:49:00.000-05:00

The inferno of the living is not something that will be; if there is one, it is what is already here, the inferno where we live every day, that we form by being together. There are two ways to escape suffering it. The first is easy for many: accept the inferno and become such a part of it that you can no longer see it. The seconds is risky and demands constant vigilance and apprehension: seek and learn to recognize who and what, in the midst of the inferno, are not inferno, then make them endure, give them space.

- Calvino

Bathroom preview

2007-12-02T18:17:00.000-05:00

it was a little late, so we didn't clean up in preparation for the photo shoot. But you get the idea.

Here's the rest of the photos:

http://www.crowleigh.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=50&page=1

that's going to be nice.

2007-11-14T20:27:00.000-05:00

Gable wall of the rear apartment.

build a wheel

2007-10-25T07:47:00.000-04:00

I built and installed my first bike wheel:

he looks like a crowley

2007-10-01T18:30:00.000-04:00

Eileen, Michael, and I

C+O Canal completed - 184 miles in 2 days

2007-09-12T07:24:00.001-04:00

As part of the Tour de Canal 2007, I rode 184 miles September 8th and 9th. All told, I raised $900. The event raised over $200,000.

The trail is a hard packed dirt road that passes 60+ locks in various states of repair. There are old brick houses, and impressive stone work from an era where the best option for transportation was to build a canal and have mules tow barges on it.

more info:
http://www.bikewashington.org/canal/

...a couple of years ago

2007-09-03T16:40:00.000-04:00

BMW R1100R (new to me)

2007-08-30T22:18:00.000-04:00

I took the bike out for a quick spin tonight. It was my first time on this bike. It felt great. I went a couple of miles. It took a minute to figure out how to turn the blinker off. (There is a blinker off toggle on the right thumb control.)

Then I came back to the house and got Jacqueline. We drove over the the kentlands for dinner. After dinner we would out for a little spin. Probably about 30 minutes, but quite a lot of fun. She's a good passenger. Although the last time I drove a motorcycle was over 5 years ago, I felt like I was right back in the saddle like I had never left.

I make myself laugh.

2007-07-15T21:38:00.000-04:00

I'm not the Rev. Randall Tin Ear. Nor do I write Corporate defense poetry a la Reverand Richard Mackin. Both of whom, if you like to read hilarious stuff, are worthwhile reads. Tin Ear wrote Angry Thorouean, and Mackin has his book of letters, where he writes letters to Lever 2000 asking them to list all the 2,000 parts purported cleanable by their product.

I was going through old papers (2000-2003) and came across this gem. I usually order tea from a company that has an printout of the message in the greeting card. I send myself silly notes, or quote songs I like. I had no idea I would get a hand written note from the Harney Tea company. Imagine my surprise (and glee).

In case you can't discern the message:

"Mr. Crowley - Allow the Harneys to suplicate themselves in appreciation of your fine taste."

heavy piano

2007-06-15T21:34:00.001-04:00

me birthday treats

2007-06-15T21:32:00.000-04:00

for JK

2007-06-15T19:43:00.001-04:00

before I shaved.

Microsoft loves Open Source Software

2007-05-14T18:58:00.001-04:00

http://www.microsoft.com/resources/sharedsource/Articles/MicrosoftandOpenSource.mspx#EKB

Microsoft has been learning from the OSS community regarding the benefits of deeper collaboration and increased transparency leading to better communication with customers. We believe the most effective pathway for a commercial software company is to strike a balance between investing in research and development and the release of intellectual property assets in the form of source code for both reference and collaborative purposes.

federal reserve

2007-05-05T19:48:00.000-04:00

national debt

"I am a most unhappy man. I have unwittingly ruined my country. A great industrial nation is controlled by its system of credit. Our system of credit is concentrated. The growth of the nation, therefore, and all our activities are in the hands of a few men. We have come to be one of the worst ruled, one of the most completely controlled and dominated Governments in the civilized world—no longer a Government by free opinion, no longer a Government by conviction and the vote of the majority, but a Government by the opinion and duress of a small group of dominant men." -Woodrow Wilson

http://www.quotatio.com/w/wilson-woodrow-i-am-a-most-unhappy-man-i-have-231948.html

It keeps getting darker

2007-04-25T08:44:00.000-04:00

I was just riding along, and I tried to jump up and over a "little" log. It is probably about 2 ft. high. I made it over, but on the other side there was a branch piece that had previously been part of the ramp to get up to the log. It stopped my front wheel from rolling, and sent me careening into another log that was nearby. I escaped relatively unscathed. Some superficial scrapes on my arm. But this bruise keeps getting darker.

1 day after:

Here it is 3 days after:

Did you know you have about $30,000 worth of debt?

2007-04-21T11:27:00.000-04:00

And the U.S. government plans for you to have more?

Visit the U.S. National Debt Clock

MTB pics

2007-04-15T11:40:00.000-04:00

Thanks T.Roy.

lots of biking lately

2007-04-08T15:47:00.000-04:00

I have been getting on the trails for 3-4 hours lately. There is a wealth of trail nearby. Seneca Creek State Park, and Schaeffer Farms are the two closest.

Today and yesterday temperatures were in the mid-thirties. So I bundeled up and headed out for a mod-morning ride.

Under publicized news release from FEMA about New Orleans cleanup

2007-03-28T09:56:00.000-04:00

I'm surprised FEMA hasn't made a bigger deal about this:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/fema_calls_rebuilding_complete_as

C'est ma vie.

2007-03-25T20:46:00.000-04:00

More photos from my massachusetts trip

MG Pictures

2007-02-24T12:03:00.000-05:00

More photos at:
http://www.crowleigh.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=25

Chris Kirsch's images:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/86353051@N00/

Alec's images:
http://www.backporchrevolution.com/Carnival07/Carnival07.html

Mardi Gras 2007

2007-02-22T00:31:00.000-05:00

Orpheus Parade.

More to come.

New road bike

2007-02-10T21:57:00.000-05:00

Carbon fiber trek 5200 with Ultegra components. Bontrager racelite wheels. Used, but in good shape. 2003.

My house in New Orleans

2007-02-10T14:05:00.000-05:00

John and Pat are working hard, and the house is coming along...

and it is not trash.

You can start to get a feel for what the place will look like when it is done. Hurricane Katrina certainly has left a mark on this property. Although in this case after all is said and done it will be a positive rather than negative mark. I think it is a case of making lemonade from lemons. Carpe Diem.

Ah yes, the Flophouse

2007-02-02T22:13:00.000-05:00

I thought of the flophouse today. My former residence. A fabled place. There are many, many stories those smoky walls could tell.

But I started thinking about shows that we had there. Just partial list from off the top of my head:

. Sea Life
. Chef Menteur ( check out the flyer that Alec and Jim kept )
. Nocturnal Transmission
. DJ Chris Barinsfather
. The Rubbermaids
. This bike is a pipe bomb
. The Robinsons
. Veloka ( How many band incarnations of the Dave and Elzy family played FH parties?)
. Point and Click
. Treatus
. The Wontons - ( from Austin )
? fivehead ( did you guys ever actually play there? I remember John stopped by often)

Sorry about the omissions, please add comments to help me remember...

Here are some photos of the Flophouse:
http://www.crowleigh.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=24

New sketch of front of house.

2007-01-30T20:51:00.000-05:00

(updated 1.31.07)
Jacqueline did a great sketch of the front of McKenna St. There's still some work to be done on it, but check it out:

Ouch again.

2007-01-27T16:14:00.000-05:00

I was wearing 661 knee/shin guards when I got this. The photo doesn't show it well, but there is bruising around the cut down to just above my ankle. I basically got jammed up at an obstacle, doing an endo, I fell over to my left side. My shin was the first thing that landed on anything, and it landed on a tree stump.

I was sick most of last week. I rode Gambrill state park again today. I didn't feel quite as bad as two weeks ago. But I didn't feel all that good, either. I felt like I had a little more jam for getting up hills and over obstacles.

I will ride tomorrow on the Lower Macgruder and Seneca Greenway trails: http://www.mcparkandplanning.org/trails/trails_maps/Seneca.shtm

They are not as difficult as Gambrill, so they'll make a good 2nd day of riding.

Hello Japan

2007-01-20T14:04:00.000-05:00

I must admit, I waste a bit of time clicking "Next Blog".

( Tip - put a bookmark on your toolbar with the URL http://www.blogger.com/redirect/next_blog.pyra?navBar=true so you don't have to search for the "Next Blog" button on each page. )

I thought it was cool that my clustrmap shows a connection from Japan.

I can usually guess who connected from the location. But the notion of a complete stranger gawking at a photo of my big nose and red hair, or my parents, or the latest load of appliances I'm driving to New Orleans is nearly transcendental.

I doesn't supersede the feeling of sharing that I used to receive when a listener to WTUL would call and commend my selection. At WTUL I had a sense of separation from the broadcast. I felt like I was in a room playing records, and the notion that a people were listening to that music and being affected by it was so alien that I chose to attempt to ignore it rather than comprehend it.

My favorite call-in was the woman ( this was NOT the masturbation lady for you WTUL DJs, although she called me a lot ) who called me and told me that the set of music I had just played was perfect to masturbate to. I asked her what her name was. She wouldn't' tell me. I told her I would announce over the air that she approved of the selection. She kind of stammered. I almost wrote her phone number down from the caller ID. But I chose to allow the mystery to linger.

Like my Japanese visitor. Although I doubt my post about the detour through the Shenandoah 's Skyline drive inspired sexual arousal. I can enjoy the mystery of how my words and photos affected that stranger's perception of the world for one moment in time.

Return from Roanoke

2007-01-15T20:23:00.000-05:00

Ready for more driving. I-81 Roanoke to Gaithersburg usually takes about 4.5 hours.

But, we decided to take the scenic route this time:

The views are beautiful. It was 65 degrees mid-January, unusual.

Trip to Roanoke

2007-01-15T20:19:00.000-05:00

Saturday we drove the Chambers stove ( 1950's - Model B - $180 - great condition ) to Roanoke. Since we were on the way, we picked up a sliding glass door for J's mom ( $70 ).

Weak legs

2007-01-07T14:29:00.000-05:00

Ouch. I just went for a ride in Gambrill State Park near Frederick, MD:
http://www.dnr.state.md.us/publiclands/western/gambrill.html Lots of rocky, technical, climbing and descending.

It completely kicked my ass. That's what I get for 5 weeks of no exercise.

The wheels I just got are good, but I need to adjust the wheel dish, because the chain line when in the granny gear rubs against the knobs of the rear tire on the drive side.

Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant

2007-01-02T22:57:00.000-05:00

Sunflower Vegetarian Restaurant

2531 Chain Bridge Rd
Vienna, VA

NOLA Trip

2007-01-01T21:13:00.000-05:00

We went to New Orleans for "winter recess" to work on my house. There will be many many photos at my webpage www.crowleigh.com for perusal.

London Trip

2006-12-17T13:22:00.000-05:00

Not too much jetlag. But plenty of coughing and sneezing. Jacqueline was sick before we left, and London's cold damp climate didn't help at all.

We went to the LSE several times, including for Dominique's Graduation. We went to the British Museum, and slid down slides at the Tate Modern.

A lot of the time there was spent in transit from place to place. The busses were great, frequently we sat on top and were able to take in the incredible architecture.

There are many photos here:
http://www.crowleigh.com/coppermine/thumbnails.php?album=19

Arrival in Paddington after a ride on the Heathrow Express:

London Calling!

2006-12-09T11:52:00.000-05:00

Departing for London today. I'm sure there will be plenty of pictures when we return.

Do you know what it means...

2006-12-04T21:22:00.000-05:00

to miss New Orleans?

So it is Monday. I haven't had red beans and rice in a long time.

Yum.

Here I go again

2006-11-07T22:12:00.000-05:00

I'm preparing to take another trip to New Orleans. From the apartment in DC I'm hauling
.Washer / Dryer
. Sink Vanity
. Clawfoot tub surrounds

In Roanoke I'll pick up the other W/D that I just moved there from Atlanta Oct. 29th. The kitchen appliance set from Chevy Chase, the cabinets from South Carolina, and the doors from Virginia.

More stuff for NOLA

2006-10-30T20:15:00.000-05:00

Another two weekends, another 2,000 miles.

On Friday we drove to somewhere in Virginia, and picked up a trailer from UHaul.

Jacqueline and I manage to load two 8 ft. x 8 ft casement windows, their transome windows, and two 6 ft. x 9 ft. french doors. Plus another door for good measure.

We actually dropped this stuff off in Roanoke, and continued on with the shower base, sidelights, door, and various little things.

Dave and Mary

2006-10-16T21:45:00.000-04:00

My parents visited. They're poised here in front of the waterfalls of the Native American Musuem in DC.
http://www.nmai.si.edu/

What's this?

2006-10-16T21:42:00.000-04:00

More flowers from the flower patch. This one isn't in Athens. It is outside the Smithsonian.

It looks like a cake

2006-10-16T10:44:00.000-04:00

New bedframe under the new bed

It's a story about love and greed

2006-09-19T17:28:00.000-04:00

Radio Free Red Hook Presents... Saddle Up!

Story, music, humor, and dancing flames.

I'm just sorry I missed Blow Me Down.

On the road again

2006-09-11T11:15:00.000-04:00

I've just finished another installment of truck travel. This one was 6 weeks.

Moving stuff to Maryland
7/28 - Athens, GA to Roanoke, VA
7/29 - Roanoke, VA to Gaithersburg, MD
7/30 - Gaithersburg, MD to Athens, GA

Bringing doors and trim to NOLA, John's Opening at White Linen night
8/5 - Athens, GA to New Orleans, LA -
8/6 - NOLA to Athens, GA

Moving me to Maryland. J flew into Athens on the 10th.
8/12 - AThens, GA to Atlanta, GA - Disassemble Kitchen in preparation for move
8/12 - Atlanta, GA to Roanoke, VA -- ( arrive Roanoke, VA 1am - ouch )
8/13 - Roanoke, VA to Washington, DC

This doesn't seem right? What did I do on the 19th/20th?

8/26-8/27 - KC was in DC, no long distance travel.

Go get the kitchen, bring it to NOLA
8/31 - DC to Roanoke, VA -
9/1 - Roanoke, VA to Athens, GA - by way of Gaffney, SC - pick up trailer. Lunch at Gillies in Blacksburg. Desert from Bollo's. Very tasty. Worth the 40 minute out of the way off 81.
9/2 - Athens, GA to Atlanta, GA - load kitchen cabinets, appliances, and countertops
9/2 - Atlanta, GA to Pascagoula, MS - sleep in rest stop overnight. Amazed at how comfortable bucket seats are. Sleep 8 hours!
9/3 - Pascagoula, MS to NOLA

Return to DC
9/9- NOLA to Roanoke, VA - 840 miles
9/10 Roanoke, VA to Washington DC, 200 miles - Stop at Meskere in Adams Morgan for J's birthday dinner. Spent 20 miles on the Blue Ridge Parkway.

Do I have a life outside the truck? I can't believe people commute every day. http://www.carsarecoffins.org/

Mardi Gras 2006 - more pictures

2006-07-13T11:31:00.000-04:00

Here is me in an early in the week costume. Probably Samedi.

Thanks JTF.

old photos

2006-06-16T22:33:00.000-04:00

me and an asian lion

me and Thurston @ wtul

More flowers from the flower patch

2006-06-10T18:28:00.000-04:00

An official Wedding photo

2006-06-02T17:38:00.000-04:00

I suspect the DVD is forthcoming. Stay tuned. I'm working on getting exclusive distribution rights.

Andy and Jessica's Wedding - Monday - Breakfast

2006-05-30T11:19:00.000-04:00

Mr and Mrs Bizer:

The rest of the table:

Andy and Jessica's Wedding - Sunday - The reception - First Dance

2006-05-30T10:35:00.000-04:00

One of the many great things about this wedding was the musical selection. Wilco, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Big Star were used in the wedding ceremony.

I'm sure that the Rosin-Bizer wedding DVD will be forthcoming. But in the interim, here's a link to Andy and Jessica's first dance.

http://www.crowleigh.com/movie/20060528_0001.AVI

Thirteen

Won't you let me walk you home from school
Won't you let me meet you at the pool
Maybe Friday I can
get tickets for the dance
and I'll take you
Won't you tell your dad, "Get off my back"
Tell him what we said 'bout 'Paint It Black'
Rock 'n Roll is here to stay
Come inside where it's okay
And I'll shake you.
Won't you tell me what you're thinking of
Would you be an outlaw for my love
If it's so, well, let me know
If it's "no", well, I can go
I won't make you

Andy and Jessica's Wedding - Sunday - The reception

2006-05-30T10:10:00.000-04:00

John, enjoying the chocolate fondue desert:

That's my baby:

Andy thanks his cousin for his performance of Volare:

Jacqueline had some bread and wine, too:

Aaron summoned to the dance floor:

Tim, Max, Eve, Barry

Tim might have been drinking:

Andy and Jessica's Wedding - Sunday - The ceremony

2006-05-29T22:36:00.000-04:00

Mission complete:

Andy's dad wonders who all these people are:

Andy and Jessica's Wedding - Sunday Breakfast

2006-05-29T22:26:00.000-04:00

Sunday Morning we had breakfast at Skyway jacks. Despite being an egg and pork centric place, Jacqueline was able to get grits without butter. The hash browns had pork fat, so they were out.

Aaron was explaining to John on the proper decorum for a place with pigs everywhere.

John decided he'd be a pig, just to fit in. Since he couldn't decide between the Seafood Omelete and the Hobo Hash, he had both:

Andy and Jessica's Wedding - Saturday - Rehersal Dinner

2006-05-29T22:12:00.000-04:00

Andy and Aaron at the reherseal dinner:

Jason and Morgan:

Jacqueline and John:

Andy and Jessica with gifts from Andy's parents:

Me doing my best to be funny:

Andy and Jessica's Wedding - Saturday

2006-05-29T21:47:00.000-04:00

We arrived in Sarasota, then drove to St. Petersburg.

Jessica:

Andy:

Another day

2006-05-24T20:59:00.000-04:00

The hi-res version is much more striking. Blogger refused to accept a file that large.

MG 6

2006-03-19T18:32:00.000-05:00

Jacqueline