THE BACK OF THE MEDIC

$2.37 a gallon

29 October 2008

I never thought I’d be “happy” that gas is down to $2.37 a gallon (This is at a local 7-11 Store). Can’t say I am happy, but at least I don’t feel I am putting my paycheck in my tank. For a time, the price of milk was less than gas. And the price of [...]

Bike

28 October 2008

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Just a shot of my bike in the early morning light (er, dark) at the light rail station on my way to work: I kinda wish there was just a little more light at the time, but I like the shot.

Bike EMS

27 October 2008

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This last Sunday, I had the opportunity to be a “Bike EMT”. Basically, two of us followed waves of half-marathon runners, to ensure that they stayed healthy on the course, and to treat any injuries or illnesses that might happen to them on the course. Being one of the few EMTs in our company that [...]

The first email

22 October 2008

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“The first e-mail, by most accounts, was sent in 1965 at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology between users of the Compatible Timesharing System (CTSS) mainframe. CTSS users could post messages to each other, so that whenever the receiving user logged onto the mainframe, the message was waiting. (Actually, the new message was simply appended to [...]

Making Strides Against Breast Cancer

19 October 2008

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Well, I walked the walk! It was a lot of fun. Steve, Nicole, Brent, Brandon, little Genna, and I all walked the full 5K walk around downtown Sacramento, going into Old Sacramento, through the K Street Mall, and back around the Capitol. I didn’t even feel it! Guess that means I have been walking a [...]