http://www.volasail.com lots of loose ends Sun, 21 Sep 2008 17:34:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en i'm a PC - and i do boring, ordinary, every day things.  please make me an operating system that works like I do.  make it boring, ordinary, and lacking in innovation. oh, and let is SHRED my hard drive on startup, too...i LOVE that. oh, i almost forgot! ... http://www.volasail.com/2008/09/im-a-pc-and-im-miserable/ Aren't crazy people fun? http://www.volasail.com/2008/09/the-government-is-trying-to-get-us-with-rainbows/ Robert Miramontes (author of the Bouldering Guide to Joshua Tree) put together a cleanup day this past weekend at the Tram. 40+ folks showed up to "climb&clean."  The Miramontes' (Rob and wife Christina) passed out trashbags and even gave everyone a raffle ticket.  A few local climbing companies donated gear for ... http://www.volasail.com/2008/09/tram-cleanup/ "So let me guess," she says, "you are the guy doing the software." "Yeah," he admits, a little defensive, "but the software is the only interesting part of this whole project.  All the rest is making license plates." That wakes her up a little. "Making license plates?" "It's an expression that my business ... http://www.volasail.com/2008/08/quote-of-the-day-year-phase-of-my-life/ Cruised down south to hang with the in-laws this past weekend.  Spent most of our time driving from grandparent to grandparent so they could all see the baby.  Now that all 7 great-grandparents and both sets of grandparents have seen her, hopefully next week's trip will be a little more ... http://www.volasail.com/2008/08/20-point-traverse/ With the move to our new apartment, we're now in a weird location -- between 2 climbing gyms, and neither of them near work, home, or in-between.  Add to that the fact that my shoulder injury has had me side-lined for almost 2 months and I'm one weak climber of ... http://www.volasail.com/2008/07/home-gym/ I went up to Black Mountain (near Idyllwild, CA) yesterday with some friends to rock climb. Here's a pic of me working on The Visor (v6). http://www.volasail.com/2008/07/black-mountain/ I went to the Tram (Mt. San Jacinto). I climbed a big rock.  Without a rope.  It was fun. Emerald City from Jon McCartie on Vimeo. http://www.volasail.com/2008/06/tall-rock/ Hey!  A pic of me rock climbing made the front page of the local climbing website.  Sweet! http://www.volasail.com/2008/05/highball-front-page/ First off, the article says "3 Steps", but look a little farther and you're realize that "converting the engine to one powered by solar panels" should not be considered merely one step. http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/29/gas-powered-lawn-mower-gone-solar-via-3-step-mod/ But the kicker?  The mod costs $1500.  What?!  You'll never spend that much on gas for that machine in ... http://www.volasail.com/2008/05/gas-powered-lawn-mower/