Roschka vom Godinghofer Weg
Roshka was born in Germany on Feb 12 /08. She currently has pink papers (German). Her sire is “V 1 “ Sony vom
Heinrichplatz who is a SchH 3 IP 3 FH 2 . The dam is Utha vom Godinghofer Weg SchH3 Kk.1 “V1” rated as well.
Oh dear!
Her dad:
Her mom:
Those of us who love taking long motorcycle trips, usually leave someone behind who is worrying about our well being. On (partial) solution is Spot. This little device talks to a satellite every 10 minutes or so, and then the data is written to a Google Map that is available for viewing. A good friend is on an extended ride, and I have been watching his progress. It appears he is headed toward home after 3 weeks on the road:
OPEC sells oil for $136.00 a barrel.
OPEC nations buy Canadian grain at $7.00 a bushel.
Solution: Sell grain for $136.00 a bushel.
Can’t buy it? Tough! Eat your oil!
Ought to go well with a nice thick grilled filet of camel ass!!!
This is getting weird:
Another human foot has washed up on B.C. shores - the sixth in less than a year and the second in three days.
From the Calgary Herald
If you have a router it is presumed that you have changed your default password. If you have not, perhaps you might do it right now!
The formation, measuring 150ft in diameter, is apparently a coded image representing the first 10 digits, 3.141592654, of pi.
It is has appeared in a field near Barbury Castle, an iron-age hill fort above Wroughton, Wilts, and has been described by astrophysicists as “mind-boggling”.
Michael Reed, an astrophysicist, said: “The tenth digit has even been correctly rounded up. The little dot near the centre is the decimal point.
Are we alone?
The code is based on 10 angular segments with the radial jumps being the indicator of each segment.
“Starting at the centre and counting the number of one-tenth segments in each section contained by the change in radius clearly shows the values of the first 10 digits in the value of pi.”
Lucy Pringle, a researcher of crop formations, said: “This is an astounding development - it is a seminal event.”
Mathematics codes and geometric patterns have long been an important factor in crop circle formations. One of the best known formations showed the image of a highly complex set of shapes known as The Julia Set, 12 years ago.
Source -
The TelegraphTo Eilenberger. Just to good not to repeat:
Law#1 - Riding: Ride like they’re out to kill you. Don’t even think about them not seeing you - think they *do* see you and want to kill you. ie - plan your escape.
Law#2 - Parts: You never need the part you have. (and the sublaw is - the further you are from the part you need is directly proportional to the probable need for the part (Canada proved that to me -))
Law#3 - Troubleshooting: Look where you last worked.
Law#4 - Tools: You never have the correct tool on hand. And if you own it - someone borrowed it or it’s lost in the dark corner of the garage where all the little red spray tubes congregate (spiders drag them there.)
Law#5 - People: There is always a greater idiot. Make something idiot proof to demonstrate this.
Law#6 - Incompetence: (A borrowed law) Never attribute to malice what can be explained by incompetence.
Law#7 - Devices: Most things work until they break. Then they’re broken.
Law#8 - Parallelism: If one of two identical bulbs burns out, it’s buddy is just waiting until you’ve replaced the one, and buttoned things up to blow out. Also applies to lots of other devices.
Law#9 - Self-aggrandizement: You were always faster in the retelling than in reality and fish that got away are *always* whoppers.
Law#10 - Time: *IS* relative. It can be much longer or shorter depending on the situation. Repair times tend to stretch out, good rides tend to be too short. Having to pee without a place to go can be infinity.
Law#11 - Self-knowledge: We’re all bozos on this bus.
Law#12 - Pitstops: Take a pee whenever you find a place to. As you get older the urgency gets greater and the apparent distance between urinals gets greater. Related to Law#10.
Law#13 - Test Rides: Never ride a bike you can’t afford. If the test ride is successful, it means you will either be unhappy with your current bike until you figure out a way to afford the new bike, or in for domestic turmoil as you try to convince SWMBO that you not only NEED the new bike, it’s a necessity.
If you are watching, happy Father’s Day!
“We’re trying to develop tools, software tools...that allow people to detect what’s happening with their broadband connections, so they can let [ISPs] know that they’re not happy with what they’re getting—that they think certain services are being tampered with.”
A week from today I am starting a ride back:
