UPS WTF?

I guess UPS uses a different calendar than the rest of us... this was not what I envisioned when forking over for the two-day shipping. At least the package got to visit Louisville KY before returning to California, where it took a breather before it embarked on a saunter to the Pacific Northwest.

Tracking Detail

Your package has been delivered.
 
Tracking Number:
1Z 64W 127 02 3991 819 9
Type:
Package
Status:
Delivered
Delivered On:
12/31/2008 3:32 P.M.
Location:
FRONT DOOR
Delivered To:
WEST LINN, OR, US 
 
Shipped/Billed On:
12/20/2008
Service:
2ND DAY AIR
Weight:
9.00 Lbs

Package Progress
Location
Date
Local Time
Description
TUALATIN,
OR, US
12/31/2008
3:32 P.M.
DELIVERY

12/31/2008
4:39 A.M.
OUT FOR DELIVERY

12/31/2008
3:44 A.M.
DESTINATION SCAN
TUALATIN,
OR, US
12/29/2008
8:00 A.M.
ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS

12/29/2008
1:26 A.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN
PORTLAND,
OR, US
12/28/2008
8:08 P.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN
WEST SACRAMENTO,
CA, US
12/22/2008
6:30 A.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN
MATHER,
CA, US
12/22/2008
6:00 A.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN
MATHER,
CA, US
12/21/2008
5:57 P.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN
LOUISVILLE,
KY, US
12/21/2008
3:57 P.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN

12/21/2008
9:51 A.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN
SALT LAKE CITY,
UT, US
12/21/2008
5:14 A.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN
SALT LAKE CITY,
UT, US
12/20/2008
9:58 P.M.
ARRIVAL SCAN

12/20/2008
8:55 P.M.
DEPARTURE SCAN

12/20/2008
7:16 P.M.
ORIGIN SCAN

12/20/2008
5:32 P.M.
PICKUP SCAN
US
12/20/2008
8:05 P.M.
BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED

Starting the New Year Right

First thing I did this morning was to get my sorry self out to my 25 degree garage to do a field test on the trainer. Given a lot of my workouts will be on the trainer in January and February, I wanted to establish a power baseline on the trainer, especially as I cannot seem to maintain the same power levels on the trainer as I can outside (must be a character flaw).

Anyway, the numbers ended up being a lot better than I'd anticipated, which is good as I've got some big goals for the year.

Listen Up, People.

Now that I'm 6 months old, things are going to change around here...

6 month stats: 19 lbs 13 ozs (p80), 27.25" (p75), 47cm head circ. (p95).

People's Republic of Park City

Socialism appears to be alive and well in Park City, where the people expect the city to clean up after their comrade-doggies. 

Fido needs to poop? Bring him to the people's park. The only thing missing is some Gulag time for the owners where the only meat served is reputed to be lucky if consumed at new years.

Peace out.

Ice Breaker

Winter in the 801 can be challenging to those who wish to ride year round. While a mountain bike is good choice for slick roads, there are few things as annoying as riding a single speed mountain bike on the road when it's geared for the mountains. To get ready for hard core winter riding, I re-geared my bike, going with a 44 up front and a 19 on the back.

After gearing is taken care of, tires are important. I've running a single studded tire up front works pretty well in the Wasatch. The Nokian I run has some deep grooves for clearing snow, with some studs that provide a decent bite on ice.

At this point, I think the bike is ready to roll.

Book Cataloging the Mac Way

My wife has long desired to have a catalog of all the books we've accumulated over the years. There have been a few attempts to create one, such as writing titles and authors on paper, then entering the information into spreadsheets, i.e. bear skins and stone knifes.

Recently, she showed me something called Library Thing, which improves the situation somewhat in that you can peruse amazon and indicate which items are in your personal collection. Better for sure, but still labor intensive.

Fortunately, a better solution exists for Mac users - Delicious Library

To catalog books, simple use the iSight camera built into the MacBook to scan your books barcode, and it's entered into your catalog. With goodies such as export to the iPhone or iWeb, it combines ease of use with accessibility.

Time to Put Up the Lights

Family man... with your Christmas lights already up. You're such a man when you're putting up your Christmas lights. First on the block. Family man.