Max's Miscellaneous Musings

MaxBabe came home early today and insisted I accompany her to go iPhone shopping.  After spending what felt like hours (but was probably only one) in the phone shop, she finally got the phone and we came home.  In only a short drive (less than 2Km), we e… more »

I had a rest day yesterday, resolved to doing a 50Km ride today in order to reach my 2009 cycling goal of 4000Km. But today I just didn't have the legs for it, and I was feeling a bit down because of the weather. I did 43Km (the Nudgee ride). It was a… more »

I spent much of yesterday sticking my head out the window, wondering if it would rain or not.  I'd already decided I would go for a ride, come hell or high water, but would've preferred it without the water, thanks very much.  The weather spent all morni… more »

Yesterday, I spent much of the afternoon pacing and jumping up and down and generally being fidgety.  That's what happens when I don't spend enough time on the bike!  So this morning I decided I would get out for a ride, come hell or high water.  Well, h… more »

Windows 7 is not too bad, as a client OS goes.  But I've really been missing the Quick Launch toolbar.  It's seemingly been replaced with a "pin to taskbar" feature, which is OK, I guess, but NOT the Quick Launch.  I've been living with this for a few da… more »

An atheist was taking a walk through the woods. What majestic trees! What powerful rivers! What beautiful animals!" he said to himself. As he was walking alongside the river he heard a rustling in the bushes behind him.He turned to look and saw a 7 foot… more »

Rain, rain, go away, please come back after I've completed by 120Km-before-the-end-of-2009 objective.  B) more »

This year, MaxBabe and I gave each other the gift of not having to buy each other any gifts.  Instead, I got her half a Weber BBQ and half an outdoor setting, and she got me the other halves of the BBQ and outdoor setting :D It was news to me that Webe… more »

Meeeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrryyyyyyyyyyyyyyy christmas!!!!!!!!!!   :)) :)) :)) :)) more »

Just.. wow. [video:youtube:Jgyq8Zkp10Y]   88| 88| 88| 88|   Merry christmas everyone!! more »

I just got round to installing iTunes on my Win7 machine.  I used a piece of software called SharePod to transfer all my music, playlists etc from the iPod to iTunes.  Quick and easy, but still had to re-authorise to allow me to play music I've paid for.… more »

I read the Fat Cyclist's blog today, to find that he is dating someone.  You'll recall that his wife died only a few months ago.  Every single comment on the blog is along the lines of "congrats, so happy for you" etc.  But all I can think is.. his wife'… more »

This is what happens when you drink too much Mountain Dew, and have too much time on your hands:   Ta-dah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  :) :)) :)) more »

This one's popped up occasionally at work, and now at home in my WinXP-trying-to-talk-to-Win7 network:  "Not enough storage space is available to process this command".  I've seen messages like this that have ultimately wound up being related to group me… more »

First:  My email server's a bit b0rked at the moment, so if you've been trying to reach me and have received no response, that's why.  I've diverted mail to my hotmail address, but there are undoubtedly some that have been lost. Second:  I've installed… more »

Dear Dogs and Cats: The dishes with the paw prints are yours and contain your food. The other dishes are mine and contain my food. Placing a paw print in the middle of my plate and food does not stake a claim for it becoming your food and dish, nor do I… more »

I met up with my friend Jaimie and his boy Justin the week before last.  They were in Australia for a family gathering that monopolised much of their time, but we got to catch up :)  Jaimie's looking good.  He's got himself a beard now, and with the long… more »

I ran over a bird with my bike today, on my way home from work. I'm very upset by it. I don't want to write anything more about it right now. I feel awful. :'( :no: more »

At the start of November, I attended a training course in town.  I rode in every day (except one, where I was called into work) and used the King George Square cycle facility.  I loved it.  Again, if I ever get a job in town, I'll be signing up for a mem… more »

Courtesy of BikeSnob, one of the funniest videos I've seen in eons!!!  :)) :)) :)) :))   [video:youtube:YoF16LMWkM]   I'm not usually a fan of Japanese game shows, but this is seriously funny.  Bonus:  You don't need to understand Japanese to app… more »