Done yesterday (20100717 Sa)

[mdlbear]

0717 Sa
  * up 7:35; W=194.4; drugs, nose; dishes, laundry
  @ man git-cvsimport gitcvs-migration  (from git-cvs)
  @ Tailor
  * some to.do file maintenance
  * set up (laptop) argo in prep. for converting WAP0 to bridge
  : Doesn't look like the WRT54G can be set up in bridge mode.  Sucks.
    Can be set up as a router, but not multi-homed, so much less useful.
  * Fry's: Netgear WNR3500L N, Gigabit, Linux router $89
    last time I saw them they were $150.
  & Had to leave Gryphon in a hurry:  compact bass ukes and Martin tenors.
  * buy bike (Dahon Espresso 21-speed folder at Cardinal)
  * passport pictures (Walgreen's)
  @ Espresso | Dahon Folding Bicycles
  * dinner: scallops, white corn
  * sang to Naomi & Colleen owl-puss  cap&bells  aengus  eyes  wheelin
    Colleen only: lily  ship  lockkeeper  where the heart is
  * 10:30 bath.  11ish bed.  snuggle

On the whole a very good day. Hey, it started out with a crab&egg scramble, included a dinner of sea scallops and white corn with white wine, and ended with singing, a hot bath, and snuggle.

In between there was a successful shopping trip. I scored a Netgear WNR3500L router at Fry's for $89 (last time I looked they were running about $150), and a Dahon Espresso folding bicycle at Cardinal in Palo Alto. They were having a sale: $350 for any bike in the store. (There was one out in front for $500 that I really wanted, but...)

I had to leave Gryphon in something of a hurry -- they had a couple of Martin tenor guitars, and a bass uke (strung with thick rubber strings and no bigger than a travel guitar -- yummy). I didn't dare touch the used Martin...

There's a certain amount of second-thinking going on right now. I wanted the router because my current wireless router doesn't operate in bridge mode (and also because the 3500L is open source, with gigabit networking, 802-11N, and a USB port). But really I could have gotten by for another year or so without it, and now I have to wonder what's the best way to integrate it into the network.

The bike, similarly, is a 26" model with 21 speeds; should I have gotten a 16" one with only 7 speeds, but that folds down a lot smaller? This one does fit in a specially-made suitcase, so I could fly with it...

Well, enough of second thoughts. I made the best decisions I could with the information I had, and I did so quickly without hours or days of waffling the way I usually do. I came home a happy Bear, and I'm not complaining.

Several people are starting to ask about the next CD(s), though...

Comments

[egoldberg.livejournal.com]

Good luck w/the Espresso - I have a Dahon D7HG which I've been fairly happy with, although it's not really that portable in practice.

[mdlbear]

Thanks. You're right; it's not all that portable. But I can get it into the back seat of my Civic, and it'll fit in the trunk if I detach the handlebars. So it's portable enough for now.